Stock Suggestion for 85g Rimless

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Fade2White12

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Good morning all!

Soon will be the 8 year anniversary of my very first reef tank. For all that time, I've successfully kept a 24g nano which has gone through several moves and natural disasters. Although it's had its issues, it (and I) have always persevered.

So after almost a decade of living almost exclusively in the nano-world, and with the purchase of a new home, I've received the final approval from my wife to finally upgrade to something more substantial.

Soon I will be commissioning a Michigan aquarium shop to build an 85g wide rimless tank (36ishx24ishx22"), and I'm already thinking of a stocking list. The hook is, the aquarium will be rimless and will not use a top/canopy, so I'm looking for fish that are *less* prone to jumping (no jawfish, wrasses, fire/dartfish, etc). I'm hoping for some ideas on stocking.

What I've come up with so far:
1x Bristletooth tang - something in the Ctenochaetus family
2x Clowns
1x Green or Red Mandarin

Any other thoughts? Points for those who think outside the box, as I'd prefer some more unique inhabitants since the above is pretty pedestrian.

Thanks!
 
3 feet is a little small for a bristle tooth. If you don't mind a little nipping I like the Atlantic longnose butterfly they are pretty small for butterflies and not too common from what it seems. Midas blennies are very neat as well.
 
Thanks for the response!

-I thought about that for the tang, but considering it is a wide dimension and I'll be going very minimalist with the aquascape, I was thinking that it would be fine. I've long been a supporter of the "Tang Police" on a variety of forums, so if the consensus is that my setup would be too small, I'll abide!

-I had a Midas for many years before an icestorm took out my power for a week, and my poor Midas with it. I loved that fish and would love to get another, but the rimless aspect has me spooked. I was thinking most gobies would be off limits for my setup.

-Definitely points for the butterfly suggestion! Something I had never considered. I always assumed almost all butterflies were not reef safe. After doing some checking, it seems the species you suggested is one of the better bets for peace. I guess it comes down to my risk tolerance. I'll keep that in mind for sure, thanks!
 
Some butterfly's usually will do good in reefs others not so much IMO the Atlantics seem to be fairly reef safe with maybe occasional nipping. I respect that you rethought the tang some people wouldn't listen to the advice and end up with an unhappy fish.
 
Yeah, that butterfly will definitely be one I'll consider.

Any other ideas?

Some other I've been considering:
Basslets - either a blackcap, or yellow/blue assessor
Dwarf Angels - a lot of great ones to choose here

Another thought - I've always been fascinated by Marine Bettas/Comets. I love how they look and their behavior. Anyone have experience with these fish? I know they can eat small fish and shrimp, but I hear they're fairly safe - albeit shy.
 
Here is my new 80g rimless tank that I acquired, It is cycling with 100lb of Liverock and Live sand from old tank. It has been cycling for 10 day. I am new to saltwater hobby.
Any suggestions for me with your experience with rimless tanks. I wanted to put aggressive fish only tank like lionfish, puffer, eel

Here are my params as of now

Calcium > 540
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 10
Ph 7.8 to7.4. So added some PH Buffer Up. Will test it tomorrow.
Kh between 9 and 10
 

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clownman33 said:
midas blenny is always a cool fish or maybe a wrasse
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Like I said before, I do love the Midas, but I think he may be more apt to jump than some other blennies.

The problem with the wrasse is two-fold: 1.) They may be the most notorious jumpers around (maybe behind firefish), so I think it'd be unfair to the fish to even risk it, and 2.) A mandarin is pretty much at the top of my list, and one of the main reasons I've always wanted to upgrade to a larger tank. So I'd prefer not to have any fish who may directly compete with it for pods.
 
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