Ideas on stocking? :)

Here's my setup:

155 gallon, 31in tall, 48 long and 24 deep.

Currently has an ehiem, but we're getting a 35gal sump next week. along with overflow box and etc. Just ordered our next set of lightbulbs, which are pc.

Also have a pm skimmer, and collection cup.

Have between 150-200 lbs of rock, and the tanks been set up over a year now. We've been waiting for several months while my dad was deciding on changing the flooring. So I held off on purchasing fish in the risk that I'd have to take the tank down. Well, we've been through that already, I took it down and set it up again all by myself, and have started adding fish after a couple weeks.

Currently have:

1 male square spot anthia
1 Female Maroon clown
1 Yellow wrasse

Any ideas for future stocking? We intend to have lots of coral, mostly softies. Any ideas are appreciated! I simply am not real sure how much "fish" our tank can support.

 

PC's might not cut it on a 31" deep tank for corals, you might need to look into upgrading the lights. personally, I would wait until you get the sump installed and everything running smoothly before adding any more fish.

lets see some pics!!

~Will.

 

figure on roughly 30-35 inches of fish . a purple tang would look awesome. or any other tang. lol

 

For a 155, the number of fish is going to be less an issue than types of fish you choose. Of course, all fish will need to be reef safe--but more importantly be careful with number and types of Tangs you choose. I think your tank is large enough for any one type of tang, but read up on compatibility amongst this family of fishes, and with your 155--if you play your cards right; you should be able to house perhaps a half dozen tangs alone. The efficiency of your biological filtration such as live rock, and protein skimming will dictate the maximum capacity for the rest of the fish and bioload.

One thing that comes to mind is your maroon clown. In my opinion they are far and away the most beautiful clownfish of all the amphiprion genus. Unfortunately, they are far and away the meanest.

So do your research and reading. I don't think the maroon would pose a threat to any tangs larger than she; but watch out for the more passive, community oriented and docile fish. Placing them with a maroon might be a recipe for disaster.

 

well, any tang that doesn't get over 8". I couldn't imagine an adult naso, vilamingi, sohal, sailfin, etc being happy in a 4' tank that was not a cube. even then they would only be able to swim in tight circles.

chromis are always a good choice, as are cardinals, blennys, gobies and dwarf angels.

~Will.

 

Will:I am not planning on getting more fish until the sump and lights are up, I'm simply preparing for what shall go in once its all done Will look into new lighting as well, but for now I'd stick with simple softies such as mushrooms. Of course, they would be placed near the surface.

Reefsparky: I do infact love tangs, and I would love to house multiple ones. I've done my research on the three families, and I'm hoping to have 2-3 by the end of stocking..

As far as the clown, she is still a juvenile, and the square spot hold dominance over here easily as of yet. But I know she is a female, as she is very dark. She is probably 2.5in, and I had no problem adding fish with her so far, I'll be sure to watch out for aggression issues.

As far as Angels, I'm not quite sure what I'd like. I may wait on another site where people sell their livestock, I've seen several "Reef safe" flame angels, that people have kept with their coral for years. I will probably buy one that has a reputation for being good from one of the members there eventually.

If I considered chromises, I'd get a large school of 8+ I might do this eventually, not quite sure yet.

As far as blennies, I plan on a bicolor, for algae control and personality