Can a blue tang live in a 75g w/ a few other sm fish?

[Innovator]

No problems with the fish list and you'll have plenty of room to add more down the line. Dwarf angels get a bad rap imo/ime just like damsels (there are reasonably nice damsels).

 

[seaham358]

A YEAR?? Trust me in that time you will change that list no less then 50 times

 

[Radioheadx14]

haha, well im starting a 30g saltwater in a few months, im gonna start with some clowns and a goby after i cycle it.

 

[newfound77951]

FWIW I have a pygmy angel (Centropyge argi) in my 30g reef and he doesn't bother any of the corals, but I think each fish is different. Try and look for one at the LFS that is in a tank with corals or at least some LR and watch the fish to see how it behaves. I didn't get mine until the tank had plenty of other things growing on the LR for him to snack on; he took one swipe at my big feather duster but when the duster zipped back into his tube it scared the angel so much he hasn't messed with the duster since!

 

[roka64]

Dwarf angels get a bad rap imo/ime just like damsels (there are reasonably nice damsels).

Like clownfish....except for the maroons, they can be a little fiesty and they are damselfish as well.

 

[severum mama]

FWIW I have a pygmy angel (Centropyge argi) in my 30g reef and he doesn't bother any of the corals, but I think each fish is different.

So true, but from what I have read, c. argi is considered to be one of the safer bets in a reef. Same goes for the coral beauty and the flame angel. However, I've heard plenty of stories about dwarf angels that were fine in a reef for years, and then just went nuts on coral all of a sudden.