PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!

[schatzi]

Oginally Posted by snorvich

P. fridmani might have issues with your fairy wrasses; an acclimation box would determine that and potentially diffuse it


Would anthias be a better fit?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by schatzi

Oginally Posted by snorvich

P. fridmani might have issues with your fairy wrasses; an acclimation box would determine that and potentially diffuse it


Would anthias be a better fit?

Any pseudochromis can react to fairy or flasher wrasses but P. fridmani is the least aggressive. Probably no interaction with anthias.

[dinger28]

Sweet. Thanks so much!

Matt

[dougdstecklein]

I have just set up a 90 gallon mixed reef tank (48x19x24) and am starting to add fish. I thought I had better check with the experts first.
I have 110lbs. Of rock, 80lbs. of caribsea live sand seafloor special topped with 30lbs. of tropic eden miniflakes. A 29gal sump/fuge which has some sand, a rock, and chaeto. I am adding 2000 pods tomorrow. I have an Sca-302 cone skimmer and am not currently running any other type of filtration.

The tank is cycled and I have had 4 soft corals doing very well for over a week now. Tomorrow I will have 2 oscellaris clownfish and 1 sailfin blenny arriving in the mail. I also plan on getting 1 regal tang, 1 yellow tang, 2-3 blue chromis, a sea serpent, and maybe a goby.
Will all these fish be compatible and reef safe? 2 tangs/ goby&blenny
Will This be too much bio load?
Should I put the glass canopies back on my tank?
What should I feed/how much/how often? Right now I just have spirulina flakes
Thanks,
Doug

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by dougdstecklein

I have just set up a 90 gallon mixed reef tank (48x19x24) and am starting to add fish. I thought I had better check with the experts first.
I have 110lbs. Of rock, 80lbs. of caribsea live sand seafloor special topped with 30lbs. of tropic eden miniflakes. A 29gal sump/fuge which has some sand, a rock, and chaeto. I am adding 2000 pods tomorrow. I have an Sca-302 cone skimmer and am not currently running any other type of filtration.

The tank is cycled and I have had 4 soft corals doing very well for over a week now. Tomorrow I will have 2 oscellaris clownfish and 1 sailfin blenny arriving in the mail. I also plan on getting 1 regal tang, 1 yellow tang, 2-3 blue chromis, a sea serpent, and maybe a goby. A Regal Tang, P. hepatus really needs an 8 foot tank for long term; Reef Central's recommendation for this fish is 240 gallons. In any case, I would not put two tangs, especially if one is a zebrasoma in a 90 gallon tank. Chromis have recently been coming in with unhealthy results; while your tank is sufficient, I would be leery of this fish at this time.
Will all these fish be compatible and reef safe? 2 tangs/ goby&blenny
Will This be too much bio load? No problem here
Should I put the glass canopies back on my tank? No prolific jumpers in this grouping
What should I feed/how much/how often? Right now I just have spirulina flakes which are excellent, but variety for marine fish is highly desirable, and ideally a vitamin supplementation such as Selcon or equivalent.
Thanks,
Doug

[Outrigger Reef]

I have a 90 with two tomato clowns, purple pseudo, Foxface, and two chromis.
Have one shrimp, crabs, and snails as well.

Can I add a pajama cardinal to the tank?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Outrigger Reef

I have a 90 with two tomato clowns, purple pseudo, Foxface, and two chromis.
Have one shrimp, crabs, and snails as well.

Can I add a pajama cardinal to the tank?

That is going to be a rough crowd to add fish to but the cardinal does not occupy a niche that the other fish will try to defend. As such, you should be fine.

[awais98]

My 120 g Dt finally cycled and have 2 true clowns in them for about 2 weeks.
3 days ago i added 3 more fishes, that my LFS recommended....
1 black fuscus blenny
2 lyretail anthias.

Today I got my CUC snails/cucumber/shrimps/ bristle star.

I plan on a mixed reef and soon would like to start getting corals in.
Question is, is a blenny ok with the corals. LFS said its reef safe. and now Im reading somehwere that they love LPS!...... Am I screwed or?
At the LFS, we liked a beautiful emperor angel but again its not reef safe and too big eventually......

What are the other fishes I can add in there? Please recommend? basically want reef safe, beautiful colored ones.
At one time I was dreaming abt clowns and royal tang....but with 120g, i have to say good by to the idea of a royal blue tang (
Definately want a mandarin for sure.

Another question: I do have a seperate refugium with a supply from a T in the main retrun pump and the drain from the refuges gets into the return compartment of the sump.... There are a lots of tiny copepods in the refugium along with chaeto, that i can see but I dont know if any pods reaches the DT upstairs, I havent seen any upstaris ever, will they ever survive the return pump grind? What do i do?
Do I just get some pod bag and pour it in the DT?
Please help
Thank you

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by awais98

My 120 g Dt finally cycled and have 2 true clowns in them for about 2 weeks.
3 days ago i added 3 more fishes, that my LFS recommended....
1 black fuscus blenny
2 lyretail anthias.

Today I got my CUC snails/cucumber/shrimps/ bristle star.

I plan on a mixed reef and soon would like to start getting corals in.
Question is, is a blenny ok with the corals. LFS said its reef safe. and now Im reading somehwere that they love LPS!...... Am I screwed or?
At the LFS, we liked a beautiful emperor angel but again its not reef safe and too big eventually......

What are the other fishes I can add in there? Please recommend? basically want reef safe, beautiful colored ones.
At one time I was dreaming abt clowns and royal tang....but with 120g, i have to say good by to the idea of a royal blue tang (
Definately want a mandarin for sure.

Another question: I do have a seperate refugium with a supply from a T in the main retrun pump and the drain from the refuges gets into the return compartment of the sump.... There are a lots of tiny copepods in the refugium along with chaeto, that i can see but I dont know if any pods reaches the DT upstairs, I havent seen any upstaris ever, will they ever survive the return pump grind? What do i do?
Do I just get some pod bag and pour it in the DT?
Please help
Thank you

Copepods will easily survive the trip upstairs so once the tank is mature, there should be no problem with a mandarin as long as you do not introduce copepod competitors. As those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons. If you are getting advice from your LFS, asking me for advice is not going to work well if it is in conflict with the LFS.

[Tilian]

Hey guys,

I'm in the midst of building my 120g mixed reef tank and I'm getting ready to order my first batch of fish to add to the QT tank. (see my signature if you'd like to take a peek at my build thread).

The tank is a 120g high with a 40g sump/fuge. I have a Reef Octopus Diablo xs225 for the skimmer. Will have about 800 gph through the sump with a C2C overflow. Have two Koralia 7 Magnum powerheads on a wavemaker. Will have 100lbs dry rock and 50lbs live rock.

So, the overall plan was to set up a LPS/Soft dominated tank to start and maybe bring in some SPS after a year or two. The DT arrived this week and I'm getting ready to start drilling and setting up overflows. The dry rock has been curing in a tub in the garage for a couple weeks now and tests are showing the cycle is winding down. I'm still leaching Phosphates so I’m hoping it will be ready to add to the tank in 3-4 more weeks or so. Then I’ll add 50lbs of primo deco live rock from Live Rock ‘n’ Reef and the CUC… I’ll call this week 0. I’ll wait a week or two to be sure I don’t get another cycle and to let my first batch of fish finish their time in quarantine. I've got a 20g QT tank finishing it's cycle right now as well.

So, here’s what I’m looking to put in and when I plan to introduce them.

Week 0

• 120g Quick Crew w/ hermits from Reefcleaners.org. In addition to their standard CUC they'll also be including:
• 1 brittle star
• 1 serpent star
• 2 peppermint shrimp
• 1 florida fighting conch.
• Will also get some Chaeto, some Red Gracilaria, and some Ulva Lettuce for the refugium.

Week 2

• 1 male Bartlett Anthia
• 3 female Bartlett Anthias

Week 10

• 1 one-spot foxface rabbitfish
• 1 Red Spotted Blenny
• 1 highfin banded gobby and pistol shrimp

Week 24

• 2 Percula Clownfish
• 1 Flame Angel
• 1 Maxima Clam

Week 36

• Clown Fairy Wrasse (depending on how tank is doing)

Week 52

• 1 Psychodelic Mandarine
• 1 Purple Long Tentacled Anemone

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Tilian

Hey guys,

I'm in the midst of building my 120g mixed reef tank and I'm getting ready to order my first batch of fish to add to the QT tank. (see my signature if you'd like to take a peek at my build thread).

The tank is a 120g high with a 40g sump/fuge. I have a Reef Octopus Diablo xs225 for the skimmer. Will have about 800 gph through the sump with a C2C overflow. Have two Koralia 7 Magnum powerheads on a wavemaker. Will have 100lbs dry rock and 50lbs live rock.

So, the overall plan was to set up a LPS/Soft dominated tank to start and maybe bring in some SPS after a year or two. The DT arrived this week and I'm getting ready to start drilling and setting up overflows. The dry rock has been curing in a tub in the garage for a couple weeks now and tests are showing the cycle is winding down. I'm still leaching Phosphates so I’m hoping it will be ready to add to the tank in 3-4 more weeks or so. Then I’ll add 50lbs of primo deco live rock from Live Rock ‘n’ Reef and the CUC… I’ll call this week 0. I’ll wait a week or two to be sure I don’t get another cycle and to let my first batch of fish finish their time in quarantine. I've got a 20g QT tank finishing it's cycle right now as well.

So, here’s what I’m looking to put in and when I plan to introduce them.

Week 0

• 120g Quick Crew w/ hermits from Reefcleaners.org. In addition to their standard CUC they'll also be including:
• 1 brittle star
• 1 serpent star
• 2 peppermint shrimp
• 1 florida fighting conch.
• Will also get some Chaeto, some Red Gracilaria, and some Ulva Lettuce for the refugium.

Week 2

• 1 male Bartlett Anthia
• 3 female Bartlett Anthias

Week 10

• 1 one-spot foxface rabbitfish
• 1 Red Spotted Blenny
• 1 highfin banded gobby and pistol shrimp

Week 24

• 2 Percula Clownfish
• 1 Flame Angel
• 1 Maxima Clam

Week 36

• Clown Fairy Wrasse (depending on how tank is doing)

Week 52

• 1 Psychodelic Mandarine
• 1 Purple Long Tentacled Anemone

I see no behavioral issues with this stocking plan.

[Jeff120reef]

Hello, just wanted to check with you about my intended stock list and what I have now....
Currently: 2 Orange Clowns, 1 Flame Angel, and an Orange spot Goby.

Would like to add: 1 Foxface, 3-4 Green/ Blue Chromis, Powder Blue Tang, Yellow Tang or Sailfin Tang, and 2 Bangai Cardinals. These fish are not listed in any particular order just wanted to get an idea on compatibility and what order they should go in, Tank info is below.

Thank you in advance!!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Jeff120reef

Hello, just wanted to check with you about my intended stock list and what I have now....
Currently: 2 Orange Clowns, 1 Flame Angel, and an Orange spot Goby.

Would like to add: 1 Foxface, 3-4 Green/ Blue Chromis, Powder Blue Tang, Yellow Tang or Sailfin Tang, and 2 Bangai Cardinals. These fish are not listed in any particular order just wanted to get an idea on compatibility and what order they should go in, Tank info is below.

Thank you in advance!!

Chromis have not been coming in healthy so I would suggest avoiding them; of course 3-4 is likely to become one or two over time in any case. The Bangaii cardinals should be tank bred, and for two, must be a male + female. A sailfin tang requires a significantly larger tank. Either of the other two tangs would work, but the zebrasoma tang would become more ornery over time. The foxface is fine but should precede any tang.

[Zante]

Hi everyone,

I'm in the middle of planning my 5 foot, 150 gallon tank, and what i really need help with is the stocking.

I haven't even looked into getting rock yet, as I am going to build the reef around the fish I decide to stock, and i will build it slowly, as I find pieces that fit my plan.

I do need help with checking out my stocking choices, as i have little experience with marine, and none with tanks this size. I'd like to keep everything as close as possible to Fiji, without being anal about it.

Word of warning: I prefer tanks with more smaller fish rather than fewer large fish.

So far this is what I have put together:

Inverts
1 Condy anemone (condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise a bubbletip
1 Carpet anemone (Stichodactylidae sp.)
1 Coral banded shrimp (stenopus hispidus) - If a pair can be sourced I'll get a pair
10 Cleaner shrimps (lysmata ambionensis)
1 Maxima clam (tridacna maxima) - will see if the aquarium can support more than 1 clam, not necessarily all maxima
10 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.)
20 money/ring cowrie (cypraea moneta/annulus)
1 strombus fighter (strombus pugilis) - Will see if the tank can support two
15 dwarf hermits (calcinus laevimanus)
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Maybe 2 if the tank is big enough
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying

Fish
2 Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f if possible
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) - If I can source a pair I won't get the flame angel
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula) - If I can source a pair I won't get the coral beauty
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Copperbanded butterfly (Chelmon rostratus)
10 Longspine cardinals (Apogon leptacanthus)
2 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
4 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
2 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)

I haven't mentioned any corals, but it will be a mixture of softies, and LPS, I still have to decide on SPS

Lighting from 2 x Radion XR30w

Circulation from
2 x vortech MP40w
2 x koralia 3200 lph
2 x APS 6000 lph

The pairs of pumps will be alternating with each other, each pair on a different timer to create shifting current patterns.
I will look into adding a Carlson surge device, but don't hold your breath.

The tank will be scaped as two separate reefs, one on the left occupying the left part of the tank and one on the right occupying the right part of the tank. This will create a clear territory division. The clam would go between the two.

One thing I'd rather not compromise on is the pair of ocellaris and a shoal of small fish.

Now go ahead and rip it apart!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Zante

Hi everyone,

I'm in the middle of planning my 5 foot, 150 gallon tank, and what i really need help with is the stocking.

I haven't even looked into getting rock yet, as I am going to build the reef around the fish I decide to stock, and i will build it slowly, as I find pieces that fit my plan.

I do need help with checking out my stocking choices, as i have little experience with marine, and none with tanks this size. I'd like to keep everything as close as possible to Fiji, without being anal about it.

Word of warning: I prefer tanks with more smaller fish rather than fewer large fish.

So far this is what I have put together:

Inverts
1 Condy anemone (condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise a bubbletip
1 Carpet anemone (Stichodactylidae sp.) careful, it does eat fish
1 Coral banded shrimp (stenopus hispidus) - If a pair can be sourced I'll get a pair can take fish
10 Cleaner shrimps (lysmata ambionensis) first, these do not eat parasites, secondly, I do not think 10 will work
1 Maxima clam (tridacna maxima) - will see if the aquarium can support more than 1 clam, not necessarily all maxima
10 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.)
20 money/ring cowrie (cypraea moneta/annulus)
1 strombus fighter (strombus pugilis) - Will see if the tank can support two
15 dwarf hermits (calcinus laevimanus) will kill snails for their shells
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Maybe 2 if the tank is big enough
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying

Fish
2 Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) unless they are a mated pair, only one; however, these will not take kindly to fairy or flasher wrasses
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f if possible
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) - If I can source a pair I won't get the flame angel
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula) - If I can source a pair I won't get the coral beauty
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Copperbanded butterfly (Chelmon rostratus) not clam safe, and may not be LPS coral safe
10 Longspine cardinals (Apogon leptacanthus) these will eventually pair up and you will not end up with the shoal you think you are getting
2 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
4 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) only two if a mated or bonded pair
2 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus) only two if a mated or bonded pair
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)

Lighting from 2 x Radion XR30w

Circulation from
2 x vortech MP40w
2 x koralia 3200 lph
2 x APS 6000 lph

The pairs of pumps will be alternating with each other, each pair on a different timer to create shifting current patterns.
I will look into adding a Carlson surge device, but don't hold your breath.

The tank will be scaped as two separate reefs, one on the left occupying the left part of the tank and one on the right occupying the right part of the tank. This will create a clear territory division. The clam would go between the two.

One thing I'd rather not compromise on is the pair of ocellaris and a shoal of small fish.

Now go ahead and rip it apart!

I never "rip", just provide information which you can choose to use or not at your discretion. This thread is only answered by Reef Central Staff.

[Zante]

Originally Posted by snorvich

I never "rip", just provide information which you can choose to use or not at your discretion. This thread is only answered by Reef Central Staff.

Just joking.

As I said I am inexperienced with salty tanks, so I expect there will be several issues with my choices. It was just a facetious way of saying so

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Zante

Just joking.

As I said I am inexperienced with salty tanks, so I expect there will be several issues with my choices. It was just a facetious way of saying so

No problem. I am always kind and gentle but blunt. I hope my comments were useful.

[Zante]

1 Carpet anemone (Stichodactylidae sp.) careful, it does eat fish

Is it more aggressive in that sense than a condilactys?

1 Coral banded shrimp (stenopus hispidus) - If a pair can be sourced I'll get a pair can take fish

Ok, maybe this is a stupid question, but what can I expect in this sense? I mean I like them very much, but if they are a real danger I will drop them

10 Cleaner shrimps (lysmata ambionensis) first, these do not eat parasites, secondly, I do not think 10 will work

No, no, I just used the term "cleaner" as a common name, I just like them.
10 too many? what would be an appropriate number for such a tank?

15 dwarf hermits (calcinus laevimanus) will kill snails for their shells

My understanding was that if sufficient shells are provided they will leave snails alone. Is this species particularly aggressive? I quite like hermits but I can live without, I just thought they were a very useful part of the CUC...

2 Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) unless they are a mated pair, only one; however, these will not take kindly to fairy or flasher wrasses

I can get a pair, but of the two I prefer the flasher wrasse.
How about 1m 2f of Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis instead? Would that work?

1 Copperbanded butterfly (Chelmon rostratus) not clam safe, and may not be LPS coral safe

Scratch the copperband then. I REALLY like it, but it's not worth the trouble.

10 Longspine cardinals (Apogon leptacanthus) these will eventually pair up and you will not end up with the shoal you think you are getting

Ok, to give you an idea of what I'm looking for, is there a marine equivalent of the rummynose tetra in FW? Maybe even more open water fish, that will adapt to living closer to the reef.

4 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) only two if a mated or bonded pair
2 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus) only two if a mated or bonded pair

Ok.
Re: the yellow watchman, if I get a pair of tiger pistol shrimps and a pair of YWG, would the four all live in the same burrow?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Zante

Is it more aggressive in that sense than a condilactys?

Yes. With flow they "blow" a bit and are super sticky


Ok, maybe this is a stupid question, but what can I expect in this sense? I mean I like them very much, but if they are a real danger I will drop them

They can be


No, no, I just used the term "cleaner" as a common name, I just like them.
10 too many? what would be an appropriate number for such a tank?

Well, they sometimes do not like each other. Some shrimp do not care but cleaner shrimp can be ornery to conspecifics


My understanding was that if sufficient shells are provided they will leave snails alone. Is this species particularly aggressive? I quite like hermits but I can live without, I just thought they were a very useful part of the CUC...

My recommendation is always snails or hermits but not both. Even with empty shells, they "acquire" more

The invert questions are really beyond the scope of this thread, but since you are new, I thought I should warn you


I can get a pair, but of the two I prefer the flasher wrasse.
How about 1m 2f of Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis instead? Would that work?

I doubt that you can get a bonded pair of six-line wrasses. There are virtually no LFS that can do that reliably. But with fairy and flasher wrasses, 1 male and multiple females works fine. With fairy wrasses, make sure the females are of different sizes.


Scratch the copperband then. I REALLY like it, but it's not worth the trouble. also, it is an expert level fish from an eating perspective; many never eat.


Ok, to give you an idea of what I'm looking for, is there a marine equivalent of the rummynose tetra in FW? Maybe even more open water fish, that will adapt to living closer to the reef.

Yes, but they are difficult. Red spot cardinal fish (Apogon parvulus). Difficult because they are poor shippers and require feeding multiple times per day.


Ok.
Re: the yellow watchman, if I get a pair of tiger pistol shrimps and a pair of YWG, would the four all live in the same burrow?

No. You can have more than one pistol shrimp for a given YWG, however. YWG do not like each other and will feud unless a male plus female bonded pair.

[Zante]

Ok, I have quite a lot of thinking and some more research to do.
Thank you, the help is really appreciated.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Zante

Ok, I have quite a lot of thinking and some more research to do.
Thank you, the help is really appreciated.

Check back with any revisions.

[dsprouse]

Hey everyone,
I have a 28gal nano cube and have 2 small clowns, a bicolor blenny, and dragon goby. No sump, live rock and a small refugium in the rear middle chamber. My wife really wants a blue tang and the lfs said we'd be ok to get a small one and as it "out grows' the tank to take it back in for store credit. Just curious if that was even possible. Thanks for any advice.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by dsprouse

Hey everyone,
I have a 28gal nano cube and have 2 small clowns, a bicolor blenny, and dragon goby. No sump, live rock and a small refugium in the rear middle chamber. My wife really wants a blue tang and the lfs said we'd be ok to get a small one and as it "out grows' the tank to take it back in for store credit. Just curious if that was even possible. Thanks for any advice.

You are at capacity now. You should never buy a fish unless you have the capacity for it to mature. A hepatus tang should be in an 8 foot tank which is normally 240 gallons.

[Zante]

Ok, here's a revised stock list.
I have made a couple of changes also that weren't suggested.

Inverts
1 Condy anemone (Condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise I'll have to see IF I'll get a 'nem
4 Fire shrimps (Lysmata debelius)
1 Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima)
5 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.) - will increase if necessary
15 ring cowrie (cypraea annulus) - will increase if necessary
1 strombus fighter (strombus pugilis) - Will see if the tank can support two
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Will try and source a mated pair
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying

Fish (to be added to the tank in this order)
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) - will try and source a mated pair
1 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus) - will try and source a mated pair
2 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
3 Rhomboid wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis) - 1m 2f
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f
10 Green chromis (Chromis virdis)
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) - If I can source a mated pair I won't get the flame angel
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula) - If I can source a mated pair I won't get the coral beauty
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)

If keeping the two species of wrasses together can be problematic, how would 2 extra female flashers sound?
If there is a suitable species of fish that will frighten the chromis into a shoal without actually preying on them I might decide to swap the tang for it. Something like my discus are keeping my rummynoses in a tight school

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Zante

Ok, here's a revised stock list.
I have made a couple of changes also that weren't suggested.

Inverts
1 Condy anemone (Condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise I'll have to see IF I'll get a 'nem
4 Fire shrimps (Lysmata debelius) must be introduced concurrently
1 Maxima clam (Tridacna maxima)
5 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.) - will increase if necessary
15 ring cowrie (cypraea annulus) - will increase if necessary
1 strombus fighter (strombus pugilis) - Will see if the tank can support two
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Will try and source a mated pair
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying

Fish (to be added to the tank in this order)
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) - will try and source a mated pair
1 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus) - will try and source a mated pair
2 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
3 Rhomboid wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis) - 1m 2f
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f
10 Green chromis (Chromis virdis) I wish I could persuade you that this will not result in your expected outcome
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa) - If I can source a mated pair I won't get the flame angel
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula) - If I can source a mated pair I won't get the coral beauty
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)

If keeping the two species of wrasses together can be problematic, how would 2 extra female flashers sound?

either option would work. If it were me, I would have a male flasher and 4 females (of any species except the eightline flasher wrasse).

If there is a suitable species of fish that will frighten the chromis into a shoal without actually preying on them I might decide to swap the tang for it. Something like my discus are keeping my rummynoses in a tight school

not doable, sorry