Stocking a 50 gallons reef tank

[hebus13]

Hi all,

I'm currently running a 50 gallons reef tank (22x30x18H) with a 15 gallons sump, and i would like your opinion about the stocking i would like to have.
I already have a trio of black bar chromis (Chromis retrofasciata), that i want to keep.

I'm thinking of :
- a pair of Cryptic Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheilinops atania)
- a Fathead Anthias (Serraoncirrhitus latus)
- a Rosy Butterflyfish (Prognathodes Aculeatus)

What do you think about this stock list ?

 

[pyithar]

nice list but i think you'll need to upgrade your tank after a while for the anthias and butterfly. just my .02. i don't wanna sound like a tang police.

 

[AuburnTiger1]

I agree very nice list those are some of my favorite fish but they will outgrow the tank with time so make sure you have a place for them.

 

[fishhuman]

Not completely sure but rosy butterfly=not reef safe

 

[eatbreakfast]

I think that stocking is fine.

P. ataenia stay small.
S. latus are smaller than many anthias and not very active.
P. aculeatus is a small butterfly, and although not completely reef safe would be fine in a 50g tank with this minimal stocking density.

 

[hebus13]

Thanks for your answers, @eatbreakfast this exactly the way i though it but fathead could get big .... Slowly, so if i get it small it should be ok for a while.