150gl stock list (no tangs or angels!)

[capt85]

I am looking to upgrade tank from a 70 to a 4' 150gl. I know I could probably squeeze in a dwarf angel or bistletooth tang but I would much rather save the bio load for more small reef fish. MY

Current livestock
2 Yellow Coris Wrasses
2 Perculas
1 Banggai Cardinal
1 purple firefish (the other one chocked to death on a large pellet in front of my eyes :furious
1 Chromis


My goal would be to have as many pairs/groups of different sizes and shapes as possible without overstocking. Also I do not feed often so although I love the anthias I do not believe my feeding schedule would be adequate.

Here are some thoughts of mine...
2 Leopard wrasses ( the rock I am using is over 2 years old so it should help with the pods.
2 Psychedelic Mandarins
1 red stripe tilefish
2 more banggais
1 more purple firefish
1 Hawkfish (not set on a certain one)
1 Midas blenny
1 Shrimp goby ( I have had a YWG but I may switch it up)
2 neon gobies

What I do NOT want
Sixline wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Aiptasia eating filefish, anything that is not mostly reef safe.

Any ideas?

 

[solitude127]

A flasher wrasse of some sort? Do you have a lid?

 

[Mrscribbled]

A scotts fairy wrasse pair would be sweet.

 

[capt85]

I do like the fairy wrasses and I do have a lid. My male yellow coris has jumped out 3 times while I have had the canopy open so I will definitely have one on the 150.

 

[DustyReefer]

Leopard wrasses are a good choice, and I wouldn't worry about the leopards with the pod population. Just make sure when you get them they are eating in the store, and you feed a few times a day.

 

[Ambition]

I would be slightly worried about pods with the coris wrasses, leopard wrasses, and mandarins in this tank. With the mandarins alone your looking at having to produce over 4000 pods each day to sustain them without major competition.

I would only add one bangaii cardinal to your existing one. It would have to be he opposite sex to form a pair. You could get two and wait until you see two pair up then remove the third one.

Other than that, your list looks good! BTW, I'm a big fan of no large fish in smallish tanks.