520g Stocking Suggestions...

First, gorgeous new tank!

Regarding stocking, I think you have some really good thoughts. We just brought home a scopas-black tang hybrid today for our 205g display. If you can find one, I think they are really neat.

We have a sunburst anthia in our DT that I love, we have had him for 2 years now. We also have a pair of borbonious anthias which we brought home this summer. They get to a nice size IMO. We also have a flame-rusty hybrid angel (false shepherdi) who for 2+ years has been reef safe. If you like the look of the false shephardi's I would recommend them to you- both of the two I have had have been very well behaved and left coral alone.
 
Thank you! Any chance you can share a picture of your new hybrid? I really love the blue tint that adults have. I've been considering the borbonious, but if I get some I think they will come later. I will get a more current stock list up tonight.
 
Ok - here are the latest stocking ideas. I know it's a lot, bear with me.

Currently in my display, quarantine, and holding tanks
5x Yellow Tang
3x Purple Tang
1x Desjardini Tang
1x Powder Blue Tang
1x Sohal Tang
1x Achilles Tang
1x Blonde Naso (male)
1x Lieutenant Tang
1x Kole Tang
1x Bicolor Foxface
1x Fowleri Tang
1x Quoyi Parrotfish
1x Navarchus Angel
1x Multicolor Angel
1x Asfur Angel
4x Lyretail Anthias (1 male, 3 female)
2x Black Clownfish
1x Cleaner Wrasse
1x Blue Star Leopard Wrasse
1x Starry Blenny

I know originally I said everyone that is current stays, but now I'm thinking of downsizing on the yellow tangs and maybe something else. I want room for small fish to fill those gaps. A few of the yellows will live in my 210 which is going to become my refugium in my sump room after everything is said and done. I also had decided against the Sohal, but one came up as part of a bulk buy so I took the chance. He has a wonderful temperament so far - and this isn't going to be my last upgrade.

Things I'm seriously considering
1x Radiant Wrasse
1x Moorish Idol
1x Black Tang/Black hybrid/or aberrant Scopas
1x Red Sea Regal Angel
2x Potter's Angel
2x Flame Angel
1x Venustus Angel
1x Flame Fairy Wrasse (male)
7x Ignitus Anthias
3x Bimaculatus or Squareback Anthias
1x Powder Blue Hybrid Tang

These are not all things I plan to add right away! Many of the dwarf angels will likely come later on after the rock is established (6+ months). I would like to give the Regal a head start on the Asfur though. Here's a picture I got of the multicolor, this is the most I ever see of him. He's very shy and mysterious, I've seen better pictures of Bigfoot! :)



I'm also still at a loss on what butterflies would fit well in this tank :(
 
My vote is for the Radiant,MI,black tang, regal, flames and potters, also love the AT hybrids. I'm not a fan of anthias much. Look forward to seeing all of these beauty's together in your tank!
 
Thanks Dmorty, I was mainly looking at anthias as a bright, smaller fish that would hang together out in the open.

I spent the better part of the weekend making some homemade fish food. Happy to report that my fish liked it! I used PE mysis, hikari mysis, hikari ocean plankton, krill, TLF seaweed flakes, cyclopeeze, clam, scallop, zoe, and selcon. The frozen foods were all rinsed thoroughly prior to mixing up (which had to be done in a 5g bucket). I portioned it using standard ice cube trays - loading each one, freezing, then unloading a 2 week supply into ziploc freezer bags. A picture of some trays ready for the freezer, and a close up just for fun.



 
I really like my goldrim tang. other thoughts on stocking;

Bellus angels - large angelfish that are reef safe?
Flame angel- a very cool color but less necessary if you get the regal (both orange)
Cortez angelfish- different shape/coloring
Chocolate/mimic yellow tang- I had one for a little while, beautiful

I see you have steered away from group and snappers?
 
Notjohnwayne said:
I really like my goldrim tang. other thoughts on stocking;

Bellus angels - large angelfish that are reef safe?
Flame angel- a very cool color but less necessary if you get the regal (both orange)
Cortez angelfish- different shape/coloring
Chocolate/mimic yellow tang- I had one for a little while, beautiful

I see you have steered away from group and snappers?
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Hehe, I have a reef! :P I had a chocolate and gave him to a friend, won't be replacing him. I am really getting into dwarf angels - I want a few pairs and a harem if possible.
 
In all honesty I'm tempted by bandit angels, but I think that price tag is going to have to wait until I recover from the build itself!
 
I had a pair of bandits. It took them about 6 months to get out of isolation (together) where they only liked to eat pods and mysid shrimp that I had growing in the cheato and rocks. They eventually started to eat other foods, but this was short lived as they liked to eat the polyps off my my SPS and flesh off of my LPS once in my display. We all know that they are hit or miss, but mine were a miss. They went on to a softie tank where I think that they did OK.

Yes, bellus angels are truly reef safe. All of the genicanthus are reef safe, pair/trio up and don't really get all that big:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-02/hcs3/
 
jda said:
I had a pair of bandits. It took them about 6 months to get out of isolation (together) where they only liked to eat pods and mysid shrimp that I had growing in the cheato and rocks. They eventually started to eat other foods, but this was short lived as they liked to eat the polyps off my my SPS and flesh off of my LPS once in my display. We all know that they are hit or miss, but mine were a miss. They went on to a softie tank where I think that they did OK.

Yes, bellus angels are truly reef safe. All of the genicanthus are reef safe, pair/trio up and don't really get all that big:
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-02/hcs3/
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Thank you very much for the article! If I went with a pair from that genus, it would probably be the Wantanabe or Swallowtail... the Bellus just don't "speak" to me if you know what I mean. That said, I'm already taking coral risks with a couple of Pomacanthus angels (Asfur, Majestic) and I'm centering my coral choices around them, staying away from any of the obvious no-nos like zoas and open brains.

I actually sold my desjardini last week to somebody local with a 1000g system so that I could clear up room for smaller fish and angels. I can honestly say I never realized how much that fish ate.. until now!
 
Female bellus are pretty awesome - the males are not. Watanabei are amazing all the way around. I had a pair and the males get quite impressive with the streamers. Of the different kinds of swallowtails, the caudos are my favorite, but harder to find. They are super hardy once acclimated. They can have swim bladder issues if they are collected poorly, but you should know that within a day or two of getting them - this is where a 14 day guarantee comes in handy.
 
If you are looking for an orange Red Sea regal like the one I just got, pm me and I fill u in on how I found mine.
 
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