500g mix reef stock list dbl check

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500-Gallon Reef Aquarium


Final Fish Addition Order


with Week Ranges & QT Flow Chart


This document is the final execution plan for the 500g reef system. It includes the locked stock list, week-by-week


addition ranges, and a standardized quarantine (QT) flow chart.


PHASE 0 — TRANSFER DAY (Week 0)


• Move all existing fish from 150g to 500g on the same day


• Diamond Watchman Goby


• Bonded Clownfish Pair


• Yellow Tang


• Coral Beauty Angelfish


• Flame Angelfish


• Melanurus Wrasse


• Blue Chromis (6)


• Lawnmower Blenny


• Star Blenny (plan to keep one long-term)


• Lights dim 48–72 hours; heavy feeding


PHASE 1 — Peaceful Additions (Weeks 2–4)


• Firefish (3–5, same species)


• Yellow Watchman Goby


• Pink Spotted Watchman Goby


• Yasha Goby


• Royal Gramma (bonded pair)


• Blackcap Basslet


• Candy Basslet


• Yellow Assessors (3–5)


PHASE 2 — Wrasses & Anthias (Weeks 4–8)


• Leopard Wrasse


• Pink-Streaked Wrasse


• Lineatus Fairy Wrasse


• Flame Fairy Wrasse• Exquisite Fairy Wrasse


• Scott’s Fairy Wrasse


• Lyretail Anthias (1 male + 5–7 females)


PHASE 3 — Second Clown Pair (Optional) (Weeks 8–10)


• Add second bonded clownfish pair


• Separate host at opposite end of aquarium


PHASE 4 — Butterflyfish (Weeks 10–14)


• Copperband Butterflyfish


• Pyramid Butterflyfish (3–7 added together)


PHASE 5 — Utility Grazer (Weeks 14–16)


• Rabbitfish (single specimen)


PHASE 6 — Tangs: Escalation Phase (Weeks 16–22)


• Sailfin Tang


• White-Tail Bristletooth Tang


• Blue Hippo Tang


• Naso Tang


PHASE 7 — Dominant Tangs (Weeks 22–26)


• Gem Tang


• Achilles Tang (absolute last fish added)


PHASE 8 — Pod-Dependent Fish (Months 6+)


• Green Mandarin Dragonet (bonded pair)


• Optional Scooter Dragonet (only if pod population remains excessive)
 
That’s a lot of fish
 

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