Help with stocking list for 57g reef

[Mnc-icymidnight]

My dad and I plan on setting up a reef tank in july. I really want to get my stocking list down for everything. I want to have a pair of clowns, a royal gramma, a firefish and some other small fish plus a hawkfish and some wrasse, including yellow coris wrasse. Advice for coral and inverts would be much appreciated. Will update with setup details and dimensions soon. Thanks in advace

 

[vetteguy53081]

My dad and I plan on setting up a reef tank in july. I really want to get my stocking list down for everything. I want to have a pair of clowns, a royal gramma, a firefish and some other small fish plus a hawkfish and some wrasse, including yellow coris wrasse. Advice for coral and inverts would be much appreciated. Will update with setup details and dimensions soon. Thanks in advace

With hawkfish- No Shrimp
Cleaner snails: Cerith, astrea, trochus and turbo grazer
A few caribbean blue leg hermits

 

[jsker]

 

[Slocke]

My dad and I plan on setting up a reef tank in july. I really want to get my stocking list down for everything. I want to have a pair of clowns, a royal gramma, a firefish and some other small fish plus a hawkfish and some wrasse, including yellow coris wrasse. Advice for coral and inverts would be much appreciated. Will update with setup details and dimensions soon. Thanks in advace

Welcome!

For wrasse with that size tank you can get possum wrasse, the pink streaked wrasse, one halichoeres (like the yellow you mentioned), and if its a long tank maybe a small flasher or fairy. I always suggest the blue flasher, paracheilinus cyaneus and maybe the pintail fairy, Cirrhilabrus isosceles.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[Mnc-icymidnight]

With hawkfish- No Shrimp
Cleaner snails: Cerith, astrea, trochus and turbo grazer
A few caribbean blue leg hermits

Great, thanks. Any suggestions for fairy wrasses. I like the ruby longfin but any others to go with it

 

[Mnc-icymidnight]

Welcome!

For wrasse with that size tank you can get possum wrasse, the pink streaked wrasse, one halichoeres (like the yellow you mentioned), and if its a long tank maybe a small flasher or fairy. I always suggest the blue flasher, paracheilinus cyaneus and maybe the pintail fairy, Cirrhilabrus isosceles.

Great, thanks. I'll look at the blue flasher wrasse

 

[Mnc-icymidnight]

Any suggestions for fish

 

[kevgib67]

Welcome, glad you are here! Easy starter corals, mushrooms, gsp ( on its own island) , zoas and leather corals like sinularia. Cuc, trocus snails, cerith snails, nassarius snails, dwarf red and blue legged hermits and female emerald crab. Added as needed, you want some food for them. My two favorite cuc, tuxedo urchin and tiger conch.

 

[Slocke]

Any suggestions for fish

The least aggressive hawkfish is the longnose. You can also get cardinals and of course gobies. The goby pistol shrimp pairing is fun but unfortunately a hawkfish may eat the shrimp. My favorite and easy shrimp gobies are the vampire and yasha.

 

[danenelsen]

Hello! I don't have one yet, but I plan to get a Lubbock's Wrasse. You might look into that.

 

[Slocke]

Great, thanks. Any suggestions for fairy wrasses. I like the ruby longfin but any others to go with it

Here’s the fairy chart. Depending on the length of your tank you may be able to get some A or B fairies. But really I’d stick to one due to the size of your tank.

 

[ScubaFish802]

A good starting list of fish so far! I have similar fish in my tank, though instead of the royal gramma basslet I have a black cap basslet. Even more fun getting to do it with the dad/family! Good luck

 

[vetteguy53081]

Great, thanks. Any suggestions for fairy wrasses. I like the ruby longfin but any others to go with it

Flashers are a great group

 

[Mnc-icymidnight]

It's a 48" by 15" by 10"

 

[Mnc-icymidnight]

It's a 48" by 15" by 10"

Sorry it's actually 48" 15" 20"

 

[JZ199]

Welcome!!

 

[SPR1968]

Hi and welcome to Reef2Reef!

 

[shakacuz]

welcome aboard the r2r board!

 

[Jimbhoy13]

Welcome to R2R and the salty world to you and your dad.

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