I’m getting ready to convert my 48 x 18 X 20 high 75 gallons freshwater tank to saltwater and I’ve started doing research on how to stock.
What’s really important to me is to get fish and inverts that will achieve stability in the tank but I don’t have enough knowledge of marine inhabitants yet to do so. I know there are fish and inverts who will eat algae, diatoms and parasites but which to choose ? So I thought I’d ask people with experience.
This will be a reef tank, so everyone has to be coral friendly.
Here is what I have in my Fluval EVO that will get transferred when the 75 gallons is ready :
- 2 oscellaris clowns
- 1 tailspot blenny
- 1 trochus snail
- 3 cerith snails
- 1 nassarius snail
Here is what I found that would be good looking fish with a purpose :
- Six- line wrasse ( eats parasites)
- Tomini tang (eats algae and is a scavenger)
What I find beautiful and would consider getting
- Royal gramma
- Purple dottyback
- Pajama cardinal
- Blue or green Mandarin goby (too difficult ?)
- Watchman goby and shrimp
- Azure damzel
I figure maybe 10 fish total ? And keep room for 2 more for later ?
How many inverts and which ones ?
Thank you !
What’s really important to me is to get fish and inverts that will achieve stability in the tank but I don’t have enough knowledge of marine inhabitants yet to do so. I know there are fish and inverts who will eat algae, diatoms and parasites but which to choose ? So I thought I’d ask people with experience.
This will be a reef tank, so everyone has to be coral friendly.
Here is what I have in my Fluval EVO that will get transferred when the 75 gallons is ready :
- 2 oscellaris clowns
- 1 tailspot blenny
- 1 trochus snail
- 3 cerith snails
- 1 nassarius snail
Here is what I found that would be good looking fish with a purpose :
- Six- line wrasse ( eats parasites)
- Tomini tang (eats algae and is a scavenger)
What I find beautiful and would consider getting
- Royal gramma
- Purple dottyback
- Pajama cardinal
- Blue or green Mandarin goby (too difficult ?)
- Watchman goby and shrimp
- Azure damzel
I figure maybe 10 fish total ? And keep room for 2 more for later ?
How many inverts and which ones ?
Thank you !