50 breeder stocking list..what do you think?

[sredzins]

i am finally done buying all the equipment i could possibly want and am ready to start adding my live stock. the tank will be a mixed reef of mostly sps and some lps. i have only one o. clown and a damsel(going back to the store)

my stocking list:
another o. clown
blue spotted jawfish
blue mandarin
yellow eye kole tang
leopard wrasse

what do you think?

i have done all the research necessary and have what each fish will need.

 

[sredzins]

Anyone?

 

[787will]

thats a nice list but IMHO a 50g is too small for even a yellow eyed kole, i have one and he is a very active fish, you dont want to stress him out 'cos they are prone to ich (speaking from experience!)

 

[sredzins]

That's the one I was concerned with. We'll see because the lfs I go to said it would be fine but recommended I wait to add it as the last fish and add it small. Should there be more pairs or will all these fish be happy alone?

 

[Trex]

I too, would skip the tang -- IMO/E, 36" just isn't long enough.

Make sure that you have a covered top for the jaw fish -- love to jump.

I, personally, would skip the mandarin for that sized tank -- lack of food production -- but if you do go with one, would add it last, after you have a good (( established )) pod population.

 

[sredzins]

I have a refugium stocked with plenty of rubble rock and chaeto that has been set up for 5 months. Pods are everywhere. Are these all good reef fish? Any other suggestions?

 

[Trex]

Sort of ;)

There might be some issues with any LPS that you put on the sandbed from the jawfish and wrasse (( more so the jawfish )) with dumping sand on them, and/or moving them.

 

[sredzins]

Good point, I didn't think about that.