Would this be too much?

Well my six line is tiny right now so I'm hoping the fairy wrasse will be bigger when I get it and it won't have an issue. I guess I could cut out the mandarin but I think I may gamble with the tang for fun

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Unfortunately you are gambling with its life. Not what I would consider fun.

 

I highly doubt that the tangs life is at risk if he decides to get one. I've seen 3 tangs in a 55 gallon for a year before upgrading with no issues. I've seen several 75 gallons with tangs in them long term. If he was wanting a unicorn tang or a grouper for his 75 then I might be concerned, but not a yellow tang.

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Tell that to his last tang.:

 

Completely agree with the above.

Also, you CANNOT safely add a Fairy wrasse with that sixline in there. See the link in my signature regarding wrasses.

Doesn't matter. Even if the sixline doesn't act like a terror now, it will eventually become one towards the Fairy wrasse. It won't work.

 

He didn't kill anyone, he was just slapping with fin

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I guess my question is then what other kind of wrasse gets along with a six line? I really love that Orange bsck

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Personally, I would recommend against a mandarin goby (not actually a goby, but rather a member of the dragonet family) in your tank. Your tank has been established for a period of time. But what do you have to culture copepods? Do you run a refugium with chaetomorpha (or some other macro algae) for an area to reproduce? Mandarins should have a source of live food throughout the whole day. They eat large amounts and are always eating. To supplement their diet with bottles of coepepods (which can be purchases online or at your LFS) would become quite expensive. ORA (Oceans, Reefs, & Aquariums) is a captive breeding organization which has had some success with breeding mandarin dragonets which eat dry foods, such as pellets. Some hobbyists have kept with these specific fish in addition to the copepod population in their aquarium, while have others have not had such success. It's definitely a hit or miss.

My same thought goes for a tang. Have I ever thought about a tang in a 75? I have to say I have. They are beautiful fish. But ultimately, I decided against it. Tangs just get too big. Some people do put them in 180g tanks, and that seems to be the general consensus in the hobby, but even 6-8 feet is not far at all for a tang to swim. Most tangs reach a foot or more in length. It hurts me to see a fish just swim back and forth in a tank all day, that would otherwise be swimming in groups in large masses of water. This is one fish I would say is better fit for a very large private aquarium, your public aquarium, or the ocean.

+1 to Evolved 's suggestion about wrasses.

 

Now, back to your question...

Here is a list of reef-safe wrasses available from Live Aquaria. Some may require more swimming room than others, but they are all reef-safe.

Wrasse Fish for Sale: Cleaner Wrasse and other Reef Safe Wrasse Species

Check out this thread for lots of info about keeping wrasses in your aquarium and even what kinds do best together.

http://www.3reef.com/forums/tropical-fish/all-about-reef-safe-wrasses-122261.html

 

Damn my wretched impatience! I'll prolly just school up my cardinals then

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