triggerfish

what about bird wrasse becuse i remember on of the reason is started fish keeping was 4 years ago at a rain forest cafe and i saw a bird wasse and the cool shape inspiered me to set up a tank.

 

A bird wrasse gets 11 inches long. You really need to look at tank minimums for these fish.Do you realise the Scopas tang you have will grow to a foot long?The min. tank for it is 125 but even that is too small IMO.
Do some research. Heres a good place to start.

Scopas Tang

 

Foxface are generally considered reef safe, they can nip though. But they aren't a tang. They are a rabbitfish! Tangs are most definitely reef safe.

If you weren't referring to the foxface as a tang.. then my bad..

 

I was actually answering both his questions.

 

i go on alot of diffrent respected websites and read books and there tank minimums are alot lower. also i my opionion liveaqauria has higher minimums for fish

 

I am inclined to feel that all of the fish you have listed thus far on this thread are too large for your current tank.

Since you listed bigger fish perhaps you should consider a bigger tank.

The Bird Wrasse and Fox Face would drive you nuts eventually with the circular swimming from lack of room, regard less of the recommendations on vendor sites.

 

Show me one book or website were it says its o.k. to keep a Scopas tang in a 46 gallon aquarium. Even the tank minimums on Dr.Foster and Smith are on the small side.

 

the book that i refer too is
"Saltwater Aquriums" by David E. Boruchowitz the author bio says that he is the chief editor of TFH magizene

 

relax i was just kidding
sorry

 

I highly doubt this guy advocates putting a fish of that size in your aquarium.Even if he does try to use a little common sense. I sure hope you get it figured out because in the end it is the fish that suffers.And it will pay the ultimate price. The loss of its life.