Pretty complicated question

[Reefkeeper 18]

I'm looking to get a 250 gallon sps reef tank and these are the fish i am going to put in the tank.1 starry blenny, 3 mated pairs of ocellaris clownfish and a bubbletip anemone for each pair, 1 kole tang, 3 blue hippo tangs carpenter's flasher wrasse, 1 flame angelfish, 4 flame hawkfish(one male 3 female), and 1 coral beauty angelfish. Are these fish going to all get along? Are they able to live in the same tank? Will they fight over algae? Will they eat or destroy sps corals?

 

[buy_baff]

The hawkfish will probably kill shrimp at leasy my spotted hawkfish did. The angels will probably nip polyps.

 

[James404]

I cant comment much on these fish but one thing I can say is that coral beauties are hit and miss. They may or may not start to nip on your corals from what I have heard.

 

[Reefkeeper 18]

types of corals

types of corals

was looking to get 3 bubbletip anemones for 6 pairs of ocellaris clownfish acouple red candy cap coral, purple rim montipora confusa, green apple cap coral, and pink birdsnest coral. Will these go with my fish? What other corals shrimp etc could i add to a 250 gallon sps reef aquarium?

 

[GhostCon1]

3 pairs... 6 pairs... 6 or 12 clowns? Either way, you will eventually end up with only two. Most people report them as fighting to the death until one pair remains.

You can add basically any coral you want to an SPS tank. Go to liveaquaria.com and look at their compatibility charts for fish and their info sheets for corals to determine its temperament and light/flow requirements.

IME, I will not add a blenny to a tank that only has a few small sps colonies. I had a bi-color blenny that nipped my sps almost to the breaking point.

 

[Reefkeeper 18]

k thx

 

[Atomikk]

You will be ok with that selection. The clowns will be ok as you will have enough room for them all. Plus you are adding 3 anemones, which is always a plus. You have the space for fish agression.