150 gallon stocking -- so far (6ft tank)

[Amstar]

so here is what I have so far:
6 green chromis
1 panda/storm clown fish
2 banggai cardinal fish (juvenile)
orange back fairy wrasse
leopard wrasse
Melanurus wrasse

want to get/do
1 -2 tangs (yellow eye, white tail, and...?)
move my watchman and pistol shrimp over from a different tank
down the road (been dosing dunking copepods) a mandarin


thoughts? issues? suggestions? other additions? Stop?

 

[DrkNMighty]

I don’t see any major issues with what you have listed out. I would stay away from any of the larger tangs but adding a zebrasoma should be fine. You could add more fairy and flasher wrasses if you wanted. Only caution on the mandarin is to make sure you have a good pod population. You mentioned a leopard wrasse which is probably eating a lot of what you have been adding. If you can get a captive mandarin it helps a lot.

 

[Amstar]

I do like the idea of more wrasses - agree on the pods and the mandarin. That Woodlyn be way down the road if I did to see how much the leopard wrasses does to my pod populations and if I can keep on it it

Agree on the tangs - like the sailfin and maybe a purple

 

[DrkNMighty]

The sailfin is probably the one zebrasoma I would not get. Based on what I have read they get very large. I'm sure there are some people on here that can give some insight on them as I have not personally kept one.

You could also do something like a small group of anthias.

One other thing to keep in mind is I would look at adding fish from based on level of aggression. That way the more passive fish have time to adjust and claim territory.

 

[littlefoxx]

The sailfin is probably the one zebrasoma I would not get. Based on what I have read they get very large. I'm sure there are some people on here that can give some insight on them as I have not personally kept one.

You could also do something like a small group of anthias.

One other thing to keep in mind is I would look at adding fish from based on level of aggression. That way the more passive fish have time to adjust and claim territory.

Yeah I have one… shes huge and actually stunted in growth. About 8 inches tall and 7 inches tail to nose. Big girl. And mean AF. Unless you got a minimum 8 foot tank and 3 feet tall I would not get a sailfin.

 

[littlefoxx]

This is my sailfin. Shes very large as you can see. Shes in my 300 gallon tank. That grouper also isnt small either next to her.

 

[Amstar]

Ya then a salfin is not a good fit for me. -
Maybe the classic yellow and purple

I don’t mind some of the bristletooths

Haven’t thought about the Anthias before

 

[Amstar]

This is my sailfin. Shes very large as you can see. Shes in my 300 gallon tank. That grouper also isnt small either next to her.

Man she is a nice looking fish

 

[littlefoxx]

Man she is a nice looking fish

Thank you! She has great colors. Im curious to see if she will grow now that shes got a big enough tank. Shes 6, guy who got her as a baby raised her in a 80 gallon. Poor girl, he only re homed cause she kept knocking his corals over with her fins. but shes thriving in my tank and she has taken the role of tank boss from my sohal tang

 

[zwalter38]

I’m planning out the tangs I want for my 6’ 135g. Personally I think you’d be good with a yellow and a bristletooth of your choosing like you had mentioned a white tail or yellow eye.

 

[littlefoxx]

I’m planning out the tangs I want for my 6’ 135g. Personally I think you’d be good with a yellow and a bristletooth of your choosing like you had mentioned a white tail or yellow eye.

Oh yeah I remember! What did you end up deciding on??

 

[Amstar]

I’m planning out the tangs I want for my 6’ 135g. Personally I think you’d be good with a yellow and a bristletooth of your choosing like you had mentioned a white tail or yellow eye.

I think that’s where I’m at to with the tangs is those two (maybe a purple one the yellow)

Just not sure about anything else - maybe a diamond goby added to my above list to help with my sand. Not sure how it would be with the pistol and yellow watchman though

 

[Amstar]

Thank you! She has great colors. Im curious to see if she will grow now that shes got a big enough tank. Shes 6, guy who got her as a baby raised her in a 80 gallon. Poor girl, he only re homed cause she kept knocking his corals over with her fins. but shes thriving in my tank and she has taken the role of tank boss from my sohal tang

Man see I don’t want to be in that position - would love a naso tang but not right for that fish to be in my tank

 

[littlefoxx]

Man see I don’t want to be in that position - would love a naso tang but not right for that fish to be in my tank

And I appreciate that!!

 

[zwalter38]

Oh yeah I remember! What did you end up deciding on??

I’m hoping for a chocolate, yellow, and white tail bristletooth. But I’m waiting for my lfs to get them in.

 

[Amstar]

That’s a good list of tangs in my opinion. I like the idea of a dhocolate and have seen my LFS have them in the past

 

[Amstar]

Would a timor wrasse work with my current wrasses:
Leopard
Orange back fairy
Melanurus

 

[JumboShrimp]

I suppose you've studied up on the Chromis (?) If you add 6 of them, you are 'obligated' to check back in with us and let use know how many you still have after 1 year. Lol. Best wishes on your tank, though. Sounds exciting.