No tangs in a 50 way too small. Yes the babies are super cute and tiny but they grow way too fast for the rehome idea or upgrade. It took me longer than I wanted to upgrade tanks because life got in the way. Bad idea. Rest of the list looks good though. Get fish for your tank size not the tank size you want in the future is what my experience taught me. I got lucky finding my 300 gallon because I was about to rehome my naso and unicorn tang because I knew they needed to br in a tank bigger than my 125 gallon. My two cents because those two fish grew a whole heck of a lot faster than I thought based on research. So if you want the tang, buy the appropriate tank size for one or stock for your tank now. Trust me, been there done that one lol and the stress of needing to find a new tank ASAP for a growing fish is not fun!!!
That would be from neglect (bad water quality and bad diet) if it isnt growing most likely.. no tangs in a 50. They do not grow to the size of the tank, that myth is horse****. Take it from someone who took that exact same advice from a LFS who did the same with his tank. Mine outgrew it in a month. Your tank you do what you want but you have people on here who care about you succeeding and care about the livestock’s well being. LFS only cares about a sale
Trio no, the male and female will pair and kill the odd fish out. Best advice is to go to a store that can sex them (males have a bigger mouth). Or get a trio and watch for when two pair off and remove the odd fish out so it isnt killed
Bangaii will fight, male/female pair only
I was planning on the mandarin last d I could set up a pod population
