I am new to all of this but I have always thought it would be great to start a big saltwater tropical aquarium. I'm thinking I will have a tank around 7ft x 3ft x 1.5ft. I've been researching the different species' compatability etc. and this is a list of fish for my tank that I came up with:
1 x Japanese Pygmy Angel, 1 x Ornate Angel, 1 x Powder Brown Tang, 2 x Yellow Tang,1 x Blue Tang, 1 x Purple Tang, 1 x Powder Blue Tang, 1 x Sailfin Tang, 1 x Hippo Tang, 1 x Orange Clown Fish, 1 x Black Clown Fish, 1 x Banner Fish, 1 x Rolands Damsel,1 x Axilspot hogfish, 1 x Orchid Dottyback
Can someone with some experience in all of this please tell me if this group is okay to keep and if not what I need to change about it…
Yes you should be fine. if you've never owned a tropical fish before I highly recommend checking out this guide that I used when I bought my first one.
that's alot of fish! you should only keep 5 inches of fish per gallons of water in a salt water tank. tangs that are similar in shapes and colors will fight. and angels can be quite territorial and should be added last. usually only one should be kept. i don't want to use a blanket statement and say you could never…. but i think you will have issues. my brother kept a variety of tangs with no issues, but that is not always the case. it looks like you want to do a large marine aquarium, (tropical is fresh water,) but you really should cut that list down a bit. decide on the "must have fish" then go from there. do a lot of research! salt water is a fun hobby but it is very expensive and has to be taken very slow! also do you plan on keeping corals? if so, scratch the angels. cycling your tank is going to take some time, (one that size will probably take at least couple months,) so you should have time to do ALOT of research before investing ALOT of money. i'm not trying to discourage you, i'm an aquarium "junkie." it's just that i know that salt is completely different than fresh water, and it can be a real bumber if you rush it. also keep in mind how big the fish will get, that should play a role in your fish choices.
I personally think you're looking at a few Dead tangs.
Even if you add them at the same time there is going to be one "heck" of a fight.
Tangs DON'T usually get along, you may get lucky and have 2 or 3 of them get along but I would put my money on 2 out of the 8 surviving.
In a tank that large, I would pair up the clowns.
The hogfish will probably kill the Dottyback and may try to take on your clowns if they are not paired.
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