Help me stock my tank in a different way..

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Hi, I'm writing from Italy so please forgive me for my bad english .

What's different between this stocking list and the others ? simple... I'll write down my fish choices and you'll choose the tank size ...
Of course there are some limits in size.. but let's begin :

Possibile tank size :
52"-56" lenght
28" width
24" high

I think this is approx. 140-150 gal

Important : this will be a BB SPS dominated tank , very very few LPS and some clams probably.

Of course it'll have a sump and such.
The tank will alse have all the 4 sides above the tank closed (15-20"high barrier)

I'll add 150 lbs of LR.

Ok... my thought fish list is :
- 1 Acanthurus leucosternon (have to be in there.. it's in my currente 100gal and it's my wife's favourite.)
- 2 Centropyge loriculus
- 3-4 Pomacentrus alleni (the most mild mannered damsel. I love them)
- 2 Pterapogon kauderni
- 2 Nemateleotris decora
- 2 Nemateleotris magnifica
- 3-4 Paracheilinus carpenteri
- 2 Synchiropus splendidus (of course after 1 year..)

As you may see I'd like to stock couples or groups of fishes as they have the right to breed or to try to...

Now the difficult part...

I'd like to have some schooling fishes .. Chromis viridis have small chance to school .. usually they'll kill each other till 1 or 2 stays alive.. so they are not an option.

I thought of some Pseudanthias spp. (3-4 females and 1 male) ..
P.bartlettorum are my first choice
P.squamipinnis are my second (don't like the females too much)
P.tuka are my second (if I can find them eating readily)
P.ventralis my last (of course if they'll eat)

Will a group will fit my tank ?

Second problem.. I'd like Pseudochromis .. and I'd like a pair of P.fridmani (of course inserted as last fishes due to their possible aggressivity)

Will these fit too ?

ok.. I think I've finished.. all suggestions are welcome.
 
Get the largest tank that you can afford and have space for. Bigger is always better. Length and width are more important than height. Tall tanks are a pain to clean and most fish swim horizontally not vertically.

Oh yeah.... your English is just fine.
 
welcome and monkeyfish hit it right on. Length is a major help. That is why most tanks are built long versus say a cube. but go as big as you can
 
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