Stock question for Reefer 425?

aaron186 · Jun 4, 2023

My tank is RSR 425 G2 (96 gal display) and is now cycled. Im working on my stocking and wanted to get your opinion. The tank has a filter roller, refugium with chaeto and kessel h160, a reef octo elite skimmer and pentair UV on it

Fish list:
2x clowns (wife wants them)
Royal Gamma
Yellow Coris Wrasse
Watchman goby with shrimp (wife again)
Coral Beauty
Purple Fire Fish (another wife requirement)
Flame Hawkfish
Blue Hippo Tang (wife wants it - I explained we have to get a small one and then rehome it later and she was ok with it)
Powder Blue Tang
Bristle Tooth Tang
Purple Tang
File fish or copperband if needed

Let me know if there’s too many or something I should get rid of. I can’t really get rid of the wide ones since that’s how I sold her on getting the tank

X-37B · Jun 4, 2023

To many tangs in a 90, imo. I had a Tomini and convict in my 120. They outgrow systems real fast.
Convict is in a 500g now and the Tomini is in my 45 frag system. Not optimal but its happy and will take food from my hand.
One tang in a 90 should work well. My Tomini in the 45g 36x24x12.

BirdFish5000 · Jun 4, 2023

None of those tangs are suitable for an RS425 (it's an 88 gallon display, not 96); you'd want a smaller one like a Tomini or kole. And then, limit one tang tops; otherwise you are asking for serious aggression/violence issues.

MrGisonni · Jun 4, 2023

Yes I thought those tangs would fight as well.

BirdFish5000 · Jun 5, 2023

Yeah, it's asking for gauranteed trouble.

Janet Belanger · Jul 12, 2023

BirdFish5000 said:
None of those tangs are suitable for an RS425 (it's an 88 gallon display, not 96); you'd want a smaller one like a Tomini or kole. And then, limit one tang tops; otherwise you are asking for serious aggression/violence issues.

88 is the G1 version, the G2 is a bit larger 90+. Regardless, agree that one tang is enough in a 90, and smaller is better. Tomini can be beautiful, mine has orange forehead freckles.