GPSReef
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Tank specs 75 gal 48x18x21 65 #'s Lr in dt 15 #'s in refug
1.5" sb in dt with decent size cleanup crew of nassarius snail, ceriths, small hermits and a few emerald crabs I will also have predominantly lps and softies/zoas so fish must be REEF SAFE. I also have a 7 gallon qt set up for the cardinals or assessor (whichever I can find first)
Just wanted some advice as to what order I should add my tank inhabitants and if they will work together here is what I have had in mind including order:
Already in
-3 blue/green chromis added about 3 weeks after tank finished cycle have been doing great for a month or so no murders yet!
Future stocking
1. bonded pair or group of 3 bangaii cardinals
2. yellow assessor or orchid dottyback. Has anyone heard of these two living together in this size tank? I cant decide between the two and will likely have it come down to the color my tank needs most
3. flasher wrasse or maybe a pair of males (defferent species) not sure think my tank is a bit small. interested in mccoskers, blue line, carpenters
4. Percula clown maybe two of them if I only get one wrasse
5. Coral beauty or flame angel This has been the part giving me the biggest headache. I love both of these fish and have been set on one or the other since day one. They scare me because of the chance they nip corals also they could bully some of my more passive fish (that's why I have it last to go in). I will likely spend time watching it in the store to make sure it's not displaying overly aggressive behavior as well as in qt then add the fish and if it doesn't work out find him a new home.
6. If the angel doesn't work what is the possibility of a tang in a 75? I've looked at yellows and tomini and have been told they will work but I'm not sure
1.5" sb in dt with decent size cleanup crew of nassarius snail, ceriths, small hermits and a few emerald crabs I will also have predominantly lps and softies/zoas so fish must be REEF SAFE. I also have a 7 gallon qt set up for the cardinals or assessor (whichever I can find first)
Just wanted some advice as to what order I should add my tank inhabitants and if they will work together here is what I have had in mind including order:
Already in
-3 blue/green chromis added about 3 weeks after tank finished cycle have been doing great for a month or so no murders yet!
Future stocking
1. bonded pair or group of 3 bangaii cardinals
2. yellow assessor or orchid dottyback. Has anyone heard of these two living together in this size tank? I cant decide between the two and will likely have it come down to the color my tank needs most
3. flasher wrasse or maybe a pair of males (defferent species) not sure think my tank is a bit small. interested in mccoskers, blue line, carpenters
4. Percula clown maybe two of them if I only get one wrasse
5. Coral beauty or flame angel This has been the part giving me the biggest headache. I love both of these fish and have been set on one or the other since day one. They scare me because of the chance they nip corals also they could bully some of my more passive fish (that's why I have it last to go in). I will likely spend time watching it in the store to make sure it's not displaying overly aggressive behavior as well as in qt then add the fish and if it doesn't work out find him a new home.
6. If the angel doesn't work what is the possibility of a tang in a 75? I've looked at yellows and tomini and have been told they will work but I'm not sure