Can I have these Fish, with these Corals? ~300g in progress.

[Jeff000]

Ok, this is a kind of multi question post.
I'm moving to a new place, and will have a 84x30x30 tank built.
I will have a sump, and I will have a proper sized skimmer.

Here are the fish I will have in it (moving from my 90g)
-Chevron Tang (5")
-Purple Tang (4")
-4 clowns in a large (12") RBTA
-mystery wrasse
-cleaner wrasse

Here is what I want, in a somewhat order of importance.

-Queen Angel, I want the tank for this fish.
-Flame Angel, 3-5, juveniles to make a harem.
-Regal Angel
-Sailfin Tang
-Pakistan Butterflyfish (pair)
-Declivis Butterflyfish
-Powder Blue Tang
-Powder brown Tang
-Saddle back Butterfly
-Double saddle back Butterfly
-Copper Band
-Pearl scale Butterfly
-Achilles Tang (would be higher, but worried about it's health)
-Moorish Idol (pair) (again would be much higher if it wasn't for issues keeping)

All fish will be bought in the 4-5" size, except the flames, they will be real small before they change sex.
All fish that hit the 10" ish size will be donated to a much larger habitat for them. I know some think this is wrong or whatever, but where they are being donated wants only larger fish, and I think it is a better place for them to be.


For corals.

SPS for sure.
LPS..? chalice, frogspawn/hammer, torch?
Zoa/paly?

I really just need my sps, and a couple of my chalices. But like everything I can get away with. I know most are nippers... but enough to kill colonies? frags?

I know I can't have all the fish either. But what stocking list would probably give me the best results?
I'm open to suggestions and substitutions too.


Any advice for my system would be great too. Tank is being built as I type. And I have a 180g sump that I am looking at.
Also for rock work I was thinking two kind of islands, leaving more swimming area.

 

[Nanook]

[moved]

For fish questions this forum is the best

 

[Jeff000]

Thanks, I hope.


I should also add the Gold flake to my list, but I can not edit my post.

 

[Retired Reefer]

Forget the Butterflys way to risky.

 

[komori]

butterflies and coral don't mix very well, i wouldnt get the regal angel and the flames dawrf angels dont mix very well,

 

[achillestang2002]

The only butterfly fish I have ever had good luck with in reef tanks have been:
Declivis
Mitratus
Tinkeri

However, the rest will love you if you do it.:lmao:

I have not tried Queen Angel personally but I am not aware of any one have long term luck with this fish in a reef tank.

 

[Jeff000]

Forget the Butterflys way to risky.

Ok, I can forget the butterflys.

butterflies and coral don't mix very well, i wouldnt get the regal angel and the flames dawrf angels dont mix very well,

How come the flames and Regal won't mix? I thought because they weren't both dwarfs that they would be ok?

The only butterfly fish I have ever had good luck with in reef tanks have been:
Declivis
Mitratus
Tinkeri

However, the rest will love you if you do it.:lmao:

I have not tried Queen Angel personally but I am not aware of any one have long term luck with this fish in a reef tank.

I love queens, I always just end up seeing that one tank with like 10 angels that shouldn't be together or in a reef and both are doing great.

 

[alton]

Regal will have to go in first, too many tangs. People have done it but it is a gamble. On the Flames I tried two babys and it did not work, tried one large and one baby with a lot of hiding spots(bridsnest) and it worked. Copper band is your besy choice. No brains or acans, frogspawn, torch, yes. Paly's maybe, Zoo's no.

 

[humaguy]

agree, too many tangs...and would not put a pbluet and a pbrownt together...

 

[nanoreefer1000]

Longnose butterflyfish have been known to work in reefs, I know a couple other plankton feeding BF's, these won't eat corals.
Most likely.

 

[nikon187]

Regal angels are not dwarfs, they get8-9 inches ( bigger in the wild ). The queen will not work with corals more than likley.

 

[Nanook]

I have an 8ft x 30in x 30in tank and I have a large Sailfin and a large Orange Shoulder Tang, slong with a lot of smaller fish. Personally, with all the corals and the size of these fish, I think I would go with much smaller fish but no one else has a tank big enough for them around here.