stocking help

New to the hobby, started a innovative marine fusion 15 nano reef. The tank has been running just over a month now. Since the tank cycled and I added a pair of clown fish which have been doing great and the levels in the tank have been holding great for two weeks now. My plan for this tank is to...

Hey! So I plan to upgrade from a Waterbox Marine X 60.2 (24 inches, 2 feet long) to a CADE Frag 1500 (60 inches, 5 feet long). I currently have a smaller Scopas, 2 clownfish, a melanurus wrasse, and a mandarin dragonet. I want a yellow tang, I probably will cap out at 2 tangs, unless more is...

The tank I want to thank @i cant think and @SaltyT again for help on the stocking but that stocking was intended for a 180 gallon tank and after some discussion and negotiation I can confirm I will be purchasing my dream tank, a 100g/≈374L tank, and all the equipment needed this afternoon. I...

Hello everyone, I'm looking for some fish suggestions for my m-90 fluval reef tank. Currently, I have x2 clown fish, a peppermint shrimp, and a basic Clean up Crew (CUC). The tank is about 135L, and I'm looking for some utility fish that can help me out with my GHA problem. I also prefer...

hey guys, i currently have a 75 peaceful reef tank and its doing pretty well. i have a 180-gallon tank that's about to be finished cycling soon and I'm trying to figure out good stock options. i definitely want a lionfish at some point but i am not that knowledgeable on what species there is...

Hello Everyone, I’m in the final stages of a custom 240gal FOWLR build and am trying to narrow down the stocking with the family. It’s been over 20years since I last had a tank (technically my father’s when I was growing up) and am having difficulty determining what sources to trust regarding...

My family and I are looking into a 150g (6ft long) we found used for a really good price and I was wondering if anyone has any stocking suggestions. We were originally looking at 55g so that's a big jump in size. My dad wants a blue hippo tang and some clownfish ( he likes Nemo lol) And I was...

Hello I was wondering what fish people recommend to stock a 80G tank. Recently I been looking into adding more fish. current stock: 2 clowns Bangaii cardinal Melanarus wrasse Stock ideas I had: carpenter flasher wrasse Tomini or kole tang (not 100% sure on this one. Heard they can go in a 75G+...

Hello everyone. Long story short I used to have a 75g with a 2.5 inch humu trigger and a 3" Yellow Tang and 20g reef tank with a pair of black and white clowns. The triggerfish passed away unfortunately and for a variety of reasons I have decided to not get another one and to consolidate...

Hi everyone, I have a 55 gallon saltwater. Its 2 months old and I eventually want to get corals (probably by the end of the year). I currently have 2 clowns, 2 banggaii cardinals, 1 blood shrimp, and hermit crabs and snails. I want to add these: 1 royal gramma 1 purple firefish 1 lawnmower...

I want to say thanks to @i cant think and @Slocke for the help and others in the deciding if a fish is right for you tank thread. I plan on upgrading from my 17 gallon soon unless something comes up to an 80 gallon, 80 gallon 120x50x50 plans Fish: 4x Yellow banded possum wrasse (1x Already in my...

Hello everyone! I have recently started my first reef tank and am working on the stocking list. The tank is 85 gallons with the dimensions of 41" length x 24" width x 22" height. I plan on keeping a 1-2" sand bed for the various wrasses I want to keep and am currently building an NSA aquascape...

Now hear me out, I am now culturing copepods and phytoplankton and have a hang on refugium and am getting tigriopus pods soon. I am hoping to get a baby mandarin dragonet that would be around 1.5cm long ≈ 0.5 inch and I will only have my tank for 10 months so I don’t think it will get too big. I...

So I've been wanting a saltwater tank forever now and i finaly have started setting things up now its going to be a long while before i get any fish or corals. I do great on planning everything for the tank but i hardly have a clue about wat to put in the tank. thing i know i want main pieces...

Hey all, New to the forum and reefing, I’ve seen lots of threads similar to this but thought I’d put it out there to get tang takes. I have a new 120G tank (4x2x2) with sump, currently fully cycled and up and running with 2 orange clowns. Trying to finalize my stock list and trying to decide...

my ideas so far are a possum wrasse and maybe a Griessingeri Goby, any suggestions would be appreciated.

Ok fellas. I’ve decided to start a 15 gallon reef. I want it to be a mixed reef with sps down the line. I’m a complete beginner but I have been researching Here’s what I’ve decided on, feel free to recommend different corals/equipment and please point me out where I’m wrong :) Equipment Aqua...

Hello, I’m setting up a new WB100.3 (90x60x55 cm) It will be the biggest tank I’ve ever owned, so I have some doubts about the stocking… my list is: 2x Ocellaris Clownfish from my previous system 1x Ecsenius midas - Persian Blenny 1x Labroides dimidiatus - Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasser 1x...

Looking for stocking suggestions! Ultimately want to add a bit more action to the tank... Have a 40g reef tank with: Paired ocellaris clowns Yellow head jawfish Ywg Wheeler goby with shrimp Baggai cardinal Royal grammar Feather duster + coco worm I'm thinking maybe 1-2 more fish to add a...

Give me some good fish ideas please! So far I have: 2 clownfish 1 baby yellow tang 1 royal gramma basslet 1 firefish 1 engineer goby is this overstocked already? I want some big fish but only if they can stay in a 55 all their life, unlike the tang. I plan on rehoming the tang once it gets big.

Need advise on what my stocking options are for a 22 gallon long. Plan to do soft coral down the road. Thank you for any input! The tank dimensions are 36 inches long 11.9 wide and 11.9 tall.

I’m looking for stock additions for my biocube 32, currently I have 2 juvenile clowns, 1 sapphire damsel, 1 neon dottyback. For filtration I have the intank media basket and fuge with chaeto. (and I’m looking to go for a nano skimmer if I can find a good one. If y out have any recommendations...

Just a post to see what you guys recommend I add for stocking my biocube 32. Right now I have 2 clowns and a sapphire damsel. Filtration I use the intank media basket and have a refugium with chaeto. (It grows insanely fast) for some species I was thinking (not all of these just a conbibation of...

Hi currently have a lid now just in case but I wanted to ask if my tank would be okay with 1-2 diamond goby’s and a mandarin goby would be okay or should I stay with one diamond and one mandarin?

Hello there, I am currently thinking about getting more fish for my 120g/500l (without sump volume) tank (51x24x24in / 130x60x60cm). I currently have a dwarf zebra lion, a large melanurus wrasse, a tomini tang and a small copperband in there. Could I get more fish or am I already capped out...