Tang list for a 200 cube?

[yamaha16bw]

Hey everyone, I'm in the market for a house here soon and just planning ahead.

I'm buying a 48x48x20 200g cube and cant help but going ahead and get a list of reef only fish.

I currently have a 40G breeder reef tank. The thing im the most excited for is with 200g's I can have tangs!!!

In everyone opinion how many tangs could I do and which ones are good for tang newbies?

I'm thinking a few yellows, maybe a Sailfin and a Clown tang. I LOVE clown tangs!

 

[AJ69]

Clowns are real picky eaters and their survival rates are low imo,how about a blue powder or purple?

 

[yamaha16bw]

Blue Powders are nice!

 

[yamaha16bw]

Blue hippo a possibility? I know they are hard to keep healthy.

 

[Moorish_Idol]

A blue tang would be fine, they're fairly easy to keep.

 

[Reefing Newbie]

I am going to say that a clown, sailfin, naso (any in the genus), hippo, and sohal tangs are going to get too big. They really need more of a run to swim than 4ft. You have front to back room covered, but you need more length. I would say most tangs that can be comfortably kept in a 6ft tank (according to the tang tank size sticky), should be okay as well as anything that is able to be kept in shorter (6' or less tanks).

 

[yamaha16bw]

What about smaller tangs? Yellows, Kole, Chevron. Will those types go well together?

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Tangs like those will work well although I would suggest the mole or chevron because they are in the same genus. How about a mimic or convict tang instead?

 

[yamaha16bw]

I like all tangs I just really wanna make sure I pick the ones that will live well together in the space I give them.

The Yellow eye Kole is one of my favorites

 

[Reefing Newbie]

They should work. Just try to avoid adding more than one of a genus to the tank. It will minimize aggression between them, therefore they should live well together with the space you have.

 

[agreeive?fish]

i vote for the most under rated tang out there the convict.

a nice contrast to most tangs which are boldly colored...it will stand out just like your boldly colored tangs just in a different way

 

[prop-frags]

You are getting some good advice here!
With a 4 foot tank, you will want to avoid the strong swimmers (generally most of the Acanthurus types); when confined to a too-small tank, they become aggressive and anxious. The species that we've seen do well in smaller tanks are the Ctenochaetus types like the bristletooths, and don't forget the wonderful chevron!

 

[yamaha16bw]

Thanks for the advice everyone! I looking forward to this tank so much!

Chevron is one of my all time favs so thats a given