My tank stock choices.

[JMorris271]

Does anyone see a conflict with my stocking choice ? :bounce1:

120 gal tank, 40 gal sump 100 lbs of dry rock 80 lbs sand.

2 Kaulderns Cardinal
1 Foxface Lo
2 Occ Clowns
1 Purple Tang
2 Carberai Anthias
2 Gold Acessor
1 Yellow Gobie

X snails
1 fighting conch
red legged herms
1 urchin
2 pepperment shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp

 

[gone fishin]

Maybe some aggression from the tang. Good luck

 

[JMorris271]

update cuc

2 Kaulderns Cardinal
1 Foxface Lo
2 Occ Clowns
1 Purple Tang
2 Carberai Anthias
2 Gold Acessor
1 Yellow watchman Gobie


10 Trochus snails
2 Mexican turbos
1 fighting conch
3 red legged herms
1 tuxido clam
2 pepperment shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
1 fire shrimp
1 pistol shrimp

 

[jraker]

looks good, but i would go with a one spot foxface. they stay smaller. add the tang and the foxface last, they are the biggest and will e most aggressive.

otherwise, it is a good stocking list

 

[3dees]

my one spot was one of the first fish added to my 120 gal. reef. never a problem. the cardinals should be a bonded pair or you may end up with one. just my opinion, but I won't put any tang in my tank. I think a minimum of six feet is needed. I love them, but there are too many beautiful fish I would go with rather than these ich magnets. ditch the tang and you can have a dwarf angel and maybe a couple of other small to mid size fish. I have 12 fish in my tank but no tangs.

 

[e048]

I would go for a smaller tang than a purple

Pistol shrimp might eat some of your other shrimp

 

[Bent]

I'd ditch the purple tang and get a kole, tomini or some other bristle tooth tang.

 

[heathlindner25]

Just a suggestion ,but if this is going to be a reef tank, the Fox face gets huge quick and is venomous...and they're skittish which makes a bad combination.

 

[davocean]

I opted for a two spot bristletooth for my 120g for reasons mentioned, it was that or a squaretail bristle.
I'm pretty glad I made that choice, and talk about an algae eating machine, even grooms the sand bed like no other tang I've ever had.
Also, in keeping most any schoaling anthia I would advise at the very least 2 females per male to spread out the badgering the male will give, and really I think 3 females should be given ( bartletts being the exception here as they usually all turn male anyway)
If you do go purple tang, better go very small and very last.

 

[stingeragent]

I'd get the 1 spot fox. I've had mine for a bit over a year now and hes grown maybe an inch or so ( I feed daily ). I never had a problem with aggression from him even when he was in a tank with a lyretail wrasse and trigger, and still not now that hes in a reef tank with clowns, 6 line, hawkfish. As for the tang, I'd sub out the purple and get one that Bent mentioned.

 

[JMorris271]

I'd ditch the purple tang and get a kole, tomini or some other bristle tooth tang.

What? You don't like purple?
Ok. Why would you ditch the purp?
I see why you say that though. Tomini does well in a smaller tank than the purple but according to LA 125 gals in the range for that tang. I like the looks of that fish too much to let it go.

 

[JMorris271]

I'd get the 1 spot fox. I've had mine for a bit over a year now and hes grown maybe an inch or so ( I feed daily ). I never had a problem with aggression from him even when he was in a tank with a lyretail wrasse and trigger, and still not now that hes in a reef tank with clowns, 6 line, hawkfish. As for the tang, I'd sub out the purple and get one that Bent mentioned.

What size tank do you have?











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[JMorris271]

I opted for a two spot bristletooth for my 120g for reasons mentioned, it was that or a squaretail bristle.
I'm pretty glad I made that choice, and talk about an algae eating machine, even grooms the sand bed like no other tang I've ever had.
Also, in keeping most any schoaling anthia I would advise at the very least 2 females per male to spread out the badgering the male will give, and really I think 3 females should be given ( bartletts being the exception here as they usually all turn male anyway)
If you do go purple tang, better go very small and very last.

How can you tell which sex is which when you order online?

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[stingeragent]

If you are referring to the fox, he was in a 55, now in a 125. The purple tang are notorious for being devilish.

 

[JMorris271]

Changed out my list some. Will this work better? 120 gal
5 Kalderns Anthias
1 Bi color Tang or Kole
1 One spot Foxface
2 Occ Clowns
2 Black Cap Basslets
2 Gold Acessors

 

[m0nkie]

What? You don't like purple?
Ok. Why would you ditch the purp?
I see why you say that though. Tomini does well in a smaller tank than the purple but according to LA 125 gals in the range for that tang. I like the looks of that fish too much to let it go.

my purple controls everything in the 150. If you want it, add it last. anything else you add after might get harassed to death

purple and blue tang IMO are crazy and mean