Number of fish

[Bob Escher]

I will have a 65 gallon with a trigger systems emerald 26 in sump, with reef octopus skimmer, nitrate reactor. Sixty lbs combo live and dry rock will run tank till I'm sure it's cycled and I can see the dry rock growing coralline on them.
I want soft corals first, a couple of anemones and platy corals Have no plans at this time to go to SPS or LPS with the exception of mushrooms off the top of my head. For now until I learn and study the tank more and can get a bigger tank that's it
Fish probably 6 or 7 with: ( maybe ten but definitely no more!!!!!!!
1 pajama cardinal fish,
2 clownfish, ( therefore the anemone)
Can blennies and gobies coexist? (2, one of each or two gobies)
1 Chromis
1ea Dotty-back and a fire fish
Also Cuc for that size tank ( maybe three or four fire shrimp
Or whichever one does symbiotic with the goby
The Emerald will also have a algae scrubber
I am very OCD about taking care of my tanks. ( Gee I'm retired what else do I have to do?)
Too much or fine?
Thanks

 

[143MPCo]

@eatbreakfast or @melypr1985 should be able to help with this!

 

[melypr1985]

Also Cuc for that size tank ( maybe three or four fire shrimp
Or whichever one does symbiotic with the goby

I believe your referring to a pistol shrimp and goby pair. We have yellow watchman gobies and pistol shrimp pairs at the store right now. One of the gobies arrived DOA and another goby in the same tank decided to adopt the lonely pistol shrimp. It was rather cute.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Most of what you mentioned will be completely compatible.

The only exception is possibly the dottyback, most can be aggressive, some of the appropriate dottybacks would be fridmani, elongatus, and coccinicauda. The rest just get too mean.

Blennies and gobies will coexist just fine.

 

[Bob Escher]

Thanks Eatbreakfast, ok dottyback is out. Is ten too much, and yellow tail damsel ok?

 

[Bob Escher]

I believe your referring to a pistol shrimp and goby pair. We have yellow watchman gobies and pistol shrimp pairs at the store right now. One of the gobies arrived DOA and another goby in the same tank decided to adopt the lonely pistol shrimp. It was rather cute.

Yes pistol shrimp and watchman gobies, thanks I'm not even close to buying right now just starting my QT tank and going real slow

 

[eatbreakfast]

Each tank is different as far as determining 'capacity'. I suggest adding slowly and testing often to determine when your tank is 'full'.