Help me stock my 185 gallon

perchpsk

Member
Well it's time to figure out my stocking list for my 185 gallon Tenecor tank that is framed into my wall in 2 weeks. I plan to stock the tank in Late May or early June. All of the fish I am considering are Black and Gold to match my Pittsburgh Steelers themed gameroom they are going into.
Here is a list of fish I am considering. I want to keep around 8 -9 fish that are compatible, won't totally outgrow the tank, aren't going to eat everything else, and are fairly hardy and easy to keep.
3 Henoichus Butterfly
1 Yellow Boxfish or Horned Cowfish
1 Golden Puffer
1 Clown Trigger
2 or 3 Golden Pilotfish
1 yellow tang
1 SFE
1 banana eel
school of black and gold damsels (5)
2 or 3 Yellow tangs
1 bumblebee grouper
1 yellow frogfish
1 foxface
I have reservations about a few of these fish. The cowfish/boxfish because I fear it poisining the tank and I'm not sure how compatible they are with these other fish. The eels because of escapibility and aggressiveness and feeding requirements, the frogfish due to its ability to eat large fish, and the gropuer and Pilotfish due to size.
The Trigger, Puffer, Heniochus, and Pilotfish are my favorites thus far.
Feel free to put together your suggested stocking lists and I will let you know what I decide on in a few weeks.
Thanks in advance!
 

lion_crazz

Active Member

Originally posted by perchpsk
3 Henoichus Butterfly
1 Yellow Boxfish or Horned Cowfish
1 Golden Puffer
1 Clown Trigger
2 or 3 Golden Pilotfish
1 yellow tang
1 SFE
1 banana eel
school of black and gold damsels (5)
2 or 3 Yellow tangs
1 bumblebee grouper
1 yellow frogfish
1 foxface

Well, the grouper and pilot have to be eliminated because they will get WAY too large for that tank.
Also, you have to choose between the heniochus and the trigger. However, if you choose the heniochus, the puffer may also be a problem so I would probably eliminate the heniochus as well.
I would also eliminate the banana eel because of its hardiness and the box because of the chances it might be picked on and posion the tank. Thus, you are left with this stocking list, which I do not think sounds bad at all. I think it would make for an awesome looking tank.
(1) clown trigger
(1) golden puffer
(1) snowflake eel
(1 or 3) yellow tang
(5-9) black and yellow damsels
(1) yellow frogfish
(1) foxface
If I think of any more black and yellow fish that would go with this set-up, I will post them. So far so good!
 
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