My Wish List! Need Some feedback!

[jdnumis]

Here is my wish list of fish and CUC. Don't have a wish list yet for corals. I will be done cycling within a month.

Just need some feedback on the following:

CUC:*80 Dwarf Ceriths
24 Nassarius
*25 Florida Ceriths
18 Blue Legs
*11 Large Nerite and 9 Small to medium Nerites
*1 five pack of mangroves
*1 chaeto and maybe some gracilaira

Fish:

Knight Fish
Ghost Pipefish
Purple Queen
Magneta Dottyback
Fingerfish
Red tail Butterfly Fish
Blue King Angelfish
Clown Fishx2
Splendid Hawkfish
Lined Tamarin
Red Sided Fairy Wrasse
Queen Parrot Fish
Yellow Pawn Gobyx2
Fire Fish
Yellow Tang
Achilles Tang
Blue Surgeon
Spotted Oceania Boxfish

That is all on my wish list

Is my 90 gallon big enough for all of them and I will be added coral as well in the future.

Thanks to all for the feedback!

~James

 

[ryangrieder]

21 fish is a bit much id say but thats up to you. personally the Achilles Tang is a very hard fish to keep and should be left in the ocean, not to mention pricy. the pipe fish is not a healthy contender as well. knight fish and finger fish i dont know what they are... those spotted boxfish are weaklings. someone picks on it and its done. there usually extremely small. l ike under an inch when lfs have them. sometimes larger. the parrot fish is huge fish and loves to eat lr. most butterflys are hit or miss. no corals though if you do it. blue king angelfish? i looked that up and it came back with mainly pics of annularis angel. if so that will outgrow the tank. my buddie has one in a 150 and its too big for that. i could be wrong and others can correct me but those fish i spoke up i think you should re-think about. good clean up crew though! maybe some scarlet red legs may be better seeing blue legs really dont do much. no normal turbos? there always good for glass. anyway good luck with it, that would be a cool tank but i dont think your going to be able to do a few of those. again good luck!

 

[2004turbo]

def. no on the achilles, they get huge. I decided against it for my 210. Yellow tang, I wouldn't but I'm sure ppl have done it.

 

[Lenny718]

Thats a lot of fish for a 90

 

[Reef Reaper]

Too many fishes!! List should be cut in half.

 

[Imbarrie]

Too many but also pipefish should be kept in a docile tank. Away from even mildly aggressive fish since they are slow eaters.


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[NYreefNoob]

over half of your list would be no good, suggestion would be to read the tank size and requirements for most of these fish, some you chose will eat some of the other's as well as out grow that tank quickly, as well you couldnt have corals with some of them as well, will need a cover for the top of the tank for others to keep from jumping, definately do some more research

 

[House of Laughter]

Agree with NYreefNooB

I'll add that you'll have a hard time coming by some of them as they are difficult to find as well as some of the species on your list are colder water brackish and wouldn't fair well in a warmer reef climate

House

 

[prattreef]

I have to agree with the above. Nearly half the fish on that list are expert level animals, many not reef safe/appropriate nor compatible with each other. I mean this with the utmost respect, but if this the list you have come up with, you are nowhere near ready to start purchasing animals for your system --you need to do A LOT more research on the specific care/suitability/compatibility requirements of individual animals before you buy anything. And by research I don't mean solely asking questions here. Get yourself a good fish book (Scott Michael's Pocket Guide is an affordable place to start). Then pick 5-6 fish that you like that are considered easy to keep and go from there.

 

[jdnumis]

Thank you all

That list is just a wish list. They are the fish I would like to get but I know that they are too much for my 90. I wanted to get a few off that list that are safe for each other. I will do more research and I have plenty of time before I even think of livestock.

Thank you all for the advice!

 

[jdnumis]

Any advice on what to chose from that list for my 90! They are all gorgeous. But if I can get 5-6 of them, what would they be and should I get them all at the same time?

Thank you in advance

 

[prattreef]

From your list, I'd start with the clownfish, a yellow tang and the magenta dottyback (P. friedmani) or a Royal Gramma instead. Possibly the gobies. The fairy wrasse a little later on. The rest of the list I'd forget about completely.

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I deal with similar situations to this often and let me start by saying, 90 gallons is not a large tank, it's a lot smaller than you think. With that in mind there are some fish on your list that are just out of the question and can be eliminated immediately. Your best bet in a 90 would be to stick to smaller to small medium sized fish. With smaller fish in that size you can fit more in and get more variety, they will be easier to keep in that size, and stay healthier since they won't be crammed into a shoe box (assuming your husbandry is up to par). I personally like the look of a lot of smaller fish swimming around, it makes the tank look larger and I think it makes for a more impressive display. Most tangs get HUGE and are not suitable for a 90. Like it's already been said, you really need to go back through your list and do some research. Just by looking at your list it raises some red flags as far as the amount of real preparation you have put in so far. I don't mean this in a negative way, but if all you want to do is throw some fish in a box of water with coral without any forethought, this hobby will chew up your wallet and spit it out. There are plenty of stores out there perfectly willing to sell you whatever you want and by the time you realize the mistake you have made you will want to just toss the tank on the curb and forget about it. If this is really something you want to get into than the best advice anyone here can give you is just have patience. Do your research, ask questions, do some more research, and when you are comfortable with the fish you have picked, locate and buy it if it looks like a specimen you want. The same advice goes for coral. A full bird colonel once told me about the 6 "P"s and it can be applied to anything, "Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance". Research is free, buying the wrong fish and coral can get really expensive.

 

[jdnumis]

Thank lfsmarineguy, much appreciated and I like the 6p's. I am def starting slow. I am not even done cycling yet. I just want to get some ideas on the fish. I will def go smaller, and do much needed research.

Thank you again,

~James

 

[lfsmarineguy]

I honestly think most of the cooler and more fascinating animals are on the smaller side anyway so it's not really a compromise to give up the bigger livestock. Did you set the tank up yourself or did you have someone do it for you? Do you have an equipment list you can post?

 

[jdnumis]

Thanks again lfsmarineguy

You are right about the smaller fish. I did some of the research on Dr.Burgess's marine atlas, that is where I picked them out of. It seemed to me that all of those fish are community fish and not aggressive at all. I guess I was mistaken.

The equipment that I am running is a coralife pc lighting, coralife 125 needle skimmer, 2 koralia 1040 powerheads,fuge with miracle mud. I had caulerpa in it but it died, so I am going to add chaeto. Then I have a two fishes phosban reactor and carbon media bag which I am going to change out so that there is not trapped nitrates in the bag. Return pump, 2 heaters. That is basically it. I set it up myself because I wanted to take pride in this hobby and learn from my mistakes (hopefully none so far).

Feedback is a plus.