Stocking a 187 gallon

[fishfreak2009]

So I'm currently stocking my 187 gallon tank (only coral left is some shrooms and zoas that I'm not too worried about), and I'm considering different fish. The fish marked with asterisks I already have (the butterfly, dwarf angel, and cleaner are in quarantine now, as will all future purchases). Anyways, here's the list:

1 Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)*
1 Coral Beauty Angelfish (Centropyge bispinosus)
1 Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula)
1 Potter's Angelfish (Centropyge potteri)
1 Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
2 Heniochus Butterflyfish (Heniochus acuminatus)
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
1 Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)
1 Pearlscale Butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus)*
3 Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)**
1 Cinnamon Clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus)*
1 Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
1 Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus)
1 Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lubbocki)
1 Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)*
1 Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis)*
1 Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
1 Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)

I know it's a lot of fish, but I did cut out any tangs, since I don't feel right putting them in a five foot tank, and I recently lost my koran angel (he jumped out) and am not replacing him with another large angel. Also, I have kept all the dwarf angels together before without any problems, so I'm not too worried about that. As for the clowns, the ocellaris are a breeding pair, and the cinnamon is an adult female that has been with them for a while now. I also have a green spotted puffer living in the 55 gallon refugium.

Sorry for the rant, but what do you think of this list?

 

[fishfreak2009]

anybody?

 

[fishfreak2009]

nobody?

 

[sceia]

So I'm currently stocking my 187 gallon tank (only coral left is some shrooms and zoas that I'm not too worried about), and I'm considering different fish. The fish marked with asterisks I already have (the butterfly, dwarf angel, and cleaner are in quarantine now, as will all future purchases). Anyways, here's the list:

1 Bicolor Angelfish (Centropyge bicolor)*
1 Coral Beauty Angelfish (Centropyge bispinosus)
1 Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula)
1 Potter's Angelfish (Centropyge potteri)
1 Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
2 Heniochus Butterflyfish (Heniochus acuminatus)
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
1 Copperband Butterflyfish (Chelmon rostratus)
1 Pearlscale Butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthurus)*
3 Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
2 Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris)**
1 Cinnamon Clownfish (Amphiprion melanopus)*
1 Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
1 Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhites armatus)
1 Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lubbocki)
1 Cleaner Wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)*
1 Yellow-Flanked Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lyukyuensis)*
1 Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
1 Yellow Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysus)

I know it's a lot of fish, but I did cut out any tangs, since I don't feel right putting them in a five foot tank, and I recently lost my koran angel (he jumped out) and am not replacing him with another large angel. Also, I have kept all the dwarf angels together before without any problems, so I'm not too worried about that. As for the clowns, the ocellaris are a breeding pair, and the cinnamon is an adult female that has been with them for a while now. I also have a green spotted puffer living in the 55 gallon refugium.

Sorry for the rant, but what do you think of this list?

List looks great...! Bunch of nice things on there. You could probably get away with a couple of the smaller tangs with no worries... Just don't get the super large ones. I have 29 fish total in my 210 and my levels seem pretty normal even with the huge bioload... My 210 is 72x24x30(h). Just make sure you're tank is well established before adding a couple of the delicate ones. I lost a flame that way and it always sucks!

Here's my list...

3 bicolor Damsels
3 Saphire Damsels
1 Yellowtail Damsel
1 Dajardini Tang
1 Powder Brown Tang
1 Bristletooth Tang
1 Naso Tang
1 Orange Osc Clown
1 B/W Osc Clown
2 Skunk Clowns
2 Melanarus Wrasses
1 Potters Wrasse
1 Bang eyed Cardinal
1 PJ Cardinal
1 red Dartfish
1 grey Dartfish
1 Valentini Puffer
1 Blue/Gold Scribble Rabbitfish
1 Coral Beauty
3 Chromis
1 purple fin wrasse
1 bullet goby
1 sleeper goby

Here's a vid of feeding time...

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

I don't own one of these at the moment, but being you aren't doing a reef. and you like angels why not give this one a shot. doesn't get large looks very much like a butterfly and from what i've heard pretty hardy... (also fairly cheap !)
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+18+349&pcatid=349

 

[Mr.Walden]

You cant mix different types of clowns....period. Getting the Potters angel, Copperband B'Fly, and Leopard Wrasse to all survive would be a act of God. If a fish is labeled difficult or expert only don't even waste your time.

 

[fishfreak2009]

You cant mix different types of clowns....period. Getting the Potters angel, Copperband B'Fly, and Leopard Wrasse to all survive would be a act of God. If a fish is labeled difficult or expert only don't even waste your time.

I've actually decided to cut the copperband out of the list (although they aren't impossible because I had one before a velvet outbreak and it thrived). As for the clowns living together, they've been together for a while now and are just fine. The ocellaris regularly lay eggs, and the cinnamon (a large female) stays on the other half of the tank. I've also kept the potter's angel and a leopard wrasse before and they thrived until I had the same velvet outbreak mentioned above from a fish that was added without quarantine (a family member had decided to add a damsel without me knowing). I've heard (and experienced) that as long as the potter's is eating and healthy looking when you pick it out at the store it should be fine.

I'm kinda surprised you didn't mention my cleaner wrasse. He's thriving as well and eats a variety of foods (nori, mysids, brine, flake, and Instant Ocean gel food).