8x2x2 Stocking

kangadrew · Apr 26, 2018

Hi everyone,

In an 8x2x2 tank - I want to keep a mixed reef with a majestic angelfish as the focal point.
However, I am kind of lost on what else I want in the tank. The only real fish I'm 100% on is a midas blenny.

How would you stock a 240 gallon, knowing that you had to include a majestic angelfish and a midas blenny?

Drew

Shabalaba · Apr 27, 2018

Flame Hawkfish

Green Chromis - Group of 3

Flame Angelfish
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/viewcart#

Bicolor Angelfish

Springer Damsel x 2

Powder Brown Tang

Watchman Goby

Diamond Goby

Yellow Tang

Tomato Clownfish x 2

Bicolor Blenny

Ruby Finned Fairy Wrasse: Female

Majestic Angelfish

Starry Blenny - Super Special Limit 1

Exquisite Fairy Wrasse - Africa

I would stock similar to this personally. A lot of movement and different swimming patterns.

eatbreakfast · Apr 27, 2018

kangadrew said:
Hi everyone,

In an 8x2x2 tank - I want to keep a mixed reef with a majestic angelfish as the focal point.
However, I am kind of lost on what else I want in the tank. The only real fish I'm 100% on is a midas blenny.

How would you stock a 240 gallon, knowing that you had to include a majestic angelfish and a midas blenny?

Drew

I would probably lean toward an SPS dominant tank rather than a mixed reef as majestics can wipeout a number of LPS and polyps.

Fairy, flasher, small Halichoeres and leopard wrasses provide activity and color.

A group of Chrysiptera damsels, such as azures are less aggressive than other damsels.

kangadrew · Apr 27, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
I would probably lean toward an SPS dominant tank rather than a mixed reef as majestics can wipeout a number of LPS and polyps.

Fairy, flasher, small Halichoeres and leopard wrasses provide activity and color.

A group of Chrysiptera damsels, such as azures are less aggressive than other damsels.

Are there any success stories of majestics with ricordea, zoas, or sinularia? These are the softies I'd love to keep, LPS include candy canes, chalices, acans, favias, duncans, plates, and frogspawn.

Drew

eatbreakfast · Apr 27, 2018

kangadrew said:
Are there any success stories of majestics with ricordea, zoas, or sinularia? These are the softies I'd love to keep, LPS include candy canes, chalices, acans, favias, duncans, plates, and frogspawn.

Drew

Sinularia and ricordea might be safe. I've seen them absolutely demolish eveything else you listed.

kangadrew · Apr 27, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
Sinularia and ricordea might be safe. I've seen them absolutely demolish eveything else you listed.

Dang, even plate corals? How about Euphyllia and Cyphastrea?

Drew

eatbreakfast · Apr 27, 2018

Yes, plate corals too. Cyphastrea was left alone.

kangadrew · Apr 27, 2018

Eatbreakfast, have you had experience with regal angels? How do they compare. In terms of lps and softies?

eatbreakfast · Apr 28, 2018

kangadrew said:
Eatbreakfast, have you had experience with regal angels? How do they compare. In terms of lps and softies?

They are pretty safe with most SPS. They are problematic with most LPS.

kangadrew · Apr 28, 2018

eatbreakfast said:
They are pretty safe with most SPS. They are problematic with most LPS.

Alright, new plan. I can nix bigger angels without too many problems but I'd like to keep LPS and softies. So, no regals or majestics.

How does this sound for stocking:

Purple and powder blue Tangs
Potter's angelfish
6 lyretail anthias
2 percula clownfish
2 red velvet fairy wrasses
Orange back fairy wrasse
Exquisite wrasse
Midas blenny
Mandarin dragonet

In addition to this, I'd like to add some kind of goby and another dwarf angel.
Room for more, or should I keep that list as is?

Drew

evolved · Apr 28, 2018

kangadrew said:
Alright, new plan. I can nix bigger angels without too many problems but I'd like to keep LPS and softies. So, no regals or majestics.

How does this sound for stocking:

Purple and powder blue Tangs

Potter's angelfish

6 lyretail anthias

2 percula clownfish

2 red velvet fairy wrasses

Orange back fairy wrasse

Exquisite wrasse

Midas blenny

Mandarin dragonet

In addition to this, I'd like to add some kind of goby and another dwarf angel.
Room for more, or should I keep that list as is?

Drew

Don't do multiple wrasses of the same species; it won't work out well.

kangadrew · Apr 28, 2018

evolved said:
Don't do multiple wrasses of the same species; it won't work out well.

Even in a m/f pair?

kangadrew · Apr 29, 2018

As far as another dwarf angel, I'm trying to decide between a true hawaiian flame angel and a lemonpeel angel - any factors that should play into my decision?
As far as wrasses, if I had a m/f pair of the red velvet fairy wrasses would that work, or is that not a possibility?
I'll add a green clown goby too, for my goby species.
If you had the tank: would you add to the following stock list, or keep it as is?

Purple tang
Powder blue tang
Potter's angelfish
Another dwarf angelfish (either true hawaiian flame or lemonpeel)
6 lyretail anthias
M/f percula clownfish
Exquisite wrasse
Orange back fairy wrasse
M/f red velvet fairy wrasses
Midas blenny
Mandarin dragonet
Green clown goby

Thanks for any help,
Drew

eatbreakfast · Apr 30, 2018

Wrasses don't form bonded prs. Females almost always transition into males in captivity, even if a male is present, and aggression between males of the same species is pretty bad.

Lemonpeels are more notorious pickers than flames.