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Hello R2R community

I currently have a 110g display tank with sand bottom planty of rock with hiding places. Have a refugium with pelnty on ampipods and critters hiding about, tanks been running for 1 1/2 years. Few lps, no sps yet. Bioload is pretty low, feed 2x day

Current stock list is
Purple tang
Yellow tang
Picasso clown female
Pair of bangi cardinals
Pair of pyjamas cardinals

1 hermit medium size
5x trochus
3 strombus

I plan to add
Flame hawk
Indian blenny
2x fairy wrasse
2 x cleaner shrimp
Goby, something with character
Maybe a yellow eye kole tang

What order should i add the new stock?
Will there be harmony in the tank?
Will there be compitition for food?
Can my system support this much bioload?
What fairy wrasse are a good fit for a reef community like this?

Thanks in advance for the assistance
 
I will address a few of your items.
Love Flame Hawks - vibrant color & boisterous personality.
Goby - personally my favorite is the Yellow Watchman Goby for “character”.
Pink spotted gobies (Cryptocentrus leptocephalus) are attractive but more prone to bothering other fish than a YWG. I have seen several pink spotted gobies that bully tankmates (steal other bottom dwellers burrows, nip/chase other fish).
Indian Blenny
Look up the scientific name (or submit a pic if you don’t have it) of the “Indian Blenny” you are interested in getting. They are a couple of blennies ppl refer to as Indian & they can vary a bit in temperament. One of the R2R stocking experts can better advise you then.

Your tangs have established territory already & will give a Kole attention - get the advice of a reef squad member on this as well.
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I, too, love flame hawks. Long nosed hawks are awesome too.
Goby - fine
Blenny- fine. If it's one of the Salarias genus, sometimes they don't get along with tangs, especially kole and other bristetooth tangs.
Fairy wrasse - fine
Shrimp - fine. The websites that sell flame hawks say they are "with caution" with shrimp. I've never seen a problem with flame or longnose hawks and shrimp, and I don't think I've read anyone having a problem with cleaner shrimp either.

Order:
Ideally the fairy wrasses would go in first. Look here for options: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/c...feriority-need-not-apply-1st-revision.322326/
anything not in red would be fine in a 110. Mix two from different complexes (groups).

Your existing tangs may not like a new one. You'll have to see.
I don't see any other compatibility problems.

Bioload: You'll just have to watch your nitrates and phosphates. As long as you can keep those in check, and you don't have algae problems, then add as many fish as you want.
 
Wouldn’t add the flame hawk, it’ll possibly eat the shrimp & I have seen them flip & eat smaller snails. The yellow & purple tangs May harass the kole tang. Everything else looks good. Good luck
 
Great thanks for the information guys... i did have a kole tang in there once before but it went in with the purple so i didnt have any issues with it....but ill reconsider since the purple is established now.

Ive only seen small flame hawks at about an inch...so will they really kill a cleaner shrimp at the same size?

Ill look at adding in the wrasse first

Would a bi colour blenny be peaceful?

Thanks for the link @nareefpat very helpful
 

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