Well the time has come

[mandarin_watcher]

Well the 180 has been set up for a couple of months, and everything is running fine. The fish from the old 75 and 29 were added a couple weeks ago after the cycle had finished and things stabilized. The "cycle only lasted about a week, but then everything had been running in the other tanks for six months to a couple of years, so everything was already done.
Right now the 180 has in it:
a Sailfin tang, two tomatoe clowns, two small angels (cherub and ebini), Threadfin cardinal (blue eyed), and one blue chromis. These fish are all a few years old and used to being together, except the tomatoes, I had one in my 75, and I resued one that was kept in the 29. This is the first time they were together. but one is twice as large as the other, and even thought the smaller one looks worse for wear. So far the larger one hasn't killed it. going on a month together. so hopeing. The angels are best bubbies, they are alway side by side. they share the same little cave. They are so cute together. The threadfin had a buddy, but it didn''t make it to the move. In fact that is why I moved them sooner than planned. The fish started getting to stressed with out most of thier rock and sand, used it to set up the 180. Anyway that is what is in the 180 right now, and now I am planning the other fish I am thinking about getting for the 180. This is just the first draft. I do not plan on adding all of these fish. Just getting opinion on what you like and don't. I will narrow it down from there. I picked these fish based on reef compatibility and non-agressive bahavior. I want them to get along with what is already there. If you have any suggestions let me know.
Fox Face: Silver or Orange Spot
Anthias: Bartlett or Sunburst 1 Male and 3 Females
Blenny: Red Sea Mimic, or/and midas
Cardinal: Threadfin x2, go with the poor lonely guy left
Gobies: My absolute favorite fish, Fire or Purple x 3, Barber Post
and/or Panda, Helfrich (when I win the lottery)
MANDARIN x2, after the tank has been running for about a
year.
Jawfish: Blue spot
tang: Blonde Naso, Clown or Dussumier. Haven't decided which one.
wrasse: Melanurus or Clown Fairy

Like I said before, this list is a rough draft. Not set in stone. I do not plan on all of these.
Do you have any experience with any of these fish? What do you like, What would you delete, why? Do you have any other suggestions? I am open the any ideals, Just trying to choose something that won't upset whats in there already.

[Ninong]

Random thoughts:

I like Siganus vulpinus (foxface rabbitfish) a lot. It eats almost any algae. It is peaceful and doesn't bother its tankmates. It would do well in a 180-gal tank. I am not familiar with the two species you mentioned.

Tangs: I think all three of the species you are considering would NOT be good selections for a 180-gal tank for the following reasons:

Acanthurus dussumieri has a maximum adult size of 20". It requires a tank of several hundred gallons to thrive. (P.S. -- Have you found one of these available? If so, how much are they asking? Just curious. I don't want one, I just wanted to know how much they're going for because I don't recall seeing them available.)

Naso lituratus has a maximum adult size of 18" and I think a 180-gal tank is really too small. "The species will grow to eighteen inches in the wild and it is simply outright cruel to keep one in a too small, or too short system in captivity." -- Robert Fenner, Wetwebmedia, Aquarium, Pond, Marine and Freshwater Fish, reef tanks, and Aquatics Information

Acanthurus lineatus is an extremely aggressive tang and it would be a disaster to put one in a 180-gal tank with the fish you have now. This fish is found on the edge of the reef in very turbulent water. It requires very high water flow and a very large tank. "Though this is a commonly used species when small, this fish can become an unholy terror towards its tankmates, getting progressively worse with growth. In the wild it reaches fifteen inches in overall length." -- Robert Fenner, Wetwebmedia, Aquarium, Pond, Marine and Freshwater Fish, reef tanks, and Aquatics Information

In general, I think all three of your choices are problematic for a 180-gal tank, even the Naso and the Dussumieri. The clown would be a disaster in a 180-gal tank once it matured.

I positively adore fairy wrasses. There are dozens of species in the genus Cirrhilabrus that would be great additions to your tank. I would choose one species and then get one male and two or three females. I would not mix fairy wrasse species in a 180-gal tank. I think it would be easier to just stick with a harem of the same species. The top of the tank MUST be jumper-proof.

Good luck!