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On a more positive note I have a beautiful little baby Sailfin tang and he is such a character. Get them when their very young... Also have a Lyretail Anthia and she's perfect!!
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I'm not trying to beat up on you or play "tang police", but these are really not good fish choices for a beginner. Tangs quickly grow to be big dirty fish. They also need a lot of "running room". The typical recommended tank size is about 180 gal (680 l). You can get away with a somewhat smaller tank to start with, but you'll soon need to make the choice of getting a much larger tank, or giving, selling, or trading the fish to someone else.
Lyretail anthias also have a large tank requirement, about 126 gal (470 l). They also should be kept in groups, 3 or 4 fish as a minimum. They also should have an almost constant supply of food. This can be a lot to keep up with.
Now it's hardly fair to be critical and not make some suggestions of fish I think make good additions to a reef system, and are fairly easy for a beginner to maintain.
Most of the various species of clown fish. This seem to be the fish everyone statring out wants, and they have a lot to offer.
Banggai cardinal. Another favorite, and easy to care for. It's one of the few SW fish you might be able to breed.
Pajama cardinal. I always liked these. The front of the fish looks completly different from the back.
Royal Gramma. Just about the perfect reef fish. Highly colorful, easy to keep, and a lot of personality.
Flame hawk, long nose hawk, and spotted hawk. Another group of my favorite fish. They are hardy, and easy to keep. They will perch on LR and always seem to take an interest in what your doing. Caution, they will eat shrimp small crabe like hermits and similar inverts.
Most of the dwarf angles. Sometimes they can tear into corals. It depends on the individual fish. If you get one have a plan B in case it doesn't work out.
This is a place to start. There are plenty of other great fish you can add. A lot will depend on what you want to do with the tank.
