Stocking for 75g. part two

[collosalness]

Unfortunately, despite my attempts to pull fish out to medicate, i had a complete wipe out of my tank due to velvet/brooklynella.

I have one lone survivor that i've been trying to trap for the past month (yellow chrysus wrasse) that is asymptomatic, but will be taken out to keep main tank fallow.

Currently thinking about how i'm going to restock the tank. I have two fish in QT right now (Ocellaris clown, coral beauty). I will reset the quarantine time as soon as i add the yellow wrasse to the mix. Plan is to QT for a total of 60 days with observation similar to the recommendation by Jay Hemdal for QT.

Overall tank plan is mixed reef. likely sps and lps. no softies or minimal softies.

Thinking of following in terms of stocking plans.

QT1 (current group): Yellow chrysus wrasse (if rescued), Ocellaris Clown x 1, coral beauty

QT2: Lawnmower Blenny, Royal Gramma, One spot Foxface

QT3: Two spot bristletooth tang, mandarin dragonet


There is a plan to eventually have a 200g FOWLR on the horizon, but anticipate will keep these fish in tank for a period of time. i've considered yellow tang + bristletooth to be introduced simultaneously as well to avoid aggression but thought foxface might be a better choice as they tend to be more peaceful.

i'm avoiding additional wrasses as to not decimate the pod population for the mandarin, but planning on getting a captive bred one.

 

[Llyod276]

I'd ditch that coral beauty if you're going LPS. Specifically, euphyllias-mine ate them all, torch, hammer, frogspawn. Left the softies alone, though. Also had a huge battle for a hole in the middle of the rockscape with the breeding clownfish. Loved that fish, though. So pretty. But I love coral more and after spending close if not $2k on coral, I'd still have one.

But then the great power outage of 23 happened and I lost her/him. Along with most of her tank mates. Now it's some thing I want again, but not with so many delicious and tempting snacks laying around. Sucks.

Hope you have better success this time around take a look at my build thread to see what I got in mine. I'd avoid the lightning maroon clowns if I had to do it again... but won't get rid of them either. Love/hate kinda thing.

 

[fishywishy]

That list is fine.