Stocking Suggestions 30 Gallon/113L

[Bmgrocks]

Hey my first SW tank, need some stocking suggestion help, need comments, concernes, and personal experience

3" bed of CaribSea Florida Crushed Coral
20 LBS of Live Rock


Fish(Possibilities) Change if needed

2 Orange Firefish
1 Royal Gramma
1 Hawk Fish
2 Percula Clowns
1 Dwarf Angel, Possibly Flame or Lemon Peel

Some Turbo Snails

Please add suggestions/comments

 

[Bmgrocks]

The tank is a 30 gallon, with coralife t5 twin tube 10,000k and true blue actinic bulbs

 

[BiggySmalls]

i was told not to get a lemonpeel ina 24gnc

 

[mwsmith15]

Yeah, that is a bit much for a 30. I would go with gramma and 2 percs or 2 firefish (love mine!!). Are you planning on any corals or anything?
What else do you have setup wise??

 

[Bmgrocks]

I would really like to center my stocklist around a Dwarf angel, if added what tank mates should it include, i dont want to over stock my tank, as for corals in stuff, im sticking to live rock

As for equipment, I'm getting the tank and all the supplies for free, of a co-worker of mine, and will be able to post everything else. If the equipment is not up to par, i will be purchasing more

 

[mwsmith15]

Sounds good, post your stuff and people will help. Your best bet is a coral beauty, but still, IMO it is too small for angels of any type.

 

[Miamireefer]

go with a pygmy angel....

 

[BiggySmalls]

what is that, a cherub?

 

[AVALover5498]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8733567#post8733567 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Miamireefer
go with a pygmy angel....

 

[Bmgrocks]

what is this that i hear about not having 2 orange firefish together?

 

[Mariner]

IMO, that's a little crowded for a 30 gallon, especially if you're going to go with one of the dwarf angels. Also, I'm not sure how the firefish would fare with the angel and gramma.
If it we me, I'd go with the clowns, gramma and an angel -- put the angel in last. Besides the angels that have been mentioned, the Flameback might work well in there.
HTH,
Mariner

 

[Bmgrocks]

Ok this is my desired stock list, now revised thanks to all who have helped


Option 1
(stocked in order)
2 false percula/maroon clowns
1 Royal Gramma
1 Pygmy Cherub Angel
5 turbo snails

-or-
Option 2
as known in the Cichlid World
~single wet pet~
Dwarf Lionfish
5 Turbo Snails
if i can find a sutiable tank mate something else(doubt it)

will most likely be goin with option 1

 

[SHOmuchFUN]

I have a 33L and was thinking of something like option 1...
2 percula's, royal gramma, and maybe an angel... But aren't angels into soft corals? I'm going to mostly do soft corals/LPS (leathers, zoos, mushrooms, acans, torch, etc.)

Can you keep clownfish in the same tank as a dwarf lion? Or will the lion eat them?

 

[Bmgrocks]

i heard you can keep any fish with a lion, that wont fit into his mouth, i guess, you'd want a atleast 4" clownfish, or something with a dwarf lion.

 

[Bmgrocks]

Though i think a 33L is much too small, you WOULDN't be able to add a angel of any kind to such a tank,

i would stock it like this

2 perculas
1 royal gamma
but if you didn't add the royal gramma, you could do more

Like some dotty backs
and wrasses

 

[SHOmuchFUN]

33L means 33gal LONG tank... Hence the 33L, not to be confused with 33 liters. Sorry.