Tips on stocking new tank please

[BowieReefer84]

So I have ordered a custom built 55"x22"x22" tank. Comes out to about 120 gallons.

I know I want to go fish only, but need some advice since all my previous tanks have been community friendly reef tanks.

Prelimary thoughts have me wanting a aussie tusk, picasso trigger, puffer. I do NOT want a lionfish.

I am unsure of what tank mates are suitable with each other and in a tank this size.

I would greatly appreciate any input for a cool LONG TERM stock list for a tank this size. I was thinking 2-3 med/large fish and another 4-5 small/med.

How would YOU stock a tank like this?

I will start and let you critique:
1. aussie har tusk
2. humuhumu picasso trigger
3. dog face puffer
4. foxface
5. gold stripe maroon clown
6. fireball angel
7. black cap basslet

 

[fish stalker]

I have had a two indo tusks that did not do well with aggressive feeders like my small picasso. The tusks were in first and established, one in a 125 the other in my 210. A few months later the trigger went in and in short order started to harass the bigger tusk in the 210. In the 125 a juvenile emp angel did the same. I lost the one in the 210 even though i moved it to a separate tank away from the trigger. The smaller tusk in the 125 also went to a separate tank and I moved the changing emp to the 210 and had peace. The tusk did well for awhile till I lost it when it stopped eating. Since then I have a very large Australian tusk doing very well with a tiny red coris wrasse, kole tang, toby puffer and juvenile Koran. I love tusks and would definitely recommend them, however I find them quite shy despite their size and easily stressed by tank mates. Hope that helps:spin3:

 

[BowieReefer84]

Thank you for the feedback.

Anyone else have any opinions? What would be the safest trigger to get?

 

[BossHoggin]

The fireball angel and black cap basslet are kind of... Jr. However, i think an arc-eye hawkfish would be really cool. Make sure to add it last it is very terriotorial. Any of the xanthichthys triggers will be a model citizen. My bluethroat male is a champ. Those with 1,3,4, and 5 and you got yourself a tank.

 

[BowieReefer84]

The fireball angel and black cap basslet are kind of... Jr. However, i think an arc-eye hawkfish would be really cool. Make sure to add it last it is very terriotorial. Any of the xanthichthys triggers will be a model citizen. My bluethroat male is a champ. Those with 1,3,4, and 5 and you got yourself a tank.

Thanks for the input!

Revised list is:
1. aussie har tusk
2. blue throat trigger
3. dog face puffer
4. auriga butterfly
5. firball angel OR your hawkfish, OR something else

Top 4 are def going in the tank though. I want some purple, and not sure what to add if I don't add the basslet... Really don't want a purple tang in this tank b/c of agressiveness and COST!