stocking options......fun!

[zacheyp]

i will be getting a 50, 55 or 65 gallon sw tank with live rock and a few mushroom coral.
now to the fun part
i will be getting a starfish
royal dottyback
pair of oscellaris clowns (1 b&w 1 orange)
kole tang
one of the followng puffers...saddle puffer, sadle valentini puffer, spotted puffer, bennett's sharpnose puffer, leapord puffer,
a few snails crabs and shrimp
what else can i get
thanks

 

[all4wheels2]

Sounds like it's going to be fun..

Maybe a six line wrasse or a firefish I love mine!

 

[Greenturtle]

Puffers are not reef safe. Neither are most starfish.

 

[redsea]

You may not want to go with the tang......I hear the require a 75g tank. I was thinking of eventually adding one to my 55g, but I think it is too small for it. When you add your Royal Dottyback, I would add it last to avoid aggression, as they are very aggressive fish. You could try a Dwarf Angelfish!

Dwarf Angelfish: Flame Angelfish and other Dwarf Angels

 

[zacheyp]

live aqueria says the ones i chose can be put in reefs "with caution"

 

[carey]

yeah the tang wouldn't be happy in a 55g, I think a 75 is minimum. It needs that extra swim space to turn around.

 

[zacheyp]

keep in mind that the kole tang is the smallest of all tangs, the largest ever was 5.7 inches

 

[zacheyp]

how many fish can i put in a tank that size

 

[Unicorn]

how many fish can i put in a tank that size

I always go by 1 fish per 10 gallons

Of course you have to pay attention to their size and need but ROUGHLY that's what I go by so with 55g I would say 5 fish and with 65g 6 fish

Its a rough estimate though

 

[zacheyp]

could i add an angelfish

 

[zacheyp]

a small bicolered 1

 

[redsea]

a small bicolered 1

Yep, I would say so! I love those angels! They look great!

 

[zacheyp]

are they agressive

 

[redsea]

I believe they are labeled as "Semi-Aggressive"

 

[Terrance]

i will be getting a 50, 55 or 65 gallon sw tank with live rock and a few mushroom coral.
now to the fun part
i will be getting a starfish
royal dottyback
pair of oscellaris clowns (1 b&w 1 orange)
kole tang
one of the followng puffers...saddle puffer, sadle valentini puffer, spotted puffer, bennett's sharpnose puffer, leapord puffer,
a few snails crabs and shrimp
what else can i get
thanks

No saddle puffer because they need lower temp and you will probably have to buy a chiller to keep one alive.

I'm not sure what kind of puffers are called "leapord puffer" or "spotted puffer". One of them must be a green spotted puffer (Segrest Farms fish suppliers call GSP a Leopord puffer). I feel like these guys are too aggressive.

Go with a Valentini or Sharpnose because they will be the smallest. Live rocks is as far as I would go with puffers. Not reef safe and will eat your crustaceans.

 

[zacheyp]

my stock looks like this now
clown pair
dotty back
kole tang
puffer
bicolor angel

 

[zacheyp]

i tink im going with the papuan toby puffer

 

[zacheyp]

actually no, probably the spotted

 

[Terrance]

Oh you meant the spotted sharpnose. Gotcha. I enjoy watching them swim around at my LFS.

 

[nohika]

Yes the kole tang is small but it needs the swim room of a 75 gal or up. Tangs get stressed ridiculously easily and are ich prone. It's not just the size - it's the activity level.