Opinions on stocklist for 150

[a;lksdjf]

While my tank is cycling, I want to firm up my stock list and get some opinions on if I’m going to be overstocked or if there’s going to be compatibility issues. It’s a 150 gallon, 72” x 18” x 28”. I tried to include some good hiding places in my aquascape.

This will be in order of adding fish.
Royal Gramma
Cleaner Shrimp
General CUC
Scarlet Hawkfish
Ocellaris Clownfish pair (almost 4 years going strong with them)
a few corals, mainly softies and lps
Bubble Tip Anemone
Longnose Butterflyfish
Sand Sifting Star
Starry Blenny
Purple Tang, Blue Eye Kole Tang, maybe White Cheek Tang if I can find one anywhere
Red Coris Wrasse
Valentini Puffer
Flasher and/or Fairy Wrasse of some sort
I plan to feed on the heavy side and get a refugium going in my sump to help with nutrient export to compensate.

 

[a;lksdjf]

If I only need to cut a couple I’d replace the wrasses with a dragonet.

 

[i cant think]

While my tank is cycling, I want to firm up my stock list and get some opinions on if I’m going to be overstocked or if there’s going to be compatibility issues. It’s a 150 gallon, 72” x 18” x 28”. I tried to include some good hiding places in my aquascape.

This will be in order of adding fish.
Royal Gramma
Cleaner Shrimp
General CUC
Scarlet Hawkfish
Ocellaris Clownfish pair (almost 4 years going strong with them)
a few corals, mainly softies and lps
Bubble Tip Anemone
Longnose Butterflyfish
Sand Sifting Star
Starry Blenny
Purple Tang, Blue Eye Kole Tang, maybe White Cheek Tang if I can find one anywhere
Red Coris Wrasse
Valentini Puffer
Flasher and/or Fairy Wrasse of some sort
I plan to feed on the heavy side and get a refugium going in my sump to help with nutrient export to compensate.

Good stock, wrong order. Wrasse can’t handle stress too well in many cases so here’s how I would add them:
RG,
CUC/Shrimp/Hawk,
Clowns,
Coral,
Wrasse (Fairy and flasher),
BTA (6 months establishment, 1 year is better),
YLB,
Starfish (1+ years of establishment),
Blenny,
Valentini puffer,
Coris wrasse (If this is a true Coris or the green, if it’s yellow then throw it in with the other two),
All the tangs.

 

[i cant think]

If I only need to cut a couple I’d replace the wrasses with a dragonet.

IMO, dragonets aren’t what people say they are. Wrasse are better for pest removal (If that coris is the yellow and not the red/yellow tail).

 

[a;lksdjf]

IMO, dragonets aren’t what people say they are. Wrasse are better for pest removal (If that coris is the yellow and not the red/yellow tail).

I would leave the pest removal for the butterfly. After looking at it though I think I would go with a Red-Lined Wrasse over a dragonet.

 

[a;lksdjf]

Also thinking of adding a Neon Goby to the list somewhere because they do a similar job as cleaner wrasses, but I read about it not being good for wild reefs to take wild caught cleaner wrasses and now I feel bad LOL.

 

[i cant think]

Also thinking of adding a Neon Goby to the list somewhere because they do a similar job as cleaner wrasses, but I read about it not being good for wild reefs to take wild caught cleaner wrasses and now I feel bad LOL.

Yeah, I’ve avoided the cleaner wrasses but I have been tempted by the hawaiians. I feel like you could squeeze in a cleaner goby and they do the same job as cleaner shrimp and wrasse! I would recommend a tilefish but i have a feeling itd be dead with the tangs stressing it out. Maybe if it was just a bristletooth it’d be alright but even then I don’t know, I find that wrasse actually go after the worms/bugs but butterflies go after aptaisia (I have both a wrasse and a CBB attacking whatever goes in the tank for “pests” and I only had one flatty outbreak which lead to getting the wrasses).