Which list would be best

[coachd]

I am still trying to decide which way to go with my 165 gal tank(with 55 gal sump/refug). I have come up with a few different fish list that I would like people to commit on. All of these will be with corals.
List 1
5 green chromis
maroon clown
fairy wrasse
spotted mandarin
yellow watchman goby
neon blue goby
flame angelfish
3 yellow tangs
naso tangs
snails,crabs,shrimp,starfish
List 2
5 green chromis
maroon clown
lawnmower blenny
fairy wrasse
spotted mandarin
neon blue goby
3 yellow tangs
naso tang
blue jaw trigger
snails, starfish, sea cucumbers
List 3
maroon Clown
lawnmower blenny
fairy wrasse
yellow watchman
neon blue goby
flame angel
3 yellow tangs
naso tangs
blue jaw trigger
snails, starfish, sea cucumbers
What I am mainly wondering is
Will any of these list be overstocking my tank ?
Too many large fish?
Will not adding the 5 green chromis make that big of difference on my bioload?
I know that BJ triggers eat shrimp, but what about snails, starfish, sea cucumbers?
I realize that some of the list have quite a few fish, but a lot are smaller fish and with a lot of different swimming areas. That is why I think I can keep the lists that I have come up with. If I am wrong let me know.
Thanks for your comments

 

[imurnamine]

I don't know much about Triggers, but I do know, however, that most of them grow up rather large and will uhh.. eat smaller fish. How big is the Trigger you plan to add with the Green chromis?
Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[travis89]

I personally like the 2nd list better but I would take out the trigger because they eat snails and stuff and I don't think it's reef safe, I would replace it with a blue hippo tang.

 

[coachd]

The blue jaw trigger gets to be about 8 inches. It is suppose to be one of the few reef safe triggers. Thanks for the replies

 

[travis89]

Originally Posted by CoachD
The blue jaw trigger gets to be about 8 inches. It is suppose to be one of the few reef safe triggers. Thanks for the replies
i just looked and saw that they are one of the reefsafe ones, so I think it would be fine.

 

[nereef]

there are no reef-safe triggers. the blue throat are supposed to be less agressive than others.

 

[coachd]

I appreciate your concern over the triggerfish, but I have done quite of bit of research and feel that without shrimps and crabs that they are considered reef safe.
Have anyone had one of these triggers that harassed other fish?

 

[seannmelly]

Originally Posted by CoachD
I appreciate your concern over the triggerfish, but I have done quite of bit of research and feel that without shrimps and crabs that they are considered reef safe.
Have anyone had one of these triggers that harassed other fish?
We had a 5-6" male blue throat w/ a small niger and small clown, that actually seemed to protect them from out grouper that wanted to make the smaller triggers lunch!! I think that bluethroats have an amazing personality...our we EXTREMELY docile.
How about:
3 green chromis
lawn mower blenny
fairy wrasse
maroon clown(however be careful w/ corals because they are some what spastic at least mine is...he host almost everything except anenomes...my clam, candy cane, and grape caulerpa)
yellow watchman
mandarin(assuming you will have an adequite(sp) amount of live rock 100+lbs)
neon goby(a larger specimen)
naso
blue throat
yellow or purple or hippo tang
crabs...add cleaner shrimp first, most of the time a predator wont harm a cleaner if it is the tank first IMO and experience
and maybe a couple lyretail anthias they always look nice

 

[debbie]

I like the first lists as I prefer the "looks" of tangs over triggers......

 

[ci11337]

Bluethroat triggers are 99.99999999% reef safe, a rare, underfed, cramped individual may nip at a delicate invert but for the most part their cool. anyone of thoose lists would work although tou might want to leave out the maroon clown as they are very mean. And for NEreef here is a list of other reef safe triggers.(reef safe=won't eat coral,snails,crabs)
1) Bluethroat
2) Sargassem(spelling?)
3) Crosshatch
4) Niger
And yes I have kept all these in reef tanks at one point with sucess. Except the crosshatch 'cuz they're $!$!$!$!$!$!$. Some people have told me pinktails are reef safe too but I can't confirm that.