300g 8ft stock ideas?

[Sethjamto]

I'm working on setting up a 300g (96x24x30tall) tank soon. It's sitting in my garage and I'm almost done polishing the acrylic, then need to finish getting the rest of the equipment for it.

I'll be transferring over from my 90 the following:
Sailfin Tang
Blue Tang
(2) Oscillaris Clowns
Manderin Goby
Yellow Coris Wrass
(2) Blue-Green Chromis

What would ya'll put in a 8ft 300g tank with what I already have?

I'm definitely wanting more Tangs, and possible another clown pair (I'll put the Sebae Anemone that is home to my current clowns on one end of the tank, so the new clown pair can make the other end home and they won't interfere or even know the others exist).

I know I also want some nice sand sifting gobies and maybe some more wrasses.

What would be some good combinations that you would do?

 

[jaa1456]

Just an option, but how about setting up a separate 40 gallon plumbed into your system for the clowns. I would advise against two pairs even in that tank. As for tangs you can put almost any tang in there. I would still stay away from the large acanthurus tangs. Some top out at nearly two feet.

 

[Sethjamto]

No option for a second tank. This will fill the space completely, although I'd love room for a 40 breeder somewhere else! ha ha ha

I honestly think I'm safe with 2 pair of clowns in this. My current pair never venture more than a foot or foot and a half from their "home" (Sebae Nem), so if I place that anemone at one end and another anemone at the other end, then in a perfect world the 2 pairs of clowns will never even see each other.

 

[Oiva]

I have two pairs in my 6f tank. They don't pay any attention to each other. They are each on one side of the tank, some times they meet up in the middle, but no aggression is shown.

So its doable.

 

[RayL]

My uncle has a 360 gallon C-shaped tank and had a pair host in an anemone on one side, so he put an anemone and a new pair on the other side, near impossible for them too see each other, but after a couple months they started to fight often so he removed the one pair. I am not saying it can't work, but after seeing this happen, I don't like your chances

 

[reeferstace]

If it was my tank I would add a Naso liturus, a grouping of Carberryi or resplendant anthias, some fairy/flasher wrasses, and a grouping of pajama cardinals.

Oh yeah, and no tank is complete without a watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo.

 

[Dmorty217]

A harem of Bellus angels, bristle tooth tang of some variety, Acanthurus (powder,or Achilles if you are strict with QT and treatment.majestic or emperor. You could go alot of ways with wrasse

 

[nitelife91]

If it was my tank I would add a Naso liturus, a grouping of Carberryi or resplendant anthias, some fairy/flasher wrasses, and a grouping of pajama cardinals.

Oh yeah, and no tank is complete without a watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo.

I like this idea. Have a 210 gallon and started getting into schooling and mated pairs of fish, the Resplendants are my favorite, but would recommend the Lyretails too since they do help with the shier fish. The larger tangs do add a lot of movement and color variations. Also the Wrasses add a lot of movement and color

I would scrap the 2 pairs of clown fish, mine just killed each other and oddly only the smallest of the 4 survived. Whoever wrote Nemo never owned one.

 

[Empty Bottles]

A group of pyramid butterflies would be something I'd add or a group of heniochus diuphretes (maybe spelled wrong too lazy to verify).

Definitely more wrasses.

I like naso tangs too.

I also wouldn't take the chance of another pair of clowns. Especially considering that you can set up a smaller tank for them. No point in taking the risk.