90 gallon reef tank fish stocking

conefree · 08/30/2006, 06:50 PM

Hey all,

Please take a look at the stocking ideas for my 90. Feel free to tear it apart, offer suggestions, whatever:

1 Yellow Tang
2 Percula Clowns
1 Blue Mandarin
1 Hippo Tang
3 Lyretail Anthias
1 Red Head Fairy Wrasse

any ideas/suggestions/criticism?

Thanks

fishykid9212 · 08/30/2006, 06:55 PM

Those are all good except with the mandarin fish, you need to have a lot of pods growing and with all those fish it won't happen. Also I have a 92G and I have a yellow and a hippotang. Make sure you get them small because they will eventually outgrow the tank. So if you get them small it will take a looong time for it to happen. If that is going to be a reef you really have to keep up with your water quality because it is a lot of fish.

conefree · 08/30/2006, 07:24 PM

I have no worries with the mandarin, I have 90 something pounds of live rock and planning on adding more. Yeah I am not sure about having all of those fish, but that's why I came here. I knew I could get some good opinions here.

Cody Ray · 08/30/2006, 07:45 PM

I would be concered with the anthias, it is better to have a larger group as the male enjoys showing his dominance over them. By the time u have enough the tank itself would be too small. It would be better to just have one.

08/30/2006, 06:50 PM	#1
conefree Gene Pool Lifeguard Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 758	90 gallon reef tank fish stocking Hey all, Please take a look at the stocking ideas for my 90. Feel free to tear it apart, offer suggestions, whatever: 1 Yellow Tang 2 Percula Clowns 1 Blue Mandarin 1 Hippo Tang 3 Lyretail Anthias 1 Red Head Fairy Wrasse any ideas/suggestions/criticism? Thanks __________________ Chris "A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot" - Unknown Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon, Ecosystem 3612, 6X54 TEK light, Tunze Osmolator, Lifereef dual overflow all down

08/30/2006, 07:24 PM	#3
conefree Gene Pool Lifeguard Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Downingtown, PA Posts: 758	I have no worries with the mandarin, I have 90 something pounds of live rock and planning on adding more. Yeah I am not sure about having all of those fish, but that's why I came here. I knew I could get some good opinions here. __________________ Chris "A Closed Mouth Gathers No Foot" - Unknown Some people are like Slinkies . . . not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs. Current Tank Info: 120 gallon, Ecosystem 3612, 6X54 TEK light, Tunze Osmolator, Lifereef dual overflow all down

08/30/2006, 07:45 PM	#4
Cody Ray Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 5,101	I would be concered with the anthias, it is better to have a larger group as the male enjoys showing his dominance over them. By the time u have enough the tank itself would be too small. It would be better to just have one. __________________ Limit 1 stupid question per day Current Tank Info: Mr. Aqua 7.5g bowfront

08/30/2006, 06:55 PM	#2
fishykid9212 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Southern NH Posts: 1,470	Those are all good except with the mandarin fish, you need to have a lot of pods growing and with all those fish it won't happen. Also I have a 92G and I have a yellow and a hippotang. Make sure you get them small because they will eventually outgrow the tank. So if you get them small it will take a looong time for it to happen. If that is going to be a reef you really have to keep up with your water quality because it is a lot of fish.