Stocking for a 120

Betta-Chetta · Jun 16, 2015

Alright so I was wondering what y'all think I should put in my 120. My 120 is 5'x18"x23". What I was thinking was this:

5 Bangaii Cardinals
3-4 Anthias
1 Royal Gramma
1 Tang
1 Dwarf Angel
1 Moorish idol ( had one before was very successful with)
Some wrasses and gobies.
Maybe two cinnamon clowns

I love schooling fish but from my experience most fish in the aquarium don't school. I do not want green chromis because that is what killed my previous Moorish idol. So please let me know your in put. Any fish suggestions and also I will not have corals but I will have a lot of invertebrates.

ssdawood · Jun 16, 2015

Sounds like a lot of fishes. Not saying you cannot do it but go slow.

Arrange the fishes in order from docile to aggressive. Keep adding a few 4 weeks apart.

During this time keep a close eye on your water quality. As soon as you realise your nutrients are getting out of control, stop.

Be honest with yourself. Your tank will tell you when it has hit it's limit.

eatbreakfast · Jun 17, 2015

Your stocking level seems fine to me, but water quality, fish health and aggression will factor in and let you know if it is too full.

A group of bangaii cardinals will relatively quickly become a pr.

Cinnamon clowns are aggressive as clownfish go.

Other than that the list should work.

Betta-Chetta · Jun 17, 2015

Thanks guys! I know the cinnamon besides some wrasse usually have the bad attitude and mostly just worried about the moorish idol. When I had my first one he was with two cinnamon, cleaner wrasse, three other type of butterflyfish, lemon peel angel, blue hippo tang, clown tang, blue eye kole tang, 5 green chromis, and a banded cat shark. Which of course the only thing that lived was the shark because the green chromis killed the moorish Idol and started after other fish made them get ich and ya the ich won on the fish.