Stocking my 65

[Razzagas]

I have a new 65 gallon. i have been thinking a lot about which fish, and decided to go with smaller fish instead of a few larger fish.
i wanted:
green chromis
leopard wrasse
clownfish
orange stripped shrimp goby (Amblyeleotris randalli)
bartletts anthias

Could this work?
I wanted the chromis to school so i would need like 6
could i have 6 chromis, 1 leopard wrasse, 1 clownfish, 1 goby, and 2 or 3 bartletts? Thats 11-12 fish. Is that way too many? they're all pretty small. Any ideas??
Thanks

 

[SDguy]

I'd rethink the chromis....they actually get pretty big (ever seen adults?!) And they tend to bicker, especially in close quarters. 6 would be a lot of of "space" you could use for other, different fish. Maybe a gramma or pseudochromis of some sort? Just a thought.

Also, I prefer clowns in pairs...since they are pretty easy to pair up, as opposed to many other marine ornamentals, why not take advantage. Though I'd go with a more mellow species (ie pass on something like maroons).

hth

 

[Razzagas]

another schooling fish that i could get?

 

[Razzagas]

what about the number of fish? too many if I didn't have tangs?
thanks

 

[Razzagas]

typo replace tangs with chromis
sorry

 

[SDguy]

Assuming proper filtration (which you didn't mention), without the chromis, no, that's not too many fish. JMO.