Stocking order for 45 gallon

ambaratur · 03/14/2009, 11:09 AM

I have started a 45 gallon tank that I intend to use for softies & LPS as well as some fish that I did not feel comfortable placing in my larger reef tank.

I have my potential stocking list completed, but I have never kept any of these semi-aggressive fish before so I thought I would solicit input on what order to add them to the tank.

The main purpose for the tank was to keep the yellowtail blue damselfish so those fish are a must in this list but the others could be altered if necessary.

The initial order I was thinking was the following:
1. 6 line wrasse
2. Purple Pseudochromis
3. 3 x Yellowtail Blue Damselfish
4. 2 x Tomato Clownfish
5. 1 x Longnose Hawkfish

The tank is a 45 gallon (36 x 12 x 24) and has about 40 lbs of live rock right now, Tunze 9005 protein skimmer, 2 x Koralia 3 powerheads, and 2 AquaClear 70 power filters. I intend to use a modified AquaClear 110 in the future as a HOB refugium just for fun.

Thanks for your input!

Ritten · 03/14/2009, 11:27 AM

Very cool stock list. Just to keep in mind, you won't be able to keep any peppermint shrimp with the Pseaudo and possibly the hawk so keep that in mind for aipstasia purposes. The only other thing that comes to mind is that the Tomato's tend to kick up a lot of sand in their constant digging in the sand. Keep that in mind for placing corals on the bottom of your tank. You'll likely see many sandstorms from those fish.

ambaratur · 03/14/2009, 11:52 AM

Thanks.

The tomatos are subject to change. I just wanted to try a species of clownfish other than the false perc. for a difference.

How about the stocking order - any input there?

Thanks again

agold11520 · 03/14/2009, 11:54 AM

Only ONE Tomato clown!! One will bully the weaker to death!

ambaratur · 03/14/2009, 03:57 PM

Perhaps - or I may just switch to a different clown species.

Also I guess that the pseudochromis is out - I read that they will even attack large ornamental shrimp - so I will be re-thinking that as well.

ambaratur · 03/14/2009, 06:00 PM

Ok, well it looks like I may swap the pseudochromis with an orchid (fridmani) dottyback.

03/14/2009, 11:09 AM	#1
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	Stocking order for 45 gallon I have started a 45 gallon tank that I intend to use for softies & LPS as well as some fish that I did not feel comfortable placing in my larger reef tank. I have my potential stocking list completed, but I have never kept any of these semi-aggressive fish before so I thought I would solicit input on what order to add them to the tank. The main purpose for the tank was to keep the yellowtail blue damselfish so those fish are a must in this list but the others could be altered if necessary. The initial order I was thinking was the following: 1. 6 line wrasse 2. Purple Pseudochromis 3. 3 x Yellowtail Blue Damselfish 4. 2 x Tomato Clownfish 5. 1 x Longnose Hawkfish The tank is a 45 gallon (36 x 12 x 24) and has about 40 lbs of live rock right now, Tunze 9005 protein skimmer, 2 x Koralia 3 powerheads, and 2 AquaClear 70 power filters. I intend to use a modified AquaClear 110 in the future as a HOB refugium just for fun. Thanks for your input! __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

03/14/2009, 11:52 AM	#3
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	Thanks. The tomatos are subject to change. I just wanted to try a species of clownfish other than the false perc. for a difference. How about the stocking order - any input there? Thanks again __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

03/14/2009, 03:57 PM	#5
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	Perhaps - or I may just switch to a different clown species. Also I guess that the pseudochromis is out - I read that they will even attack large ornamental shrimp - so I will be re-thinking that as well. __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

03/14/2009, 06:00 PM	#6
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	Ok, well it looks like I may swap the pseudochromis with an orchid (fridmani) dottyback. __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

03/14/2009, 11:27 AM	#2
Ritten Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 2,164	Very cool stock list. Just to keep in mind, you won't be able to keep any peppermint shrimp with the Pseaudo and possibly the hawk so keep that in mind for aipstasia purposes. The only other thing that comes to mind is that the Tomato's tend to kick up a lot of sand in their constant digging in the sand. Keep that in mind for placing corals on the bottom of your tank. You'll likely see many sandstorms from those fish.

03/14/2009, 11:54 AM	#4
agold11520 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NY Posts: 121	Only ONE Tomato clown!! One will bully the weaker to death!