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[snorvich]

Originally Posted by cFloor

Hello Steve,
I have a 150 gallon, (48x30x24) 40 gallon sump, 2 250 watt MH, 2 vortechs, 1200 gph return pump

My current fish:
Yellow Tang
Pacific Blue Tang (size of a chromis, may get transferred to larger tank in time)
Royal Gamma
2 oscellaris clowns
3 chromis

I have a 1.5 inch 6 line wrasse and a 2 inch mystery wrasse in separate qts. I would like to add 1 to my 150 gal. (leaning towards mystery) and the other to another tank. I appreciate any input. thank you

Both the six line and the mystery wrasse can be aggressive towards fish and the mystery wrasse also towards shrimp. The royal gramma would be the most likely fish to suffer that aggression. As you know a hepatus tang will outgrow your tank

[cFloor]

Thank you for your input and quick response.
My hepatus tang will go into a new 300 gallon a friend set up recently and I've decided I won't add either wrasse to my main tank.

[anderson0196]

Originally Posted by snorvich

I see no problem with fish, no especial order.

Thanks Steve. Could we also include a spotted cardinal?

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I'll begin my cycle shortly and am starting to plan out tank inhabitants. Looking for feedback and advice, specifically if there is any particular order they should be introduced.

45G (24x24x18) - Mixed Reef

2 Occ Clowns
Yashi Goby/Pistol Shrimp pair
Midas Blenny
Banggai Cardinal
Flasher Wrasse

Thanks!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by cFloor

Thank you for your input and quick response.
My hepatus tang will go into a new 300 gallon a friend set up recently and I've decided I won't add either wrasse to my main tank.

The most important aspect of a tank for this fish is tank length rather than gallonage. Some of the larger tangs tend to swim a lot and tank length keeps them from "pacing".

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by anderson0196

Thanks Steve. Could we also include a spotted cardinal?

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I'll begin my cycle shortly and am starting to plan out tank inhabitants. Looking for feedback and advice, specifically if there is any particular order they should be introduced.

45G (24x24x18) - Mixed Reef

2 Occ Clowns
Yashi Goby/Pistol Shrimp pair
Midas Blenny
Banggai Cardinal
Flasher Wrasse

Thanks!

Your clowns will be the limiting factor in the long run as they sexually mature.

[anderson0196]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Your clowns will be the limiting factor in the long run as they sexually mature.

So would a single clown be preferable? I was under the impression that a pair was the norm....

[fears]

ok I have an updated fish list along with the order I wish to add them.

I have a 90 gal that I hope keep some soft corals, muchrooms zoa etc... (easy stuff only

1. Lawnmower blenny x1


2. Royal Gramma x1
   Peppermint Shrimp x1


3. Wheeler Shrimp Goby x2
   Pistol Shrimp x2


4. Firefish x3
   Fancy Brittle Star x1 (Still researching so I'm not sure)


5. Blue/Green Chromis x5


6. Ocellaris Clown x1

I was planning two weeks between each addition. What do you guys think?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by fears

ok I have an updated fish list along with the order I wish to add them.

I have a 90 gal that I hope keep some soft corals, muchrooms zoa etc... (easy stuff only

1. Lawnmower blenny x1


2. Royal Gramma x1
   Peppermint Shrimp x1


3. Wheeler Shrimp Goby x2
   Pistol Shrimp x2


4. Firefish x3
   Fancy Brittle Star x1 (Still researching so I'm not sure)
Firefish can be a single or a bonded pair for long term survival. Be very careful about brittle stars as some of them eat fish

5. Blue/Green Chromis x5
These will winnow themselves down until there is only one or two left

6. Ocellaris Clown x1

I was planning two weeks between each addition. What do you guys think?

As with all fish additions we recommend quarantine

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by anderson0196

So would a single clown be preferable? I was under the impression that a pair was the norm....

A pair is what many people do. However a sexually mature pair of clownfish, will, at a minimum want to control 25-30 gallons of tank (some species require more) and are aggressive to other inhabitants, especially passive fish. Some people try to get around this problem by only having one clownfish

[newday3000]

Hi everyone,

I have 20 years of fresh water upto 220G tanks and now have 75G high tech planted tank for 2 years. I am looking at red sea 130D 34G system and I want to know if this site has any fish and invert lists for this size tank.

[Multiham]

29G Nano
30lb LR
30lb sand

Currently have

1. Bangaii Cardinal
2. Yellowhead Jawfish
3. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Looking to add

1. 1 Firefish
2. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
3. 1 Bicolar Blenny

Thanks for your help!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by newday3000

Hi everyone,

I have 20 years of fresh water upto 220G tanks and now have 75G high tech planted tank for 2 years. I am looking at red sea 130D 34G system and I want to know if this site has any fish and invert lists for this size tank.

This thread is the wrong thread for this question. Try the Reef Fishes forum; however even this forum does not provide "lists" but there are lots of questions and commentary. This thread is an expert thread where you can get compatibility commentary about your fish stocking plan and it's compatibility with your environment and with the fishes you plan to keep.

[Sasquatchluvin]

Just moved and it's time for more fish. 1 year old 76 gallon half round reef tank with sugar fine sand(mistake I think), 30 gallon sump/fuge(fuge has a few snails, and a chocolate chip star fish, and pods), and a reef octopus 150 skimmer.

What I have now in DT
Anemone 10"-12"
Ocellaris clown fish ?
Six line wrasse
Blue tang
Flame angel
Blue/green reef chromis
Skunk cleaner shrimp

What I want to add
Desjardini salfin tang
Green mandarin dragonet
Royal gramma basslet or blue eye royal dottyback
Maybe a yellow tang

I can see lots of pods in my fuge but see none in the DT?

Thanks for the help

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Sasquatchluvin

Just moved and it's time for more fish. 1 year old 76 gallon half round reef tank with sugar fine sand(mistake I think), 30 gallon sump/fuge(fuge has a few snails, and a chocolate chip star fish, and pods), and a reef octopus 150 skimmer.

What I have now in DT
Anemone 10"-12"
Ocellaris clown fish ?
Six line wrasse Highly aggressive and limits your options going forward
Blue tang Not appropriate for your sized tank
Flame angel
Blue/green reef chromis
Skunk cleaner shrimp

What I want to add
Desjardini salfin tang Not appropriate for your sized tank
Green mandarin dragonet Marginal for your sized tank but precluded with a sixline already there
Royal gramma basslet or blue eye royal dottyback Royal gramma would be fine, a dottyback except P. fridmani would not work as they are very aggressive
Maybe a yellow tang Not appropriate for your sized tank with any other tang

I can see lots of pods in my fuge but see none in the DT?

The sixline is a copepod eater

Thanks for the help

[WetShepherd]

Revised list for consideration. Note that I'm looking to cut fish from this list and do not plan to load them all in my 55 long (info in signature). Current fish are in bold.

Currently the tank is 6 months old and is a mixed reef (elegance, torches, gorgonian, pavona, ricordia, zoas and acropora.

1 Ocellaris Female
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Royal Gramma

1 Azure Damsel
1 Kaudern's Cardinal
2 Purple Firefish
1 Mandarin (appropriately established tank +fuge required)

Any help with choosing or eliminating would be very much appreciated - I'm also open to alternative suggestions of course

[RJT]

I have a 6ft 150g tank with a swallowtail angelfish pair. I want to know if an achilles and purple tang will be happy in my tank? If so, should I add them the same time or one before the order?

Or maybe a yellow mimic tang instead of one of them

[aandfsoccr04]

Hey Steve,

I don't know if you just skipped over mine on accident or if that was intentional so I will post it again just to double check as I value your input and would like to hear several different suggestions from you.


In my 48x24x24 120 gallon tank would you suggest some smaller fish with nice color/personality that would work well with these tankmates:

2 perculas
vrolik wrasse
xmas wrasse
mccoskers wrasse
black cap basslet
yellow watchman goby
chevron tang
purple tang

Thanks

[Agua]

For a 180 gallon (72" x 24" x 24") tank, primarily stocked with LPS (Acans, Ricordea, Zoanthids), I'm considering the following:

Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Kaudern's Cardinal (1)
Purple Firefish (1)
Blue Green Chromis (3-4)
Fairy Wrasse (1)
Yellow Tang (1)
Blue Tang (1)

I would add the fish very slowly, probably over about a year. I'm not sure what order to add them in either. Also, if it matters, I'm planning a somewhat minimalist aquascape, potentially with rather fewer hiding places than in some tanks.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by WetShepherd

Revised list for consideration. Note that I'm looking to cut fish from this list and do not plan to load them all in my 55 long (info in signature). Current fish are in bold.

Currently the tank is 6 months old and is a mixed reef (elegance, torches, gorgonian, pavona, ricordia, zoas and acropora.

1 Ocellaris Female
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Royal Gramma

1 Azure Damsel may be a bit aggressive
1 Kaudern's Cardinal
2 Purple Firefish must be a bonded pair to survive long term
1 Mandarin (appropriately established tank +fuge required) marginalo for this sized tank, but may be ok with a producing refugium and no competition for copepods

Any help with choosing or eliminating would be very much appreciated - I'm also open to alternative suggestions of course

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by RJT

I have a 6ft 150g tank with a swallowtail angelfish pair. I want to know if an achilles and purple tang will be happy in my tank? If so, should I add them the same time or one before the order?

Or maybe a yellow mimic tang instead of one of them

If I were doing an achilles tang in your tank, it would be the only tang and be sure to quarantine

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by aandfsoccr04

Hey Steve,

I don't know if you just skipped over mine on accident or if that was intentional so I will post it again just to double check as I value your input and would like to hear several different suggestions from you.

I never intentionally skip, sometimes I may miss one, however.


In my 48x24x24 120 gallon tank would you suggest some smaller fish with nice color/personality that would work well with these tankmates:

2 perculas
vrolik wrasse
xmas wrasse
mccoskers wrasse
black cap basslet
yellow watchman goby
chevron tang
purple tang You were fine until here, I would skip a purple and keep the chevron

Thanks

Sorry, I missed it before. I normally don't suggest fish as we are likely to have different tastes. I would like to see your McCoskers paired, however.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Agua

For a 180 gallon (72" x 24" x 24") tank, primarily stocked with LPS (Acans, Ricordea, Zoanthids), I'm considering the following:

Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Kaudern's Cardinal (1)
Purple Firefish (1)
Blue Green Chromis (3-4) Will winnow down to one or two, would you consider anthias instead?
Fairy Wrasse (1)
Yellow Tang (1)
Blue Tang (1) Does better with a longer tank, would you consider a chevron instead? Or a kole tang?

If you do two tangs, ideally they should be added together and quarantined

I would add the fish very slowly, probably over about a year. I'm not sure what order to add them in either. Also, if it matters, I'm planning a somewhat minimalist aquascape, potentially with rather fewer hiding places than in some tanks.

[Agua]

Thanks snorvich! I really have my heart set on a blue tang. If I get one anyway, would there be anything I could do as far as stocking fish that would make it happier?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Agua

Thanks snorvich! I really have my heart set on a blue tang. If I get one anyway, would there be anything I could do as far as stocking fish that would make it happier?

It is less of a fish issue than a tank length issue. RC recommends a 10 foot length tank because this fish is a "swimmer". Certainly I would not have any other tang with a Hepatus tang in your sized tank.

[Multiham]

29G Nano
30lb LR
30lb sand

Currently have

1. Bangaii Cardinal
2. Yellowhead Jawfish
3. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Looking to add

1. 1 Firefish
2. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
3. 1 Bicolar Blenny

Thanks for your help!