Proposed livestock for Waterbox 155.5 Frag, Mixed Reef

[maples63]

Any issue from the group with these fish to include in a new mixed reef to focus on Indo-Pacific fish and corals (Waterbox Frag 155.5? I'll determine the proposed corals after deciding on fish, but would certainly expect soft and LPS corals, with an emphasis on Zoas and Euphyllias.

Phase 1
1 juvenile Tangerine Ocellaris Clownfish;
1 juvenile Zebrasoma flavescens tang;
1 juvenile Paracanthurus hepatus Tang;
3 juvenile Lyretail anthias;
1 juvenile Pseudocheilinus hexataenia;
1 juvenile Neocirrhites armatus;
2 juvenile Ecsenius bicolor Blennies;
1 juvenile Chromis xanthura;
1 juvenile Chromis viridis;
2 juvenile Gobiodon fulvus;
1 4" Bubble Tip Anemone;

Phase 2 (after 1 year)
1 juvenile Centropyge ferrugata Angel pygmy;
1 juvenile Centropyge loricula Angel pygmy;
1 juvenile Premnas biaculeatus Clownfish;
1 juvenile Ctenochaetus Tang pygmy;
1 juvenile Ctenochaetus binotatus tang;
1 juvenile Oxycirrhites typus Hawkfish;
1 juvenile Paracirrhites bicolor Hawkfish;
2 juvenile Cirrhilabrus isosceles Wrasse;
1 juvenile Bodianus Hogfish;
1 juvenile Amblyeleotris goby;
1 juvenile Blue Throat Fairy wrasse;
1 juvenile Hardwicke Wrasse;

Any recommendations to remove to add? and why

 

[Reefing102]

So I don’t know all those scientific names, however that seems like a lot of fish for a display size of 136.6 gallons.

That said, any tangs I’d add last due to possible aggression issues, same with damsels. Beyond that I don’t currently have much advice.

@Dr. Reef @griss @wvned and any others thoughts?

 

[wvned]

That's a lot of fish. They will grow. I would add all the tangs at once. I am not familiar with those damsels. I dont place them in my tanks any more.

 

[maples63]

Thanks wvned, yes I'll take your advice to add all tangs at once.

Why have you given up placing damsels in your tanks?

 

[griss]

Damsels are jerks. They can be very aggressive towards any other fish. I’ve had one in my tank for a while now and won’t add another because he goes after every other fish in the tank, especially at feeding time.

 

[wvned]

Every time I have a damsel in a tank they attack any fish I add later. The last I had were domino damsels in a 75 gallon tank. Perhaps the ones you listed are less aggressive.