180gallon stock list

[Foskett96]

In the next couple of months I will be buying atleast a 180 gallon reef tank. It will probably be open top. All the fish will be bought small. Also what order would you add these in. They will be in a reef. Not sure if I will put my shrimp in there yet.

2 occelaris clownfish*
1 hippo tang*
1 sailfin tang*
1 blond naso tang
2 yellow tangs
2 blue throat triggers (1 male 1 female)
1 stripped sleeper goby*
1 lawnmower blenny*
1 red coris wrasse*
4-5 square back anthias
6 blue/green reef chroms
1-2 copperbanded butterflies
1-2 moorish idols
1 long nose hawkish
1 one spot foxface
2 spotbreast angelfish (1 male 1 female)
3-4 baggai cardinals or pajama cardinals
3-4 stripped cardinals
1 blue or red mandarin.

* indicates that I already have the fish and they are living in a reef tank with cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, snails, crabs, anemones, starfish, corals and other things.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I have no experience stocking tanks this large, but that list seems like WAY too
Many fish for a 180. Hopefully someone else chimes in. Also, the hawkfish is not invert safe soo either cut that from the list or inverts. Your call

 

[Foskett96]

I am undecided on the mandarin, copperband and moorish idols.

 

[Schism]

Way overstocked list buddy.

Also all those fish will not be compatible, you almost have every family covered.

 

[Foskett96]

If I got a tank big enough for all these what order would u add then in.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Well you would need a 300+ gallon tank....

 

[Schism]

Well you would need a 300+ gallon tank....

Yeah easily 300+.

 

[Mrc8858]

Yeah easily 300+.

Ya that sounds very similar to a tank I seen from a vortec distributor I know and it was a 500 gallon :/

Edit* that tank is 8'x4'x2'+ to give you an idea

 

[Foskett96]

I have decided against the following fish:
Mandarin goby
The 2 moorish idols
The 2 copperband butterflies
The stripped sleeper goby

Not sure about
The one spot foxface
The longnose hawkish

I may also decide to add a pair of Maroon clowns and a carpet anemone for then.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

You are still horribly overstocked, dont add the pair of clowns if you already have a pair Imo. Eliminating the butterflys and the idols really doesnt change much, you need to ex of more. Get rid of the triggers, angelfish, and 1 yellow tang and 1 differant tang and thats a start. Also, too many nano fish in there...

 

[Foskett96]

I have also decided against the pair of blue throat triggers as they may eat my shrimp which cost more than them.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Okay thats a start, but you have to keep going. Instead of having pairs of fish can you just get one? I know you want 2 yellow tangs and 2 angels etc.

 

[Foskett96]

New list:
2 occelaris clownfish*
1 hippo tang*
1 sailfin tang*
1 blond naso tang
2 yellow tangs
1 lawnmower blenny*
1 red coris wrasse*
4-5 square back anthias
6 blue/green reef chromis
1 one spot foxface
2 spotbreast angelfish (1 male 1 female)
3-4 baggai cardinals or pajama cardinals
3-4 stripped cardinals
2 maroon clowns.

* indicates that I already have the fish and they are living in a reef tank with cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, snails, crabs, anemones, starfish, corals and other things.

 

[Foskett96]

The reason I want 2 angels is because of male and female.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Like i said before, you have multiples if fish and you really dont need that. You still need to eliminate fish, take off 1 yellow tang, take off 1 angel (who cares about male/female ratio?!) take off a few nano fish, get rid of one pair of clowns (could fight) eliminate another tang because 5 is too many. I have said this many times but your list stays the same

 

[Mrc8858]

If I were you I would scratch the whole school of chromis. Mine were nippy towards polyps and pretty aggressive compared to what I've heard of them. This would free up a decent bit of bio load and your not really losing anything special. I would also scratch the new pair of clowns and pick between the Naso or the 2 yellows. That would give you a tank imo that could be managed fairly easy if setup correctly

 

[Foskett96]

Which fish on my list would u consider nano fish besides the chromis.

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

Cardinal fish, blennies, and chromis

 

[Foskett96]

Will the one spit foxface eat my cleaner shrimp?

 

[Mrc8858]

Shouldn't but Nu-nu is the guy to talk to on fox faces lol