Fish stock idea for 60 gallon tank

Ciber · Jul 31, 2019

Hi! im new to this forum and relatively new in the hobby and i want to ask if i could get the stock of fishes i want for my new 60 gallon aquarium!.

First of all at the moment i just have one 30 gallon tank with a pair of clownfish and a neon goby, but i really want to make my tank bigger to get my favorite marine fishes, but i dont know if the space is going to be an issue.
Anyway mi idea of my dream tank is:
That pair of regular ocellaris clownfish
My little neon goby
A copperband butterfly fish
2 or 3 Bangaii Cardinal (i really love these ones, but i could go for pajama cardinal if i found some of them on my lfs
a Yellow Tang.

and maybe, just maybe, a dwarf angelfish.

All of them in a 60 gallon long aquarium.

I've been researching a lot about these guys and found that they are actually ok in a 60 gallon tank the reason about that size is because its the only place at my bedroom i could get another tank actually, but my main concern is if they are going to be ok in that 60 gallon tank.
Im mainly a FreshWater Hobbyst, and these are my most favorite marine fishes, and i would like to have them all in one tank.

Thank you so much.

Tentacle · Jul 31, 2019

The tang and buttefly fish get far too large for a 60. I wouldn’t put those fish in anything less than a 120. The bangaiis, clowns and goby would be OK.

Old Fritz · Jul 31, 2019

If you went for a dwarf angel I would recommend a flame, flameback, or a coral beauty imo. I would recommend pajama cardinals over bangaiis because bangaiis don't do so well in small groups in my experience. The yellow tang would get too large for the 60 gallon. Otherwise all your other choices of fish would probably still leave you room for more fish.

I always recommend firefish, hawkfish, and butterflies like auriga and pearlscale. Butterflies are able to get along with each other if they are introduced at the same time and same size

PanchoG · Jul 31, 2019

Welcome to R2R!!!

I think I will take the CCB out the volume may not be enough it a tang as well.

mattzang · Jul 31, 2019

only get 2 bangaiis at most, they'll pair off and kill the rest usually

what are the dimensions of a 60 long?

Ciber · Aug 1, 2019

Thank you for the replies, i've read on a lot of sites that the yellow tangs can be kept on aquariums from 55 gallon+ so that is why i add it as an option, i just love that fish, but im going to just wait till i get a new tank after that one then.