Setting up a 90 Gallon reef cube! Need stocking ideas!

[psphillies]

Hi all!

I am new to the forum and was looking for input/ ideas on stocking...

Info on tank:
Dimensions 30x30x20 (90 gal)
20 gal sump

Right now my list includes:
-Royal Gramma
-Clown (pair)
-Dragononet (green?)
-Cardinal fish (3)
-Firefish (purple)
I'm not sure if everything is compatible and if everything goes well with a reef.
Any additional input or ideas is greatly appreciated!

 

[psphillies]

Also, would love to have some sort of puffer. But wanting to have some starfish and shrimp I don't know if that's possible...

 

[Jmas4]

Welcome to reef2reef!
A dragonet may require a larger tank. I recommend only 1 or 2 cardinalfish because when you have 3 they will pair off and bully the third. A puffer is not safe with shrimp.

 

[MERKEY]

Welcome!!

You could add an angel, watchman goby, so many choices lol....

 

[Wolf89]

pufferfish are not reef safe or shrimp safe

I'd recommend a fox face for your tank, it would be a great fit

 

[Saltwatertaffy]

Blue or yellow eye kole tang

 

[C. Eymann]

pufferfish are not reef safe or shrimp safe

I'd recommend a fox face for your tank, it would be a great fit

+1 fox face or a ctenochaetus tang would be a good addition.

If you had to have a puffer you could try a saddled toby (valentini puffer) or a bluespot toby- they are fairly reef safe, but may munch on some of your crabs.

 

[Jesterrace]

Hi all!

I am new to the forum and was looking for input/ ideas on stocking...

Info on tank:
Dimensions 30x30x20 (90 gal)
20 gal sump

Right now my list includes:
-Royal Gramma
-Clown (pair)
-Dragononet (green?)
-Cardinal fish (3)
-Firefish (purple)
I'm not sure if everything is compatible and if everything goes well with a reef.
Any additional input or ideas is greatly appreciated!

Royal Gramma may bully the Firefish (similar shape and color) and Firefish are very easily bullied in most cases. I would get the Royal Gramma and skip the firefish. I would look at a Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse instead. Far more visible and active and way more personality:



The mandarin may be a challenge and it all depends on how much of a pod population you can build up before adding it. Generally 6 months to a year is needed to get a sizeable population breeding in your sump to sustain one. They have very short digestive tracts and need to feed near constantly.

 

[Jesterrace]

pufferfish are not reef safe or shrimp safe

I'd recommend a fox face for your tank, it would be a great fit

Definitely not for a 30 inch cube tank. If it were a standard 90 gallon a One Spot Foxface might work.

 

[nereefpat]

Definitely not for a 30 inch cube tank. If it were a standard 90 gallon a One Spot Foxface might work.

No way would I recommend a fox face for a 30" tank.