Fish Stocking Plan for 5'x2'x2' ~ 150G

[Patrick Cox]

I am currently cycling my new 5'x2'x2' reef. Total water volume is about 150G and I have a 1" sand bed. This will be a mixed reef with mostly SPS with some LPS like Goniopora and Euphyllia.

I am thinking about the following fish but I am open to other suggestions...

• Clownfish pair with Anemone
• Purple Tang
• White Tail Tang
• Yellow Tang or FoxFace Rabbitfish
• 3-5 Anthias or 3-5 blue green chromis
• Flame Hawkfish
• Yellow Coris or Melanurus Wrasse

I would appreciate comments on this stocking plan and then also in what order I should add fish.

Thanks!

 

[JCM]

Sounds fine. Add the tangs last and at the same time if possible. I'd do the anthias over the chromis and the foxface over the yellow personally.

 

[doubleshot00]

I would skip on the yellow tang as purples are jerks and they may fight. Get a foxface instead. That foxface may save you a lot of algae hassle.

 

[Patrick Cox]

Ok, so tangs last. Any specific order for the other fish? Thanks.

 

[OrionN]

I always have Purple with Yellow in tangs from 90 to 420. They always fine with each other once the jostling stop. I often get them really small. The fish list is fine to me.

 

[strawberry_reef]

Ok, so tangs last. Any specific order for the other fish? Thanks.

Just my opinion but this is the order I would go: clowns, then foxface, then anthias, then hawk fish and wrasses at same time, then tangs at same time.