fish in 40 breeder.

[jimmybling31]

I am just looking for some ideas on stocking a 40 breeder with fish that would work with sps corals in the tank. I would like a blue tang, but I am not sure if i could with this tank size even if I have tons of flow.

Other than a tang I am kinda open. I don't know what I really want for fish in the tank.

Tank will have sump larger than the tank with a big enough skimmer for an even larger tanks, so a fish requiring very good water quality shouldn't be a problem.

 

[m and m]

Most tangs will be a no if not all of them. How much are you looking to spend plays a big part aswell my newest fish is a candy basslet which IMO is the brightest fish I have ever seen. My advice would be go online to live aquaria and look at all there fish they are filed into spices with a recommended tank size.

 

[jimmybling31]

i would like something that will help with algae in the display tank.

 

[subielover]

You should try to find the root of the problem, but a small rabbitfish would work well especially if you only keep sps.

 

[jimmybling31]

haven't started tank yet. I'm just thinking about what to stock it with on fish. I'm only going to do sps coral though.

 

[Valentine]

Assessors are great fish that stay small and are peaceful. ORA is breeding yellow ones which are very robust. My personal favs are fairy wrasse and blue spotted jawfish. I can't have either of these in my tank (open top). Le sigh.

My current stocking in my 63 gal. sumpless mixed reef: pair of true percs, blue assessor. I plan on adding a blue mandarin goby and maybe a trio of watei anthias over time, and may let go of the percs for bioload reduction.