Fish list for new reef aquarium

[rmeads]

I have a 90 gallon aquarium which I will setup next week:

-80 lbs live rock (will increase to 120 over next year
-lighting 2x 250 metal halides, 2x96 PC actinics with moonlights
-sump with Tunze 9010 skimmer

I plan on a mixed reef and community fish tank. Following is my first pass at a fish (wish) list which I plan to purchase over the next year and a half

-3-4 blue green chromis
-Yellow Watchman Gobie
-3 Banggai Cardinalfish
-firefish or purple firefish
-two clownfish either Oscellaris, Maroon or Tomato
-1 Blue and Yellow Hippo Tang
-1 Blue Throat Triggerfish

I put them in roughly the order I plan on stocking them. What do you think? Am I on the right track?

Any specific suggestions?

[snorvich]

I assume you know that Banggai cardinalfish can only be as a pair or as one. Those hippo tangs are a bit much for a 90 gallon tank.

[reefman8471]

I thought that the Banggai's could be kept in large groups as well...say 6 or more in a large enough tank. The shear number should be enough to keep the aggression from creating to much stress on the less dominate members of the shoal.

James

[Eric the half-bee]

My cardinals trimmed down from 6 to 4 with 2 pairing and reproducing. The other 2 do fine on the other side of the tank.

[snorvich]

Originally posted by reefman8471
I thought that the Banggai's could be kept in large groups as well...say 6 or more in a large enough tank. The shear number should be enough to keep the aggression from creating to much stress on the less dominate members of the shoal.

James

Sorry, but that is not right.

[snorvich]

Originally posted by Eric the half-bee
My cardinals trimmed down from 6 to 4 with 2 pairing and reproducing. The other 2 do fine on the other side of the tank.

On a 400 gallon tank, many more combinations are possible than with a much smaller tank.