Fish Line-up

[jimc58]

Thinking ahead, here are the fish we would like to have in our 75 gallon tank. The tank is still cycling and I know it is going to take a long time before we are able to add all these fish, but I would like to know if we are on the right track or not. So, here is the lin-up, in the order we plan to add them to the tank:
2 Perculas
Lawnmower Blenny
Longnose Hawk
Orchid Dottyback
Foxface Rabbit
Scott's Velvet Wrasse or Fairy Wrasse
Flame Angel
Purple Tang or Regal Tang
Will all these fish get along (bearing in mind that each fish is an individual and it is hard to generalize)? And, does this look like a good order to add them for territorial purposes? Lastly, does this seem to be the correct amount of fish for the 75 gallon tank?
TIA!

 

[cruises8]

It sounds like that may be too many fish. I think that with that many fish, I would lose the tang! A tang needs a fairly large tank. It may be a little crowded!

 

[reeferx]

I had a Foxface in my old tank which was a 30! Maybe this was wrong, but no one told me otherwise at the time. I wouldn't recommend it though because they are incredibly shy fish.
Other than me (it liked me because I fed it)it would bolt if anyone else came in the room. And it would not come out for a long time. And when it is freaked out it turns completely black and white. It looks like it is going to die. They are good grazers, but just so you know what you might get.

 

[ak_reefer]

IMO I would leave out the Tang, Foxface, and Wrasse. But the rest would make a lovely tank. Also I would wait a good 6 months before adding the Flame angel. They prefer a well established tank.

 

[jimc58]

Thanks for the input. Seems like the tang might not fit in (the one fish my wife REALLY wants), but would it matter if we went with the regal over the purple, or should we skip the tang altogether?
And still juggling things here, if we opted out of, say, the foxface, warasse, and tang (though I don't think my wife would be happy to cut all of those out), is there another fish or two you would through into this mix?
Tanks again!

 

[fishfood]

I think the flame angle and the purple tang would look great together. I was considering it for my 75 cube but I don't like the idea of the tang in the cube because of swimming area. I know people suggest at min a 75 for many of the tangs so why not drop the foxface and the wrasse or the dottyback. I would personally drop the hawk but that is because i don't like them. why don't you try this...
2 percs
blenny (lawnmower or red-lip)
Fairy Wrasse or dottyback
Flame Angle
Purple Tang
I've seen a few tanks with the flame angle and purple tank and they look great.

 

[von_rahvin]

are you trying to do a FO or a reef tank? I would drop the foxface and the wrasse. I you are thinking baout upgrading in a year or two get a small tang. Lawn mnoower blennies are great except that when you run out of algea for them to eat they usually bite the dust. A purple firefish is a great addition to any tank well any non agressive tank.

 

[jimc58]

We probably won't go reef in this tank. The foxface is probably the easiest to scratch from this list, but getter rid of the wrasse may be more difficult (again, my wife really likes them). Is there a different flavor of wrasse that might work out well?

 

[ilove2ride]

The sixline wrasse is a great, small and colorful fish. I think I would do okay with what you have in there.
Good luck

 

[rockster]

My hippo tang is very pretty and gets along well with other inhabitants. I think this is a great fish. I would throw in a small one.Six line is also nice, I like their rotating eyes. How about a coral beauty?

 

[ocellaris_keeper]

I'd change the purple for a yellow - bright and personable fish. Take your time stocking the tank and get a QT tank for all new members.