I know these stock lists can get pretty old, so sorry in advance. I have based this list on reviewing a plethora of existing posts about stock lists but would like an initial gut check from more experienced reefers as this is largest tank I have kept thus far. You can view the aquascape on my build tread, but I have a healthy amount of rock work, caves, overhangs, swim throughs, and a 3" sand bed of caribsea special grade.
The tank does have a mesh lid as I would like the wrasses to be the primary display for the tank. The second half of the tank is open swimming space for fish, and the gyre pump offers a good current to swim against, both my blennies treat it like a treadmill at times.
Tank is a 48" 90G, with 36g sump, 20g refugium, bubble magus curve 7 skimmer and automated fleece roller.
Current inhabitants from my previous tank:
- Midas blenny
- Tailspot blenny
- Lubbock's multicolor wrasse
- Yellow watchman goby
Planned additions:
- Katherine's fairy wrasse
- McCosker's flasher wrasse
- Yellow wrasse (went with a yellow wrasse over a melanurus due to size and potentially being more peaceful, not sure how a pistol shrimp would fare)
- Squaretail Bristletooth Tang (seems to be smaller like the Tomini, but with better coloration imo) The tang would be my last addition.
Undecided Additions: I would probably add 1-4 from this list depending on which fish, their size, and where they would occupy in the tank.
- Some type of dartfish? Potentially a trio of zebra dartfish or a lone firefish.
- An additional rock dweller or two: royal gramma, randall's assessor basslet, black cap basslet or a springeri damsel
- Maybe a green citron goby
- Depending on total number I would like a splash of red, and have considered a flame hawkfish, but am open to other options.
- I keep looking at a one spot fox face as an alternate to the tang due to the color and personality, but feel the tang being smaller would fare better long term with the rock work I have in my tank. Honestly, I just need someone to tell me no, and to stick with the tang (this would be an either/or with the tang, and not in addition to).
- An additional flasher wrasse, perhaps a blue flasher wrasse.
Inverts:
- Trochus, nassarius, and turbo snails
- Dwarf blue leg and scarlet leg hermits
- Emerald crabs if needed.
- Cleaner shrimp.
Coral:
- Zoa island, GSP Island
- Florida ricordea near the base of the rock work
- Room for mostly LPS on the rock work (hammer, frogspawn, and duncans are what I am mainly planning).
- Photosynthetic gorgonians
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
The tank does have a mesh lid as I would like the wrasses to be the primary display for the tank. The second half of the tank is open swimming space for fish, and the gyre pump offers a good current to swim against, both my blennies treat it like a treadmill at times.
Tank is a 48" 90G, with 36g sump, 20g refugium, bubble magus curve 7 skimmer and automated fleece roller.
Current inhabitants from my previous tank:
- Midas blenny
- Tailspot blenny
- Lubbock's multicolor wrasse
- Yellow watchman goby
Planned additions:
- Katherine's fairy wrasse
- McCosker's flasher wrasse
- Yellow wrasse (went with a yellow wrasse over a melanurus due to size and potentially being more peaceful, not sure how a pistol shrimp would fare)
- Squaretail Bristletooth Tang (seems to be smaller like the Tomini, but with better coloration imo) The tang would be my last addition.
Undecided Additions: I would probably add 1-4 from this list depending on which fish, their size, and where they would occupy in the tank.
- Some type of dartfish? Potentially a trio of zebra dartfish or a lone firefish.
- An additional rock dweller or two: royal gramma, randall's assessor basslet, black cap basslet or a springeri damsel
- Maybe a green citron goby
- Depending on total number I would like a splash of red, and have considered a flame hawkfish, but am open to other options.
- I keep looking at a one spot fox face as an alternate to the tang due to the color and personality, but feel the tang being smaller would fare better long term with the rock work I have in my tank. Honestly, I just need someone to tell me no, and to stick with the tang (this would be an either/or with the tang, and not in addition to).
- An additional flasher wrasse, perhaps a blue flasher wrasse.
Inverts:
- Trochus, nassarius, and turbo snails
- Dwarf blue leg and scarlet leg hermits
- Emerald crabs if needed.
- Cleaner shrimp.
Coral:
- Zoa island, GSP Island
- Florida ricordea near the base of the rock work
- Room for mostly LPS on the rock work (hammer, frogspawn, and duncans are what I am mainly planning).
- Photosynthetic gorgonians
Any feedback would be much appreciated.

ive also kept 3 bristletooths and boy were all 3 of them nasty in temperament until I moved my last one to my 300 gallon. Even in that tank it liked to chase other fish around but not as bad as when they were in my 125 gallon.
they are used to me feeding them different frozen algae so they are spoiled. My unicorn is really the only one I see pick at the rocks, my purple and sailfin usually just swim around and wait for the nori clip and their frozen food