Fish Selection For My Tank?

demosthenes

Active Member
Okay, I re-setup my 75G, and now I'm not sure what fish I want. I have narrowed it down to the fish below. If you could, please come up with the best selection of fish that would do well together. Ex: No 2 Dwarf Angels, not too many fish, etc. Also, I would prefer the best sand-sifting Goby, if someone could point that out.
  • Coral Beauty - Centropyge bispinosus
  • Flame Angel - Centropyge loriculus
  • Keyhole Angel - Centropyge tibicen
  • Midnight Angel - Centropyge nox
  • Kole Tang - Ctenochaetus strigosus
  • Yellow Tang - Zebrasome flavescens
  • White Cheek Tang - Acanthurus nigricans
    Purple Tang - Zebrasoma xanthurus
    Powder Blue Tang - Acanthurus leucosternon
    Hippo Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
    Psychedelic Mandarin - Synchiropus picturatus
    2 Firefish - Nemateleotris magnifica
    2 Common Clowns - Amphiprion ocellaris
    Golden Head Sleeper - Valenciennea strigata
 

fshhub

Active Member
IMO<
koles tang
firefish(2)
claowns(2)
golden head sleeper goby
one of the dwarf angels listed
and maybe the mandarin
 

flamehawk

Active Member
Powder blue, flame angel, 2 clowns , Golden head. You can probably get away with another 5 inches or so of fish but I wouldn't go with any other of the picks suggested for various reasons.
 

demosthenes

Active Member
I've narrowed it down to the one's below. The PB Tang, Common Clowns, Firefish, the Golden Head Sleeper are in, as well as the Mandarin in a year or so. However, I'm unsure about which Flame Angel to get, and whether or not to add a Yellow OR a Kole with the PB. Let me know what you think.
  • Coral Beauty - Centropyge bispinosus
  • Flame Angel - Centropyge loriculus
  • Kole Tang - Ctenochaetus strigosus
  • Yellow Tang - Zebrasome flavescens
  • Powder Blue Tang - Acanthurus leucosternon
    Psychedelic Mandarin - Synchiropus picturatus
    2 Firefish - Nemateleotris magnifica
    2 Common Clowns - Amphiprion ocellaris
    Golden Head Sleeper - Valenciennea strigata
PS If you can think of any other possible combinations from the one's above please post them or any possible problems you see with any of the combinations above.
 

fshhub

Active Member
the PB is a bit harder to care for, and I would not add another tang, only 1 in a 75, JMO
ps, jawfish, which ever one you choose should be fine, (I liike the pearly)
 

demosthenes

Active Member
Okay, I'm getting the following: The Common Clowns, Firefish, the Golden Head Sleeper, and the Mandarin in a year or so. I also want one Tang and one Dwarf Angel from below:
  • Coral Beauty - Centropyge bispinosus
  • Flame Angel - Centropyge loriculus
    Kole Tang - Ctenochaetus strigosus
    Yellow Tang - Zebrasome flavescens
 

fshhub

Active Member
koles
and depending on which if any corals, may help iwth the angel
I like the flame better, but again, you do not want to be buying it 30 40 50 dollar corals as an hors'dovre
 

grouperhead

Active Member
I see a possible problem with a golden head sleeper and a mandarin. Both feed heavily on pods which could cause a problem. Bo
 

demosthenes

Active Member
Okay, thanks. I'm really looking for a better Goby that is a very good sand-sifter, so if anyone knows a really good one, and I'll forget about the Golden Head Sleeper, and for the PB Tang, I decided against it, for cost reasons as well as care requirements. So it's between the Yellow and the Kole, and I think I'll get the Kole. So should I get the Flame or the Coral Beauty, I think the CB right?
PS What Goby should I get?
 
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