Stocking Suggestions For 80 Gallon Reef

[austinrazer]

I have an 80 gallon AIO reef tank (4 foot long 17 inches tall) that is 1 year old. I have a Yellow Tang, Longnose Hawkfish, Flame Angelfish, and a Mandarin Dragonet for fish. For Inverts I have a sand sifting star, cleaner shrimp, and a bunch of astrea and nassarius snails. I also have various corals mostly LPS. I was wondering what kind of fish/inverts I could still add to the tank and not cause any issues with territory/aggression. My longnose hawkfish can be a menace to newcomers and dive at them but has never killed anything in my tank.

Is my tank already fully stocked with these fish? If not what are some suggestions for stocking that would fit my tank? I would like to add at least one more cool invert but I have to get something my hawkfish would not eat.

These are the fish I have been looking at:
- Melanarus Wrasse
- Pistol Shrimp (Maybe Goby Pair? Don't wanna outcompete my mandarin tho)
- Mccoskers Flasher Wrasse (Too small? Might get eaten by hawkfish...?)
- Copperband Butterfly
- Leopard Wrasse
- Coral Beauty (Might not get along with my flame angelfish but have read about success here)
- Dragon Wrasse (Might dig in the sand too much and annoy my corals?)
- Hawaiian Flame Wrasse

Let me know if any on this list would be good candidates or if you have any other cool suggestions that would work. Thanks!

 

[TX_REEF]

Nice tank! I wouldn't add a coral beauty with a flame angel in that size tank, they'll likely fight to the death.

Goby/shrimp pair could be a good move, I doubt they'll outcompete a mandarin for food in that size tank. You could also add another cleaner shrimp if you want, I have 2 in my 70 gal display without issue and I love their personalities.

 

[Cthulukelele]

Shrimp are always a possible snack with a hawkfish in the tank. It's usually a matter of when not if, but some people do get lucky.

Dragon wrasse get wayyyyy too big for your tank, and people only usually think they're pretty as juveniles. Melanarus wrasse/leopard wrasse is also pretty big for that tank size, but could maybe work. I personally wouldnt do it though. Your hawkwfish would be fine with either of the fairy/flasher wrasse you listed, but does that tank have a lid? Those fish are the most common jumpers in the hobby probably. In 8 years a flasher wrasse is the only fish that's managed to jump from my tank.

Copperbands are hard to get eating and you'd really be stretching tank size again. I really wouldn't add a second dwarf angel to a tank that size with an established dwarf angel