200 Gallon Stocking?

[studentdriver]

Can anyone advice if the following fishes will be too much of a bio-load for a 200 gallon display (280g system) SPS dominated tank?

2x Mandarin Dragonet
2x Mccosker Wrasse
4x Firefish
2x YellowTail Damsel
2x Clownfish
1x Orange Stripped Goby
1x Yellowfin Wrasse
1x Anthias
1x Flame Angel
1x Potters Angel
1x Powder Blue Tang
1x Powder Brown Tang
1x Regal Tang
1x Yellow Longnose Butterfly
1x Tailspot Blenny
1x Rusty Blenny
1x Banggai Cardinal

Thanks

 

[trinidiver]

i could be wrong, but i've heard that a powder blue and a powder brown cant live in the same tank

 

[betamed]

i could be wrong, but i've heard that a powder blue and a powder brown cant live in the same tank

I would think the blue would bully the brown as well. Otherwise i would think it is more fish than I would put in the tank but with excellent filtration possible

 

[crvz]

Most of those fish are relatively benign in terms of bioload demands, but 24 fish in a 200 gallon may be a bit aggressive. Some generic thoughts;

Lose the damsels; particularly with a pair of clowns they will be quite aggressive and not worth their $4 cost.

Choose either the powder blue or powder brown; while the larger tank does give promise that you can house multiple Acanthurus species, I have had repeated failures of trying to group a powder blue with either the powder brown or white cheek tang. They are simply too aggressive towards each other, so much so that it can disrupt the continuity of the remaining fish in the tank.

The longnose butterfly is likely not to be your favorite in a coral tank. They are very likely to irritate corals, even SPS, so think hard on that one.

The mandarins will require a seasoned tank, but after a year or so should do well enough with that combination of fish. Avoid adding a lot of other wrasses which will compete for live food with them

Finally, the regal tang. You may feel a 200 gallon tank is large, but for a fish that size and that active you may not like it over the long haul. I've rehomed that fish from 180 gallon tanks before simply because they are such aggressive eaters that it intimidates peaceful reef fish (particularly once they get to 5-6"). While beautiful, I actually think a powder blue is a better choice if you can find a healthy one.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

replace the two damsels for two more anthias

 

[TNTtropical]

Thats not to drastic, maybe a few tweaks here or there and you could prob keep all of those guys in a 200 gallon