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[krj-1168]

By the way Gem tangs are fairly cheap compared to Zebra Bullheads - which run for about $ 5-6,000 each(here in the U.S.).
A small shark for your 175 gallon tank - best recommendation - Coral Catshark. They're small - 27" or less, and very voracious feeders. Remember catsharks are closely related to requiem sharks. But since they are native to tropical tidal pools - the do quite well in tight spaces.
And I actually heard of people safely keeping a Coral Cat with a Dragon Moray

 

[mr_anderso]

Ok thanks for your help, I will have to think about this very carefully... I really want the Tangs so I might just start with them then add slowly... Equipment will be top of the range and I have never slaked out when i have fish in my care even if they are guppys...
Thanks
:happyfish

 

[cougar]

I agree, The Marine Center is not telling you the truth about most of their items. They list a Tess Eel as min 55 gal. This eel gets up to 5 ft in length. Prices are also toward the high side. My suggestion, go to a lot of other online shops, including of course SWF.com. You can do a lot better than The Marine Center, you just have to find it.

 

[mr_anderso]

I dont like their prices atall, *********** is cheaper! If anyone has any good sources for these fish drop me a PM... Also i agree, they tell lies so people think that it can fit in my tank and go and buy it...
Thanks

 

[slcfish]

but I want to start up my first marine tank and this is what I was thinking..
I don't want to seem like a jerk, but if this is your first marine tank, why are you thinking about keeping some of the most difficult animals to care for (i.e. sharks, moorish idols, etc)?
Do yourself a favor and start simple.

 

[yimmy]

I dont want to come off the wrong way...I've only been in the hobby for a year...I would start out with like a 70-100gal with something like this
Dwarf Puffer
Dwarf Angel
Smaller tang like a kole/yellow eyed
A smaller sized eel
and a dwarf lion.
Thats something along the lines that I would do if I was starting out but wanted something more aggresive. If you wanted to triggers you could go with a 125gallon or something. I'm no shark expert but with a bamboo I think your looking in the 300-400gallon ballpark and for a school of black tangs maybe a 1000gal. I'm not trying to be rough but this cost adds up. If you go with a smaller tank and hardier fish it will be a lot more forgiving for any mistakes. These are just my two cents.
Good Luck
JImmy

 

[yimmy]

I'm just throwing this out at ya but that sized tank you could do for about 2000$ to get your feet wet before you put 50,000 into your dream tank. Here is the best way that I can put it in the smaller tank if you mess up worse scenario is all of your fish and LR and sand cant be used costing you about 800$. If you were to do that in a larger tank it is a much tremendous blow.

 

[slcfish]

One other thing comes to mind.
Having read some of your threads and having seen some of the fish that you want, I think I can safely say that either money isn't an issue with you or you don't have any idea how much some of these fish cost.
Just to name a few of the highlights that I have seen:
Golden Dogface Puffer: anywhere from a few hundred to a grand, depending on size
Japanese Dragon Moray: Probably close to $1000
Sharks: the cheapest ones still can cost several hundred bucks.
Black Tang: $200-$500 EACH, if you can find one. Depending on demand, if a seller has one the price might be much higher.
Gem Tang: a couple thousand dollars, potentially.
So, if money truly isn't a factor, why sell yourself short on the tank? If you can afford all the fish you have mentioned, you can definitely afford a tank bigger than a 175. Putting these fish in a 175 would be like putting a $10,000 sound system in a $400 car.
Or go with several very large tanks. If you can afford it, no need to cram all these fish into the same system.

 

[krj-1168]

Sharks: the cheapest ones still can cost several hundred bucks.
Actually - your wrong there. The cheapest sharks are bamboos(2 species - Brown-banded & Whitespotted) & the coral catshark - all are usually in the range of 50-100 bucks, in most LFS. Even the Californian Horn Shark is generally in the range of 120-150 dollars. And Gray Smoothhounds usually range about 150-200 range.