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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)
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)
