75g Compatibility / Stocking Ideas

xxmurrxx · 12/08/2012, 10:53 PM

Going to be upgrading my 29g biocube shortly to a 75g.
Planning out the stocking for it.

Please let me know if any of the fish listed wont work well together, also any suggestions on additional fish.

Currently have:
x2 b/w clowns
Flame angel
Bi-Color blenny

Want:
Kole Tang or Tomini Tang or Yeller Tang
Diamond Watchman Goby
Coral Beauty or Flame Angel (Maybe)
Sixline Wrasse

The pygmy angel only maybe because i'm worried with the corals.
Ideas?
Thanks.

nanoreefer1000 · 12/09/2012, 12:05 AM

diamond sand sifting gobies would be a bad choice, the sixline would probably become aggressive. IMO go with a smaller flame to pair with your current and larger one.
Go with a true shrimp goby and a possum/flasher/fairy wrasse.

xxmurrxx · 12/09/2012, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanoreefer1000

diamond sand sifting gobies would be a bad choice, the sixline would probably become aggressive. IMO go with a smaller flame to pair with your current and larger one.
Go with a true shrimp goby and a possum/flasher/fairy wrasse.

Flame Hawk pair would be awesome but i'd never risk trying it, It's my fav fish for sure.

If I did go sixline it would be small and the last fish in the tank, but i'll check out the others for sure.

Any specific reason why the sand goby is not a good idea?

rssjsb · 12/09/2012, 10:22 AM

Your original list says you already have a flame angel. Did you mean to type flame hawkfish, or are you trying to get a pair of angels?

I would also vote to skip the sixline. Too many tales of them turning aggressive when they grow up, even in larger tanks. You could get a possum wrasse or a pink streaked wrasse instead.

I think sand sifting gobies will deplete your sand bed of the little critters that you want in there as part of your ecosystem. Sometimes these gobies will not eat prepared food, so you're left with a dead sandbed and a starving/dead fish.

xxmurrxx · 12/09/2012, 01:22 PM

Correct, I have the flame hawk currently. Wrote the wrong one.
Cant seem to find the edit button on the main post..

rssjsb · 12/09/2012, 02:15 PM

Yeah at some point it won't let you edit anymore.

I think flasher or fairy wrasses would be a nice addition to your tank since you don't have many open-water swimmers already or on your list. A sixline will really just go in and out of rocks.

What kind of corals are you planning to keep? Centrypyge angels will be more or less of a risk depending on whether you've got acans or other fleshy brain-type corals (very tempting for almost any angel) as opposed to things like frogspawn, torches, or noxious softies like toadstools and sinularia.

xxmurrxx · 12/09/2012, 04:05 PM

Ill look into those other wrasses, I know my old six line seemed pretty hyper in the tank.

Corals I plan for mix of all, really like Lps (torches,hammers,elegance). Probably going to venture more into sps, currently have a couple going good. Maybe some rare zoas.
Don't really want to be held back on coral choices due to fish.

Was also thinking of getting a big cleaner shrimp and putting it in the DT before moving my hawk, not sure if this is a waste of $ or if it might work?

rssjsb · 12/10/2012, 08:32 AM

Eventually, your hawkfish will eat the shrimp. Bigger just means he'll eat it in pieces.

12/08/2012, 10:53 PM	#1
xxmurrxx Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 69	75g Compatibility / Stocking Ideas Going to be upgrading my 29g biocube shortly to a 75g. Planning out the stocking for it. Please let me know if any of the fish listed wont work well together, also any suggestions on additional fish. Currently have: x2 b/w clowns Flame angel Bi-Color blenny Want: Kole Tang or Tomini Tang or Yeller Tang Diamond Watchman Goby Coral Beauty or Flame Angel (Maybe) Sixline Wrasse The pygmy angel only maybe because i'm worried with the corals. Ideas? Thanks.

12/09/2012, 10:22 AM	#4
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Your original list says you already have a flame angel. Did you mean to type flame hawkfish, or are you trying to get a pair of angels? I would also vote to skip the sixline. Too many tales of them turning aggressive when they grow up, even in larger tanks. You could get a possum wrasse or a pink streaked wrasse instead. I think sand sifting gobies will deplete your sand bed of the little critters that you want in there as part of your ecosystem. Sometimes these gobies will not eat prepared food, so you're left with a dead sandbed and a starving/dead fish. __________________ Robin

12/09/2012, 02:15 PM	#6
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Yeah at some point it won't let you edit anymore. I think flasher or fairy wrasses would be a nice addition to your tank since you don't have many open-water swimmers already or on your list. A sixline will really just go in and out of rocks. What kind of corals are you planning to keep? Centrypyge angels will be more or less of a risk depending on whether you've got acans or other fleshy brain-type corals (very tempting for almost any angel) as opposed to things like frogspawn, torches, or noxious softies like toadstools and sinularia. __________________ Robin

12/09/2012, 04:05 PM	#7
xxmurrxx Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 69	Ill look into those other wrasses, I know my old six line seemed pretty hyper in the tank. Corals I plan for mix of all, really like Lps (torches,hammers,elegance). Probably going to venture more into sps, currently have a couple going good. Maybe some rare zoas. Don't really want to be held back on coral choices due to fish. Was also thinking of getting a big cleaner shrimp and putting it in the DT before moving my hawk, not sure if this is a waste of $ or if it might work? Last edited by xxmurrxx; 12/09/2012 at 04:14 PM.

12/10/2012, 08:32 AM	#8
rssjsb Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,243	Eventually, your hawkfish will eat the shrimp. Bigger just means he'll eat it in pieces. __________________ Robin

12/09/2012, 12:05 AM	#2
nanoreefer1000 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Bay Area,CA Posts: 1,040	diamond sand sifting gobies would be a bad choice, the sixline would probably become aggressive. IMO go with a smaller flame to pair with your current and larger one. Go with a true shrimp goby and a possum/flasher/fairy wrasse.

12/09/2012, 01:22 PM	#5
xxmurrxx Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 69	Correct, I have the flame hawk currently. Wrote the wrong one. Cant seem to find the edit button on the main post..