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[Justin1997]

Yellow Watchmen Goby,
Purple Headed Firefish,
2 Ocellaris Clowns,
Purple Stripe Dotty Back
Citrinis Clown Goby,
Yellowhead Jawfish,
Tailspot Blenny,
Tankas Pygmy Wrasse (if I can find one),
Royal Gramma
Inverts
Pincushion Urchin, Needle
Peppermint Shrimp x2
Harlequin Shrimp x2
Pistol Shrimp x2
Tile Sea Star
60 gallon 2ft cubed, just looking into a list of fish I'm interested make sure they're all ok, halfway through cycling water all live rock in

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Justin1997

Yellow Watchmen Goby,
Purple Headed Firefish,
2 Ocellaris Clowns,
Purple Stripe Dotty Back not ok, very aggressive
Citrinis Clown Goby,
Yellowhead Jawfish,
Tailspot Blenny,
Tankas Pygmy Wrasse (if I can find one),
Royal Gramma

all other fish are fine

Inverts
Pincushion Urchin, Needle
Peppermint Shrimp x2
Harlequin Shrimp x2 only eats star fish such as the one below
Pistol Shrimp x2
Tile Sea Star
60 gallon 2ft cubed, just looking into a list of fish I'm interested make sure they're all ok, halfway through cycling water all live rock in

[mcrbar910]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Your stocking list is fine, however the clownfish, once mature, will be aggressive. Dwarf angels are not coral safe, especially towards meaty LPS corals.

Okay my clowns are in and we think they are actually juvenile allardi. We are doing more research bacause tank is rimless...open. It looks like tiger/diamond goby might be common jumper. Also most wrasse too. It says canary wrasse less prone to jump but then we cant have feathers. Any suggestions on goby and wrasse that are less common to jump? Also looking at our list any other suggestions if not? No damsel....we not want them! Also no tang as we feel tank is to small and we want happy fish

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by mcrbar910

Okay my clowns are in and we think they are actually juvenile allardi.

somewhat aggressive when mature

We are doing more research bacause tank is rimless...open. It looks like tiger/diamond goby might be common jumper.

with pistol shrimp, less likely to jump but still possible

Also most wrasse too. It says canary wrasse less prone to jump but then we cant have feathers.

correct

Any suggestions on goby and wrasse that are less common to jump?

virtually all wrasses except possum wrasses are jump prone, shrimp gobies with shrimp (which means a substrate) are less likely to jump. However, all fish can jump, and if harassed by tank mates may attempt it.

Also looking at our list any other suggestions if not? No damsel....we not want them! Also no tang as we feel tank is to small and we want happy fish

yes, your tank is too small for tangs. However, while I am always willing to analyze stocking lists (if you re-provide tank specs and tank mates) we do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons.

[dh50]

125g 6ft fowlr,aqueon proflex sump,super reef oct xp2000 skimmer, i like triggers. can i keep more than one kind if so what kind and how many. also would like to know what kind of tankmates i could have. iknow this may be a bit broad but having trouble finding answer reading through forums. thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by dh50

125g 6ft fowlr,aqueon proflex sump,super reef oct xp2000 skimmer, i like triggers. can i keep more than one kind if so what kind and how many. also would like to know what kind of tankmates i could have. iknow this may be a bit broad but having trouble finding answer reading through forums. thanks

triggers are aggressive and some are very aggressive. My recommendation for triggers is to make your tank a species tank with the trigger as the only fish. In any case, we do not provide analysis of aggressive fish community tanks.

[Skynet]

2 Ocellaris Clowns (With Anemone)
Pacific Regal Blue Tang
Yellow Tang
Moorish Idol
Porcupine Puffer Fish
Royal Gramma
four striped damselfish
Pacific Cleaner Shrimp
Ochre Starfish
Clean Up Crew
If still possible:
yellow longnose butterflyfish
pistol shrimp and goby
75 gallon, reef/fish mix tank, best sequent plz, will introduce them slowly as funds are available

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Skynet

2 Ocellaris Clowns (With Anemone)
Pacific Regal Blue Tang reef central recommends a 240 gallon tank for this fish
Yellow Tang
Moorish Idol difficult, please read Moorish Idol Primer in the Reef Fish forum
Porcupine Puffer Fish not invert safe
Royal Gramma
four striped damselfish will limit choices going forward
Pacific Cleaner Shrimp
Ochre Starfish
Clean Up Crew
If still possible:
yellow longnose butterflyfish
pistol shrimp and goby
75 gallon, reef/fish mix tank, best sequent plz, will introduce them slowly as funds are available

First of all, I do not provide analysis of aggressive fish tanks (puffers are aggressive), but some comments are above

[Skynet]

Thanks that help a lot, also, which will be the best sequent for introducing this list to the tank

[Fitz19d]

In a 55 w/ 20 sump Mixed Reef
Have 2 medium tomato clowns
1 Large Banded Sleeper Goby
1 4 inch Melanarus
4 inch Fu Manchu Lion


Going to a 125g tank w/ sump June 5th. Stocking question I'm curious on if I can survive till the move would be dropping tomatoes for a 15 yr old big maroon clown and her hubby, flame angel (supposedly hasn't eaten corals or the guys clams), dragon goby.

Nothing the lion should be able to eat, and he'll be staying in the 55 post move.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Fitz19d

In a 55 w/ 20 sump Mixed Reef
Have 2 medium tomato clowns aggressive
1 Large Banded Sleeper Goby
1 4 inch Melanarus
4 inch Fu Manchu Lion will eat what he can, which is anything 2 inches or smaller, may try to eat others that are even larger


Going to a 125g tank w/ sump June 5th. Stocking question I'm curious on if I can survive till the move would be dropping tomatoes for a 15 yr old big maroon clown and her hubby, flame angel (supposedly hasn't eaten corals or the guys clams), dragon goby.

Nothing the lion should be able to eat, and he'll be staying in the 55 post move.

Sorry, I do not provide analysis of aggressive fish tanks

[tphill]

Hello. I'll be setting up my 75 gallon tank next weekend. Will have 38 gallon sump/fuge. RO nwb-150 protein skimmer and about 50-75 lbs of rock. It will be a softie dominated tank. I'd like to get my stock list down so I can get the first couple fish in QT. Here is my proposed list, and order of introduction.

1. Banggai Cardinal-tank bred
Purple Firefish

2. Royal Gramma
Court Jester Goby

3. McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse

4. White Tail Bristletooth Tang

Will these be ok? Thanks.

[lcs]

Soon-to-be 125 mixed reef:

Moving over from current tank:
YWG/melanurus wrasse/occ. Clown

In order of addition:
Firefish and tailspot blenny
Bangaii cardinal – tank bred
Marine betta
Starry blenny
Midas blenny
Flasher wrasse trio (2 female/1 male)
dwarf angel – two possible?
Ctenochaetus sp.
Yellow tang – too close in shape to previous?
blue throat trigger
Mandarin pair (after one year)

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by tphill

Hello. I'll be setting up my 75 gallon tank next weekend. Will have 38 gallon sump/fuge. RO nwb-150 protein skimmer and about 50-75 lbs of rock. It will be a softie dominated tank. I'd like to get my stock list down so I can get the first couple fish in QT. Here is my proposed list, and order of introduction.

1. Banggai Cardinal-tank bred
Purple Firefish

2. Royal Gramma
Court Jester Goby

3. McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse

4. White Tail Bristletooth Tang

Will these be ok? Thanks.

Yes, and the order is excellent. You dok however, have three fish that can be prolific jumpers so you will need to cover the tank with 1/4 inch mesh.

[tphill]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Yes, and the order is excellent. You dok however, have three fish that can be prolific jumpers so you will need to cover the tank with 1/4 inch mesh.

Thank you. And I already have the material to make the lid.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by lcs

Soon-to-be 125 mixed reef:

Moving over from current tank:
YWG/melanurus wrasse/occ. Clown

In order of addition:
Firefish and tailspot blenny
Bangaii cardinal – tank bred
Marine betta can/will eat small fish
Starry blenny
Midas blenny
Flasher wrasse trio (2 female/1 male)
dwarf angel – two possible? two is possible, ideally introduced concurrently
Ctenochaetus sp.
Yellow tang – too close in shape to previous? yellows tend to be very aggressive once established but if added last, may be ok
blue throat trigger can/will eat small fish and some invertebrates
Mandarin pair (after one year)

[Justin1997]

How about anemone shrimp instead of harlequin? Not sure how to reply to a message one here

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Justin1997

How about anemone shrimp instead of harlequin? Not sure how to reply to a message one here

Well, the theme of this thread is marine fish compatibility so that question is beyond the scope of this thread. In general, however, be sure you can feed appropriately the animals you are planning to keep which you could not with Harlequin shrimp.

[Metricscaler]

Hi I'm moving a 125 gallon fish tank this weekend it has a skimmer, polisher , bio filter machanical filter also I'm getting one tang with the tank, there is also LR with zoanthids and discoma I believe mushrooms I guess I was wondering if I could add some hermit crabs to the tank a guy in town has 7 he has to get ride of ASAP .

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Metricscaler

Hi I'm moving a 125 gallon fish tank this weekend it has a skimmer, polisher , bio filter machanical filter also I'm getting one tang with the tank, there is also LR with zoanthids and discoma I believe mushrooms I guess I was wondering if I could add some hermit crabs to the tank a guy in town has 7 he has to get ride of ASAP .

As mentioned previously, this thread is only about marine fish compatibility so questions about cleanup crew are beyond the scope of this thread. Sorry.

[YME]

I have a 65g, 20g sump w/refugium, 75lbs rock, 70lbs sand. The tank is not set up yet and I have not decided to go with dsb or not. So here is my rainbow wish list of fish:

1- Dwarf Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)
2- Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
2- Black Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
1- Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1- Blue/Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
1- Blue Reef Chromis (Chromis cyaneus)
1- Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
1- Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
1- Yellowheaded or Pearly Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
1- McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccosker)
1- Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) male
1- Red Mandarin (Synchiropus cf. splendidus) female

Inverts:
2- Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes galathinus)
3- Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni complex) or (Lysmata uncicornis)
1- Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
1- Blood Red Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)
1- Snapping Shrimp, Red Banded (Alpheus randalli)
2- Hermit crabs (just because I already have them in the QT)
?- Snails (not sure how many I need for 65g tank)

My daughter wants feather dusters, I am not sure if we can have those with a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse.

I plan to plant macro algae in the DT and the refugium. I will also have a few different types of pods. I will possibly have a separate pod tank setup to make sure I have enough as a food source.

Thank you for your help. I think this thread is a great thing.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by YME

I have a 65g, 20g sump w/refugium, 75lbs rock, 70lbs sand. The tank is not set up yet and I have not decided to go with dsb or not. So here is my rainbow wish list of fish:

1- Dwarf Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus) not coral safe
2- Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) only one pair of clownfish, so pick the one you like the best
2- Black Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
1- Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1- Blue/Green Chromis (Chromis viridis) chromis have been coming in with poor health (uronema like symptoms), so quarantine is essential; in any case I would only go with one chromis rather than more than one. But I would prefer to see you do a female flasher wrasse in addition to the male instead of any chromis
1- Blue Reef Chromis (Chromis cyaneus)
1- Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani) on the aggressive side, I would be careful of any pseudomchromis with a flasher wrasse and would not do so
1- Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
1- Yellowheaded or Pearly Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons) needs a good sized sand bed and I would not add a jawfish and a shrimp goby
1- McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccosker) this and some of your other fish require a tightly sealed tank with quarter inch holed mesh
1- Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) male only one mandarin in this sized tank, in general males are easier to acquire; only add after the tank is 9 months mature
1- Red Mandarin (Synchiropus cf. splendidus) female

Inverts:
2- Porcelain Crab (Petrolisthes galathinus)
3- Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni complex) or (Lysmata uncicornis)
1- Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
1- Blood Red Fire Shrimp (Lysmata debelius)
1- Snapping Shrimp, Red Banded (Alpheus randalli)
2- Hermit crabs (just because I already have them in the QT)
?- Snails (not sure how many I need for 65g tank) if you have hermits, they will in the long run, kill your snails

My daughter wants feather dusters, I am not sure if we can have those with a McCosker's Flasher Wrasse. no problem

I plan to plant macro algae in the DT and the refugium. I will also have a few different types of pods. I will possibly have a separate pod tank setup to make sure I have enough as a food source.

Thank you for your help. I think this thread is a great thing.

[YME]

1- Dwarf Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)... no corals
1- Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
1- Black Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
I was told I could keep one of each because they are the same species, just different color variations.
1- Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1- Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
1- McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccosker)... with a tightly sealed tank
1- Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) male... after 9-12 months
Returning hermit crabs for snails.

I think that cut my list in half. But I figured my list would be overstocking and would half to be cut down. I really appreciate the advice. Thank you.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by YME

1- Dwarf Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)... no corals
1- Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)
1- Black Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris var.) Yes, that works as long as you get juveniles (small ones of the same size)
I was told I could keep one of each because they are the same species, just different color variations.
1- Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1- Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
1- McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccosker)... with a tightly sealed tank I would still suggest adding a female with the male
1- Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus) male... after 9-12 months

Excellent list

Returning hermit crabs for snails. Very wise. There are a variety of snails, each type of which can provide a different clean up service. Also look at a fighting conch.

I think that cut my list in half. But I figured my list would be overstocking and would half to be cut down. I really appreciate the advice. Thank you.

[Zeus30]

My tangs outgrew my tank (Blue Hippo & Sailfin). They went to a good home.

Currently I have:
Carpenters Wrasse
(2) True Perculas
Rainfordi Gobi
Tail spot Blenny
Blue/Green Chromis
Spotted Gobi
(2) Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Wanting to add more fish with color to my reef system, possibly another Tang suitable for a 90 and that will be friendly with my current stocklist.

Looking at:
(3-4) Firefish
Another wrasse compatible or friendly to my carpenters

Suggestions?