stock list ideas would like to here your opinions

[da2145r]

i have a 75 gal tank with 42lbs of dry sand and 15lbs of live sand also got 60lbs of dry rock in tank and 20lbs of live rock in sump with some chaeto. i want to put in the fowlr tank

5 blue green chromis
4 oscellaris clownfish
1 pakistani butterfly fish
1 yellow tang
1 pearlscale butterfly fish
something red any suggestions?
banded cat shark baby size which will later move into my 180

pls would like to hear ur thoughts and suggestions also if u know any other nice fish with nice color please lemme know thank you

 

[jackson6745]

Get a quality skimmer for your tank. It will help keep better water quality in between water changes.

For a red fish I would get a flame hawk and or a flame angel.

 

[thirty6]

I'd would stay away from cat shark, even for 180 and the number of clowns may
be problematic. Id go with a pair. Not saying it cant be one... Tank size making it hard. I also don't know about yt in 75. That might be ok fr little bit. I'm also looking for something red, flame hawkfish was suggested

 

[KathyC]

You might have territorial issues with 4 clowns in a 75.
If the shark is in this tank I would wait to add the other fish until after he is moved as that would be a very heavy bio-load in a new-ish(?) tank.

Some folks have had success with multiple blue chromis in a large tank, but for most reefers, they start out with 5-6 chromis and almost all eventually end up with just 1 - they kill each other off.

Coral hawkfish are also a nice red-ish fish, lots of personality.

Don't forget to make a mesh cover for the tank..all fish are very capable jumpers

 

[Sharkbait420]

Kathy got it right with the bioload and shark. I do disagree with her on one thing. I think you should get your other fish and wait for the upgrade to get a shark. 75 gallons tank is already small for a shark. Once you add 60 pounds of rock there will be little room for the shark to move. Carpetsharks need alot of bottom room. A shark will out grow a 75 pretty quick. If you still has 60 pounds of dry rock you need to wait a little longer for it to becoming living. Your tank must be pretty new if your sand and rock still didn't seed.

If you want to kill a shark with ammonia poisoning go ahead. I learned that some people only ask questions to hear the answers they want and not the correct answer. Lots of ignorant people buy the cheapest and most common shark for their small aquarium which is the banded catshark. This makes them pretty hard to get rid of. Shark keepers don't want them and aquariums don't want them. You should read Jarrot Sharks thread on his nurse shark.

 

[da2145r]

Thanks so shark is out what other bright color fish are there?

 

[Sharkbait420]

If you want a cool preditor look into smaller eels such as snowflake, chainlink or golden eel.

You can also get some of the smaller puffer species. Examples are blue spotted and Valentini.

For red color look into squirrel fish which is some of my favorite fish or hawk fish.

You can also go with a ton of good old fashion damsels.

If you want a nice active preditor with color the bumblebee grouper is for you.

 

[thirty6]

big eye catalupa (im sure i spelled that incorrectly) but if your going for fowlr predator type fish this guy is worth a look unique looking fish

 

[da2145r]

I decided on kole tang for my red

 

[Adamp_holydiver]

If you want a cool preditor look into smaller eels such as snowflake, chainlink or golden eel.

You can also get some of the smaller puffer species. Examples are blue spotted and Valentini.

For red color look into squirrel fish which is some of my favorite fish or hawk fish.

You can also go with a ton of good old fashion damsels.

If you want a nice active preditor with color the bumblebee grouper is for you.

These Eels you can keep in a reef tank ??

 

[Cu455]

These Eels you can keep in a reef tank ??

I can't say anything about the golden eel. I have successfully kept a snowflake and chainlink eel in a reef.

 

[Sharkbait420]

You finalized the stock list yet?

 

[Sharkbait420]

What fish did you decide to get?

 

[da2145r]

5 green chromis
2 clownfish
pearlscale butterfly
pakistani butterfly
yellow tang
kole tang

 

[Sharkbait420]

You have a picture of the tank?

 

[Sharkbait420]

Did you Add all of these to a new tank at once? It's a nice start?

 

[da2145r]

Will post one soon

 

[da2145r]

Right now I got the clowns and tang in there im using dr tims one and only I put it in yesterday waiting for it to finish working then gonna add little by little

 

[Sharkbait420]

Did you tale a picture yet?