Help me pick some livestock!

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I have a Waterbox 130.4 (display 96g). I live in NZ so our lifestock can be a bit limited in terms of what we get in the country and availability.

The tank is new (just cycled) and I will obviously be adding livestock slowly for 3 reasons: I don't want to kill/stress fish, it's v hard to get fish here, I like to eat, and if I spend all my money on fish that might be difficult.

I'm thinking of a mostly softie/LPS tank with zoas, torches, hammers, acans etc. Maybe after a year or so, I'll move to a full mixed reef with some SPS (but unlikely ever to be SPS dominant).

Here are my 'must haves' (i.e I would be pretty sad not to get one):
  • a pair of clowns (true percs), arriving tomorrow
  • a lawnmower blenny because they are grumpy and I love them
  • mandarin dragonet
  • some sort of sandsifting gizmo
Fish I really like:
  • Firefish
  • Bangaii Cardinals
  • Smaller fish that will hang out together
  • Butterfly fish
  • 1 or 2 big boy fish like tangs
  • Interesting fish that have business to attend to
Fish I hate/don't understand:
  • pajama cardinals. The name is the best part

So - I'd love your suggestions
 
I have a Waterbox 130.4 (display 96g). I live in NZ so our lifestock can be a bit limited in terms of what we get in the country and availability.

The tank is new (just cycled) and I will obviously be adding livestock slowly for 3 reasons: I don't want to kill/stress fish, it's v hard to get fish here, I like to eat, and if I spend all my money on fish that might be difficult.

I'm thinking of a mostly softie/LPS tank with zoas, torches, hammers, acans etc. Maybe after a year or so, I'll move to a full mixed reef with some SPS (but unlikely ever to be SPS dominant).

Here are my 'must haves' (i.e I would be pretty sad not to get one):
  • a pair of clowns (true percs), arriving tomorrow
  • a lawnmower blenny because they are grumpy and I love them
  • mandarin dragonet
  • some sort of sandsifting gizmo
Fish I really like:
  • Firefish
  • Bangaii Cardinals
  • Smaller fish that will hang out together
  • Butterfly fish
  • 1 or 2 big boy fish like tangs
  • Interesting fish that have business to attend to
Fish I hate/don't understand:
  • pajama cardinals. The name is the best part

So - I'd love your suggestions
fighting conch for sand sifting.
 

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