80 gallon stocking!

[Iiismet]

hey guys I upgraded my tank to an 80 gallon 48x24x16" in August and I am looking to stock some peaceful reef safe fish :)

My current stock list is:
2x 3 stripe damsels from my old tank that live in my 40B sump
Pajama Cardinal
Blue green chromis
Purple firefish
Solar fairy wrasse
Yellow watchman goby

Now I would like to add 8-10 more fish, these are what I am considering adding in this order:
Royal gramma
Pink streaked wrasse
Yellow eyed Kole tang
Filamented flasher wrasse
Yellow canary wrasse(live aquaria lists these as reef safe with caution, do these guys nip corals?)
Tanaka Pygmy wrasse
A pair of ocellaris clownfish


I'd love to hear suggestions and input!
Also I saw a chart about wrasse and there aggression towards each other on here somewhere but I can't seem to find it again, if anyone knows what I'm talking about please post a link

Thanks!

 

[Oscar47f]

What about a yellow tang? tangs in general are great for algae control and regarding your wrasse situation im not sure but i think they won't be able to get a long especially if you want 5 in one 80 gallon tank

 

[Techie_]

The Royal Gramma, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, and the Kole Tang should be fine... I'd watch the wrasses though, there might be some aggression, I'm not too familiar with wrasses.

 

[eatbreakfast]

The wrasses will be fine together.

Add the pink streak and the tanaka earlier than the gramma.

Yellow canary wrasss(Halichoeres chrysus) are completely coral safe. They may eat hermits and snails, but are usually well behaved.

The aggression chart is specifically for Cirrhilabrus species, the solorensis is the only Cirrhilabrus on your list.

 

[tqpolo]

You want to have 15-17 fish in your 80g? Seems high to me.

 

[Iiismet]

What about a yellow tang? tangs in general are great for algae control and regarding your wrasse situation im not sure but i think they won't be able to get a long especially if you want 5 in one 80 gallon tank

I'm pretty set on getting a kole tang, I don't want aggression having more than one tang in the tank

The Royal Gramma, 2 Ocellaris Clowns, and the Kole Tang should be fine... I'd watch the wrasses though, there might be some aggression, I'm not too familiar with wrasses.

Thanks for the input, I'm unsure if i will add a gramma and a pair of clowns, but i will definitely have at least 1 clownfish

The wrasses will be fine together.

Add the pink streak and the tanaka earlier than the gramma.

Yellow canary wrasss(Halichoeres chrysus) are completely coral safe. They may eat hermits and snails, but are usually well behaved.

The aggression chart is specifically for Cirrhilabrus species, the solorensis is the only Cirrhilabrus on your list.

Thank you, I will. Good to know that the halichoeres chrysus is coral friendly, I do not keep any hermit crabs, and snails can be replaced easily :)

You want to have 15-17 fish in your 80g? Seems high to me.

I do, I should say that once my PJ cardinal(4 years old) and 3 stripe damsel pair(8 years) pass i will not be replacing them.
I don't think I've picked any super territorial fish, other than a clown pair, but they generally pick a section of a tank and stick to it.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I have twice as many fish in the same tank. There are so many variables that go in to stocking capacity, that it's futile to tell anyone else what would be overstocking a tank.

 

[Oscar47f]

I have twice as many fish in the same tank. There are so many variables that go in to stocking capacity, that it's futile to tell anyone else what would be overstocking a tank.

i agree stocking is hard lol but as long as the filtration can keep up and aggression is minimal it'll work and regarding tangs if you get different body shapes and sizes they will establish a hierarchy and make sure to add them at the same time probably at night when the lights are off. overall its all up to you just make sure you do some research on the fish to see how their roles would intertwine...

 

[tqpolo]

I have twice as many fish in the same tank. There are so many variables that go in to stocking capacity, that it's futile to tell anyone else what would be overstocking a tank.

You have 30 fish in an 80g? Interesting.

 

[eatbreakfast]

My nitrates are at .2 and phosphates at .5 with that many fish too.