90gal fish stocking, need suggestions

[raleej337]

i've been asking ppl i know to help me decide on the fish stocking for my 90gal, as you may know my tank crashed a week ago and all my corals (sps, softies, lps), inverts and fish died except for my cleaner shrimp and diamond gobby. my tank is cycling now and as of today my ammonia - 0 (for the past week have been up to the ceiling, color is way beyond the chart), nitrite - color im getting is out of the chart and nitrate - 15ppm.

Once the cycle is done, it'll be FOWLR for the next few months. When I'm confident to add some corals, it will be a SPS dominated tank.

My plan for the fish: 1 yellow tang or white faced tang (or both?), 3 anthias, 1 six line wrasse. I'm still thinking about a pair of B/W Clown. What do you think?

TIA.

 

[Radioheadx14]

Do you know what caused the tank to crash? I have a 34g and am upgrading to a 90.

I think the anthias could be a problem since then need fed many times per day, but your list seems ok. I was going to go with a small blue jaw trigger, kole tang or fox face, my clown and my pair of bangaiis

 

[john37]

i'd go with:
1-yellow tang
1-flame angel
1-sunburst anthias
1-fairy wrasse (laboutei, lineatus, flame) or mystery wrasse
1-midas blenny might fight w/diamond goby though
2-clownfish b/w
you also could probably add another angel.

i dont like 6line wrasses, they get mean.

 

[raleej337]

i have no clue on what happened. one morning the ammonia goes to .25ppm, did a small water change then the next day it shoot up to 4ppm then the next day its already 8ppm. Did a 25% water change and small water changes the next few days. Ammonia didn't go down. I don't know which should I rescue first, all fish died in a matter of days. Some in my quarantine tank. The reason I checked my ammonia is I've noticed my SPS dying. All the params during the first testing of ammonia are in great shape.

 

[raleej337]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12403325#post12403325 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by john37
i'd go with:
1-yellow tang
1-flame angel
1-sunburst anthias
1-fairy wrasse (laboutei, lineatus, flame) or mystery wrasse
1-midas blenny might fight w/diamond goby though
2-clownfish b/w
you also could probably add another angel.

i dont like 6line wrasses, they get mean.

I'm not comfortable with the flame angel because in the future I'm still planning on having corals and I think angels nip on SPS. Actually I'm considering Mystery wrasse but it's too expensive. How hardy is a sunburst anthias?

 

[john37]

not too hardy unless you get one that's already eating.

the whole fun part of a fowlr is that you can have non reefsafe fish. (angels, butterflies)