help picking fish for 93 cube

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Looking for thoughts on a fish list for the 93 cube LPS tank.

let me know thoughts & suggestions - I would like to add 1 or two more anthias with a nice splash of color, not sure what would be a good fit though:

Current Fish:
foxface (not ideal, for tank, moved from previous tank)
Tomini bristletooth tank (moved from previous tank)
pair of clownfish (moved from previous tank)

working list of fish:

solid contenders:
2x yellow/Gold Assessor Basslet (Assessor flavissimus) - thinking of going with the ORA raised
1x Fathead Sunburst Anthias
2x Princess Anthias (Pseudanthias smithvanizi)
3x Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
1x McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri)
1x Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis)
1x Spotted Mandarin

are these an issue for the wrasses? 3x Lemon Chromis (Amblyglyphidodon ternatensis)

on pricey side, down the road additions:
1x Labout's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus laboutei)
1x Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus)

possibles:
2x Kaudern's Cardinals
1x Matted Filefish (Acreichthys tomentosus)
1x Black Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon negrosensis)

thanks!
 
Couple of comments. First, that is quite the long list you have there. Your tank would be quite over stocked. Second, while the Mandarin should be fine in a 90, you have a number of fish that will be competing for pods. You generally want to avoid or limit this when possible. Finally, I'm assuming you have experience keeping Leopard's, so your "solid" list looks fine. But you may want to rethink the C. laboutei. They don't always play well with other wrasses.
 
thank you for the feedback. yes, I have experience, though I have much to learn. I had leopards in my old tank for quiete a while until I had to travel for work, new system will take care of that better than the old by feeding itself 4 times a day with all the flow throttled back. My daughter can do the nightly hand feed.

For fish load I am looking for a heavy stock and can manage the water parameters - I don't want to go too far though :)

thanks for the info on the Labouts - I prefer not to take the chance for conflict.
 

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