What order would you stock?

[kope1078]

Here is a list of fish we plan on stocking our 300g fowlr with, I have a good idea what order I want to stock just looking for a few opinions.
Here's the list:
1. Emporer Angle
2. Queen Angle
3. Flame Angle
4. Bi-Color Angle
5. Magnificent Foxface
6. Copperband Butterfly Fish
7. 3 Bartletts Anthias, 1 male, 2 females
8. 2 mandarins
9. high fin goby and pistol shrimp
10. Long nose hawkfish
11. 2 dwarf/ zebra lionfish
12. yellow tang
13. achilles tang or purple tang ( haven't decided yet)
14. six line wrasse
15. 2 picasso clowns
16. blue spot jawfish
17. lawnmower blenny
18. possible a powder brown, sailfin, or powder blue tang
19. 2 cleaner shrimp
20. various snails and crabs

That is not my order I plan to stock, its just a list I threw together. All opinions are appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Always stock from least aggressive to most aggressive!

 

[kope1078]

Lol, I know that..I'm a little unfamiliar with a few so how would you rate them?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Ok, what is your plan on stocking them and which are you unfamiliar with? I would ditch the lionfish they'll eat your smaller fish and I'd also ditch the goby and pistol shrimp as you'll never see them.

I would not even think of adding the mandarin's until the tank is very established so they will have plenty of pods to eat. I would get a different wrasse in place of the 6 line they become very aggressive as they mature. I would also get a trio of the yellow tangs.

You might have issues between the Emperor and the Queen Angels.

 

[Dmorty217]

13. Emporer Angle
14. Queen Angle
10. Flame Angle
9. Bi-Color Angle
8. Magnificent Foxface
5. Copperband Butterfly Fish
1. 3 Bartletts Anthias, 1 male, 2 females
2.2 mandarins
4. high fin goby and pistol shrimp
6. Long nose hawkfish
11. 2 dwarf/ zebra lionfish
12. yellow tang
16. achilles tang or purple tang ( haven't decided yet)
11. six line wrasse
7. 2 picasso clowns
5. blue spot jawfish
3. lawnmower blenny
15. possible a powder brown, sailfin, or powder blue tang

In this order

 

[BigBlueTang]

13. Emporer Angle
14. Queen Angle
10. Flame Angle
9. Bi-Color Angle
8. Magnificent Foxface
5. Copperband Butterfly Fish
1. 3 Bartletts Anthias, 1 male, 2 females
2.2 mandarins
4. high fin goby and pistol shrimp
6. Long nose hawkfish
11. 2 dwarf/ zebra lionfish
12. yellow tang
16. achilles tang or purple tang ( haven't decided yet)
11. six line wrasse
7. 2 picasso clowns
5. blue spot jawfish
3. lawnmower blenny
15. possible a powder brown, sailfin, or powder blue tang

In this order

Those are some pretty hefty angles!!!!

 

[sde1500]

1 3 Bartletts Anthias, 1 male, 2 females
2 2 mandarins
3 lawnmower blenny
4 high fin goby and pistol shrimp
5 Copperband Butterfly Fish
5 blue spot jawfish
6 Long nose hawkfish
7 2 picasso clowns
8 Magnificent Foxface
9 Bi-Color Angle
10 Flame Angle
11 2 dwarf/ zebra lionfish
11 six line wrasse
12 yellow tang
13 Emporer Angle
14 Queen Angle
15 possible a powder brown, sailfin, or powder blue tang
16 achilles tang or purple tang ( haven't decided yet)

The numbers being out of order made me twitch.

 

[Dmorty217]

1 3 Bartletts Anthias, 1 male, 2 females
2 2 mandarins
3 lawnmower blenny
4 high fin goby and pistol shrimp
5 Copperband Butterfly Fish
5 blue spot jawfish
6 Long nose hawkfish
7 2 picasso clowns
8 Magnificent Foxface
9 Bi-Color Angle
10 Flame Angle
11 2 dwarf/ zebra lionfish
11 six line wrasse
12 yellow tang
13 Emporer Angle
14 Queen Angle
15 possible a powder brown, sailfin, or powder blue tang
16 achilles tang or purple tang ( haven't decided yet)

The numbers being out of order made me twitch.

haha thank you. It was a little tough to read that way.

 

[Dmorty217]

Those are some pretty hefty angles!!!!

I wouldn't get either of them despite their beauty are really aggressive, too aggressive for both in a 300g IMO

 

[scooter31707]

I would dump the Lionfish because your mandarins, flame hawk, clowns, jawfish, and goby will all be in danger of being eaten.

 

[MikeyAl]

Hmm. Mandarin first IMO. MAKE sure he is settled and eating well. Get him to eat bbs.

 

[BigBlueTang]

I wouldn't get either of them despite their beauty are really aggressive, too aggressive for both in a 300g IMO

I completely agree.
Although, I think if you added a juvy queen last, you might be okay...

 

[kope1078]

The lions were what I was worried about, I've read different things on them and just wasn't to sure

 

[kope1078]

I know a few people who have an emperor and a queen together, both will be juvis when I add them

 

[BigBlueTang]

I know a few people who have an emperor and a queen together, both will be juvis when I add them

Yes but how long?
They cannot coexist in a tank your size for very long, maybe a year tops.

 

[kope1078]

Yes but how long?
They cannot coexist in a tank your size for very long, maybe a year tops.

Really? In a 300 gallon system

 

[BigBlueTang]

Really? In a 300 gallon system

Yes.
300 gallon system or tank?
Actually, it doesn't matter. Both of those fish have to be the king, (or queen) of the tank. With another fish challenging it, it'll be constant turf wars until one dies. I wouldn't.

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Yes I agree with BBT, you really need to choose between the Emperor and Queen angels. They both get quite large and both will want to be the dominate fish of the tank. They will be fine as juveniles but once they become young adults the battles will begin if not sooner. That's why I said you will have issues with having both of them.

 

[scooter31707]

Maybe replace the Queen with a Majestic and add it first and let it get established first.

 

[Dmorty217]

I know a few people who have an emperor and a queen together, both will be juvis when I add them

They can coexist together in a 300g, that isn't the issue providing each feels they have enough territory and caves. The issue is when you want to add fish down the road a year or two from now (fish die, you want different things ect...) neither one will take to new comers well, especially not another angel or like sized/shaped fish