fish stocking advice

[Zacktosterone]

I have a 90 gallon aquarium. This is my desired fish list,
4 chromis
2 clowns
1 bicolor blenny
1 carpenter wrasse
1 royal grammar
1 yellow or purple tang
1 coral beauty
And in a year maybe 1 mandarin
That's about 49"-52" of fish if maxed out and some grow bigger than normal. This tank will have 80lbs of pukani live rock all together maybe 70lbs in the display and the rest in my trigger sump. Some advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks folks.

Is this too much fish fully grown?

[dax123]

That is borderline too many fish, but that's something you will find out because firstly you should be adding the fish slowly (one type at a time). Too many at once will shock your system. Keeping in mind that the order matters, start with the must haves and then introduce the next choice every month or so. If you go like this, you'll figure it out. Remember only you know what you like.
Chances are you won't make it to a Mandarin in a year, but that is something you'll find out as well.
Start off with the chromis. IMO 5 would "look better" than 4
Good luck.

[Zacktosterone]

That is too many fish, but that's something you will find out because firstly you should be adding the fish slowly (one type at a time). Too many at once will shock your system. Keeping in mind that the order matters, start with the must haves and then introduce the next choice every month or so. If you go like this, you'll figure it out. Remember only you know what you like.
Chances are you won't make it to a Mandarin in a year, but that is something you'll find out as well.
Start off with 4 chromis.
Good luck.
I understand what order of fish, I also have most of these fish now, also I understand times between adding new fish. Im looking to add some more fish to a 90 gallon build. I currently have (in this order) 4 chromis, 2 clowns, 1 bicolor blenny, and 1 carpenter wrasse happily swimming in my established 60 gallon. I'm looking for advice on what I can add additionally in my 90 gallon when its set up. Thanks for caring about the well being of my livestock though

[dax123]

LOL. The post looked like you were starting out. Should have mentioned you were already through most of your list.

Royal gramma- looks great but potentially aggressive; I'd add it last
Yellow tang - smaller tang and should be a nice addition
Purple tang - larger of the two and borderline too big
Coral Beauty - add last in case you feel tank is getting crowded
Mandarin - topic of its own

[Zacktosterone]

LOL. The post looked like you were starting out. Should have mentioned you were already through most of your list.

Royal gramma- looks great but potentially aggressive; I'd add it last
Yellow tang - smaller tang and should be a nice addition
Purple tang - larger of the two and borderline too big
Coral Beauty - add last in case you feel tank is getting crowded
Mandarin - topic of its own

That's what I was thinking, skip the purple tang and go with a yellow, also I was thinking of skipping the mandarin all together, I'm worried about pod population. I was going to add the royal gramma and yellow tang at the same time, and i was going to consider a long nose hawkfish instead of the coral beauty. I'm honestly looking for something with a good personality that a bit more fun or interactive to place in the tank.

[TankStudy]

I would skip the purple because its too aggressive. Beautiful fish but if it backfires it can devastate your tank inhabitants.

You have a decent amount of peaceful fish. Most that are compatible with the royal gramma, as long as the royal gramma is compatible with them it works out.

Just remember angels are hit and miss. If you have corals and love them more, I'd skip the coral beauty.

A 90 gallon could easily handle one green/blue/red/spotted mandarin once the tank is established. A scooter dragonet/blenny might be different. They are much faster moving and require more food then the slower moving ones just listed.

With the 90 gallon, you could stock quite a few more if you stay out of the tangs or huge growing herbivorous fish.

[Zacktosterone]

I would skip the purple because its too aggressive. Beautiful fish but if it backfires it can devastate your tank inhabitants.

You have a decent amount of peaceful fish. Most that are compatible with the royal gramma, as long as the royal gramma is compatible with them it works out.

Just remember angels are hit and miss. If you have corals and love them more, I'd skip the coral beauty.

A 90 gallon could easily handle one green/blue/red/spotted mandarin once the tank is established. A scooter dragonet/blenny might be different. They are much faster moving and require more food then the slower moving ones just listed.

With the 90 gallon, you could stock quite a few more if you stay out of the tangs or huge growing herbivorous fish.

So your saying yellow tang and gramma are fine? Maybe a mandarin down the road?

[TankStudy]

So your saying yellow tang and gramma are fine? Maybe a mandarin down the road?

Yes if you were to select all 3 of these fish, they would be all fine in the 90 gallon.

[Zacktosterone]

Yes if you were to select all 3 of these fish, they would be all fine in the 90 gallon.

What about a cardinal as well or is that pushing it?

[dax123]

If you don't have corals and are still considering the coral beauty, go for the Flame angel instead.
The long nose hawkfish is also an interesting fish but that limits your addition of invertebrates.
My 120 was 2 years old when I added my mandarin (6 months ago). There used to be pods I could easily see but now he looks a little skinny and I'm supplementing pods. Then again I also have a wrasse and a diamond goby that are probably reducing the population. If you have a refugium then I'd say you should be ok.