Waiting for fishes...

[Lunareclipse]

My tank is till cycling so I have to wait to put fishes in. So while I wait, I can plan what fishes I would like to see in there. My list might be a little different from what actually goes in there. My other tank is 55g. Obviously you can put more in a 150g. But you can also put things toether in a 150g that you can't put together in a 55g because of size. I want a pigmy angel and a coral beauty and a flame angel and a potters angel. Would all of those toether in the same tank? We also want a regal tang, a sailfin tang and 2 yellow tangs. Would those all work together in the same tank?
We want 2 Saddleback Clownfish and 2 percula clownfish. You guys already stated that in a 150g all of those should be fine together. And I have already ordered a Flying Gurnard. The seller is holding it for me until my tank is ready. He's a tiny guy right now. And I need a plan for inverts for a 150g tank. I do plan on putting corals in the tank later. All of you jump in and give me as much suggestions as you can. Just break it down Barney style for me.

 

[Awibrandy]

You have chosen some of the more difficult fish to house together.
The angels may fight amongst themselves, as well as the tangs may also fight amongst themselves too.
It is said that if you introduce all the angels at the same time you would have a better chance of success. Same goes for the tangs. Problem with that is that your tank will not be able to handle the bio load when they are first introduced. Therefor your water quality will suffer greatly.
Another thing is that you are planning on keeping corals. Angels are very efie with corals. Some (most) will nip on the corals.

But what do I know!
I did keep a coral beauty & a lemon peel angel together for a long while with no problems until my heater blew and killed almost every fish in my reef.
I do keep several tangs together in my reef.

 

[jaa1456]

I kept a flame,pygmy and a coral beauty in a 125. The flame would chase the pygmy around a lot, even after 5 years. The coral beauty was fine and my angels did not nip, but some will. As for yellow tangs I believe odd numbers are the way to go with them.

 

[albano]

I think you're pushing your luck with 4 dwarf angels, but especially the potters, which, even by itself is a hard-to-keep fish. The gurnard, I think, can get too big, and needs open 'floor' space if you expect to see it 'flying' above the sand.

 

[Lunareclipse]

I think you're pushing your luck with 4 dwarf angels, but especially the potters, which, even by itself is a hard-to-keep fish. The gurnard, I think, can get too big, and needs open 'floor' space if you expect to see it 'flying' above the sand.

What are the best two angels to keep together?

I had a 55g when I bought my first gurnard. He was 4 inches long when I got him. The pet store said he would stay that size and they fed him right in front of me so I could see that he ate well. He grew to be almost a foot long, so I went and bought the 150g to keep him in, and right after I bought it, the electric went out and because the 55g was too small for him, he died. I have already ordered another gurnard and they are holding him for me until my tank finishes cycling. They are really beautiful when they are "flying" in the water. I have already made plans for his "wings" in the tank. He would have the whole front of the tank and an area for him to turn around in on the right side of the tank. The pet stores around here no longer carry them (thank God). They said gurnards were very hard to keep. But I think it was my easiest fish to keep. He was also my favorite fish. I also can't believe the dude at the pet store told me it wouldn't get any bigger. He also told me it was a Sea Robin.

 

[jaa1456]

There really aren't 2 better angels to keep together, But a pygmy and either one you mentioned before would be ok or the flame and coral beauty. You would be ok putting 2 angels into the tank at the same time. Just try to keep them on the smaller side and it should be fine. But there are no guarentees in reefing.