I give up marine fish compatibility

[Bitis gabonica]

as some of you know from my previous post on marine fish ive been having trouble with compatibility on the fish im intrested in as a reminder these are the fish I am/was interested in for my tank.

copperbandedbutterfly fish
longnose butterfly
white banner fish
percula clown fish
yellow tang
regal tang

now im getting mixed responses from people, some are saying the tank is too small others say no its fine, some are saying no some of these are hard to keep, then someone else is saying there fine and good beginner fish, some say there good feeders some dont etc etc some are saying these fish are all fine together and others are saying there not??? is this just personal opinion on the individulas they have kept or is it fact with these species?
For example swallows are saying these fish are fine together but only pick one tang dont get both, then pets at home are saying keep only one butterfly and one tang, then manorkoi have said no no the tangs are fine together but you cant keep the cbbf with the other 2 butterflys. Can someone actually for sure tell me which ones above can be kept together, and which ones cant? which ones can go in my 200 litre tank, which ones cant, and which ones are good fish to keep on a disease and feeding front. (out of the list)

would really appreciate it thankyou

[TUBBS]

its all personal at the end of the day, but cbbf are generally arses to feed, but many i have seen do adapt to frozen, long noses feed fine, but may fight with the bannerfish and the cbbf, i dont like banners my self so i'd say drop them, and then depending on tank size get one or both butterflys

tangs are ok together in general as they are different enough, but regals are very suseptiable to whitespot, but mixing tangs depends on tank size, i know people who have 5/6 in a 5ft tank plus 2 butterflys and he just imported a moorish idol who is feeding on pellets on the second day, when they normally never eat and just die

so it depends mainly on the fish

[Graylord]

I think your list is fine but i`d not bother with the copperband they very rarely get enough food to last any lenght of time .

There will be exceptions of course but the other fish you list are relatively trouble free and why make life difficult for yourself ,you`ll only lose heart.

[Bitis gabonica]

Thanx I think i will get my list and just stay clear of the cbbf and maybe the regal

[Steve 88]

as people have said your list is fine excpet maybe the cbbf (though ive had no experience with them)

[ReefKeeper]

copperbandedbutterfly fish
longnose butterfly
white banner fish
percula clown fish
yellow tang
regal tang

All of the above arent suitable for a 200 litre tank bar the percula clown .. Its time you changed you fish choices size wise. stop thinking about regals and copperbands ..lets alone white banner fish!!

Your better off having smaller fish unless you upgrade to at least 150 gallons.

I could go further in detail but really i dont think its worth it if your listening to staff at pets r us and alike ...

For a start mixing a Copperband and Yellow tang in that small sized tank is a no no, Change the choices of fish you wish to keep is my honest reply

[reptile_man_08]

Go on fishforums.net, Skitfletch will guide you.

[ReefKeeper]

He doesnt need guidence just a complete change of ethical fish size drop all ideas bar the clown fish, ..Will the poster listen tho!

[reptile_man_08]

Originally Posted by ReefKeeper

He doesnt need guidence just a complete change of ethical fish size drop all ideas bar the clown fish, ..Will the poster listen tho!

Ah sorry, I've not had any real experience with marines (plan to get a A.commerson next year though!), so I just thought I'd try and point the OP in the right direction.
Reading the thread though, christ, even I knew some of those fish need more than 50 gals

[ReefKeeper]

Well pointing the right finger in the right direction ofen doesnt make the orinigal poster happy, Hense why i dont shop and listen to pets are us - A few ticks on the multiply choices questions and yer in..

Im glad i dont work in the aquarium trade