Stocking a 240 gallon aquarium

[Winstopian]

Hello all! I'm new to the forum but have had aquariums for sometime.

My husband and I are considering buying a 240 gallon aquarium but aren't sure how to stock it as we are used to smaller tanks. I'm really partial to the dogface puffer but he likes a fuller looking aquarium with more schooling type fish and corals (that I read the puffer will destroy)

Any ideas on how we could happily meet in the middle?

 

[tmnails]

That's one of the decisions that doesn't have a middle really. Once you choose to add a fish that's not reef safe, you definitely limit yourself.

 

[Bono]

I really dont like the look of a tank with a few large fish so I'm with your husband. I have a 450 with 25 fish so far and its constant but obviously its personal decision.

 

[on the spot]

My husband and I are considering buying a 240 gallon aquarium...I'm really partial to the dogface puffer but he likes a fuller looking aquarium with more schooling type fish and corals...
Any ideas on how we could happily meet in the middle?

Two 120 gallon tanks.

 

[Michael Hoaster]

It really comes down to what YOU want, and what your priorities are. Figure that out, and then everything else needs to work with it. With a big puffer, you could do a 'Rambo Tank', with big aggressive fish. Or you could do a school of Heniochus Butterflyfish, with a peaceful community. Corals, live rock, plants are also considerations. If you can pinpoint your highest priority, that will determine everything else.