Schooling Fish for 2000+ Gallon

[Reef Devils]

Hello,

I'm looking for something that will school or shoal for my ~2000 gallon mixed reef. Dimensions are 18 ft x 4 ft x 4 ft. Any suggestions help. Some ideas that came to mind were:

40-50 Green Chromis
10-12 Chalk Bass
5-7 Mono

18 feet is crazy! Do you have a build thread?

 

[BeanAnimal]

Man like 300+ zebra dartfish would be pretty awesome you're right

Or 298 of them would hide under whatever rock they could find

 

[KrisReef]

I’m right where @vetteguy53081 is. I always thought a big tank would look fantastic with a large number of look down fish cruising around.

Otherwise a few rock clusters with large anemones and 200 Clowns fighting for their spots.

 

[nereefpat]

Pilot fish get like 3 feet long.

Lookdowns require more room, especially turning room.

Flag tails are a great suggestion. There is a big display of them at Henry Doorly.

 

[Nonya]

Are you just bragging? I think if you already have a 2,000 you already know what fish you want. Right?

 

[piranhaman00]

It’s not a real thread.

I hate seeing lookdowns and pilot fish for sale. Neither are suitable for aquarium

 

[nereefpat]

Neither are suitable for aquarium

I agree.

 

[Cantusaurus]

It’s not a real thread.

I hate seeing lookdowns and pilot fish for sale. Neither are suitable for aquarium

Yup, I agree too. I also think lockdowns look pretty ugly to be honest and I’d rather have so many other types of fish.

 

[etkelly22]

We started with 30 Zebra Bar Gobies. Nice little school for now. Were going to add to it or start a school of blue green chromis.

 

[littlefoxx]

We started with 30 Zebra Bar Gobies. Nice little school for now. Were going to add to it or start a school of blue green chromis.

Yay!! I love them!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

But seriously, do you have pics / a build thread? I'll follow this

I agree, make a build thread or aquarium showcase. I would love to see itm

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Man like 300+ zebra dartfish would be pretty awesome you're right

That would be 15K

 

[Pneumatic_Addict]

Squirrelfish would be sweet. Nice big ‘pop’ of red.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Is this polo reef's alt account?!?

Anyway at that size you may be able to get away with a school of acanthurus tangs, pyramid butterflies would also look good

 

[Cthulukelele]

That would be 15K

Lol when you are stocking a 2k+ gallon tank I assume the budget is 7 figures as minimum. Also it would honestly probably be one of the CHEAPER options. The quantity of fish you'd need to buy for a school in that size tank that you'd actually notice is massive

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Lol when you are stocking a 2k+ gallon tank I assume the budget is 7 figures as minimum. Also it would honestly probably be one of the CHEAPER options. The quantity of fish you'd need to buy for a school in that size tank that you'd actually notice is massive

No, I know, stocking a tank that big is expensive, it's just crazy to think that is 15k.

 

[angelsandtangs]

No more than 7 tangs or the tang police will come at you lol

 

[Pufferlover95]

Hello,

I'm looking for something that will school or shoal for my ~2000 gallon mixed reef. Dimensions are 18 ft x 4 ft x 4 ft. Any suggestions help. Some ideas that came to mind were:

40-50 Green Chromis
10-12 Chalk Bass
5-7 Mono

I know you mentioned you were going to get a few Mono, but if I had the size tank you do, I would get closer to 10 or 15 of them. They are definitely super cool when they swim together in schools!

 

[albano]

That would be 15K

What makes you think that it would be $15k?
If you really wanted a large quantity of fish, you should expect to pay a lot less than retail prices!

 

[OrionN]

Mono argentis (silvery moony) school and you could probably pack a bunch in a big tank!

I saw a true school of 6 mono in a largish reef tank, only about 300 gal or so. They are very beautiful and interesting. I would strongly recommend this.