Stocking Question

lunchboxman

New Member
I am setting up a 75 gallon tank and want some advice on my ideas. I plan on using lots of live rock and eventually a little coral. I plan to use a combination of the following: saddle back or true percula clown (going to get at pair of either), a couple domino damsel maybe, a snowflake moray, firefish gobie, yellow clown gobie. I am also interested to know if any puffers, tangs or butterfly fish would be good with the others listed? This is my fist tank this big so I am not sure how much I can stock for sure. This of course would all be done slowly, I want to start with the clowns. So I'm wondering, can I add more than this and/or will these work together? What would you recommend for a 75 gallon reef tank if you were starting one up?
Thanks in advance...
 

kjr_trig

Active Member
Would not do a Puffer (even a Dwarf) if you plan on keeping corals or small fish. I would also not do a SF Eel with small fish, they get big, mine was 20 inches after getting him at 6, when I gave him away to a friend he munched a couple of unsuspecting Damsels. Butterfly Fish are often gorgeous, but do not due will with corals either unfortunately. A Kole Tang or similar would be a decent choice for a 75, but in general a 75 is pretty small for most Tangs, they are very active, and get aggressive when "cramped".
A 75 is a great tank to keep some really beautiful "small reeftype fish", I would leave the "aggressive fish" (puffers, eels and so forth) alone.
 

teresaq

Active Member
I have had toby puffers and they were fine with other fish and corals, just dont expect to keep snails. lol
I would not do an eel, likely to eat your small fish
Damsels are just plain mean
a kole or even a scopas tank should be ok though they would be pushing it.
I would do a pair of clowns
fire fish
pair of clown gobies
fairy wrasse
bi-color or tail spot blenny
maybe a royal gramma
maybe kole or scopas
 
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