90 gallon fish stocking ideas

[yellowtruck75]

I started my 90 gallon reef and I need some ideas for fish stocking. Currently I have a pair of Perculas but have been going back and forth on what else I should add. Fish need to be reef safe that can be kept with corals, inverts, & clams. I have a 2" deep sand bed and 60+ pounds of dead rock that is being seeded right now by some live rock.

Ideas?

 

[Ghstwolf]

Yellow Eye Kole Tang
Bi-color blenny
firefish
clown goby
2 or 3 Blue/Green Chromis
2 or 3 Anthias
watchman/sleeper goby
6 line wrasse (with caution, they can nip at shrimp from time to time)


All of the above are generally good reefsafe fish.. The first 4 on my list I currently have in my 90g system and they get along fine and don't bother any of my LPS. I wouldn't go over more than 9 fish max though..

 

[DopeCantWin]

-1 on the Yellow Eye Kole. I have one in my 90 and he's not happy.

 

[Ghstwolf]

-1?? Really!! Everything online about the Kole says 75g minimal tank size.. Even the primer sticky on this website says 75 gallon minimal tank size.. It is one of the smallest tangs..

If you aquascape your tank properly and provide plenty of open swimming room, if you notice my tag 90g system with only 75lbs of rock means I have 6 inches in front/behind and on the sides of my aquascape and my rockwork only comes half way up my 24inch deep tank..

Besides why do you still have one if it is UNHAPPY!! Don't judge just because you don't know what your doing.

 

[skyline377]

Yellow Eye Kole Tang
Bi-color blenny
firefish
clown goby
2 or 3 Blue/Green Chromis
2 or 3 Anthias
watchman/sleeper goby
6 line wrasse (with caution, they can nip at shrimp from time to time)


All of the above are generally good reefsafe fish.. The first 4 on my list I currently have in my 90g system and they get along fine and don't bother any of my LPS. I wouldn't go over more than 9 fish max though..

9 seems to be the magic number for my 90. I have 2 Ocellaris, firefish, starry benny, kole tang, green chromis, melanurus wrasse, potter angel, and Banggai Cardinalfish. I tried to add a watchmen goby in there and they seem to just disappear.

 

[yellowtruck75]

There is plenty of open swimming room in the tank. Most of the rock is built up on the left side to block the over flow and the right side is all open. Below is my tentative list of fish that I am thinking.

(1)Yellow or hippo tang
(1)Long nosed hawk
(1)Lemon Peel Angel or Flame angel
(3 - 5) Dispar anthias
(2) Perculas (already in tank)
(1)Diamond Watchman Goby

Thoughts?


I would love a tiny puffer or trigger but I don't want them to eat inverts or corals.

 

[DopeCantWin]

Hippo Tang minimum is 240 gallons and 8 feet.

 

[sporto0]

Yellow tangs in my experience are far more reef safe than Hippo Tangs, I've had several Hippos that picked at my stony corals, Yellow tangs on the other hand will help keep your tank free of unwanted nuisance algae, their mouths are long & pointy for just such jobs. I would recommend against any Trigger or Puffer, they WILL eat all inverts & Triggers love to knock things over constantly.

 

[foundnemo11]

Clowns, chromosomes, anthias, gobys, these are all colorful fish plus the chromosomes and anthias in schools is cool. Not sure about anthias but get an odd number of chromis. First time I had 4 I ended up with 1 when I bought 3 they all are still alive with 1 leader. ( not sure if this is 100% true but worked for me)

Do what you want about a tang I'm not saying my opinion, it might start a war on here.

 

[foundnemo11]

Clowns, chromis, anthias, gobys, these are all colorful fish plus the chromis and anthias in schools is cool. Not sure about anthias but get an odd number of chromis. First time I had 4 I ended up with 1 when I bought 3 they all are still alive with 1 leader. ( not sure if this is 100% true but worked for me)

Do what you want about a tang I'm not saying my opinion, it might start a war on here.