Stocking suggestions for a 180 fowlr

[aquasteve]

Majestic angel (must)
Purple, powder blue, clown or sohal tang( at least one possibly two)
Harlequin tusk
Green bird wrasse
Magnificent foxface
Lemon peel and flame angel
Spanish hogfish

What combinations would work? Thanks for advice.

 

[thirty6]

I would think few small yellow tangs added at same time would be nice, the Sohal gets mean and I believe purple does too. A nice hippo can add flash of color too. the tusk is one of my favorite fish are you looking at Aussie?

 

[aquasteve]

Not totally against yellow tangs but prefer the others I had listed. Is the clown similar to the sohal as far as aggressiveness? Tusk will definitely be Australian. What about the large angels. Would it be a mistake to add a blueface with the majestic?

 

[marrone]

Both the Clown and Sohal are aggressive, though the Clown is going to be aggressive right off the bat, while the Sohal will be OK until it start to get around 1'. They will be problems with the other Tangs, not the other fish.

 

[Brando457]

Go with:

Majestic Angel
Powder Blue or Purple
Green Bird Wrasse
Mag Foxface
Flame Angel

I'd ditch the tusk and hogfish personally and instead go with either a pair of blue throat triggers or something else.

I'd add the Majestic Angel first, followed by flame, followed by foxface. The tangs should be the last fish as they can be tempermental.

 

[aquasteve]

So a Sohal would only be a problem with other tangs? They would not go after the other fish I listed?

 

[Brando457]

They can go after any of the other fish, sohals are typically the more aggressive of tang species. My friend had one that one day decided to go psycho and kill every fish in his tank... not a fan of them after that day.

 

[aquasteve]

Like the purple tang over the powder blue. How about a blueface with a majestic?

 

[sunny]

Add all angels at the same time. You should be OK. Usually FOWLR is for non reef safe fish. An all angel tank with a Sohal and Harlequin Tusk is going to be nice.

 

[aquasteve]

So another question I asked was with this type of stocking how deep should I make the sand bed?

 

[sunny]

So another question I asked was with this type of stocking how deep should I make the sand bed?

Go bare bottom.

 

[aquasteve]

What are the benefits of a bare bottom tank?