fish stocking

For context, my main goal is to keep a male Mandarin Dragonet from the Biota group—ideally one that already eats pellets and frozen food. I’m also hoping to stick with captive-bred fish whenever possible, unless I happen to really fall in love with a wild-caught specimen. The system has two...

I started a 25g nano about 3 months ago and I want some suggestions on fish. Currently I have two clownfish and a helfrichi firefish. The helfrichi is pretty shy and does not swim around much which is pretty irritating and I'm wanting more movement in the tank. I'm planning on getting a citron...

Moving into my new condo so going to set up my brand new unused tank shown in my tank thread, which has now been sitting empty at my old LFS for 2 years (when I thought I was jumping back into the hobby head first) due to life's twists and turns. I'm trying to get my game plan in order for how...

I got a great deal on a used 180 gallon waterbox, with everything needed. I was looking at a 125, but this is cheaper and has all the equipment including 3 radeon g5’s. Of course, I jumped on the deal and the tank is arriving on the 7th. I don’t know the exact model but it’s a 5 ft tank, the...

Hello everyone. I have a cycled Fluval Evo 5 that I plan to bring to my office. I plan on removing majority of the water and then adding the same water back once I get it to on the office location. It has previously had fish and some corals in it that I moved over to a larger tank (Red Sea...

I’m new to saltwater. I currently have a 36 gallon tank with 2 Ocellaris Clownfish. My end goal is to eventually get an anemone in probably around a year! I wanted to see if this set up would overstock my tank and if so what would you recommend? I’m looking for hardy fish that can be a little...

Hey guys I am re-setting up my aquamanta 60 tank and am trying decide on what to stock. I am resetting up after a tank crash that happened whilst I was on vacation. An issue I had in my last tank was caleurpa and bristles, now I am no criminal so I’m not going to put a tang in my tank but I need...

Here is a current fish list that I was thinking for this system? Open to suggestion different fish especially on tangs. Not all fish need to go in this system. I'm just trying to get some ideas. Tank is 84.1"x29.5"x25.6" White Tail Bristletooth Purple Tang Desjardini Tang Orange Shoulder Tang...

Tank is currently 90G I have 2 clowns, small scopas and Tomini tang, pink watchman goby, bicolor blenny, melanurus wrasse, orange back fairy, blue throat fairy. Nutrients in my tank are very low. Nitrate 1-2 phosphate .01-0 Feed daily so instead of just dosing phosphate and nitrate was...

Here are two pictures of the current stock list please let me know all your thoughts on these and if there are any other cool fish you would add or any to take off!

Tank Dimensions Length 8’ Height 25” Width 18” LPS ONLY Fish: Round 1: Tiger Watchman Goby x2 Scissortail Goby x2 Firefish Goby x2 Harptail Blenny x4 Tangerine Wyoming White Clownfish x2 Coral Banded Shrimp 2+ Round 2: Naoko Fairy Wrasse x1 Monsoon Fairy Wrasse x1 Black Cap Basslet x1...

Are the fish all compatible? Is the tank the right size or should I go bigger/smaller? Is the order that I put them in okay? What other inverts should I add? Is each fish reef safe?

Hi, im looking to get a interactive fish that doesn't have to stay out all night, but one that will stay up so i can have some nightlife in the tank, as all of my fish go away for the night

Hey everyone, just upgraded back to a bigger time, this time I didn’t go too big but got the waterbox 65.4. I’d love to hear thoughts on what fish to have, I already have a clownfish, Midas blenny, and Royal gramma that I’m transferring in. What tangs or other similar fish would be suitable for...

Hello! Im working out what fish I would like to keep for a waterbox 110.4, which is 48 inches long. and around 20 inches deep. I plan on making it a sps tank. Can anyone review the fish choices here? From my research i don't see any major conflicts going on, but i would like to make sure just...

Wanted to get opinions on this stock and if it were to be ok if added at the right times. Planning on all of the tangs and angels to be juveniles. I know I’ll end up with less tangs but it was a list of what I liked and I can reduce from there based on compatibility. Blue Hippo Lipstick Tang...

Hello I was hoping to get some input on a stock list for my 32g biocube and a 10g aquarium. - Fish and invert list Pink streak wrasse Randallils Assessor basslet Yellow watchmen goby Tiger pistol shrimp 6 sexy shrimp Pom Pom crab I was thinking of adding a Vanderbilt Chromis and a rainford...

I currently have a Fluval Evo 13.5 tank that will eventually be made into a reef tank and needed some help stocking it. At the moment my stocking list is : 1 wheeler shrimp goby possibly with a pistol shrimp pair 1 bumble bee shrimp 1 firefish goby 1-2 clownfish 2 Nassarius Snail 2 Astraea...

Hello all, just looking for suggestions for fish stocking on a 60gal long that I’m getting today. I currently have 2 clowns 1 purple fire fish 1 royal gramma 1 lawnmower blenny 1 diamond goby 1 peppermint shrimp 1 pistol shrimp 1 fire shrimp 1 cleaner shrimp 1 tiger conch 1 urchin 1...

I'm looking for ideas to finish my fish stocking in my 120 gallon LPS tank. I currently have a 1.5" powder blue tang, 3" sailfin tang, 2x 1" clarkii clownfish, and a 3" female melanarus wrasse. I will be upgrading to a 180-225 gallon in about two years. I'd love some ideas to round out the...

Hello, I have a Fluval Evo 13.5 and I'm quite new to saltwater fish tanks. I’ve been doing freshwater tanks for years now but I thought it was time to try out saltwater. I wanted to do something minimalistic which is why I went with the Fluval Evo 13.5 but since I’m new to saltwater I’m not...

I’m starting up a 140 gallon tank and it’s almost cycled(per tests) and I think I got my list together so here it is snowflake eel Purple tang Fox face Red coris wrasse Flame angle Starry blenny 3 lyretail anthias 2 zebra barred inverts/ cleanup crew sand sifting starfish 5 Mexican turbo...

I have a 55 gallon display with a 20 gallon sump. Moving over from my 32 biocube is a pair of clowns, a Royal gramma, a tailspot blenny, and a tiger pistol shrimp. The pistol used to be paired with a watchman goby and I’d like to get him another goby, looking for suggestions on what other gobies...

The captive bred fish I’m looking at are in the poll. My tank is a 25 gallon AIO and currently has 2 ORA clownfish and an ORA shark nose goby. I’m trying to support captive bred fish and am looking to add 2 more. I Have a small refugium seeded with apex pods and I feed arcti pods daily; so...

Hey Everyone, My current setup is a Reefer 350 (73 gallon display - not including sump) and my fish stock is: 2 Snow Storm Clownfish 1 Yellow Tang 3 Lyretail Anthias 1 Royal Gramma My most recent addition (about three weeks ago) was the Royal Gramma. He spends most of his day hovering around...