Potential Fish Stocking List

Rio1969

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The time is fast approaching when I will be in a position to start buying livestock for my DT which is a 110g that is 72 x 24 x 16. Here is a list of fish that both the wife and I like.
Yellow Tang
Clown
Emperor Angel
Diamond Goby
Purple Pseudo
Foxface Lo
Royal Gramma
Leopard Wrasse
Longnose Butterfly
Domino Damsel
Copperband Angel
Coral Beauty Angel
Bicolor Angel
Majestic Angel
Blue Tang
Purple Tang
Regal Angel

My plan is to start with the Royal Gramma then slowly add other fish. A must have for me is the Mandy but that would be much further down the line when I have a good pod population established. I know some of these fish are not really reef safe. The Blue Tang is most likely out due to the size of my DT.
How many of these fish can I realistically hope to put into my DT and which ones play nice with each other?
 
Thanks for seeking council here first. That's a great first step. For some reason, I like to give my opinion on these threads, so I'll start.

I would scratch off a couple because of size considerations, including:

Emperor angel, and the blue tang. The majestic is borderline, but I think it be ok depending on other livestock. I would pick one of the regal or majestic angels.

I would shy away from the domino. That particular group of damsels is quite nasty.

I would pick a yellow tang, or the purple, but not both.

The leopard wrasse, copperband, regal angel, can be pretty difficult to keep.

In no particular order your stock list could be something like:

Purple tang
Percula clowns
Psuedo
Foxface
Gramma
Coral beauty
Bicolor angel
Regal angel
 
Yellow Tang- yes
Clown-yes
Emperor Angel-no, requires at least a 220
Diamond Goby-yes
Purple Pseudo-yes
Foxface Lo-yes
Royal Gramma-yes, may not get along with the Purple Pseudo
Leopard Wrasse-yes
Longnose Butterfly-borderline, may not get along with the Cooperband
Domino Damsel-yes
Copperband Angel-yes, may not get along with Longnose Butterfly
Coral Beauty Angel-yes
Bicolor Angel-yes
Majestic Angel-no requires at least a 180
Blue Tang-no, Hippo needs an 8ft tank/Atlantic Blue Tang requires a 180
Purple Tang-borderline, may no not get along w/ Yellow Tang in that size tank
Regal Angel-borderline, they require 125 gallon. IMO, if this cannot be the first fish in your tank, then I would pass on it.
 
nereefpat and scooter31707 thanks for your advice, I will definitely take it into consideration before getting my first fish.
 
If I go with the below list of fish what order should I add them in?
Purple tang
Percula clowns
Psuedo
Foxface
Gramma
Coral beauty
Bicolor angel
 
Clowns
Gramma
Psuedo
Foxface
Angels at the same time
Tang

Definitely add the tang last, and the angels should probably be added together. I don't see much trouble from the others, as long as the psuedo and gramma get along.
 
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