What new fish should I add?

mr. limpid

mr. limpid

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Sorry to say your tank sound full, unless you have a large sump like 30gal and 180lbs of LR or and over size canister filter for a 150 gal tank. You have to consider the bio load that is produced by your fish not at present but in the future when they grow. Plus having to many fish in a small tank will cause aggression and then stress and then death. You could always upgrade to a 125 I know your tangs would appreciate it.
 
dilan

dilan

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my dad has a powder blue tang it is one amazing looking fish and i wouldn't put a 6 nline wrasse i wanted one and did the research and it turns out they could sometimes be aggressive
 
spongeycrab

spongeycrab

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Dude do a little more research. Yes on some occasions six lines will be aggressive but they're excellent reef fish.
 
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siptang

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Originally Posted by spoiledogz http:///t/392347/what-new-fish-should-i-add#post_3483095
Gosh, I haven't been on here in forever!!
I have a 72 gallon tank. I currently have a clown fish, flame hawk, yellow tang and a hippo tang. The hippo tang was the last fish I added and that was in 2010. I would like a six-line, but I'm open to other ideas as well. I didn't know if another fish would get picked on because these 4 have been in there so long together.
Thanks for any help and ideas!!
Hi, 6 line wrasse is SUPER aggressive, I would consider something more milder, smaller community fish but able to handle their own. Perhaps a goby of some kind or some kind of other flasher wrasse. Keep your eye on the bio load and aggression because like me, you are on the borderline.
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Originally Posted by dilan http:///t/392347/what-new-fish-should-i-add#post_3483294
my dad has a powder blue tang it is one amazing looking fish and i wouldn't put a 6 nline wrasse i wanted one and did the research and it turns out they could sometimes be aggressive
Wow... I would strongly advice against pbt in this tank. They are super aggressive and one or more fish will die from this addition and also they are ick magnets.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Limpid http:///t/392347/what-new-fish-should-i-add#post_3483281
Sorry to say your tank sound full, unless you have a large sump like 30gal and 180lbs of LR or and over size canister filter for a 150 gal tank. You have to consider the bio load that is produced by your fish not at present but in the future when they grow. Plus having to many fish in a small tank will cause aggression and then stress and then death. You could always upgrade to a 125 I know your tangs would appreciate it.
What he said
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Originally Posted by Spongeycrab http:///t/392347/what-new-fish-should-i-add#post_3483555
Dude do a little more research. Yes on some occasions six lines will be aggressive but they're excellent reef fish.
Let's be nice. ;)
 
jerth6932

jerth6932

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I have had two different 6 lines, and they were all good.... I didn't know they were aggressive? The book, lol yeah I said it, said they are a community fish (book= Marine Fishes
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siptang

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I saw it at the Georgia aquarium and I had to get one. It nearly killed my yellow tang and I got rid of yellow tang then it attacked my purple tang then it had to go. No one messes with purple tang in my tank lol
 
spongeycrab

spongeycrab

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Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/392347/what-new-fish-should-i-add#post_3483608
Hi, 6 line wrasse is SUPER aggressive, I would consider something more milder, smaller community fish but able to handle their own. Perhaps a goby of some kind or some kind of other flasher wrasse. Keep your eye on the bio load and aggression because like me, you are on the borderline.
Wow... I would strongly advice against pbt in this tank. They are super aggressive and one or more fish will die from this addition and also they are ick magnets.
What he said
Let's be nice. ;)
Ok, ok I'm sorry :)
 
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spoiledogz

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Sorry I haven't gotten back to this thread sooner. I realize I'm on the edge with my fish load. In fact the hippo tang was kind of a rescue. My daughter had a small tank (30 gal) and an ex-boyfriend bought it for her. I took it because I knew her tank was too small. Anyway, I guess I'll just leave things as they are. Thanks for the info.
 
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siptang

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no worries and welcome back! Honestly, I'm not condemning you for it lol.
I tried literally everything to cram as much as I can on my 72g hahaha.
 
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siptang

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no worries and welcome back! Honestly, I'm not condemning you for it lol.
I tried literally everything to cram as much as I can on my 72g hahaha.
 
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