Fish List for 75 gallon - Thoughts?

[Civicman86]

Tank will be FOWL for a while. The tank is fairly open for area to swim. I'm thinking of stocking with the following fish, I'm looking for suggestions or comments. They would obviously be added overtime and peaceful to aggressive.

1 - Yellow Eyed Kole Tang
3 - Bangaii Cardinals
1 - Firefish
2 - Clown Fish
1 - Yellow Wrasse
1 - Starry Blenny

As far as inverts, the only thing I have been looking at is a skunk cleaner shrimp and normal CUC. Any other cool inverts? Looked at bristle stars?

 

[Civicman86]

Tank is a 75g with 20g sump and soon to be added Reef Octopus 150SSS Skimmer.

 

[Slats]

Tank will be FOWL for a while. The tank is fairly open for area to swim. I'm thinking of stocking with the following fish, I'm looking for suggestions or comments. They would obviously be added overtime and peaceful to aggressive.

1 - Yellow Eyed Kole Tang
3 - Bangaii Cardinals
1 - Firefish
2 - Clown Fish
1 - Yellow Wrasse
1 - Starry Blenny

As far as inverts, the only thing I have been looking at is a skunk cleaner shrimp and normal CUC. Any other cool inverts? Looked at bristle stars?

I have found that there is something between Kole tangs and Starry Blennys that the tang just absolutely hates the Blenny. My guess is the Kole tang views the starry blenny as a direct threat to his food, i.e. they both eat algae and have similar mouths. My Blenny was awesome, great personality, until I never saw him again when I added my twin spot Kole tang (trapped the Kole and took him back to the LFS). I personally have found that my tank mates are much happier with no tang in my 75g. Other than that everything else seems good, and I have the same skimmer, be prepared for micro-bubbles with it in the beginning until it "breaks-in."

 

[anthonys51]

List looks ok but one banggai cardinal will probably get picked off. Off man out but 3 gives you better odds at getting a pair


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[Cliving1]

I personally prefer angel to tang, would swap that out, then you could probably do another wrasse. Oh and what anthony said about the cardinals.

 

[scooter31707]

IMO, I would do the Tomini instead of the Kole. Also IME, every Kole that had picked on my Lawnmower Blenny.

 

[Civicman86]

I have found that there is something between Kole tangs and Starry Blennys that the tang just absolutely hates the Blenny. My guess is the Kole tang views the starry blenny as a direct threat to his food, i.e. they both eat algae and have similar mouths. My Blenny was awesome, great personality, until I never saw him again when I added my twin spot Kole tang (trapped the Kole and took him back to the LFS). I personally have found that my tank mates are much happier with no tang in my 75g. Other than that everything else seems good, and I have the same skimmer, be prepared for micro-bubbles with it in the beginning until it "breaks-in."

Very interesting. I had also been looking at a watchman pistol combo instead of Blenny. May look to go that route or like you said drop the Kole.

Thanks!