My 180 gallon tank is now 5 months old, it has settled down, gone past the 'ugly' stage, with the exception of a bit of cyano remaining on the sand that is fading in color as we speak. Several corals, soft and lps, have settled in nicely including some euphyllia, a bubble and some duncans. A group of six chromis, a BTA with a pair of maroon clowns, a lawnmower blenny, a striped blenny and a royal gramma have all gone in and settled in nicely with each other. I have aimed for corals that are less likely to be snacked on, so no blastos or other large fleshy types. I'm also running a 40watt Pentair UV.
So, now I'm looking towards the bigger guys. I have a wishlist of species overall and know that I likely can't fit them all in. I would like to know what should go in in what order, specifically when we get to the 'add this fish last' tangs and angels, as which one of the 'should be last' fish should actually be last?
List of fish to stock:
Wrasses:
Cuban Hog
Harlequin Tusk
Richmond's Wrasse
Dwarf Angels:
Flame
Multicolor
Genicanthus
Tangs:
Orange Shoulder
Convict
Kole
Hippo
Angel:
Emperor
I know there is a risk of coral predation by the angels, I'm (I think) willing to do a bit of trial and error and if I lose just one type of coral to the snacking, that's ok, I'd rather not lose everything though.
Thank you.
So, now I'm looking towards the bigger guys. I have a wishlist of species overall and know that I likely can't fit them all in. I would like to know what should go in in what order, specifically when we get to the 'add this fish last' tangs and angels, as which one of the 'should be last' fish should actually be last?
List of fish to stock:
Wrasses:
Cuban Hog
Harlequin Tusk
Richmond's Wrasse
Dwarf Angels:
Flame
Multicolor
Genicanthus
Tangs:
Orange Shoulder
Convict
Kole
Hippo
Angel:
Emperor
I know there is a risk of coral predation by the angels, I'm (I think) willing to do a bit of trial and error and if I lose just one type of coral to the snacking, that's ok, I'd rather not lose everything though.
Thank you.