Restocking 180 reef

Brazilian Reefer · May 17, 2024

LoveAquatics said:
Hello all. I have gotten most of my aquarium questions answered at Reef2Reef for years and finally became a member. Wanting to know if my restock for my 180 is okay. I have a 4" purple tang that I moved to a different tank so I could restock peacefully.
I have already started and present fish are:
2-hawkfish (longnose & spotted)
1-4 1/2" chocolate tang
5-wrasses (yellow coris, red head solon, pintail, royal flasher, melenurus)
Looking to add:
2- wrasses (carpenter, blue star leopard)
2-dwarf angels (eibli, rusty)
1-juvinile emperor angel
I will return the purple tang once everyone else is in and settled. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Welcome to R2R and Happy Reefing!

Crabs McJones · May 17, 2024

Welcome to R2R!

Buckster · Jun 14, 2024

Hello and Welcome to R2R! Smart move for moving the purple tang to reintroduce him later. I put two yellow tangs into my 180 and the purple was all over them. I was able to get them out and they are in my 32. Some day I'll try to put them back in but may have to section them off.

DDenny · Jun 14, 2024

reefinginBD · Jun 14, 2024

LoveAquatics said:
Hello all. I have gotten most of my aquarium questions answered at Reef2Reef for years and finally became a member. Wanting to know if my restock for my 180 is okay. I have a 4" purple tang that I moved to a different tank so I could restock peacefully.
I have already started and present fish are:
2-hawkfish (longnose & spotted)
1-4 1/2" chocolate tang
5-wrasses (yellow coris, red head solon, pintail, royal flasher, melenurus)
Looking to add:
2- wrasses (carpenter, blue star leopard)
2-dwarf angels (eibli, rusty)
1-juvinile emperor angel
I will return the purple tang once everyone else is in and settled. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I like your Fish list but if you are planning on keeping corals then the angels may cause some problems

I have a question about your hawk fishes, if you could get either of the two which one would you get and why? I really want the longnose but I believe the two spot will come in the shipment this time, I can add that or wait for a few months and get the longnose, which would you get and why? Let me know! And do send pictures of them in your tank if you can!

Gman83 · Jun 15, 2024

Welcome!

LoveAquatics · Jun 16, 2024

Of the two hawkfish I would choose the longnose. The color pattern and shape are more intriguing to me. As far as getting along with tank mates both, as probably with all hawkfish, do some chasing of the wrasses. I have not introduced the two dwarf angels yet but suspect they will be chased some particularly at the start. I initially was looking for a falco but the LFS got in the spotted so thought I would try it. His chasing definitely has purpose. If he can surprise the fish and actually catch it he will nip it whereas the longnose is more of a casual approach. I wish now I would have waited for the falco as I think they are less aggressive. I had a flame before the tank crash that behaved quite well which kind of surprised me.