120g mixed reef fish stocking list

[Cthulukelele]

Hi all! Wanted to run a stocking list by everyone and see if there were any glaring problems! It's a 120g with a 30g sump. It is a mixed reef.

Already have:
Bonded pair ocellaris clowns
Molly miller blenny

Next to add (in approximate order of addition):

Leopard wrasse (my LFS always has them in and has healthy ones eating frozen food in on a regular basis)
Mccoskers flasher wrasse
A second flasher wrasse (fillamented, blue, filamented, yellowfin, carpenters, linespot all options)
Bangai cardinal
Firefish
Yellow watchman goby
Relatively peaceful fairy wrasse (maybe exquisite)
4x dispar anthias (1 larger male 3 female)
Kole tang


MAYBE add near the end:
Melanarus wrasse
Yellow tang


Any thoughts appreciated!

 

[declanisadog]

I see no problems as it is. That is a fair amount of fish for a 120, but not too many. Just make sure your filtration can keep up.

 

[dutch27]

Add the kole last, or with the yellow. I had a 120g with a kole tang, then added a yellow later, and the kole killed it. My opinion, don't even get the kole. I felt my 120 was too small for it, it was constantly on the move, would attack its reflection all day, and would try to kill anything that went in the tank after it was established. It's a mean fish. The only thing that held its own was a trigger I added, but that thing brought in some disease and wiped the tank.

 

[Cthulukelele]

Add the kole last, or with the yellow. I had a 120g with a kole tang, then added a yellow later, and the kole killed it. My opinion, don't even get the kole. I felt my 120 was too small for it, it was constantly on the move, would attack its reflection all day, and would try to kill anything that went in the tank after it was established. It's a mean fish. The only thing that held its own was a trigger I added, but that thing brought in some disease and wiped the tank.

Interesting! Your experience is actually the opposite of most of what I've read (that yellow tangs are more aggressive than kole tangs). Fish are weird lol

 

[Cthulukelele]

I see no problems as it is. That is a fair amount of fish for a 120, but not too many. Just make sure your filtration can keep up.

Do you think I could also add a royal gramma?

 

[eatbreakfast]

The stocklist should be fine.

Generally kole tangs are not as aggressive as yellows, but individual personalities may vary.

 

[Burrito]

im about to add my last fish for my tank and i have a yellow and kole tang together in QT, they seem to be getting along, the kole constantly hides out in its PVC shelter when i'm near the tank.

you list looks good, why the melarnus so late in the order? i ask because that was my last fish to go in the DT a week ago

 

[Cthulukelele]

im about to add my last fish for my tank and i have a yellow and kole tang together in QT, they seem to be getting along, the kole constantly hides out in its PVC shelter when i'm near the tank.

you list looks good, why the melarnus so late in the order? i ask because that was my last fish to go in the DT a week ago

It is the most aggressive of the wrasses I am adding, so it'd spook the other ones if I added it earlier. Plus they pick on inverts if they don't get enough feeding/pods. I want to assess my pod population near the end and make sure my autofeeder is tuned in before I add one.

 

[Cthulukelele]

The stocklist should be fine.

Generally kole tangs are not as aggressive as yellows, but individual personalities may vary.

Am I okay to add the flasher BEFORE the leopard? I know flasher are supposed to be super mellow, but I also know how skittish leopards can be

 

[eatbreakfast]

Am I okay to add the flasher BEFORE the leopard? I know flasher are supposed to be super mellow, but I also know how skittish leopards can be

They won't bother each other. Either one can go before the other.

 

[Jesterrace]

Definitely keep an eye on the tangs. I had a Yellow in my 90 gallon who tried to claim the entire tank for itself after only a month and he was only about 40% grown. IMHO they are too big/aggressive for a 4 foot tank. The Kole can be a jerk (as all tangs can be) but I think you are more likely to have success with one than a Yellow. As for the Leopards that is great that they have them, but I would never buy one until you have seen it active and feeding for a period of 2-3 weeks. It's not uncommon for them to do okay for a week or so and then die. The last part of the equation (waiting 2-3 weeks) will go a long way to ensuring you have a healthy and adaptable specimen.

 

[Jesterrace]

Am I okay to add the flasher BEFORE the leopard? I know flasher are supposed to be super mellow, but I also know how skittish leopards can be

Both are pretty mellow fish, although my Blue Star does find occasional courage when it's had enough from my Melanurus. I have actually seen it charge my Melanurus when it has had enough of it's territorial garbage. Thankfully they get along for the most part.