Help with stocking!

[JSK]

Hi everyone!
I have a Red Sea Reefer 425. I currently have 2 Ocellaris Clowns and a Royal Gramma in the tank which had been running about 10 weeks.
I would like to add a Purple Tang and maybe 5 to 7 Green Chromis to complete my stocking. I don’t know what to add next as I assume it would be best to add all the Chromis at once but surely this would be too much bioload all in one go next? Would it be okay to add the tang first and then the Chromis, or would the tang be too aggressive and beat up the Chromis? Thank you for any advice.

 

[Webslinger]

least aggressive to most aggressive...slow and steady wins the race. tang last

 

[Zionas]

How many gallons is your tank? What are its dimensions? I think you’re off to a good start with the Clown pair and Royal Gramma.

 

[nereefpat]

A Reefer 425 is basically a standard 4' 90 gallon. Your list is fine, although I'm not a fan of Chromis.

I really don't think it will matter if you add the tang or group of Chromis next. The tang will ignore the Chromis, and a cycled system with 425 liters of volume should easily hand a new bioload of 5-7 tiny damsels.

 

[JSK]

A Reefer 425 is basically a standard 4' 90 gallon. Your list is fine, although I'm not a fan of Chromis.

I really don't think it will matter if you add the tang or group of Chromis next. The tang will ignore the Chromis, and a cycled system with 425 liters of volume should easily hand a new bioload of 5-7 tiny damsels.

Okay that’s great thanks! I’d love a shoal of fish but I have heard that Chromis can kill each other off which does put me off them a little. I like Lyretail Anthias but have heard that anthias need constant feeding. Would you have any recommendations for fish to add that are safe with corals as I would like to add corals one day? Thank you again

 

[BlennyTime]

Okay that’s great thanks! I’d love a shoal of fish but I have heard that Chromis can kill each other off which does put me off them a little. I like Lyretail Anthias but have heard that anthias need constant feeding. Would you have any recommendations for fish to add that are safe with corals as I would like to add corals one day? Thank you again

My lyrerails are fine with eating once or twice a day, they are great fish. They are easy to train to eat pellets and flakes too. I’d do a male and 3 females.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Hi everyone!
I have a Red Sea Reefer 425. I currently have 2 Ocellaris Clowns and a Royal Gramma in the tank which had been running about 10 weeks.
I would like to add a Purple Tang and maybe 5 to 7 Green Chromis to complete my stocking. I don’t know what to add next as I assume it would be best to add all the Chromis at once but surely this would be too much bioload all in one go next? Would it be okay to add the tang first and then the Chromis, or would the tang be too aggressive and beat up the Chromis? Thank you for any advice.

mandarin. they look great. With such a big tank feeding would be absolutely no issue. Dose pods and wait a few months, and youll have a chubby lil mando

 

[JSK]

My lyrerails are fine with eating once or twice a day, they are great fish. They are easy to train to eat pellets and flakes too. I’d do a male and 3 females.

Sounds good thanks! I’ve seen these in my LFS and they’re all really small. Would I just buy 4 then and one will become the male or am I totally wrong haha?

 

[BlennyTime]

Sounds good thanks! I’ve seen these in my LFS and they’re all really small. Would I just buy 4 then and one will become the male or am I totally wrong haha?

Yep, the dominant one will turn male. Liveaquaria’s divers den has sets of 4 almost every day, if you are interested in doing that.

 

[JSK]

Yep, the dominant one will turn male. Liveaquaria’s divers den has sets of 4 almost every day, if you are interested in doing that.

Okay nice! Looks like I may go with these instead of the chromis then! Brilliant, I’ll take a look, thanks for the advice.

 

[nereefpat]

Okay that’s great thanks! I’d love a shoal of fish but I have heard that Chromis can kill each other off which does put me off them a little. I like Lyretail Anthias but have heard that anthias need constant feeding. Would you have any recommendations for fish to add that are safe with corals as I would like to add corals one day? Thank you again

Lyretail won't need fed more than once or twice a day. Tank is maybe a *little * small for a group of them, but you may be able to pull it off. Dispar or ignitus would be a little smaller and less aggressive, but need fed more .

For other reef safe fishes, lots of wrasses to choose from

 

[JSK]

Lyretail won't need fed more than once or twice a day. Tank is maybe a *little * small for a group of them, but you may be able to pull it off. Dispar or ignitus would be a little smaller and less aggressive, but need fed more .

For other reef safe fishes, lots of wrasses to choose from

That’s great thanks! My LFS had one single lyretail the other day, I’ve heard they’re best off in groups but I was tempted to walk away with it but they told me it would be best not to have just the one... I wonder if a single anthia would be okay.

 

[nereefpat]

That’s great thanks! My LFS had one single lyretail the other day, I’ve heard they’re best off in groups but I was tempted to walk away with it but they told me it would be best not to have just the one... I wonder if a single anthia would be okay.

Yep. One would be just fine. In fact, it's common to end up with one lyre tail or bartlett anthias.

 

[BlennyTime]

Yep, the dominant one will turn male. Liveaquaria’s divers den has sets of 4 almost every day, if you are interested in doing that.

Just passing along...divers den has a set of 4 today. It’s free shipping too.

https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/522922/lyretail-anthias-female-group-of-4

 

[JSK]

Just passing along...divers den has a set of 4 today. It’s free shipping too.

https://www.liveaquaria.com/divers-den/product/522922/lyretail-anthias-female-group-of-4

Thank you for this, just took a look and these look good! It’s just a shame I live in the UK hahah!!