90 Gallon Stock list help!

Nano Chris

Nano Chris

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Will these work in a 90 gallon??, do you think this is a good amount for a 90 gallon? Or too much?

True Percula Clown (pair)
Clown Goby
Fox face Rabbit fish Or Flame Angel
Royal Gramma

I would like to have a couple shrimp also:
Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Camel Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp

If anyone has any suggestions or if you think these would not be compatible plz tell me, i went to mdl and looked off their compatibility chart the best i could lol.

Also i was reading and i saw add the more aggressive fish last, should i wait till i get done with the fish and the tank to mature more before adding corals or just go ahead after i get the fish?
 
If you plan on keeping SPS then that clown goby is not going to be a good idea.

I heard camel shrimp will eat corals such as zoas,
I'd go with the flame angel...just cause I love them. :D

You can wait a little while after adding the fish for the bacteria in the tank to catch up with all the new additions...then you should defiantly be safe to add corals.

You can also probably add to that list some.
 
honestly, i think that its a pretty light bio-load on the tank. You could get away with quite a bit more imo. I'd take the flame over the fox face, only cuz i've seen a fox face in a 125 and the thing was pretty big and really active and to me it just looked kinda too big for the tank. Plus flames are cooler anyways ;)

Also i've read that camel shrimp eat corals, so if you're gonna do a reef, dont do that one. And flame angels are hit or miss...sometimes they'll nip at corals too, but not always.
 
Hi Chris,

that all seems fine to me, except that the foxface will grow to be rather large. I would definitely have the flame angel instead. I would perhaps have a (pair of?) yellow watchman goby instead of the clown goby.
Personally, I prefer to keep animals in pairs or groups. For that reason I would perhaps keep a group of only one species of shrimp instead of single specimens of multiple species.
It probably wouldn't matter to add the corals around the same time as the fish, however I would wait a week or so between each new addition just to be safe.

Paul
 
No problem with the camel shrimp, ill just take that off the list.

Hmm, what could i substitute that goby for? I do want to have everything compatible, i do want sps/lps a variety of corals. I am still deciding on them though, i do want to get an Anemone for the clown fish, but as i read get the tank established with fish first than move onto corals. Is it nessesarely the same if i get a Anemone for them?

Also ill take a look at the yellow watchman goby.

Ill also consider buying them as pairs.

I was going to buy the shrimp in pairs, would that work?

Should i just get one set of fish at a time? And qt them. Also should i get the least aggressive fish first or does it really matter?

I was looking at the Long Tentacle Anemone Assorted Color - Macrodactyla doreensis would that work well with the clownfish?
 
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Least aggressive fish first so that they can establish their territory.

The clownfish will decide on it's own what it wants to host in...I heard they are quite fond of bubble tip anemone though. But wait until your tank is established before adding an anemone.

You can look into a Diamond Goby. They are really neat to watch.
 
Here is a revised list (may change) i was thinking of getting a pair of each (defenantly getting a pair of clowns.)
True Percula Clown (pair)
Orange Diamond Goby
Flame Angel
Royal Gramma

Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp
Peppermint Shrimp

Still deciding what corals i want, i was looking at the beginner packs at liveaquaria.
 
i do want to get an Anemone for the clown fish
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theirs no guarantee that the clowns will even take to that anemone either. My clowns are hosted by my large toadstool leather. They'll go in pretty much anything soft.

If i were you i'd get like 3 cleaner shrimp. They're cool in packs, and they will also breed and give free food for the fish :)

Diamond gobies are great for keeping the sand clean. But make sure all your rock is supported by either the bottom glass (with egg-crate over the bottom of course) or by building pvc frames for the base rocks. Diamond gobies burrow and will shift the rock around if its only supported by the sand below.
 
If i was to go with a tang id like to get a White Cheek Tang but I'm not sure if that would be safe with a Flame Angel (looks similar to their body type?)
 
I wouldn't get a tang, they get too big and need lots of room in my opinion. Also, it may be possible to keep more than one Flame Angel (that's to say, it has been done), but they are known to be aggressive towards conspecifics, particularly in smaller tanks.

Paul
 
I would prefer a small tang to the flame angel.
Since you're thinking sps, there's a good chance the flame will pick at them or clams.
I like having a tang to keep macros/vegitation in check.
A convict, yellow, kole could go in a 90.
 
If i was to get the flame, as long as i keep it fed would there be less of a chance that it would pick at them or the clams?
 
probably. I've read that quite a few times around here. People who feed a lot usually have better luck with them not nipping corals.
 
New list:
True Percula Clown (pair)
Green Mandarin Goby
Flame Angel
Royal Gramma
Yellow tang or White Cheek Tang

Would that be compatible? Also what else could go in with this group and still be able to keep sps/lps and inverts?
 
I would swap the flame for a yellow or a kole's tang, dwarf angels are known to nip at sps, it is kinda hit or miss. my flame loved to nip at my acro
 
You can always just try the flame, if it nips then trade it back in. But if not it would be a beautiful addition to the tank.

True Percula Clown (pair)
Green Mandarin Goby
Flame Angel
Royal Gramma
White Cheek Tang

Sounds like a really good and colorful stocking list. :)
 
Thanks! Now i was looking to which i should add first:
Royal Gramma
True Percula Clown - Pair
Flame Angel
White Cheek Tang
Green Mandarin Goby (i have read that these are preferred to have in a tank over 6 months or more)
 
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Sounds like a good plan. Although I'm not too sure how aggressive royal gammas are. Maybe someone else can help out with that.
 
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