Fish Stocking Plan — Thoughts Please

[mike550]

Hello!

Ihave a 120G reefer that currently has 2 snowflake clowns, Diamondback goby, blue chromis, maxima clam, and five turban snails. Also have kenya tree coral, green star polyp, frogspawn, and BTA.

I’m starting to develop a stocking plan and would like to add:

Blue spotted puffer
Starry blenny
Coral beauty angelfish
Yellow tang or powder blue tang

would appreciate any thoughts on order of adding fish or risks to overall plan. Thanks in advance!

[ThRoewer]

The puffer may be a risk to inverts, especially snails, clams, and crabs.

Of the tangs I would pick the Yellow as it is hardier, less aggressive, and stays smaller. And Yellow Tangs are these days even available as captive-bred which means they are generally healthier and almost certainly free of turbellarian (black ick) infections the wild ones frequently come with.

[mike550]

Thanks ThRoewer. Really appreciate your thoughts!

[monkeysee1]

Coral beauty angelfish

A Coral Beauty might harass your Maxima and go after your Kenya tree. I speak from experience - I had to give my Derasa clam to my LFS before it got too far gone because mine got a bad case of the munchies. I love her though! She's the Prima Donna of the tank.
Powder Blues can get persnickety. I'd opt for a Powder Brown instead. Just as gorgeous, but much mellower....