Potential stock list

[juniorrocketdad]

I am upgrading to a 70 gallon tank, this is the stock list I am thinking right now.
Current stock list :
Pair of oscellaris clowns
Bicolor blenny
Long nose hawk
White cap goby and pistol shrimp(will go in a hob refugium so it is easy to target feed and he is safe from future fish)

What I'm plannning to add:
Snowflake moray eel( already made a cave for it out of pvc)
Melanarus wrasse
Christhmas wrasse
Mystery wrasse
Mccoskera flasher wrasse


Let me know what you all think

 

[mike61289]

I feel that there are a few too many small fish in there with a snowflake eel. I would remove it from you stock list personally, unless you're looking to provide the eel with some pricey meals.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

I thought snowflakes only eat crustaceans most of the time

 

[scooter31707]

They do, but there is always that chance it could grab something that is small enough to fit in it's mouth. Also you might want to rethink the Mystery Wrasse. IME, they get aggressive with other wrasses as they mature. I think that's too many for that size tank.

 

[Reeferz412]

Snowflakes are opportunistic feeders, they get a lot bigger than the stock list you plan to add (as in they can fit those fish in their mouth or tear them up). The snowflake is a notorious escape artist as well. Might I recommend garden eels? Also Mysteries will bully your fairy wrasse.

 

[snorvich]

Snowflakes are opportunistic feeders, they get a lot bigger than the stock list you plan to add (as in they can fit those fish in their mouth or tear them up). The snowflake is a notorious escape artist as well. Might I recommend garden eels? Also Mysteries will bully your fairy wrasse.

What he said.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

So if I got a golden dwarf instead would it still be ok in the 1.5" pvc cave, also I will look for an alternative for the mystery wrasse

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Also would the mystery only bully the flasher wrasse because if rather have the mystery

 

[Half Vaped]

Also would the mystery only bully the flasher wrasse because if rather have the mystery

If you get the Mystery Wrasse or pretty much any Wrasse in the Pseudocheilinus genus, you'll probably have a hard time keeping any other Wrasse. They're especially hard on other Wrasses, but can sometimes bully non-Wrasses as well.

If you want the Mystery Wrasse to be your one and only Wrasse, go for it. Otherwise, ditch the Mystery Wrasse if you want to keep a bunch of different species.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Ok thanks for responding, I will prolly ditch the mystery and get a fair instead

 

[ali1]

Thanks for not adding a tang

 

[juniorrocketdad]

How about this plus what I stated I already have

1 christhmas wrasse
1 melanarus wrasse
1 mccoskers flasher wrasse
1 some type of fairy wrasse
1 yellow corris wrasse

 

[Half Vaped]

You have three Halichoeres Wrasses, which tend to get on the big side. I would stick with one, maybe two of them. My two favorites in that genus are H. biocellatus and H. iridis.

Fairy and Flasher Wrasses are more interesting to keep in a group since they interact with each other. Keeping males of different species is usually easier than a pair or harem of the same species. Maybe pick out four to six species that you like.

And if you think you're up to the challenge, check out the Leopard Wrasses. The Primer was great in helping me learn how to take care of them.

 

[juniorrocketdad]

You have three Halichoeres Wrasses, which tend to get on the big side. I would stick with one, maybe two of them. My two favorites in that genus are H. biocellatus and H. iridis.

Fairy and Flasher Wrasses are more interesting to keep in a group since they interact with each other. Keeping males of different species is usually easier than a pair or harem of the same species. Maybe pick out four to six species that you like.

And if you think you're up to the challenge, check out the Leopard Wrasses. The Primer was great in helping me learn how to take care of them.

Thanks for the advice, it says the leopard will get six inches so wouldn't that be a bit big?

Would a better stock list be
Melanarus wrasse
Radiant wrasse
And than a mix of 4 male flasher and fairy wrasse

 

[Half Vaped]

Thanks for the advice, it says the leopard will get six inches so wouldn't that be a bit big?

Would a better stock list be
Melanarus wrasse
Radiant wrasse
And than a mix of 4 male flasher and fairy wrasse

Looks like a good mix to me. Nice choice with the Radiant.

From what I understand, if you get a Leopard while it's still small, they only stay about four to five inches max. Leopards and Haliochoeres can both get aggressive when they mature, but Leopards are usually tamer and less likely to harass their tankmates. As always, it depends on the individual fish and the environment it's in.