Flashing wrasse

[gareth.hubbarde]

Ok so I'm slowly gathering all the information I need to finish stocking my fowlr tank. The fish below are in already with the intention of adding, in this order over a couple of months :

1 Blue spotted puffer
1 Bartlett anthia
1 longnose hawk
3 flasher wrasse
1 coral beauty

First up are there any issues with that list an secondly the wrasse are probably going to be carpenters or mcklosker. I'm going for 3 as apparently they do better in groups. Anyone got alternatives if they forsee a problem?

New aquarium

300l juwel rio
40kg sand
40kg live rock
Tmc v2 skim 500 compact hob skimmer
1000lph filter pump
Filter floss
Carbon
2 x 2800 lph circulation pumps (fluval sea 3, hydor koralia 3200)

1 black sailfin blenny
1 purple firefish
1 one spot Foxface
2 percula clowns (pair)
1 strawberry conch
5 nassarius snails

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[HumbleFish]

The Blue Spotted Puffer will likely eat your snails & conch, and they sometimes harass smaller fish.

I would actually do 3 Bartlett's Anthias (all females), and a single Carpenter's or McCosker's flasher wrasse.

 

[gareth.hubbarde]

The Blue Spotted Puffer will likely eat your snails & conch, and they sometimes harass smaller fish.

I would actually do 3 Bartlett's Anthias (all females), and a single Carpenter's or McCosker's flasher wrasse.

Wasn't sure I had the tank size for 3 anthias hence just the one. Also if chose not to go for the puffer could you recommend a different stand out fish that coukd take its place please?

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[HumbleFish]

Wasn't sure I had the tank size for 3 anthias hence just the one. Also if chose not to go for the puffer could you recommend a different stand out fish that coukd take its place please?

Bartlett's only grow to around 3" so you are fine with 3 of those in a 300L (80 gallon) aquarium.

Instead of the puffer, you could go with a smaller tang from the Ctenochaetus genus: Kole, Tomini or Two Spot Bristletooth. Those are all "snail safe".

Or certain butterflyfish are coral/invert friendly: "Pyramid Butterflies" from the Hemitaurichthys genus or Schooling Bannerfish (must be Heniochus diphreutes).

 

[gareth.hubbarde]

Bartlett's only grow to around 3" so you are fine with 3 of those in a 300L (80 gallon) aquarium.



Instead of the puffer, you could go with a smaller tang from the Ctenochaetus genus: Kole, Tomini or Two Spot Bristletooth. Those are all "snail safe".



Or certain butterflyfish are coral/invert friendly: "Pyramid Butterflies" from the Hemitaurichthys genus or Schooling Bannerfish (must be Heniochus diphreutes).

Hi, decided to switch from puffer and today reserved a kole tang from Lfs. Decided it would be a better looking tank with snails and a few shrimp in. Thanks.

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[gareth.hubbarde]

Updated future fish list

1 kole tang
1 longnose hawk
1 Bartletts anthia
1 wrasse
1 coral beauty or red striped angel

With additional shrimp, might try for 2 cleaner and a boxer.


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