Perfect Stocking List for 90g Reef?

BigJohnny · May 27, 2016

Would love some feedback /advice on this. I'm more of a coral guy but want a nice group of fish in my new tank.

I want some if not all of the following:

1 occelaris (already have in current tank)

1 tang: purple (maybe too small of tank? Can be extra aggressive?), kole, tomini, or whitetail bristletooth (apparently very shy but I think beautiful)

1 One Spot Foxface

1 Copperband Butterfly (have heard they can be very delicate, aiptasia eating file fish as back up)

2 wrasses that get along (any ideas?)

Pink spotted watchman goby or pearly keys jawfish or blue spotted jawfish.

Possible a algae eating blenny?

I then need to determine compatibility and stocking order.

Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated! I'd also like to see your 90g stocking list or your idea of the perfect 90g stocking list, thanks!

Jmas4 · May 27, 2016

They sound great the purple tang might need a bigger tank but the other three tangs will be great.

idk about the for face maybe. Everything else will be fine good luck

BigJohnny · May 27, 2016

Jmas4 said:
They sound great the purple tang might need a bigger tank but the other three tangs will be great. idk about the for face maybe. Everything else will be fine good luck

Thanks, any thoughts on two wrasses that get along?

jetmaker · May 27, 2016

Most fairy wrasse get along

BigJohnny · May 27, 2016

how about this squad:

Whitetail Bristletooth Tang (have only seen 4-5" ones instead of babys)
One Spot Fox Face
Copperband Butterflyfish (alternative is ORA Aiptasia Eating Filefish if copperband is too difficult)
Melanarus Wrasse
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
Helfrichi Fire Fish
Ocellaris Clownfish

Any potential issues? In what order should i stock them?

jetmaker · May 27, 2016

Looks like a good list to me I have the fairy and white tail bristle tooth.

jetmaker · May 27, 2016

jetmaker · May 27, 2016

BigJohnny said:
how about this squad:

Whitetail Bristletooth Tang (have only seen 4-5" ones instead of babys)
One Spot Fox Face
Copperband Butterflyfish (alternative is ORA Aiptasia Eating Filefish if copperband is too difficult)
Melanarus Wrasse
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
Helfrichi Fire Fish
Ocellaris Clownfish

Any potential issues? In what order should i stock them?

Blue zoo aquatics has a little smaller ones and very healthy fish.

eatbreakfast · May 27, 2016

BigJohnny said:
how about this squad:

Whitetail Bristletooth Tang (have only seen 4-5" ones instead of babys)
One Spot Fox Face
Copperband Butterflyfish (alternative is ORA Aiptasia Eating Filefish if copperband is too difficult)
Melanarus Wrasse
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
Helfrichi Fire Fish
Ocellaris Clownfish

Any potential issues? In what order should i stock them?

This list looks good. I would add the firefish first and the tang last, the order inbetween doesn't really matter.

I have had to remove aiptasia eating filefish from tanks for nipping at fleshy brain corals after they ate all the aiptasia.

GOSKN5 · May 27, 2016

Just my opinion.. you have 5 largish fish... with the foxface being likely the largest... I would swap out one or two larger fish and get a couple smaller in its place... too many large fish make a tank look small and out of proportion... just my opinion... add some gobies, blenny, flasher wrasse, cardinals, instead of one or two of the larger ones... especially the foxface which can get pretty huge..