Stocking advise please

[kope1078]

I have come up with a stocking list and was hoping for some advice or suggestions on which ones to add first. Here is the list in order on how I think I should add them, I have a 6ft long 125 right now but going to upgrade to a 180 in a year when we buy a house. Mostly an lps tank with some sps. Thanks in advance.

1. Two Ora Premium Picasso Perculas
2. Royal Gamma
3. Lawn Mower Blenny
4. Red Mandarin
5. 2 or 3 Kaudeerns Cardinals
6. Maybe a Six Line Wrasse or Fairy Wrasse
7. Powder Brown Surgeonfish, Sailfin Tang, and One spot Foxface

Any suggestion appreciated or any other cool fish that will go well with these guys.

 

[Jilnifer]

Go to the new to the hobby forum. There is a forum under there to ask an expert. I think the title is check your fish here or something.

 

[Stevenliu9]

1. Two Ora Premium Picasso Perculas
2. Royal Gamma
3. Lawn Mower Blenny
4. Red Mandarin
5. 2 or 3 Kaudeerns Cardinals
6. Maybe a Six Line Wrasse or Fairy Wrasse
7. Powder Brown Surgeonfish, Sailfin Tang, and One spot Foxface

If you are starting new, do not add mandarin, you need a mature tank (like a year old) to have enough pods for them to feed. Otherwise you are just flushing $$ down the drain.

125 is too small for either powder brown or sail fin, you can reconsider them once you upgrade
Everything else should be find, the order I would do from tamest to most aggressive: cardinals->six line/fairy wrasse->royal gramma->clowns->blenny->Foxface(it has venom spines so no one can mess with it anyways).
Also blenny can be hit or miss on being reef safe, just fyi.
Good luck!

 

[kope1078]

If you are starting new, do not add mandarin, you need a mature tank (like a year old) to have enough pods for them to feed. Otherwise you are just flushing $$ down the drain.

125 is too small for either powder brown or sail fin, you can reconsider them once you upgrade
Everything else should be find, the order I would do from tamest to most aggressive: cardinals->six line/fairy wrasse->royal gramma->clowns->blenny->Foxface(it has venom spines so no one can mess with it anyways).
Also blenny can be hit or miss on being reef safe, just fyi.
Good luck!

Thanks for the input, tank is almost a year old now. I'd prefer no fish but the wife isn't having it anymore. I've had lawnmower blenny's before with no issues. I figured if I buy the Powder Brown and Sailfin small they will be fine. I have a lot of open swimming room.

 

[Betta132]

No, sailfins and powder browns need more space. They'll grow to full size and will be unhappy and aggressive.
I'd suggest a fairy wrasse instead of a sixline, sixlines can be aggressive.
Unless you can get a pair of cardinals, it may be best to stick with one.
The mandarin should be okay at this point, I think. Do try to get it to eat frozen mysis at some point.

Start at the foxface end of the list above. I'd go foxface > mandy > fairy wrasse > blenny > clowns > gramma >cardinal(s)