My 220g fish stocking list help!

[Engineeringman27]

Just want to see if my stock list would work before purchasing. Are these fish compatible?

My aquarium is a 6' 220g mixed reef.

Fish I currently have in the aquarium:
1. Blue Hippo Tang (x1)
2. Blue Green Chromis (x2)
3. Yellow Tail Damsel (x2)
4. One Spot Foxface (x1)
5. Black Ocellaris Female Clownfish (x1)
6. Orchid Dottyback (x1)

Fish I plan to add to the aquarium: (all fish will be added at the same time)
1. Carpenter Wrasse (x1)
2. Flame Fairy Wrasse (x1)
3. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Female (x1)
4. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Male (x1)
4. Yellow Tail Tamarin Wrasse (x1)
5. Red Lined Wrasse (x1)
6. Black Ocellaris Male Clownfish (x1)
7. Yellow Tang (x2)
8. Blondie Naso Tang (x1)
9. Desjardin Sailfin Tang (x1)
10. Potters Angel (x1)
11. Flame Angel (x1)
12. Lawnmower Blenny (x1)
13. Flametail Blenny (x1)
14. Midas Blenny (x1)
15. Signal Goby (x1)
16. Purple Firefish Goby (x2)
17. Dispar Anthias (x5)
18. Blue/Green Chromis (x3)

Let me know what you guys think?

Thanks!!!

 

[rmiles54]

Going to be a nice collection! For me I would probably try and break the list in at least half to avoid increasing the bio-load that much all at once, If I counted correctly that's almost 30 fish being added. Just my thoughts, I haven't read into it at all but I'm assuming like anything else, to much at once could cause problems, not to mention additional stress. Either way I'm interested on how it works out as I have future upgrade plans! Good luck!

 

[Engineeringman27]

Can't wait! I will prob break this up into two or three orders. I will also get the damsels out, and add three yellow tangs instead of just two.

Anyone see any other issues with the list?

 

[bidds]

I highly doubt the current female clownfish will accept a new one without killing it.

 

[Engineeringman27]

Really?! I have never tried that before. The male died after being with her a year or so... What can I do to pair her back up?

 

[bidds]

Same happened to a friend of mine he ended up trading her in on a new pair... My female killed every clown I tried to add within minutes even making sure they were smaller in size.. It's hit or miss, female clowns tend to be very aggressive towards their own.

 

[Kworker]

My suggestion is ditch the Yellow tangs and get a powder blue/brown or white cheek instead. Yellow tangs are just pains in the rear IME.

 

[ca1ore]

Far too many fish to be adding at the same time. Not sure how you'd QT them all at the same time anyhow (you ARE going to QT, right!). I like the list, many of my favorites. I'd not push my luck with anymore chromis though, especially these days with uronema seemingly on the rise.

 

[Engineeringman27]

Updated List!

So I deleted the clown and will keep the one I currently have... added another yellow tang.

I want to go ahead and break this list down into three additions to the tank.. What fish should I add first?



Fish I currently have in the aquarium:
1. Blue Hippo Tang (x1)
2. Blue Green Chromis (x2)
3. Yellow Tail Damsel (x3)
4. One Spot Foxface (x1)
5. Black Ocellaris Female Clownfish (x1)
6. Orchid Dottyback (x1)

Fish I plan to add to the aquarium:
1. Carpenter Wrasse (x1)
2. Flame Fairy Wrasse (x1)
3. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Female (x1)
4. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Male (x1)
4. Yellow Tail Tamarin Wrasse (x1)
5. Red Lined Wrasse (x1)
6. Yellow Tang (x3)
7. Blondie Naso Tang (x1)
8. Desjardin Sailfin Tang (x1)
9. Potters Angel (x1)
10. Flame Angel (x1)
11. Lawnmower Blenny (x1)
12. Flametail Blenny (x1)
13. Midas Blenny (x1)
14. Signal Goby (x1)
15. Purple Firefish Goby (x2)
16. Dispar Anthias (x5)

Thanks again!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Can't wait! I will prob break this up into two or three orders. I will also get the damsels out, and add three yellow tangs instead of just two.

Anyone see any other issues with the list?

Whenever I have seen multiple yellow tangs in a tank the "odd one out" never lasted.

I highly doubt the current female clownfish will accept a new one without killing it.

I have never had an issue with adding a male to a female, when I have seen people have problems with it , the "male" being added was likely already transitioning into a female. The only surefire way to get a male is to break up a pair at an LFS and immediately add it with the female, as a.y time on its own and it will begin the transition.

My suggestion is ditch the Yellow tangs and get a powder blue/brown or white cheek instead. Yellow tangs are just pains in the rear IME.

I think this is just a case of personal experience, as any tang can be a pain in the rear. My personal experience is these suggested species are more aggressive and disease prone than yellow tangs.

Far too many fish to be adding at the same time. Not sure how you'd QT them all at the same time anyhow (you ARE going to QT, right!). I like the list, many of my favorites. I'd not push my luck with anymore chromis though, especially these days with uronema seemingly on the rise.

Uronema in chromis seems to be directly related with how they are treated in the supply chain. One LFS near me only gets them directly shipped, they are all individually bagged and dont spend time at a wholesaler. They NEVER have uronema. However, they used to get them from wholesalers in the past and they would all come in one big bag and it seemed that every 3rd shipment would break out with uronema and wipe them out quickly unless treated. Success with chromis is highly dependent on the source.

 

[Engineeringman27]

Updated the list again!

Clown is back in.. Will take a chance on the yellow tangs... Chromis are out for now.

Let me know what you would add first to the tank. I am going to break this down into three different orders.

Fish I currently have in the aquarium:
1. Blue Hippo Tang (x1)
2. Blue Green Chromis (x2)
3. Yellow Tail Damsel (x2)
4. One Spot Foxface (x1)
5. Black Ocellaris Female Clownfish (x1)
6. Orchid Dottyback (x1)

Fish I plan to add to the aquarium:
1. Carpenter Wrasse (x1)
2. Flame Fairy Wrasse (x1)
3. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Female (x1)
4. Tri-color fairy Wrasse Male (x1)
4. Yellow Tail Tamarin Wrasse (x1)
5. Red Lined Wrasse (x1)
6. Black Ocellaris Male Clownfish (x1)
7. Yellow Tang (x3)
8. Blondie Naso Tang (x1)
9. Desjardin Sailfin Tang (x1)
10. Potters Angel (x1)
11. Flame Angel (x1)
12. Lawnmower Blenny (x1)
13. Flametail Blenny (x1)
14. Midas Blenny (x1)
15. Signal Goby (x1)
16. Purple Firefish Goby (x2)
17. Dispar Anthias (x5)

 

[Engineeringman27]

What do you guys think I should add first?

 

[Kworker]

I think this is just a case of personal experience, as any tang can be a pain in the rear. My personal experience is these suggested species are more aggressive and disease prone than yellow tangs.

Not necessarily personal experience, its fairly common for someone to witness tangs from the Zebrasoma genus to be more continuous with issue causing among the common tang species available. Obviously Acanthurus such as clowns or sohals are generally much more aggressive. However, I've dealt with numerous tangs from both the Zebrasoma and Acanthurus genus and characteristics are generally uniform within a species. Zebrasoma are generally more of a consistent aggression issue where Acanthurus generally are very hostile for a brief time than it ceases. Many other people I personally know confirm the same experience. In the end, I stand behind my statement.

 

[Kworker]

What do you guys think I should add first?

I would add the firefish, gobies, and fairy/flasher wrasses.

 

[eatbreakfast]

What do you guys think I should add first?

Firefish, signal goby, and dispar anthias would be best in first as they are the most peaceful and will not bother any fish added after them.

If you can do all the wrasses at once that would be the next step, but if you cant, then go for just the fairy and flasher wrasses before the other wrasses, but use a social acclimation box when adding new wrasses to established wrasses.

Next would be the naso tang, clownfish and blennies followde by the yellow tang.

Not necessarily personal experience, its fairly common for someone to witness tangs from the Zebrasoma genus to be more continuous with issue causing among the common tang species available. Obviously Acanthurus such as clowns or sohals are generally much more aggressive. However, I've dealt with numerous tangs from both the Zebrasoma and Acanthurus genus and characteristics are generally uniform within a species. Zebrasoma are generally more of a consistent aggression issue where Acanthurus generally are very hostile for a brief time than it ceases. Many other people I personally know confirm the same experience. In the end, I stand behind my statement.

Again I reiterate that those tang experiences vary from situation to situation. What I am basing my info on is personal experiences as well, but my sample size is pretty significant a as I service 20 tanks a week, dealing with 50+ tangs of all Genera and that experience has shown, at least to me, that Zebrasomas are not as aggressive as Acanthurus, and while clowns, sohals, and achilles are at the very pinnacle of tang aggression, a healthy powder blue is one rung down. Add to that the fact that on the retail level, no single species of fish contracts ich as much as the powder blue.

 

[geckoejon]

Any update on this build?