First 180G and stocking

[floridabromo]

So I just bought a 180 gallon aquarium today and put all my dry rock in and sand, tomorrow I'll be filling it with water and letting it cycle. I also am setting up refugium as well. My only question now is what to stock it with? So far this is what I've got:
Pair of lightening maroon clowns
Flameback angel
Copperband butterfly
Potters angel fish
Black cap baslet

I would also like to have a few tangs but I know I've read mixed things on them.. I would love to have an Achilles tang but what other tangs could I put with him?

 

[Labridaedicted]

Reef or fish only? I notice you don't have a Wrasse listed. This displeases me....[emoji38]


You can mix tangs, but they may show some agression. If you want to do more than one, I would reccommend adding them at the same time and of similar size.

 

[floridabromo]

Reef or fish only? I notice you don't have a Wrasse listed. This displeases me....[emoji38]


You can mix tangs, but they may show some agression. If you want to do more than one, I would reccommend adding them at the same time and of similar size.

It will be a reef tank. I also have a magnificent foxface that I'll be putting into the tank.
I would love to have a wrasse but I always thought you had to have a lid for your tank in order to keep them

 

[Labridaedicted]

It will be a reef tank. I also have a magnificent foxface that I'll be putting into the tank.
I would love to have a wrasse but I always thought you had to have a lid for your tank in order to keep them

Not necessarily. They can be jumpers, but as long as nothing picks on them, they're typically fine.

 

[floridabromo]

Not necessarily. They can be jumpers, but as long as nothing picks on them, they're typically fine.

Oh cool, I was just trying to avoid having to put a lid on the tank but if that's the case then I will definitely try one out

 

[Neil Fox]

Melanarus Wrasse are an apex predator for Monti Eating Nudis and many other pests and a great fish, they need a sand bed though. Sailfin Tangs are awesome, they also will eat bubble algae, Yellow Tangs are also really good. If you introduce Tangs at the same tome they normally get along. I would avoid the Coppperband and most Angels as you never know when they will go after corals. Percula Clowns are cool, Maroons can be super aggressive. Blue Eyed Cardinals are really peaceful schooling fish suitable for a tank of your size. They would be a really great addition. Some Jawfish and Blennies are really cool and a Bluethroat or Crosshatch Trigger is an excellent reef safe trigger but expensive.

 

[Labridaedicted]

Melanarus Wrasse are an apex predator for Monti Eating Nudis and many other pests and a great fish, they need a sand bed though. Sailfin Tangs are awesome, they also will eat bubble algae, Yellow Tangs are also really good. If you introduce Tangs at the same tome they normally get along. I would avoid the Coppperband and most Angels as you never know when they will go after corals. Percula Clowns are cool, Maroons can be super aggressive. Blue Eyed Cardinals are really peaceful schooling fish suitable for a tank of your size. They would be a really great addition. Some Jawfish and Blennies are really cool and a Bluethroat or Crosshatch Trigger is an excellent reef safe trigger but expensive.

Copperbands are one of the few reef safe butterflies. The Chelmon and Forcipiger genera (what we recognize as the long nosed butterflies) are actually designed for eating tube worms and similar organisms.

An even more reef safe variety of butterfly (and much hardier) are pyramid butterflies. They're schooling planktivores.

I don't trust any angel around corals. Most get a taste for corals at some point. (And clams, forget it)

Wrasse-wise, melanurus are good, but kiss your shrimp, hermits, and sometimes snails goodbye. Had a trio at one point and they were active, bold, and we'll colored, but would decimate a cleanup crew. I would recommend a Flasher (Paracheilinus sp.) or Fairy (Cirrhilabrus sp.) In terms of reef safeness and hardiness. They really run the gamut on price, but you should be able to find one to your liking due to the wide range of colors

 

[floridabromo]

I will have to check out the triggers, I wasn't aware of there being any that were reef safe but now that I know that, I definitely want one for sure!

 

[floridabromo]

Melanarus Wrasse are an apex predator for Monti Eating Nudis and many other pests and a great fish, they need a sand bed though. Sailfin Tangs are awesome, they also will eat bubble algae, Yellow Tangs are also really good. If you introduce Tangs at the same tome they normally get along. I would avoid the Coppperband and most Angels as you never know when they will go after corals. Percula Clowns are cool, Maroons can be super aggressive. Blue Eyed Cardinals are really peaceful schooling fish suitable for a tank of your size. They would be a really great addition. Some Jawfish and Blennies are really cool and a Bluethroat or Crosshatch Trigger is an excellent reef safe trigger but expensive.

I will have to check out the triggers for sure! I didn't know I could have them but now I'm super excited about it

 

[floridabromo]

Copperbands are one of the few reef safe butterflies. The Chelmon and Forcipiger genera (what we recognize as the long nosed butterflies) are actually designed for eating tube worms and similar organisms.

An even more reef safe variety of butterfly (and much hardier) are pyramid butterflies. They're schooling planktivores.

I don't trust any angel around corals. Most get a taste for corals at some point. (And clams, forget it)

Wrasse-wise, melanurus are good, but kiss your shrimp, hermits, and sometimes snails goodbye. Had a trio at one point and they were active, bold, and we'll colored, but would decimate a cleanup crew. I would recommend a Flasher (Paracheilinus sp.) or Fairy (Cirrhilabrus sp.) In terms of reef safeness and hardiness. They really run the gamut on price, but you should be able to find one to your liking due to the wide range of colors

Ah, I would like to have a clam at some point so there goes angels for sure. I had just found that those two specifically should leave corals alone if they were well fed.. well from liveaquaria anyways

 

[Labridaedicted]

Ah, I would like to have a clam at some point so there goes angels for sure. I had just found that those two specifically should leave corals alone if they were well fed.. well from liveaquaria anyways

Some are more safe than others, and the 2 you listed are usually pretty good, but there's always a chance.

Potter's are also tough to get eating sometimes, so I would recommend looking for one in a store instead of online so you can check that it eats.