Would these fish be compatible or be too much load for a mixed reef 90?

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I am theorizing about what fish I might want for the 90 gal mixed reef tank I am starting to put together. The tank will have a standard Eshopps RS-200 sump with Regal 150 skimmer.

As I have been writing down what fish I 'like' the list seems to have gotten kinda long....

Lawnmower Blenny
(2) clownfish
Tailspot or Midas Blenny
(1 or 2 or 3) Banggai Cardinal
Firefish Goby
Royal Gramma
Orange Spotted Goby or Yellow Watchman Shrimp Goby
Six Line Wrasse
Red Spotted Hawkfish
Copperband Butterfly
Yellow Tang
Flame Angelfish

Any advice on relative compatibility and overall biologic 'load' in a 90?

Thanks.
 
That's a lot of fish for a 90, granted they are mostly smaller fish. Also, I don't know you're experience level but the copper banded are notorious for being hard to care for and can nip corals/inverts. Might be better off dropping it from the list
 
That's a lot of fish for a 90, granted they are mostly smaller fish. Also, I don't know you're experience level but the copper banded are notorious for being hard to care for and can nip corals/inverts. Might be better off dropping it from the list

Thanks for the reply/info. The reasons I am considering a Copper Band Butterfly are: 1) I love the way they look, 2) I have seen that three of the LFS here in Orlando have Copper Band butterfly fish in their 'nice' frag tanks. I asked each one about that and each one said they have had no problem with them nipping corals? I have heard they can sometimes be 'picky' eaters.
 
Picky can be an understatement, I would strongly suggest you look around R2R for threads about them.
 
Only consider one that you have seen eat frozen food in the store before you buy. In fact, that is my rule for all fish purchases. The lfs needs to put some frozen food in the tank and you watch to see if any eat. Even if the eat, they are difficult but wonderful fish.
Unless you are planning to breed them I would skip the bangaii. We need to preserve the wild population as much as we can.
What type of clownfish is also a question. From a bio-load perspective there is a decent difference between a pair of full grown Maroon or Tomato clowns vs Percula or one of the smaller breeds.
 

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