Stocking a 75 gallon

[vikubz]

I have a 75 gallon which I'm thinking about making a FO tank.

Many fish I look at like tangs and big angels and butterlfies need a bigger tank, so I've ruled out those.

Can different species of dwarf angels get along? I thought maybe a few dwarf angels and a butterfly?

I also was thinking of a more 'exotic' fish, like a dwarf lionfish, or a sargassum fish, but I'm afraid that when they get bigger, they would be a threat to the angels. Or would they be okay as long as they're fed regularly?


Thanks,
Mark

 

[reefergeorge]

A dwarf lion will not harm a dwarf angel.
Fwiw dwarf lions are pretty boring imo. They hide all day and don't really move that much.

 

[Ranzan]

^^^^^ both of mine were always out and moving dwarf lions are great you will enjoy them if you get then

 

[LisaD]

an angler would not be a good choice, though.

 

[vikubz]

I was having second thoughts on the sargassum after watching Animal Planet yesterday. A sargassum swallowed a fish that was easily its equal in size. Down it went!

 

[Ranzan]

dwarf anglers are nice but i have no personal experiance with them

 

[WuHT]

a combo of :

Dwarf angel + butterflyfish + zebrasoma tang

then complement it with filler/miscellanious fish like

damsels/dottybacks/royal grammas/wrasses.. etc and you're good to go!

 

[LisaD]

flame hawkfish are really nice too. you need to be careful with butterflyfish. some are delicate, others have very specific diets (like coral polyps). research before you get a butterfly. there are several good, hardy species available, but that is often the exception.

 

[vikubz]

I was thinking of a copperband. I thought maybe it would help with aptaisia.

 

[ejrabekoff]

A copperband sounds good. As for the other fish, do not keep more than 1 angel per tank, especially in a tank that size. The lionfish will soon outgrow the 75.

 

[thepudge]

I dont think a lion would soon outgrow a 75. I think a 75 would keep a lion for life.

 

[vikubz]

Is it possible to keep two or more dissimilar angels in a 75? Like a bicolor and a coral beauty?

 

[justlopin]

Is it possible to have a antenetta lion and a fu man chu lion in the same tank?