Fish list for new aquarium

shamoo · 12/31/2017, 06:47 AM

Hello everyone

With in the next month or so i will be adding water/rock/sand to start my cycle. I want to get my fish list and in which order to place them sorted for when the cycle has completed. I know the list is too large but some help would be appriciated in which to keep or change etc.. btw the tank is 125g 5ft x 2ft

Clown fish (ocellaris) x2
Spotted Fox Face
Flame Angel
Banggai Cardinal x 2 -
Green Chromis x 3
Blue Chromis x 3
Yellow Tang
Black & White Butterfly
Copperband Butterfly
Royal Gramma Basslet
Goby
Jawfish
Atlantic Blue Tang or Kole Tang - Could the Kole tang house in my tank?

i've tried to keep the large fish numbers down and the highlighted fish are the ones i really like.
what do you think?

Moray26 · 12/31/2017, 02:37 PM

The order I'd add these fish are as follows (I'm listing all of them and the order still applies whether you add it or not).

Goby
Jawfish
Banggai Cardinal x 2 -
Copperband Butterfly
Royal Gramma Basslet
Clown fish (ocellaris) x2
Green Chromis x 3
Blue Chromis x 3
Spotted Fox Face
Black & White Butterfly
Yellow Tang
Flame Angel
Atlantic Blue Tang or Kole Tang - Could the Kole tang house in my tank? <----Yes you tank will have enough space, however a chance of aggression with the Yellow tang

Best of luck

Ps. This is just my thought, however others may see differently.

zachfishman · 12/31/2017, 03:58 PM

I'd skip the Atlantic blue unless you don't want to keep any other tangs. They get quite large and are very aggressive.

shamoo · 01/02/2018, 01:16 PM

Thanks for the reply, do you think this amount of fish will be ok? i'm going to change the Atlanic to the Kole tang. Obviously the fish being added will take some time, i'm not looking at rushing it. i've spent a year preparing and researching, all i got to do now is set up my RO/DI unit and start making water

nereefpat · 01/02/2018, 01:23 PM

You might not be able to get away with that many chromis. They tend to kill each other off. You can go ahead and add them (after qt, since they are often sickly), but be prepared for their numbers to dwindle a bit.

With the foxface, butterfly, and yellow tang, I probably wouldn't add another tang.

Add the clowns, cardinals, chromis first. Make sure the copperband is well established before adding the foxface and either tang.

saf1 · 01/02/2018, 02:21 PM

Atlantic Tang "could" get too big with your tank size. Of course this is my opinion and others will have their own. A Yellow Eye / Kole would be a perfect fit though. Again, my opinion and I would probably only have 1 tang in a tank that size but that is just me.

12/31/2017, 06:47 AM	#1
shamoo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: England Posts: 58	Fish list for new aquarium Hello everyone With in the next month or so i will be adding water/rock/sand to start my cycle. I want to get my fish list and in which order to place them sorted for when the cycle has completed. I know the list is too large but some help would be appriciated in which to keep or change etc.. btw the tank is 125g 5ft x 2ft Clown fish (ocellaris) x2 Spotted Fox Face Flame Angel Banggai Cardinal x 2 - Green Chromis x 3 Blue Chromis x 3 Yellow Tang Black & White Butterfly Copperband Butterfly Royal Gramma Basslet Goby Jawfish Atlantic Blue Tang or Kole Tang - Could the Kole tang house in my tank? i've tried to keep the large fish numbers down and the highlighted fish are the ones i really like. what do you think? __________________ 4x Chromis, 2x Banngai Cardinal, 2x Clown, Yellow watchman Goby, Royal Grammer, 2x Peacock Wrasse, One spot Foxface 5' 150g DT, 25g sump, 110lbs LR + refugium

12/31/2017, 02:37 PM	#2
Moray26 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Ontario Posts: 153	The order I'd add these fish are as follows (I'm listing all of them and the order still applies whether you add it or not). Goby Jawfish Banggai Cardinal x 2 - Copperband Butterfly Royal Gramma Basslet Clown fish (ocellaris) x2 Green Chromis x 3 Blue Chromis x 3 Spotted Fox Face Black & White Butterfly Yellow Tang Flame Angel Atlantic Blue Tang or Kole Tang - Could the Kole tang house in my tank? <----Yes you tank will have enough space, however a chance of aggression with the Yellow tang Best of luck Ps. This is just my thought, however others may see differently. __________________ 75 Gallon Mixed Reef, Reef Octopus BH2000, Sumpless, Maxspect Razor 320w Current Tank Info: 75 Gallon Mixed Reef

12/31/2017, 03:58 PM	#3
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	I'd skip the Atlantic blue unless you don't want to keep any other tangs. They get quite large and are very aggressive. __________________ Patience is a reefer's best tool. Secret Xenia lover. M.S. Marine Biology Staff - Marine Discovery Center, St. Petersburg FL Tampa Bay Reef Club BOD 2018 Current Tank Info: 34g modded Solana

01/02/2018, 01:16 PM	#4
shamoo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: England Posts: 58	Thanks for the reply, do you think this amount of fish will be ok? i'm going to change the Atlanic to the Kole tang. Obviously the fish being added will take some time, i'm not looking at rushing it. i've spent a year preparing and researching, all i got to do now is set up my RO/DI unit and start making water __________________ 4x Chromis, 2x Banngai Cardinal, 2x Clown, Yellow watchman Goby, Royal Grammer, 2x Peacock Wrasse, One spot Foxface 5' 150g DT, 25g sump, 110lbs LR + refugium

01/02/2018, 01:23 PM	#5
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	You might not be able to get away with that many chromis. They tend to kill each other off. You can go ahead and add them (after qt, since they are often sickly), but be prepared for their numbers to dwindle a bit. With the foxface, butterfly, and yellow tang, I probably wouldn't add another tang. Add the clowns, cardinals, chromis first. Make sure the copperband is well established before adding the foxface and either tang. __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

01/02/2018, 02:21 PM	#6
saf1 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: California Posts: 2,259	Atlantic Tang "could" get too big with your tank size. Of course this is my opinion and others will have their own. A Yellow Eye / Kole would be a perfect fit though. Again, my opinion and I would probably only have 1 tang in a tank that size but that is just me. __________________ -saf1 Current Tank Info: 210 gallon mixed reef