33 Long Stocking Opinions

[EchoPear]

Just picked up a 33 Long (48x13x12) Seapora tank as an upgrade from my 5gal pico. Only fish I have that will move into the new tank is my yellow clown goby. Footprint of the tank is basically a shallow 55g

Wanted some opinions on whether or not these fish would be ok (not all in the tank but looking to generate a pool of options to select from)

Will have:
- yellow clown
- pair of clowns

Like to haves as options but looking for opinions from more experienced reefers if tank is big enough:
- royal gramma
- carpenter flasher wrasse
- tomini tang
- green clown goby (will the clown gobies fight?)
- a small shrimp goby and Randall’s pistol shrimp
- melanarus wrasse
- cardinal fish (how many are you supposed to keep together?)
- maybe a blenny

Any recommendations on other fish I might not know about?

Thanks!

 

[AetherealKnight]

I would pass on the Tomini tang, they need at least 50 gallon and ideally 75 gallon. Although your tank length is 4’, it’s not ideal due to the limited height and width. As for cardinal fish you should keep one, if you plan to keep a pair, they need to be opposite genders or they will fight to the death. Everything else is fine!

 

[lil sumpin]

Since you're already planning to put in those 3, I think it would be safest to go for 3 more fish. 4 if you really must. Dont do the tang, the 4ft stretch is nice and all but I dont think it'll be great long term. I would also omit the green clown goby, it will likely duke it out with your yellow clown. Likewise with wrasses, they are prone to messing with each other. Royal grammas always add a great dash of coloration and are active too, shrimp goby pairs are fun to watch, maybe consider a midas blenny? Curious how you plan to light up this new tank

 

[RV Reefs]

Skip the tang. IMO, tank is too small for the tomini. Be careful with the clownfish too, they can be aggressive. Stocking looks good, good choices for wrasses!

 

[EchoPear]

Since you're already planning to put in those 3, I think it would be safest to go for 3 more fish. 4 if you really must. Dont do the tang, the 4ft stretch is nice and all but I dont think it'll be great long term. I would also omit the green clown goby, it will likely duke it out with your yellow clown. Likewise with wrasses, they are prone to messing with each other. Royal grammas always add a great dash of coloration and are active too, shrimp goby pairs are fun to watch, maybe consider a midas blenny? Curious how you plan to light up this new tank

Since the tank is shallow and not sure if I’ll ever put SPS in, my only requirements were something that had spectrum adjustment and could do up to 150par at some portion of the tank (for higher light lps). If more, great, but might never use it. I also was on a pretty limited budget. After some debate I went with the Fluval marine 3.0 strip, the 48” 59W version that I found new open box for $150. Will definitely rent a par meter from my LFS like I did for my pico and dial it in at some point. I found myself accidentally running too high of light in the pico and hurting the corals, so in my experience less is more. I also couldn’t easily ramp my pico light so probably was shocking them with higher light settings.

Really thought about a pair of nicrew hyperreefs or aqua knight A029s. But ultimately I liked the idea of the app vs aqua knight “steps” (what my light on the pico is, don’t like it plus can’t independently dim white/blue) or the ugly appearance of the nicrews (all those big leds under a super large lens) and having to buy a separate controller. I figured the lower power from the Fluval could be overcome with my shallow tank. And my few lps corals incl a purple hammer seem to be doing great under only 70-85 par in the pico, so not too worried

 

[EchoPear]

Skip the tang. IMO, tank is too small for the tomini. Be careful with the clownfish too, they can be aggressive. Stocking looks good, good choices for wrasses!

Thanks! Would you recommend adding the clownfish last?

 

[RV Reefs]

Thanks! Would you recommend adding the clownfish last?

Depends on their size. If they are small, there shouldn’t be an issue, but if they are larger, or already bonded, then maybe add them last. Good luck!

 

[littlefoxx]

Thanks! Would you recommend adding the clownfish last?

Ive always put clowns in first

 

[i cant think]

Just picked up a 33 Long (48x13x12) Seapora tank as an upgrade from my 5gal pico. Only fish I have that will move into the new tank is my yellow clown goby. Footprint of the tank is basically a shallow 55g

Wanted some opinions on whether or not these fish would be ok (not all in the tank but looking to generate a pool of options to select from)

Will have:
- yellow clown
- pair of clowns

Like to haves as options but looking for opinions from more experienced reefers if tank is big enough:
- royal gramma
- carpenter flasher wrasse
- tomini tang
- green clown goby (will the clown gobies fight?)
- a small shrimp goby and Randall’s pistol shrimp
- melanarus wrasse
- cardinal fish (how many are you supposed to keep together?)
- maybe a blenny

Any recommendations on other fish I might not know about?

Thanks!

I have a similar tank (3’x16”x12”) and I can say now, none of those wrasses are suitable. Melanurus will get too big and boisterous and the carpenters will leap out during a display (they love height to display and 1 foot height is definitely not enough). Look at smaller Leopard Wrasses (Macropharyngodon), smaller Fairies (Cirrhilabrus), Pink Streaks (PseudocheilinOPS), and Possums (Wetmorella).

Cardinals depend on species - Kauderni or Bangaiis only group as juveniles, adults naturally are found in pairs. I personally find them quite boring as they mainly hover in the day.

I had 4 clown gobies at one point in my tank (Yellow/Okinawae pair, Black/Acicularis, Orange/Citrinus), they tend to be fine with eachother. Also think about Coral Crouchers.

Tangs are a huge no. Even in 4’x2’ tanks they become nasty. Personally 5-6 foot is minimum for any species of tang as they are all known to become nasty as they age and establish.

A species of Blenny would be amazing, don’t just go with a basic species and look at the Black Sailfins, Segmented, Starry, Bimaculatus/Two Spot and so on.

 

[i cant think]

Since you're already planning to put in those 3, I think it would be safest to go for 3 more fish. 4 if you really must. Dont do the tang, the 4ft stretch is nice and all but I dont think it'll be great long term. I would also omit the green clown goby, it will likely duke it out with your yellow clown. Likewise with wrasses, they are prone to messing with each other. Royal grammas always add a great dash of coloration and are active too, shrimp goby pairs are fun to watch, maybe consider a midas blenny? Curious how you plan to light up this new tank

The 4 wrasses in my nano (3’x16”x1’) all get along fine, select the right species’ and you’re good to go. Select the wrong species and you’re in a bad position long term.