fish stocking options for my 90g

[Chipie]

Hi,
I'm in the process of downgrading from a 180g to a 90g(36"X24"X24") and i am trying to decide what fish will be going in. I already sold all my fish(mostly tangs) i had except for a pair of ocellaris, a firefish and a yellowfin flasher wrasse.

The 90g will be a reef tank with mostly sps but also some lps, zoas and maybe a few softies.

What colorful fish would you add. I'd love a borbonius but from i can read, they get too big

 

[HumbleFish]

Are you looking to stock mostly small, medium fish... or a mix?

 

[Chipie]

Are you looking to stock mostly small, medium fish... or a mix?

Not really decided yet.

 

[DustyReefer]

As far as what fish I personally would add would be a few fairy/flasher wrasses or some wrasse along those reef safe lines. I see you already have one, but a 90 gallon should be able to house a couple peaceful wrasses as long as you introduce them correctly.

I'd also think about a tomini tang, one of my favorite tangs, and would be comfortable in that size tank. On top of that they are great at algae control and pretty mild mannered as far as tangs go.

I know the recommended size for the borbonius is a 125 I believe or something along those lines. Definitely a beautiful fish, and one that Iv'e had my eye on as well haha. You could try some anthias alternatives such as the dispar anthias which would be much better suited or the lyretail anthias.

 

[gsiegel]

+1 on the wrasses. I have a 280 with a xmas, exquisite, labout's and lineatus. All are peaceful and each would do fine in a 90g. All are beautiful fish with great vibrant colors. The labout's and lineatus are a bit pricey but are stunning. Live aquaria is a great resource to help give you an idea of what you want and what is compatible.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1401&pcatid=1401

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+318&pcatid=318

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+1765&pcatid=1765

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1379+2675&pcatid=2675

A Kole tang or mimic tang (I have a mimic - another nice fish) could be another option

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+345&pcatid=345

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+43+352&pcatid=352




Good luck.