Pairing tangs assistance request...

[mkoop]

Hello all, I could use a bit of information to help me decide what tang will be the best pair to a powder blue for my system.

180 mixed reef display, 75sump w/ designated low flow fuge w/ well established pod population. Tank is 1+ year established.

Current DT inhabitants:
Kaudern's Cardinal
Ocellaris Clownfish Pair
Diamond Watchman Goby
Male Spotted Mandarin
Tailspot Blenny
Lineatus Wrasse

Current QT (40gB) inhabitants:
4 Bartlett's Anthias

My Anthias have been in QT about 3-4 weeks and will likely be transitioning to the display in 2-3 weeks.

Following their departure I am planning to start adding my tangs. I am set on a powder blue tang, it is my favorite that my tank is of sufficient size to keep.

I am looking for some advice on a second tang that will pair nicely with the powder blue. My vision for this tank is and has been, as peaceful of a mixed reef as possible. That being said, the other tangs I am considering to pair with the powder blue are:

Kole Tang - I enjoy this fish for its coloration, but know very little about its behavior. I have never seen one in person.
Yellow Tang - Love the color and I would love to add more movement to the tank. The fear here is aggression with this guy.
Chevron Tang - Beautiful patterns. My concern is that most of the adults I see when I am searching google images have lost their color. Though this could stem from the camera not capturing the full color as I have never seen an adult in person. Their patterning is beautiful none the less.

So those are my 3 thoughts, I am open to any suggestions that may pair well with a powder blue. Any recommendations or insight is greatly appreciated as various combinations will require me to QT and introduce them different ways and I would like to start planning for this step.

 

[Dmorty217]

Yellow and PBT would work well together, as far as peaceful goes I wouldn't really consider any tang peaceful. Hey all have attitudes it just depends on the severity of the attitude

 

[Politiceaux]

On the Kole, I'd be sure that you see one in person first. When first researching them online, I loved their color. Not so much once seeing them in person.

 

[ca1ore]

Powder Blue is likely to be more aggressive than any of the other three listed. I have kept all with a PBT, but always tried to introduce the blue last.

 

[prickles]

chevron tangs lose there color. I have one. My wife wants to know why I bought a brown fish.

 

[rachenbrazil]

Yellow eye are fine with pbt but check it personally as some are light brown and others are dark brown so color may be a surprise if mail order this fish.

 

[bialy]

Add the yellow or Kole first (I have both and love them!). The blue is much more aggressive followed by the yellow. I would add the kole personally since it has much more personality, but whatever you do add the powder blue last.

 

[bobkill]

Which ever you choose - I would catch the powder qt him for a couple of days - and add new the new tang then add back in the powder- that's how we add new tangs- all tangs in the tank go to qt for 4 days and new tangs are added on day zero