Fish stocking ideas

[Shameless_Dood]

So I am filling / aquascaping my 150 (48x24x30) this weekend, RO unit is working some serious overtime. The wife asked earlier, "What kind of fish we gonna get?"....and I seriously don't have many ideas. The tank will be mostly SPS with a few LPS here and there (that's what the wife likes). A pajama cardinal and a couple clowns (forget the fancy name, black, white stripes, with orange faces) will be coming over. I would like a tang or two, I just think they are so cool, but I really don't have any other ideas.

so, stock my tank and go!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Fairy or flasher wrasses, small Halichoeres wrasse species, purple tilefish, flame and longnose hawkfish for a few ideas.

 

[Shameless_Dood]

Fairy or flasher wrasses, small Halichoeres wrasse species, purple tilefish, flame and longnose hawkfish for a few ideas.

I like the tilefish and hawkfish. Exactly what I was hoping for, things I hadn't thought of!

 

[Mako_SnowflakeEel]

Hey you should totally get a snowflake eel they add a lot of personality to the tank don't involve to much care and they are reef safe not so much with crustaceans tho

 

[tgfitz1]

Some grouping fish you could be interested in if you like that kind of thing are:

Large options:
Pyramid Butterflies
Yellow Tang (if added simultaneously)

Medium options:
Bartlett's Anthias
Purple Tilefish

Small options:
Orange line Chromis
Red Spot Cardinals

Just a few I like!

 

[izzyishh]

My list for my upgrade not all of the fish fit but you get the idea

LARGE
1 Yellow Tang & 1Purple Tang
Marine Betta (get as small as possible so it gets used to shrimp if you want any)



MEDIUM FISH
Lyretail Anthias 4-5
or
Bimaculatus Anthias 4-5
McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
Chalk Bass



SMALL FISH
Yasha goby bonded pair with candy pistol shrimp
or
Randall's goby bonded pair with candy pistol shrimp
Royal Gramma
Black Cap Bass
Gold assessor

 

[Bluecbs]

And dont forget the ever funny
personality of blennies,.....and they eat algae too

 

[SantaMonicaHelp]

So I am filling / aquascaping my 150 (48x24x30) this weekend, RO unit is working some serious overtime. The wife asked earlier, "What kind of fish we gonna get?"....and I seriously don't have many ideas. The tank will be mostly SPS with a few LPS here and there (that's what the wife likes). A pajama cardinal and a couple clowns (forget the fancy name, black, white stripes, with orange faces) will be coming over. I would like a tang or two, I just think they are so cool, but I really don't have any other ideas.

so, stock my tank and go!

Hey Shameless_Dood,

I absolutely agree with you about tangs..they are so smart...my favorite is yellow:)
What fish does your wife like?

Zhenya