stocking a 75

Acronic · 07/12/2009, 09:48 PM

I have a 75gallon with 30gallon sump ive been thinking about what to put in it. My goals are to be compatable with an sps dominated tank, have a small school and fairly peacefull fish. So far ive comprised a small list of inverts and fish.

4 pseudanthias ventrails
1 royal gramma basslet
1 yellow tang
1-2 purple firefish
1 yasha haze goby (i may have a pistol hitchhiker but yet to seeit)
1 mandarin dragonette

15 -20 Banded Trochus Snails
4 blue and red leg hermits
2 cleaner shrimp
2 blood shrimp
1 corcea clam

What works here and what order should i be introducing these guys in. I will take my time adding stock maybe around end of next fall ill be done.

Thanks for the help

Bonta · 07/12/2009, 10:06 PM

So the tank is new ? If I were you I would hold off on the Dragonette.

n00by · 07/12/2009, 10:07 PM

Welcome fellow Canadian, I just started my 75g setup 1 month ago as well. Ditch the mandarin until you become more pro at this hobby other than that it looks like a nice list. Whatever you do add that yellow tang is last and look into an algae blenny as well.

Acronic · 07/12/2009, 10:19 PM

The mandarin is way off in the distance. Ok so the tang goes in last and get a blenny thanks. Any more ideas

n00by · 07/13/2009, 05:32 PM

Have you picked out where you're going to buy live rock?

Acronic · 07/13/2009, 05:44 PM

I already have my live rock, 36 pounds mix of jakarta and totoka and 30 pounds of base rock that was once LR from an old tank. I got the LR from ray's marine in ottawa. ill see if i can add a pic

n00by · 07/13/2009, 05:50 PM

Sounds good. Right now I have 2 black and white clowns, 1 algae blenny, 1 blue green chromis, a cleaner shrimp, 5 blue leg hermit crabgs, 3 nassarious snails, misc hitchikers, 1 large leather coral and a frogspawn. My plans are minimal fish, probably going to add a blue yelloe belly tang and that's it. The rest will be corals. You'll enjoy the more corals less fish concept.

Acronic · 07/13/2009, 05:57 PM

this is the tank first set up

Acronic · 07/13/2009, 06:45 PM

Yellow bellied hippo!!! wicked must be $$$$

n00by · 07/13/2009, 07:12 PM

found a place selling them young for $75. Much hardier than a hippo tang. Soon as I get back from vacation i'm getting one. Nice setup, clean aquascaping job.

07/12/2009, 09:48 PM	#1
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	stocking a 75 I have a 75gallon with 30gallon sump ive been thinking about what to put in it. My goals are to be compatable with an sps dominated tank, have a small school and fairly peacefull fish. So far ive comprised a small list of inverts and fish. 4 pseudanthias ventrails 1 royal gramma basslet 1 yellow tang 1-2 purple firefish 1 yasha haze goby (i may have a pistol hitchhiker but yet to seeit) 1 mandarin dragonette 15 -20 Banded Trochus Snails 4 blue and red leg hermits 2 cleaner shrimp 2 blood shrimp 1 corcea clam What works here and what order should i be introducing these guys in. I will take my time adding stock maybe around end of next fall ill be done. Thanks for the help __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

07/12/2009, 10:06 PM	#2
Bonta Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Posts: 453	So the tank is new ? If I were you I would hold off on the Dragonette. __________________ I sometimes talk to my fish when no ones around. Current Tank Info: 60g

07/12/2009, 10:19 PM	#4
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	The mandarin is way off in the distance. Ok so the tang goes in last and get a blenny thanks. Any more ideas __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

07/13/2009, 05:44 PM	#6
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	I already have my live rock, 36 pounds mix of jakarta and totoka and 30 pounds of base rock that was once LR from an old tank. I got the LR from ray's marine in ottawa. ill see if i can add a pic __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

07/13/2009, 05:57 PM	#8
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	this is the tank first set up __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

07/12/2009, 10:07 PM	#3
n00by Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 347	Welcome fellow Canadian, I just started my 75g setup 1 month ago as well. Ditch the mandarin until you become more pro at this hobby other than that it looks like a nice list. Whatever you do add that yellow tang is last and look into an algae blenny as well.

07/13/2009, 05:32 PM	#5
n00by Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 347	Have you picked out where you're going to buy live rock?

07/13/2009, 05:50 PM	#7
n00by Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 347	Sounds good. Right now I have 2 black and white clowns, 1 algae blenny, 1 blue green chromis, a cleaner shrimp, 5 blue leg hermit crabgs, 3 nassarious snails, misc hitchikers, 1 large leather coral and a frogspawn. My plans are minimal fish, probably going to add a blue yelloe belly tang and that's it. The rest will be corals. You'll enjoy the more corals less fish concept.

07/13/2009, 06:45 PM	#9
Acronic The Fifth Master Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,813	Yellow bellied hippo!!! wicked must be $$$$ __________________ Kevin I have lost all concept of reality and live in an SPS world now.

07/13/2009, 07:12 PM	#10
n00by Registered Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 347	found a place selling them young for $75. Much hardier than a hippo tang. Soon as I get back from vacation i'm getting one. Nice setup, clean aquascaping job.