Stocking list

Leo_ian · Oct 24, 2021

I know i have had many of these threads due to my indecisiveness so haha
the tank is a custom made 67 gallon tank 90cm x 60cm x 50cm (i have no idea what it is in imperial)
sump is about 50 gallons? (i think)

The tank arrives by the end of next month
its probably going to be a mixed reef

Tentative stock list:
Fish
1-bells flasher wrasse(already have him)
1-carpenter/mccosker flasher wrasse
1-mandarin(i think he’s still running around in my tank somewhere haha)
1-molly miller
1-yellow coris
1-jawfish
3-royal gramma(alrdy have them)
1-tomini tang(having second thoughts)
2-banggai cardinals (my grandma likes them so its a must)
2-clownfish(alrdy have them)

now that i look at the list it looks like a lot but here are other fish i like
Leaf fish
Swales basslet
an eel
midas blenny
lyretail fang blenny
dwarf lionfish
pygmy angelfish
sunburst anthia
small butterflyfish
cream angelfish
scat
comet
aptasia filefish
assessor
hawkfish
chalk bass trio
tilefish
citron goby

Wow that’s a long list.
could someone help me curate the list? thankss

blaxsun · Oct 24, 2021

You need a larger tank and layout for the eel and tang, and the lionfish is a predator - so these are ones I'd chalk off the list. I'd also nix the filefish, butterfly and angelfish because they may end up not being reef-safe.

i cant think · Oct 24, 2021

blaxsun said:
You need a larger tank and layout for the eel and tang, and the lionfish is a predator - so these are ones I'd chalk off the list. I'd also nix the filefish, butterfly and angelfish because they may end up not being reef-safe.

Also, the butterflyfish gets Atleast 4”, include the height and that’s a great big fish that even to me I think a 5’ tank is too small for.
As for the flasher wrasses, I personally recommend against it - They tend to dash into things in smaller tanks during courting/flashing, I would say 4’ minimum for flasher wrasses.
Two blennies in the same tank can be risky - Midas’ are notoriously more aggressive blennies so that would most likely fail.
Leaf fish are ambush predators along with lionfish and they will take out the smaller 2” fish at max size.
The cream angelfish is another large fish and needs Atleast 5’ of room,
All eels need larger tanks, unless you manage to get your hands on a Golden Dwarf Moray Eel which is impossible right now, as they are only able to come from Hawaii (And they currently have a ban on fish)
Most jawfish need cooler tanks than the average reef tank long term (The yellow head being one of the exceptions)
Dwarf angels are risky around fleshy LPS and certain acros.
The scat also gets to just over a 1’ in most cases.
Comets are also ambush predators and can go after smaller fish,
Assessors and Hawks are great (Hawks are risky with small decorative inverts - NOT cleaner shrimp)
Filefish are risky with coral polyps - Specifically soft corals and SPS corals.
Tilefish NEED lids more than wrasses IMO, tank size I would say minimum of 4’ from the 4” ones I have seen appear in my LFS.
Citron gobies should be alright in that size tank.

blaxsun · Oct 24, 2021

My midnight dwarf angel loves acans, but the coral beauty dwarf angel doesn't. So it's a 50-50 proposition at best. Agree with all the other comments by @i cant think; many of the fish on the list are going to very quickly outgrow a 67-gallon tank and/or cause unforeseen issues.