Your opinions on 40 breeder stocking list

[colossal_tater]

I'm wondering your opinions on this list of fish for my tank. Tank setup:

• 40 gallon breeder with 20g sump
• In sump skimmer, filter socks, chaeto refugium
• 50 pounds of rock in the display and 1 inch fiji pink sandbead
• Will be your typical mixed reef: softies, lps, some sps

For fish I currently have 5 (everybody is under 2 inches):

• Ocellaris clown pair
• Royal Gramma
• Bangaii Cardinal
• Yellow watchman goby

What do you think about these two for my next fish? Is 7 of these types of fish too many?

• Midas blenny
• Pink streaked wrasse

 

[Sltloser]

Depending on the size of your current fish I don't think 7 is too many. I would personally stay away from a midas blenny in this sized aquarium, they do get large (6") and tend to be a species that enjoys having plenty of rock work to hide in along with open space to swim. You often find them schooling with anthias (https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Ecsenius-midas.html) and I've heard of them getting more aggressive in smaller aquariums. With all of that said, if you're dead set on getting one you could always buy a very small blenny which will allow you plenty of time before it out grows the aquarium.

 

[Dempsey941]

Ive got 8 fish in my 40 breeder so # isn’t a problem and those two should be great additions to the reef.

 

[pancholt1z28]

I'd say you are good to go with those two.