My tank stock choices.

JMorris271 · 10/28/2015, 12:39 PM

Does anyone see a conflict with my stocking choice ?

120 gal tank, 40 gal sump 100 lbs of dry rock 80 lbs sand.

2 Kaulderns Cardinal
1 Foxface Lo
2 Occ Clowns
1 Purple Tang
2 Carberai Anthias
2 Gold Acessor
1 Yellow Gobie

X snails
1 fighting conch
red legged herms
1 urchin
2 pepperment shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp

gone fishin · 10/28/2015, 12:49 PM

Maybe some aggression from the tang. Good luck

JMorris271 · 10/28/2015, 02:10 PM

update cuc

2 Kaulderns Cardinal
1 Foxface Lo
2 Occ Clowns
1 Purple Tang
2 Carberai Anthias
2 Gold Acessor
1 Yellow watchman Gobie

10 Trochus snails
2 Mexican turbos
1 fighting conch
3 red legged herms
1 tuxido clam
2 pepperment shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
1 fire shrimp
1 pistol shrimp

jraker · 10/28/2015, 03:10 PM

looks good, but i would go with a one spot foxface. they stay smaller. add the tang and the foxface last, they are the biggest and will e most aggressive.

otherwise, it is a good stocking list

3dees · 10/29/2015, 09:45 AM

my one spot was one of the first fish added to my 120 gal. reef. never a problem. the cardinals should be a bonded pair or you may end up with one. just my opinion, but I won't put any tang in my tank. I think a minimum of six feet is needed. I love them, but there are too many beautiful fish I would go with rather than these ich magnets. ditch the tang and you can have a dwarf angel and maybe a couple of other small to mid size fish. I have 12 fish in my tank but no tangs.

e048 · 10/29/2015, 03:51 PM

I would go for a smaller tang than a purple

Pistol shrimp might eat some of your other shrimp

Bent · 10/29/2015, 05:01 PM

I'd ditch the purple tang and get a kole, tomini or some other bristle tooth tang.

heathlindner25 · 10/29/2015, 05:07 PM

Just a suggestion ,but if this is going to be a reef tank, the Fox face gets huge quick and is venomous...and they're skittish which makes a bad combination.

davocean · 10/29/2015, 05:08 PM

I opted for a two spot bristletooth for my 120g for reasons mentioned, it was that or a squaretail bristle.
I'm pretty glad I made that choice, and talk about an algae eating machine, even grooms the sand bed like no other tang I've ever had.
Also, in keeping most any schoaling anthia I would advise at the very least 2 females per male to spread out the badgering the male will give, and really I think 3 females should be given ( bartletts being the exception here as they usually all turn male anyway)
If you do go purple tang, better go very small and very last.

stingeragent · 10/29/2015, 05:21 PM

I'd get the 1 spot fox. I've had mine for a bit over a year now and hes grown maybe an inch or so ( I feed daily ). I never had a problem with aggression from him even when he was in a tank with a lyretail wrasse and trigger, and still not now that hes in a reef tank with clowns, 6 line, hawkfish. As for the tang, I'd sub out the purple and get one that Bent mentioned.

JMorris271 · 10/29/2015, 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bent

I'd ditch the purple tang and get a kole, tomini or some other bristle tooth tang.

What? You don't like purple?
Ok. Why would you ditch the purp?
I see why you say that though. Tomini does well in a smaller tank than the purple but according to LA 125 gals in the range for that tang. I like the looks of that fish too much to let it go.

JMorris271 · 10/29/2015, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stingeragent

I'd get the 1 spot fox. I've had mine for a bit over a year now and hes grown maybe an inch or so ( I feed daily ). I never had a problem with aggression from him even when he was in a tank with a lyretail wrasse and trigger, and still not now that hes in a reef tank with clowns, 6 line, hawkfish. As for the tang, I'd sub out the purple and get one that Bent mentioned.

What size tank do you have?

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JMorris271 · 10/29/2015, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by davocean

I opted for a two spot bristletooth for my 120g for reasons mentioned, it was that or a squaretail bristle.
I'm pretty glad I made that choice, and talk about an algae eating machine, even grooms the sand bed like no other tang I've ever had.
Also, in keeping most any schoaling anthia I would advise at the very least 2 females per male to spread out the badgering the male will give, and really I think 3 females should be given ( bartletts being the exception here as they usually all turn male anyway)
If you do go purple tang, better go very small and very last.

How can you tell which sex is which when you order online?

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stingeragent · 10/29/2015, 07:14 PM

If you are referring to the fox, he was in a 55, now in a 125. The purple tang are notorious for being devilish.

JMorris271 · 11/05/2015, 12:27 PM

Changed out my list some. Will this work better? 120 gal
5 Kalderns Anthias
1 Bi color Tang or Kole
1 One spot Foxface
2 Occ Clowns
2 Black Cap Basslets
2 Gold Acessors

m0nkie · 11/05/2015, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JMorris271

What? You don't like purple?
Ok. Why would you ditch the purp?
I see why you say that though. Tomini does well in a smaller tank than the purple but according to LA 125 gals in the range for that tang. I like the looks of that fish too much to let it go.

my purple controls everything in the 150. If you want it, add it last. anything else you add after might get harassed to death

purple and blue tang IMO are crazy and mean

10/28/2015, 12:39 PM	#1
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	My tank stock choices. Does anyone see a conflict with my stocking choice ? 120 gal tank, 40 gal sump 100 lbs of dry rock 80 lbs sand. 2 Kaulderns Cardinal 1 Foxface Lo 2 Occ Clowns 1 Purple Tang 2 Carberai Anthias 2 Gold Acessor 1 Yellow Gobie X snails 1 fighting conch red legged herms 1 urchin 2 pepperment shrimp 2 cleaner shrimp Last edited by JMorris271; 10/28/2015 at 12:48 PM.

10/28/2015, 12:49 PM	#2
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	Maybe some aggression from the tang. Good luck __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT

10/29/2015, 05:01 PM	#7
Bent I got nothin' Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: The anals Posts: 6,420	I'd ditch the purple tang and get a kole, tomini or some other bristle tooth tang. __________________ Quitters never lose. [QUOTE=CStrickland]Who gets mad at a starfish?[/QUOTE] Current Tank Info: 75g DT, 30G refugium, 10g chaeto tank, 50g stock tank basement sump

10/29/2015, 05:08 PM	#9
davocean Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 14,655	I opted for a two spot bristletooth for my 120g for reasons mentioned, it was that or a squaretail bristle. I'm pretty glad I made that choice, and talk about an algae eating machine, even grooms the sand bed like no other tang I've ever had. Also, in keeping most any schoaling anthia I would advise at the very least 2 females per male to spread out the badgering the male will give, and really I think 3 females should be given ( bartletts being the exception here as they usually all turn male anyway) If you do go purple tang, better go very small and very last. __________________ There's a fine line between owning your tank and your tank owning you! Current Tank Info: SCA 120g RR Starfire, Tunze silence 1073.02 return, 40g sump w/ fuge, SWC Extreme 160 cone skimmer,Geismann reflexx 4xT5, 2x Panorama Pro LED strips, Vortech MP40QD

11/05/2015, 12:27 PM	#15
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	Changed out my list some. Will this work better? 120 gal 5 Kalderns Anthias 1 Bi color Tang or Kole 1 One spot Foxface 2 Occ Clowns 2 Black Cap Basslets 2 Gold Acessors Last edited by JMorris271; 11/05/2015 at 12:53 PM.

10/28/2015, 02:10 PM	#3
JMorris271 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Foothills of SC Posts: 2,010	update cuc 2 Kaulderns Cardinal 1 Foxface Lo 2 Occ Clowns 1 Purple Tang 2 Carberai Anthias 2 Gold Acessor 1 Yellow watchman Gobie 10 Trochus snails 2 Mexican turbos 1 fighting conch 3 red legged herms 1 tuxido clam 2 pepperment shrimp 2 cleaner shrimp 1 fire shrimp 1 pistol shrimp

10/28/2015, 03:10 PM	#4
jraker Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 1,421	looks good, but i would go with a one spot foxface. they stay smaller. add the tang and the foxface last, they are the biggest and will e most aggressive. otherwise, it is a good stocking list

10/29/2015, 09:45 AM	#5
3dees Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Chicago burbs Posts: 793	my one spot was one of the first fish added to my 120 gal. reef. never a problem. the cardinals should be a bonded pair or you may end up with one. just my opinion, but I won't put any tang in my tank. I think a minimum of six feet is needed. I love them, but there are too many beautiful fish I would go with rather than these ich magnets. ditch the tang and you can have a dwarf angel and maybe a couple of other small to mid size fish. I have 12 fish in my tank but no tangs.

10/29/2015, 03:51 PM	#6
e048 Registered Member. Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 598	I would go for a smaller tang than a purple Pistol shrimp might eat some of your other shrimp

10/29/2015, 05:07 PM	#8
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Just a suggestion ,but if this is going to be a reef tank, the Fox face gets huge quick and is venomous...and they're skittish which makes a bad combination.

10/29/2015, 05:21 PM	#10
stingeragent Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,032	I'd get the 1 spot fox. I've had mine for a bit over a year now and hes grown maybe an inch or so ( I feed daily ). I never had a problem with aggression from him even when he was in a tank with a lyretail wrasse and trigger, and still not now that hes in a reef tank with clowns, 6 line, hawkfish. As for the tang, I'd sub out the purple and get one that Bent mentioned.

10/29/2015, 07:14 PM	#14
stingeragent Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 1,032	If you are referring to the fox, he was in a 55, now in a 125. The purple tang are notorious for being devilish.