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2 Ocellaris clowns
2 purple firefish
1 fairy wrasse
1 copperbanded butterfly
2 Tangs (blue hippo + yellow tang)
1 starry blenny
1 goby (1 diamond or yellow watchman goby
6 green chromis
1 Lamarck Angel/Watanabei OR 1 Magnificent Foxface

Starting a 150g reef tank. Coming from a HelloReef 15g I've had for about a year so big upgrade, are all of these fish good for a tank of 150g? Would there be any aggression and could I add anything else? PS: I'm aware it's hardto get copperbands eating but wanting to try it with assistance from a friend who has 30+ years reef experience.
 

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With the tangs, I would introduce at the exact same time. You can run into issues if you do it separate. The hippo will be more aggressive than the yellow so if you can’t introduce at the same time. Make sure the yellow goes in before the hippo.

Also a handy trick, re arrange the rock scape so nobody has territory and it will reset the territorial aggression as they all re establish spots.

Otherwise all will work and sounds like a great list!
 

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2 Ocellaris clowns
2 purple firefish
1 fairy wrasse
1 copperbanded butterfly
2 Tangs (blue hippo + yellow tang)
1 starry blenny
1 goby (1 diamond or yellow watchman goby
6 green chromis
1 Lamarck Angel/Watanabei OR 1 Magnificent Foxface

Starting a 150g reef tank. Coming from a HelloReef 15g I've had for about a year so big upgrade, are all of these fish good for a tank of 150g? Would there be any aggression and could I add anything else? PS: I'm aware it's hardto get copperbands eating but wanting to try it with assistance from a friend who has 30+ years reef experience.
Hepatus blue will accept yellow but yellow wont be so inviting. Make it last
Make clowns last addition as they can be territorial.
 
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Hepatus blue will accept yellow but yellow wont be so inviting. Make it last
Make clowns last addition as they can be territorial.
I currently have the two clowns and the blue tang in the 15 gallon, the clownfish are going into the 150g tomorrow and then a week or so after the blue will go in. The blue tang is not to big, probably 2" max. Would I be able to just get a bigger yellow tang to avoid aggression since I already have the blue? Also slightly updated stocking list after coordinating more with my LFS owner who's helped me through my whole reefing journey.
2 Ocellaris clowns

2 purple firefish
1 yellow corris wrasse
1 copperbanded butterfly (added later in tanks lifetime)
1 yellow longnose butterfly (added later in the tanks lifetime)
3 Tangs ( blue hippo + yellow + tomini tang)
1 starry blenny
1 goby (1 diamond or yellow watchman goby
6 green chromis
1 One Spot Foxface or Magnificent Foxface
1 Angelfish (golden angelfish, goldflake angelfish, watanabei, lamarck, something along those lines thats more reef safe)
 

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