Tank Stocking Question

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cmd33

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I have been waiting for my tank to fully Cycle (and attempting to get the damsels I initially bought that are still alive out of my tank) for about a month before buying the fish I would ultimately like to have in my tank long term. I think I should be able to get the damsels out before this weekend, and based on testing my water two weeks ago the tank should be cycled by now. That being said, I’ve researched the fish I would ultimately like to keep and their compatibility with each other, and want to see if anything I’ve read is incorrect and would ultimately lead to problems.
The list of fish is below and my tank is a 105 gallon tank with approximately 130 lbs of live rock and a Protein Skimmer (not sure of the brand) and UV sterilizer (not sure of the brand on this either) in the Sump with T5 lighting. I also currently have two good sized hermit crabs and one turbo snail.
Fish
1) One Black and One Orange Ocellaris - told I should get a good size difference between the two in order to increase the likelihood of the two pairing up.
2) Blue Hippo Tang
3) Yellow Tang
4) Convict Tang
5) Flame Angel
6) Banggai Cardinal
7) Sixline Wrasse
8) Squarespot/Pink Square Anthias
9) Green Mandarin Fish
10) Vagabond Butterfly
Inverts
1) Cleaner Shrimp
2) Red General Starfish
Are any of the fish or inverts I have listed above going to cause problems for one another? Based on everything I've read they all should be compatible, but I wanted to see if anyone knows if they won't be based on experience. Also, is this list potentially too large for a 105 gallon tank?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as this is my first go round, and I want to be sure I'm doing things properly.
 

dragonzim

Active Member
What are the dimensions on a 105 gallon tank? Your list definitely seems to be too big regardless. I would leave the tangs out as they are open water swimmers and do best with a 6 foot or longer tank (125 or larger in most cases)
As far as the Mandarin, you need to make sure that you have a very large supply of pods for it to eat and this usually doesnt happen until the tank is mature, usually at least a year. You can buy pods to seed the tank with but you will need to keep buying them until the population is large enough to sustain itself longterm.
 
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cmd33

Guest
The tank is 48" by 18". I had read a few places that the mandarin would need an enivornment with lots of pods, but didn't know if there was other ways to keep one in a new tank. I guess I will wait until my tank is more mature before getting one of those.
Are there any other potential problems amongst the fish on my list? I will likely add them gradually, so I could tell if my tank is starting to get over crowded, right?
 

ryancw01

Member
What kind of damsels do you have in there? If they are yellowtail, they should be fine with those fish except maybe the sixline. They are one of the least aggressive of the damsels. All they do is a little tail rubbing everytime a fish is added.
 
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