Reefer 350 stocking list help

[Reefer Dan]

I have a 72 gallon + 20 gallon sump Red Sea reefer with sapphire 26 sump.

I’m thinking the following fish and would love any feedback and/or ideas on order to add:

Clownfish (occ) x 1
Royal gramma x1
Tail spot blenny x1
Helfrenchi fire fish x1
Blue eye cardinal fish x 3
Whitetail tang x1
Pink streaked wrasse x 1
Flasher wrasse x1 (maybe 2 instead of pink streaked)
Neon goby x 1
Biota Rain Ford/court jester goby x1

Open to ideas for additions fish.

 

[blaxsun]

Flame hawkfish, midas blenny, any kind of dottyback, flame or coral beauty dwarf angel.

 

[Reefer Dan]

Flame hawkfish, midas blenny, any kind of dottyback, flame or coral beauty dwarf angel.

Are these in addition to the above or in place of some?

 

[Lavey29]

I have an XL300 with similar stocking. Wrasses are super hardy and hunt all day for pest food. I would just look at the overall color spectrum and see if it fits your needs also. A bright yellow coris wrasse is great to offset the fairy and Romboid wrasse in my tank. I really want a bright blue fish to but damsels worry me.

 

[Reefer Dan]

I have an XL300 with similar stocking. Wrasses are super hardy and hunt all day for pest food. I would just look at the overall color spectrum and see if it fits your needs also. A bright yellow coris wrasse is great to offset the fairy and Romboid wrasse in my tank. I really want a bright blue fish to but damsels worry me.

Thanks! I forgot about the yellow Coris wrasse. I originally wanted a mystery wrasse, but I’ve read they are real jerks once they grow up. I was also really thinking about the chromis but seems odds are high they pick each other off, so decided against that and went with the blue eye cardinal instead.

 

[Lavey29]

Thanks! I forgot about the yellow Coris wrasse. I originally wanted a mystery wrasse, but I’ve read they are real jerks once they grow up. I was also really thinking about the chromis but seems odds are high they pick each other off, so decided against that and went with the blue eye cardinal instead.

I have a pintail fairy wrasse, yellow coris and romboid wrasse that get along fine together. I am in the process of adding a melanarus but somewhat concerned about my inverts. I have a large cleaner shrimp, fire shrimp and banded shrimp along with a clean up drew. I think you have a good plan. Focus on appearance and size for your tank but also functional so they do some work in there for you to.

 

[JohnA26]

As I develop a stock list for my new (Used) 72 gallon, quick question. In my nano reef, where everything is moving to the 72, I have a large clown. He has been in it for over 4 years. Is it possible in the 72 to add another clown with it?

Additionally, it was recommended that as I cycle the tank, adding a fish will be important for the good bacteria and such and that clowns are hardy and a good choice to add. So I was thinking about starting with a new small clown, along with the big "old" clown.

But isn't this my opportunity to add more docile (less aggressive) fish before the "dominant" clowns?

 

[Lavey29]

The common practice seems to be to add the more aggressive fish last but other variables factor in also such as tank size and rock scape.