New tank. Stocking ideas???

[Apheoxx]

Hey! So I plan to upgrade from a Waterbox Marine X 60.2 (24 inches, 2 feet long) to a CADE Frag 1500 (60 inches, 5 feet long). I currently have a smaller Scopas, 2 clownfish, a melanurus wrasse, and a mandarin dragonet.

I want a yellow tang, I probably will cap out at 2 tangs, unless more is possibly?

Any other ideas as to what I can add to spice things up? Thank you!

 

[The Roaming Reefer]

2-3 Pearly jawfish and/or a shoal of 5-7 bar gobies could be pretty cool especially if you break up your scape into a few different islands

 

[Katrina71]

You gotta get a tailspot. Little with lots of attitude.

 

[rossco]

Edited, responded to wrong post

 

[Bo2022]

You gotta get a tailspot. Little with lots of attitude.

My favorite fish lol, I’ll say it’s cute n weird looking

 

[Zero_Cool]

I want a yellow tang, I probably will cap out at 2 tangs, unless more is possibly?

2 or more are possible in a 5 foot tank but you may have trouble adding a Yellow with a Scopas. Even if you put them in at the same time the 2 Zebrasoma may not get along (Scopas in particular can be rather aggressive towards other similar shaped fish). You may get lucky but have a plan to rehome one of them if the aggression gets out of hand

Look at a Bristletooth (Tomini or Twin Spot) or possibly one of the smaller Acanthurus species (Chocolate or Powder). I would recommend adding the Acanthurus as a last fish.

Other neat fish may be a fairy wrasse or flasher wrasse. Many of them are very peaceful and add great color to a tank.

Anthias are an option as well. Lyretail or Bartlett or Dispar are readily available and a small group of 3 will often hang out together free swimming in the water column.

 

[Dr.Abag]

Hey, I have a waterbox 60 and was planning my stocking list. Do you recommend the Scopas or Bristletooth in that size? I see you had one, so curious to hear your experience.