OK, so at this point I have:

a chromis,

a clown, 

A firefish

a sixline wrasse

a yellowline wrasse

a bangaii cardinal

a niger trigger

a powder brown tang.

It's time to add a new fish (or two!).

What I have my eye on:

Magnificent foxface

another tang (Naso, most likely, or similarly docile tang)

Mandarin goby

Another clown

Flame angel

And.....you tell me.

Tank specs:

180 gallons reef tank.

I've been considering ordering online, but it don't make sense to pay $35 shipping for one fish.

Any thoughts greatly appreciated. 

I personally would go with a Blonde Naso tang if it were me....that's the direction I'll be going when my 220 is ready. Otherwise - I do have a Foxface Lo - large adult I would sell ya.

 Ooh! Yeah, I'd love that foxface. Where are you located? Why you parting with it, btw? 

Posted By bearsareawsome on 08/14/2012 08:52 PM
Does ACC still have it. They had large beautiful ones and would love to buy a show one from them. Also would like a large lionfish.

The one that was in the coral tanks that was a foor long with streamers is sold.  We have another that is in the blue bottom tank with a purple tang, sailfin tang, and blue hippo that we have had for about 3 months now.

Not sure the price, call Andrew Thursday & make a deal with him.  Very pretty fish!

No large lions is stock, just a medium one.  We do have a very large shipment coming from the Philipines in the near future that may have some large ones.

 I've been meaning to take a trip to ACC. Looks like I found my excuse.

Love the idea of a pair of anything, particularly flame angels. I've been told to wait to add them last. Still applicable in a large tank?

 I really want more tangs. I'm being a little cautious with my PBT though. Should I wait until he's been in there a little longer before introducing a new tang? That's why I was leaning toward the Naso. Ideally I'd like to have at least 3 tangs.

Posted By thejtl on 08/14/2012 09:12 PM

 I really want more tangs. I'm being a little cautious with my PBT though. Should I wait until he's been in there a little longer before introducing a new tang? That's why I was leaning toward the Naso. Ideally I'd like to have at least 3 tangs.

Both questions are a matter of opinion,  I added my pair of flame angels to my new tank first.  Since then I have added other fish with no issues.

IMO, no matter when or how you add Tangs, there is going to be some aggression for the first couple of days.  Normally this works itself out after a couple days & things go back to normal.

Posted By ThyRaven on 08/15/2012 09:11 AM
I have 3 tangs in my 135 gallon. Looking to add a 4th this weekend. And yes they do have a slight aggress for like a day or 2. My coral beauty stepped up and got them to work on their differences. lol. She is the 3rd smallest fish in my tank but she is the dominate one.

My PBT has set himself up as the tank boss. The niger trigger was there frist, but he lost a BIG chunk of caudal fin and has since decided to capitulate. Once that settled itself, every has started to look better and such. Time to throw them for a loop again.

Here's a secondary question: how many fish could I add in a shortish period? Say, over the next few days? 

 If it is going to over the next few days I'd recommend trying to add as many if not all of them at once.  Moving fish in with tank mates stress the new fish and the existing mates so might as well just give them all one shock once and not prolong the effects over the course of a week.  You'll also want to keep an eye on the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates levels and make sure they dont go all crazy as well. That will also cause additional stress on the tank inhabbitants. 

Posted By ThyRaven on 08/15/2012 09:24 AM

 If it is going to over the next few days I'd recommend trying to add as many if not all of them at once.  Moving fish in with tank mates stress the new fish and the existing mates so might as well just give them all one shock once and not prolong the effects over the course of a week.  You'll also want to keep an eye on the ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates levels and make sure they dont go all crazy as well. That will also cause additional stress on the tank inhabbitants. 

Bold! I like it. I've been watching those exact levels as I've been adding in some live rock every week. Saw a little spike, but nothing terrible. All the fish are looking super healthy, better than they have since I moved them to the new tank. Might be time. Look out, wallet!

 Adding 8 fish would be awesome. I can't wait to see a bustling population running around in there. I might not be able to realistically afford all the fish right now, but I'll see what I can work out. Still wanting to hear back about that foxface, too.