60 gallon breeder stocking

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Hello, I’m looking to start stocking my 60 gallon breeder with fish and inverts.The tank has been setup for about 2 months now and I used live ocean rock from kpaquatics to start it up.

My favorite fish to have in the tank would be a foxface rabbitfish. I know that the recommended tank size is 70 gallons but surely it’ll be fine in this 60 gallon because it’s a breeder?

I plan on having coral and so considering that there are a lot of critters from the rock that aren’t reef safe. I’ve seen some flatworms, fire worms, and some other weird worms that I’m not sure are reef safe. I’ve also seen a small urchin but I’m not sure how I’d remove that yet.

I’d like to get rid of those critters in a natural way and so is there fish can eat a lot of these harmful critters and fit inside of my tank?

Any other fish and clean up crew recommendations for this tank are appreciated. I’m starting to get diatoms appearing on my glass.

There’s also a small mantis shrimp that was in the rock, I doubt it’s a threat to fish but I’m not sure how that affects my invert stocking.
 
The mantis shrimp will kill off little creatures. They are amazing. Good luck with the Foxface. They are neurotic
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 6 28.6%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 6 28.6%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
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