Stocking a 75 gallon reef tank

[turanevins]

I have a 4ft 75 gallon tank Id like to keep a flame angel and coral beauty in, I heard some ppl say they will fight to the death and others say if you add them at the same time its ok. I also heard mixed revies on keeping a tang in this size tank-I currently dont have any livestock but this is what I was thinking, what do you think? open to suggestions.

 

[reefndude]

How long has tank been running? Do you plan to add all at same time?

 

[turanevins]

My tank is still cycling I will not be adding anything anytime soon I just wanted to pre plan my stocking. I will not be adding all these fish at the same time, I know better just a couple at a time every few weeks or months or so. The only 2 I wanted to add together were the angels because I heard if I did that they may co exsist?

 

[reefndude]

I've seen tanks with those angels in tanks together before. What kind of wrasse is pictured?

 

[PaulKreider]

I believe it is possible to keep 2 dwarf angels, but in a larger tank, I feel they will fight constantly in a 75.

 

[turanevins]

I've seen tanks with those angels in tanks together before. What kind of wrasse is pictured?

its a Vroliks wrasse

 

[reefndude]

Nice looking fish. Planning to be a reef or fish only?

 

[turanevins]

reef

 

[evolved]

Skip the tang; the tank is not large enough

Pick one angel or the other

A Halichoeres wrasse may out-compete the mandarin for pods; a 75 is borderline for both.

 

[turanevins]

Thank you for all the advise! Now my Biggest question would be Royal Gamma or Orchid dottyback? I heard they can both be mean and I want the Fathead Anthias so which do you think will be a better tankmate?

 

[WindeyD]

I would do the gramma myself over the dotty back. I would also wait quite a while to add a mandarin and would then only add one if I had a refugium going with a sufficient population of copepods to feed it.

 

[turanevins]

I got the tank on a trade and everything was established all I had to do was add my own saltwater and I got pretty Lucky there are Tons of [FONT=arial, sans-serif]Amphipods!!!! Im still letting the tank cycle though just incase there was ich, you never know! and Im feeding the little fellas mysis once a week(well I just started that because I didnt want them to start eating each other lol) But I agree I never had much luch with a manderine and from what I understand the wrasse and anthia will also be after the pods so maybe I wont get one at all, This is just a maybe list I keep going back and forth on the list lol my first small tank and I want to get everyones suggestions before i ever buy! was also thinking of the Mystery wrasse over the Vroliks? because several say Vroliks may eat hermits EErrrrk! :/ Anyone?[/FONT]