Stocking ideas for 5x2x2 tank? Ideas for tangs?

[xxoczukxx]

I am working on the stock list for my 5x2x2 (~140g display, 170g total volume) tank I am working on.

I currently only have two occelaris that will move into the tank from their current one once it is set up.

The tank is going to be an SPS heavy mixed reef. I was hoping for the following (in addition to my clowns) but would love advice/suggestions.

1. A yellow tang
2. A Kole tang
3. A foxface
4. Some type of wrasse, yellow or melanarus maybe, for pest control and because I think they look nice
5. Debating a pistol shrimp + Goby combo. Tank has a large footprint but I plan to have some LPS on the sandbed and don't know how much of a storm they'd dig up in a tank this size.
6. A royal gramma
7. A mandarin or two (down the line when the tank is more established)

Now I will probably end up with a fleece roller + Skimmer in the sump + potentially a refugium so I would like to think there will be a decent amount of export, plus I am planning on setting up AWC eventually.

Can anyone give me feedback on this stock list? Are there any other/more tangs I would be able to comfortably house in this tank for a few years until I inevitably upgrade my tank again?

 

[i cant think]

I am working on the stock list for my 5x2x2 (~140g display, 170g total volume) tank I am working on.

I currently only have two occelaris that will move into the tank from their current one once it is set up.

The tank is going to be an SPS heavy mixed reef. I was hoping for the following (in addition to my clowns) but would love advice/suggestions.

1. A yellow tang
2. A Kole tang
3. A foxface
4. Some type of wrasse, yellow or melanarus maybe, for pest control and because I think they look nice
5. Debating a pistol shrimp + Goby combo. Tank has a large footprint but I plan to have some LPS on the sandbed and don't know how much of a storm they'd dig up in a tank this size.
6. A royal gramma
7. A mandarin or two (down the line when the tank is more established)

Now I will probably end up with a fleece roller + Skimmer in the sump + potentially a refugium so I would like to think there will be a decent amount of export, plus I am planning on setting up AWC eventually.

Can anyone give me feedback on this stock list? Are there any other/more tangs I would be able to comfortably house in this tank for a few years until I inevitably upgrade my tank again?

Personally, if tangs aren’t a requirement I would drop them off the list - I have found them to be useless for algae and become just nasty even in 5-6 foot tanks. Yellows IME tend to be some of the more mellow Zebrasoma but even then they often have quite a bad temperament.

Also, why just one wrasse? Why not 6-7? I have a tank slightly larger than yours in dimension (180G 5 foot tank), and I dropped the tang idea - I personally only have maybe 2-3 tangs I’d keep and they’re either too big or just become a PITA with aggression (Achilles is the main tang I’d love to have).
Also, what about angels? If you care a ton about your corals, then why not check out the Genicanthus? But also, what LPS are you after - this will determine whether angels are actually going to be fairly safe in your tank.

 

[xxoczukxx]

Personally, if tangs aren’t a requirement I would drop them off the list - I have found them to be useless for algae and become just nasty even in 5-6 foot tanks. Yellows IME tend to be some of the more mellow Zebrasoma but even then they often have quite a bad temperament.

Also, why just one wrasse? Why not 6-7? I have a tank slightly larger than yours in dimension (180G 5 foot tank), and I dropped the tang idea - I personally only have maybe 2-3 tangs I’d keep and they’re either too big or just become a PITA with aggression (Achilles is the main tang I’d love to have).
Also, what about angels? If you care a ton about your corals, then why not check out the Genicanthus? But also, what LPS are you after - this will determine whether angels are actually going to be fairly safe in your tank.

The tangs are a requirement that's why they're at the top of the list :)

Angels i'd be too worried about nipping at any fleshy lps or zoas I would put in the tank

 

[Bartanto]

I’ve got a purple and whitetail in my 5’ along w/ Genicanthus angels, Mel. Wrasse, Bimacs, springeri’s, grammas, diamond goby, tail spot, Percula. My stocking mix is hunky dory at the 1 year mark and tangs keep algae non-existent. I’m not maxed out, but like the current balance.

 

[idal305]

I have a 5x2.5x2.5 and I added in this order .

Blonde naso tang
Whitetail Bristletooth
Blue hippo
Gem tang
Convict tang

Whitetail did go after the gem for like 30 minutes but then it was done with.

 

[littlefoxx]

I am working on the stock list for my 5x2x2 (~140g display, 170g total volume) tank I am working on.

I currently only have two occelaris that will move into the tank from their current one once it is set up.

The tank is going to be an SPS heavy mixed reef. I was hoping for the following (in addition to my clowns) but would love advice/suggestions.

1. A yellow tang
2. A Kole tang
3. A foxface
4. Some type of wrasse, yellow or melanarus maybe, for pest control and because I think they look nice
5. Debating a pistol shrimp + Goby combo. Tank has a large footprint but I plan to have some LPS on the sandbed and don't know how much of a storm they'd dig up in a tank this size.
6. A royal gramma
7. A mandarin or two (down the line when the tank is more established)

Now I will probably end up with a fleece roller + Skimmer in the sump + potentially a refugium so I would like to think there will be a decent amount of export, plus I am planning on setting up AWC eventually.

Can anyone give me feedback on this stock list? Are there any other/more tangs I would be able to comfortably house in this tank for a few years until I inevitably upgrade my tank again?

I think its good. Those two tangs are a good choice for the tank, I would add them together. Yellows are nasty when they get bigger if you add a tang after them

 

[xxoczukxx]

I have a 5x2.5x2.5 and I added in this order .

Blonde naso tang
Whitetail Bristletooth
Blue hippo
Gem tang
Convict tang

Whitetail did go after the gem for like 30 minutes but then it was done with.

Seems like a lot of tangs! Are you going to rehome or move the naso and hippo when they get bigger? A gem would be nice but I'm not too keen on spending that much on one fish.... yet....

I think its good. Those two tangs are a good choice for the tank, I would add them together. Yellows are nasty when they get bigger if you add a tang after them

That was my plan! I was also planning to add them close to last as well just in case

 

[idal305]

Seems like a lot of tangs! Are you going to rehome or move the naso and hippo when they get bigger? A gem would be nice but I'm not too keen on spending that much on one fish.... yet....



That was my plan! I was also planning to add them close to last as well just in case

I will likely upgrade before that need arises.

 

[xxoczukxx]

I’ve got a purple and whitetail in my 5’ along w/ Genicanthus angels, Mel. Wrasse, Bimacs, springeri’s, grammas, diamond goby, tail spot, Percula. My stocking mix is hunky dory at the 1 year mark and tangs keep algae non-existent. I’m not maxed out, but like the current balance.

how many bimacs do you have?

 

[Bartanto]

how many bimacs do you have?

3. Good mix for the tank. Here’s the male