stocking advice

Hi everybody! I have a 63” x 23” x 23” tank with a Picasso Triggerfish, Regal Blue Tang, Tomini Tang, 2 Occellaris Clownfish, Royal Gramma, Midas Blenny, Foxface Rabbitfish, Melanurus Wrasse and a Flame Hawkfish. I might add a Snowflake Eel later on. Will I be able to add maybe a lionfish...

I'm planning a 100 gallon build, with tank dimensions of 6ft x 2 ft wide x 1.5 ft tall and I was wondering what combination of fish from Australia/barrier reef would work in this tank?

I've seen so many differing opinions on powerheads out there and would like to hear experienced opinions for my particular setup. I have around your average 40 gallon breeder which I plan on stocking with softies and lps and it's my first time setting up a reef tank! My stocking plan is going to...

I am ordering a custom reef tank of dimensions 180cm x 55cm x 40cm (105 gallon) tank and was wondering about some stocking options. and the temperature will be around 22-23 degrees. I'm going to keep soft and lps corals mainly, and a couple of easy sps. Also my sandbed won't be that deep so...

Tips for my scape? it's a solid most of a 40 breeder (the rest will be for an in sight refugium where I can culture macro algae and pods) and I'm hoping to keep something like a carpenter's wrasse or a flame angel as the centerpiece. Definite stocking will be a yasha tiger pair and a scooter...

Alrighty so I have recently come into a situation where I am getting a 265 gallon and nearly all the fish that is in it. (plus I have a few of my own to add) My question is it it overstocked? The owner says no but I'm not so sure. The list is as follows 2x Regal Tangs Powder Blue Tang Sailfin...

Hey guys , new to the forums . Looking for some stocking ideas on a 65 gallon AIO . Currently no coral but when I get my light situation more permanent am planning on reef , so preferably reef safe Currently Fish -2 designer clowns -Tiger Pistol / pink spotted goby -blue eyed tang Inverts...

Hello all! I’m in the process of upgrading to a new 120g tank, 48”x24”x24”. The tank I want is currently on back order locally, so I’m just filling my time with research prior to setting anything up. My stocking goal is a mixed reef with a mix of smaller, peaceful community fish. Filtration will...

Hi everyone! I am fairly new to saltwater. I've been researching and learning for a couple of years now and finally have my first saltwater tank cycling. I am trying to work on my stocking list. My tank is just a standard 20 gallon long. For filtration I'm currently just running two HOBs, a...

Hello, Would anyone be able to look over my stocking list for a roughly 50+ gallon tank I have? Length x width x height Inches — 69.69x12x15.75 cm — 177x30x40 approx It has been cycling now for three months. The lights are not that powerful so corals are out of the picture currently...

Hey, new to the hobby and looking at stocking options. I’ve a 60cm or 24inch cube tank, making it 225L/ 60 gallons. It’s currently got a lot of arching structure, soft coral and 2 bubble tip anemones. I’ve got a royal gramma which I absolutely love, aswell as a pair of ocellaris clowns. I’m...

Hi I’m planning on getting a fluval evo and I’m wondering how many fish I can stock it with. What would the max be for it?

Hello, I am looking to set up a 56 gallon, 212ltr tank. (length x width x height Inches — 69.69x12x15.75, cm — 177x30x40 approx) This tank is not pre-drilled, and will be effectively on the floor (due to the height of the stand it is on) so unable to do a sump beneath it. However, as this...

I set up a 40B tank in my basement to hold my current stock while we got new floors in our house. Once everyone is transferred back to my main display, I would like to keep that tank running as a FOWLR and add a Valentini puffer as the 'centerpiece' fish. Looking for other potential tankmates! I...

Hello all! I'm new to this hobby and have had a red sea reefer 250 set up for around 6 months. The tank is cycled and I've been slowly adding fish over the last few weeks which has been very exciting! I currently have: 1x common clownfish pair 2x purple firefish 1x Peacock Wrasse Everyone...

Hello, I am currently in the process of converting an ill-fated attempt at a macro algae aquarium into a soft coral reef. Need suggestions on species or tweaks to my setup. It is a Water Box Clear Mini 16 running an AI Prime, Tidal 75 w/ Purigen, heater, ATO, and a small powerhead. It was...

Hi, I recently purchased a 50 gallon aquarium by innovative marine and was wondering if my planned stocking list works for the aquarium. Any advice is apppreciate! My list: 2 storm clownfish, 1 Midas blenny, 1 flame back angel, 1 neon goby, 1 fire fish, 1 green chromis, 1 damselfish, 1 Bangaii...

Hi, I just purchased the IM 50 ext w an 32 gal sump and am thinking about what I will stock it with for future. My plan was having 2 storm clownfish, 1 Midas blenny, 1 flame back angel, 1 neon goby, 1 banggai cardinal, 6 green chromis. please let me know if this list works and any advice if you...

I was looking to get a blenny for this aquarium and was wondering which would have the most personality? I heard that Midas blennys usually are very active swimmers. Additionally, are there any other colorful, or personality, or active fish that you would reccomend for this aquarium that I...

I have a IM 170 tank and I’m just curious is to what you all think if I could add a fish or two? Current stocking list is: 7 chromis 3 orange anthias 1 flame hawk 1 yellow tang 1 blue streak wrasse 2 cinnamon clowns Was looking to add: Mandarin One more of any tang, open to ideas based on...

Rather new here, my apologies if posting in wrong forum. I'm looking to crowd source suggestions for any further additions, or tell me if I'm full or overstocked already and should stop. I have a standard 75g with 40g sump with refugium and protein skimmer, etc. Approx 60lbs live sand and...

I was wondering what I could comfortably stock in my tank, at the moment I’ve a blue green damsel and a Molly (considering moving him on to house more true salt fish) , a peppermint shrimp and a couple nassarius snails and blue legged hermits

1x Mandarin 2x Common clownfish 1x Scooter blenny 1x Pygmy filefish 1x Dwarf Hawkfish ?x Shrimps ?x A bunch of snails And possibly a Watchman goby + pistol shrimp combo? Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone, I hope all you are doing well. As I said in the title I would love to keep an angelfish, a butterfly and a tang if possible. And I am not planning on getting a bigger tank. My tank is 80W x 42D x 65 cm. Here is the list of the fish that I am interested in getting. Pls note that i...

Is it possible to house a baby cowfish in a 65 g JBJ aquarium? Would it outgrow the aquarium? If so, how long would it take before it would need to be rehoused in a larger aquarium? A worker at my LFS said that a baby cowfish wouldn’t outgrow the aquarium and that it’d fit perfectly. He said...