Help me stock my 90 gallon reef

jlnielsen13 · 02/24/2011, 06:45 AM

Hello,

Sadly, after 20ish years i am having to restock my reef with fish because of a nasty crypt. outbreak. Here is a video of my tank as is right now!

https://bypas.in/.i/_3DsWMYZnN25WR5J...L3d3dv8iO42984

As you can see no fish just a lot of corals that have been happy for a long time. Only good news is now I get to do it the right way (with a QT) and pick the exact fish I want -NO IMPULSE BUYS!! I have always failed at this in the past but am really going to try hard this time.

I know I want these species:

percula clown pair- maybe a hybrid
Flame angel
radiant wrasse.

Other than that what do you guys think I should add for color and character? Thanks for the suggestions!!
JIM

Seajuice · 02/24/2011, 07:38 AM

couldn't get the video to work, however, this is really individual tastes.... I would go to the fish forum to get some good ideas. If you have a live food supply ie. refugium a great addition would be a mandarin.... tangs are are active and add alot of activity. Many to choose from... good luck!

jlnielsen13 · 02/24/2011, 09:25 AM

Sorry,
Here is a link that works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jByEnv6vX1k

Aaarrrggg · 02/24/2011, 10:28 AM

It looks so eerie without any fish!

I've always loved Goby/Pistol pairings. So fascinating to watch!

I recommend a Yasha Haze Goby and Randalls Shrimp, they look fab together. Although in a 90 you might want to go for a bigger pair (eg Yellow Watchman Goby.)

Virtuoso · 02/24/2011, 11:43 AM

Wow, that is all amazingly beautiful. It looks almost like those forests or remote natural locations that are just left for their own devices and completely undisturbed. Very cool! Good luck with your stocking. I have a 90g and I too am looking at a YWG and pistol shrimp. One other cool fish that I do not see mentioned too much is the Scopas Tang. Looks perfect for a 90g tank, to me.

pitmindi · 02/25/2011, 10:49 PM

YOur tank is beautiful. I really like your mushrooms. How do you get your blue mushrooms to look so vividly blue? Mine always look purple.

small alien · 02/26/2011, 12:57 AM

Really is a pretty tank. Neat. I'd say leopard wrasse if your sand is pretty fine and you can acquire a healthy one. I can't quite tell about the sand. Goby/pistol seems cool. I would add some kind of blenny. I love my tailspot. You could do a pair of Bangaii cardindals or some pajamas. Scooter dragonets are always out and about and not too tough if you feed them properly. I've always thought a dwarf angel would be cool, but I don't think it would fit temperament-wise with my crew.

If I stocked a 90 in a way totally different from my current tank, I might do a marginalis butterfly, a pair of dwarf angels, a pair of mandarins and a trio of flasher wrasses. I'd double check the angels with the wrasses but I think they'd be okay.

Cheers.

Frogmanx82 · 02/26/2011, 09:15 AM

Bangaii cardinals and clowns are always good. Then its a mix of gobies and blennies. I don't like wrasses because they tend to clean out the pods and I really like my mandarin. Yellow watchmen gobies are cool. I didn't get a pistol shrimp and my YWG is out all the time. I hear people that pair them with the shrimp don't see them out that much.

I'm still looking for a good reef safe fish that is more big bodied. The blue jaw trigger has me intrigued but I'm not sure I trust a trigger with my shrimp.

jlnielsen13 · 02/27/2011, 10:30 AM

I have a blue throat in my quarantine right now!!

02/24/2011, 06:45 AM	#1
jlnielsen13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 599	Help me stock my 90 gallon reef Hello, Sadly, after 20ish years i am having to restock my reef with fish because of a nasty crypt. outbreak. Here is a video of my tank as is right now! https://bypas.in/.i/_3DsWMYZnN25WR5J...L3d3dv8iO42984 As you can see no fish just a lot of corals that have been happy for a long time. Only good news is now I get to do it the right way (with a QT) and pick the exact fish I want -NO IMPULSE BUYS!! I have always failed at this in the past but am really going to try hard this time. I know I want these species: percula clown pair- maybe a hybrid Flame angel radiant wrasse. Other than that what do you guys think I should add for color and character? Thanks for the suggestions!! JIM

02/26/2011, 12:57 AM	#7
small alien The fungus is among us. Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 3,884	Really is a pretty tank. Neat. I'd say leopard wrasse if your sand is pretty fine and you can acquire a healthy one. I can't quite tell about the sand. Goby/pistol seems cool. I would add some kind of blenny. I love my tailspot. You could do a pair of Bangaii cardindals or some pajamas. Scooter dragonets are always out and about and not too tough if you feed them properly. I've always thought a dwarf angel would be cool, but I don't think it would fit temperament-wise with my crew. If I stocked a 90 in a way totally different from my current tank, I might do a marginalis butterfly, a pair of dwarf angels, a pair of mandarins and a trio of flasher wrasses. I'd double check the angels with the wrasses but I think they'd be okay. Cheers. __________________ This moment is all we have. Current Tank Info: 75 mixed reef. F OSFF, Clingfish, M/F Leopards, M Mandy, Darwin Clown, Bullet Goby, Green Clown Goby, M/F Matted Files, Bluestripe Pipe, Tailspot Blenny, Canary Wrasse, Royal Gramma, Papua Toby Puffer, Snooty Maori Wrasse.

02/26/2011, 09:15 AM	#8
Frogmanx82 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,515	Bangaii cardinals and clowns are always good. Then its a mix of gobies and blennies. I don't like wrasses because they tend to clean out the pods and I really like my mandarin. Yellow watchmen gobies are cool. I didn't get a pistol shrimp and my YWG is out all the time. I hear people that pair them with the shrimp don't see them out that much. I'm still looking for a good reef safe fish that is more big bodied. The blue jaw trigger has me intrigued but I'm not sure I trust a trigger with my shrimp. __________________ Exodus 8:2 Check my homepage for tank pics and details. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon, 2x maxspect R420R LED, 4 Ocellaris Clowns, Yellow Eye Kole Tang, Flame Angel, Foxface Rabbitfish, Banggai Cardinals, Azure Damsel, rock flower anemone, cleaner shrimp, serpent star

02/27/2011, 10:30 AM	#9
jlnielsen13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 599	blue throat I have a blue throat in my quarantine right now!!

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02/24/2011, 07:38 AM	#2
Seajuice Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Plymouth, MA Posts: 146	couldn't get the video to work, however, this is really individual tastes.... I would go to the fish forum to get some good ideas. If you have a live food supply ie. refugium a great addition would be a mandarin.... tangs are are active and add alot of activity. Many to choose from... good luck!

02/24/2011, 09:25 AM	#3
jlnielsen13 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 599	Sorry, Here is a link that works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jByEnv6vX1k

02/24/2011, 10:28 AM	#4
Aaarrrggg Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 866 Blog Entries: 53	It looks so eerie without any fish! I've always loved Goby/Pistol pairings. So fascinating to watch! I recommend a Yasha Haze Goby and Randalls Shrimp, they look fab together. Although in a 90 you might want to go for a bigger pair (eg Yellow Watchman Goby.)

02/24/2011, 11:43 AM	#5
Virtuoso Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 727	Wow, that is all amazingly beautiful. It looks almost like those forests or remote natural locations that are just left for their own devices and completely undisturbed. Very cool! Good luck with your stocking. I have a 90g and I too am looking at a YWG and pistol shrimp. One other cool fish that I do not see mentioned too much is the Scopas Tang. Looks perfect for a 90g tank, to me.

02/25/2011, 10:49 PM	#6
pitmindi Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 262	YOur tank is beautiful. I really like your mushrooms. How do you get your blue mushrooms to look so vividly blue? Mine always look purple.