Revising stocklist for 125 mixed reef

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So the tank has been fallow for a few months and I'm getting ready to start stocking it back up again. The following list is not complete or final by any means as some choices may conflict etc...

Tank will be primarily for some nicer acros and some anemones, but the plan is to fill in the lower vertical sections with lps. Currently it has a green polyp toadstool on a small island and a monti spngodes, and a single acan frag that was a gift that I couldn't find anywhere else to put :)

Planned stocklist

Pinkbar goby w/tiger pistol shrimp
Pearly jawfish
Starry Blennie
Green canary blennie
Black cap Basslet
Neon Dottyback(possibly an issue with harrassing the blackcap but should be okay in a tank this size)
Barrier reef clownfish pair
Flame Hawkfish
Redfin Japanese waspfish(possibly a problem for the goby/blennie/jawfish, not sure as I've heard both stories of them eating small fish and that their mouths are tiny so they aren't much of a threat)

Tangs/Rabbitfish
Yellow blotched rabbitfish(a definite addition)
Kole Tang
Yellow Tang
Powder Brown Tang
I think this is overdoing it even though every fish is from a different genus. Which means I'll probably have to omit the power brown :( and maybe the yellow as well.

Butterflyfish
Atlantic longnose(pretty much a definite)
Australian copperband
High fin Coradion
Because of their size it probably comes down to either the copperband or the hifin. Or maybe neither to keep the scale of the tank more natural looking.

Dwarf angelfish
Coral beauty
Potters
Not sure I want to risk either with some of the nice acros I have planned, but the CB would be the safer choice I think.
I have an Eibli in another tank that I need to rehome(not because he has bothered anything I just am changing the direction of the tank) I haven't seen him go after coral but it does attack the foot of anemones when they are floating around. So he might be the logical choice since I already have had him for two years. He can be a bit of a jerk to other fish though.

Wrasses
leopard wrasse(I'm thinking ornate)
Carpenters
McCoskers
Blue throat
Orange back or Ruby Head
Not sure how many to include or what the best combo would be at this point.

Angelfish
Maybe a Wantanabei or other Genicanthus but I'm not really set on them so I could skip them to save room for something I like more.

Anthias
A trio of lyretails maybe, but like the Angelfish I'm not really stuck on them so I'll probably omit them altogether.

Thoughts and musings welcome.
 
The tangs seem good to me.
Butterflyfish are known to be reef safe with caution so up to you if you want to risk it.
the dwarf angels may fight so I’d reccomend introducing them together
Anthias might be better in a larger group do disperse aggression I have heard of.
the blennies and flame hawk might fight between eachother but it might be okay in a larger tank
 
The tangs seem good to me.
Butterflyfish are known to be reef safe with caution so up to you if you want to risk it.
the dwarf angels may fight so I’d reccomend introducing them together
Anthias might be better in a larger group do disperse aggression I have heard of.
the blennies and flame hawk might fight between eachother but it might be okay in a larger tank
Thanks for the reply. The butterflies should only be a risk with the LPS which are a secondary consideration in this tank. I'll probably skip the anthias because I don't want to give up the necessary other stock to make room for a large shoal.
 

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