Fish list for my 90

natesreef · Feb 18, 2012

I am trying to plan the list for my 90. This is what I want but I am willing to change.
Hippo tang, yellow yang, Achilles tang, 2 various wrasse, pair of Picasso clowns, 3 Anthias, mandarin dragonet(once tank is established)
Would this work?

strange33w · Feb 18, 2012

I wouldn’t put the Achilles tang in there tank is a little small for it and they are also hard to keep. The hippo tang might also need a little bigger tank but I have seen the in smaller tanks as well. If you don’t do the hippo and the Achilles the rest should be fine. If you wanted another tang I would go with a yellow eyed kole they are pretty nice. Just my opinion

Lateral72 · Feb 18, 2012

The yellow would be tight, but fine. The Hippo and especially the Achilles will not work in a 90 gallon. In a 90G i would highly recommend to stick to just ONE tang. Otherwise there will likely be territorial disputes.

Reef@holic · Feb 19, 2012

I'd say one tang maybe two max, it really depends on the species. The hippo would eventually outgrow the tank, and anyone will tell you a 90 is too small for an Achilles! As beautiful as they are they get very big and are extremely hard to keep in captivity. I had one in a 180 gallon for almost a year and could never get it to eat anything besides nori and it naturally grazing. I even felt that a 180 was too small and really think they belong in a tank of at least 250-300 gallons or larger. For your size tank I would look into something like a tomoni tang or a mimic as they are much smaller but still colorful, and tend to not be so shy and get along great with other fish. I have had yellow and purple tangs which would bully most fish in the tank.

SteezySPS · Feb 19, 2012

I love the yellow tang especially when he flares his fins. Check out the hawaiian flame, lineatus, and labouti wrasses. those are pretty nice and the black snowflake clowns

Neon Reef · Feb 19, 2012

DEFINITELY NO achilles and no blue tang...all else looks good to me though.

natesreef · Feb 19, 2012

Alright. That definitely sounds like a better idea to leave out the Blue, and Achilles. Is this list better? Yellow tang, White tail Bristletooth tang, Melanarus wrasse, flasher wrasse, 3 Ignitus Anthias, 2 black ice clownfish, mandarin dragonet. This is by no means a finished list however this is what sounds good too me right now.

Rockadile · Feb 19, 2012

I would consider skipping the mandarin. With the 4 wrasse your planning on putting in the tank they will wipe out the mandarins food source quickly. Even if you were to not put any wrasse in I would still wait 6-10 months before putting the mandarin in.