150 gallon stock list approval?

[brett559]

I have male McCoskers, Carpenters and Orange back. No aggression - they flash each other, but no nips or fighting. Awesome fish.

For the dwarf angel, I like flame angels, lemonpeels and Potters. They can go after corals, but I've kept flames and coral beauties without incident.

 

[Tylerdg]

I have male McCoskers, Carpenters and Orange back. No aggression - they flash each other, but no nips or fighting. Awesome fish.

For the dwarf angel, I like flame angels, lemonpeels and Potters. They can go after corals, but I've kept flames and coral beauties without incident.

That's great to hear! I really like the colors on each, it's a relief to see there's a chance for success. Did you add them in all at the same time?

 

[SoloChromis]

First of all, 2 tangs in a 6 foot tank is just a ticking time bomb and there's already WAY too many fish in there as it is...
Just joking List looks good, if not a bit modest. I'd definitely look into some of the basslets (chalk, royal gramma, assessors etc.), some of the more benign dottybacks (orchid, Springer's, and Sankey's), cleaner (neon, sharknose, goldline) gobies, a dwarf angel, cardinals (avoid the flames and five lines), a midas blenny (would look cool swimming with the lyretails), Halichoeres wrasses, and Chrysiptera damsels. I prefer small fish my self, but to each his/her own. P.S. get yourself a good cover on your tank for the wrasses and jawfish. Good luck :beer:

 

[Tylerdg]

First of all, 2 tangs in a 6 foot tank is just a ticking time bomb and there's already WAY too many fish in there as it is...
Just joking List looks good, if not a bit modest. I'd definitely look into some of the basslets (chalk, royal gramma, assessors etc.), some of the more benign dottybacks (orchid, Springer's, and Sankey's), cleaner (neon, sharknose, goldline) gobies, a dwarf angel, cardinals (avoid the flames and five lines), a midas blenny (would look cool swimming with the lyretails), Halichoeres wrasses, and Chrysiptera damsels. I prefer small fish my self, but to each his/her own. P.S. get yourself a good cover on your tank for the wrasses and jawfish. Good luck :beer:

Ah nice to see, will the jawfish be ok with the smaller goby? (Yasha), And how many more fish do you think I could add roughly?

 

[Tylerdg]

Ah nice to see, will the jawfish be ok with the smaller goby? (Yasha), And how many more fish do you think I could add roughly?

Ah I'm assuming so because the neons are even smaller! lol

 

[brett559]

I bought the Carpenters and McCoskers from Live Aquaria's Divers Den and added them at the same time (same order). The Carpenters was MUCH larger than the McC's. I was worried at first that they'd fight, but they haven't. They've been in probably 6 weeks or so. If anything, the smaller McC's is the more assertive fish. The orange back was added probably 3 months beforehand. I acquired the orangeback from my LFS and it was already fully grown or close to it.

These are great fish, but if you don't need/want to keep shrimp, the halichoeres wrasses are my favorite. My melanarus was my favorite fish I've kept, but I had to sell him because I needed to keep peppermint shrimp to combat some aiptasia. So as cool as flashers and fairies are, if you can, get some halichoeres wrasses:
http://aquarium-fish.liveaquaria.co...:marinefish&isort=score&method=and&ts=results

 

[Tylerdg]

I bought the Carpenters and McCoskers from Live Aquaria's Divers Den and added them at the same time (same order). The Carpenters was MUCH larger than the McC's. I was worried at first that they'd fight, but they haven't. They've been in probably 6 weeks or so. If anything, the smaller McC's is the more assertive fish. The orange back was added probably 3 months beforehand. I acquired the orangeback from my LFS and it was already fully grown or close to it.

These are great fish, but if you don't need/want to keep shrimp, the halichoeres wrasses are my favorite. My melanarus was my favorite fish I've kept, but I had to sell him because I needed to keep peppermint shrimp to combat some aiptasia. So as cool as flashers and fairies are, if you can, get some halichoeres wrasses:
http://aquarium-fish.liveaquaria.co...:marinefish&isort=score&method=and&ts=results

Yeah I was looking at them, they look fantastic!! but was told that anthias would use the cleaner shrimp, making for nice amusement xD, I guess minds always change and can always keep it in mind though

 

[brett559]

You can see the two flasher wrasses in my avatar - the McC is the smaller one on the right.

 

[ca1ore]

Not sure that Lyretails are any less aggressive than bartletts. You will end up with multiple males with the latter, though if it happens most will be sub-males and be ok for the most part. Lyretails are also aggressive and often pick off the lowest member of the group leaving you eventually with one. You need to be prepared to feed them 3 times a day.

 

[uncleL]

That's a good list of fish! I have three Tangs in my 90G Hippo, Scopas and Yellow....they play well. I would add a lawnmower Blenny! Oh I have 13 fish in my 90G I like to grow my own meaning I buy them small. It's been up for 2 yrs and I'll move the larger fish to my 150.

(1) Royal Gramma
(6) Ocellaris Clown
(1) Lawnmower Blenny
(6) Hermit Crabs
(4) Turbo Snails
(17)Astrea Snail
(1) Foxface Tang
(1) Yellow Tang
(1) Coral Beauty
(1) Scopas Tang
(1) Hippo Tang

 

[uncleL]

I would a about 4 chromis........

 

[Tylerdg]

This tank was drilled wrong :/ so getting bigger tank and bigger fish in other thread xD