Aggressive fish selection

Ok, ya started this with your own admission your last tank didn't end up well, then ya add a list of aggressive fish which few of them are recommended for a tank your size, then add that they know how to take care of themselves. Yeah, by killing their competition. IMO, you'd be hard pressed to keep 1/3 that list alive for long in there.

 

Yellowtail damselfish:May become lunch for larger more aggressive fish.
Maroon clownfish:May or may not be beaten up by larger more aggressive fish
Blue tang:Minimum tank size 180 gallons.Adult size 1'
Cuban hogfish:May eat small fish when mature.Also snails and shrimp.Adult size 8".I wouldn't.
Harlequin tusk:Minimum tank size 125 gallons.Adult size 10"
Bird wrasse:Minimum tank size 125 gallons.Adult size 11"
Banana wrasse:Minimum tank size125 gallons.Adult size 1'
Niger trigger:Minimum tank size 180 gallons.Adult size 1'
Picasso trigger:Minimum tank size is 70 gallons but I feel a 10" fish needs alot more room then that.
Clown trigger:Minimum tank size 125. Adult size 1'8". Again adding this fish to anything smaller then a 200 gallon tank is a crime.IMO

 

Cosmo, not the type of opinions which I was expecting nor find helpful. Vinnyboombatz thank you, yeah I see that many of the selections on my list are not suitable for the size that I need, I'll settle for the smaller species that WILL do well. Once again thanks for the responses

 

Sorry! Just IMO, feel free to refer to the other advice you've received. Welcome back!

 

not to be rude are you looking to watch hundrids of dollers disapere? thats what this list looks like . if you want a fish only tank that you want have to upgrade you may want to look at fish like .
angler / lion fish
pigmy angels
some large clowns
some smaller wrasses
and a few tangs / butterfly fish
just as a option.
or an eal and a grouper / hammlet

 

Agree with everything except the tangs. His tank is not large enough for any except the Bristletooth species such as a Kole, or Tomini tang.Heres a good place to explore options on fish. Just keep in mind that the min. tank size requirements are just that; after all it's in the best interest of people selling fish to have as many potential customers as possible so the estimates are bare minimum at best.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/general.cfm?general_pagesid=472

 

Cosmo, yes, I appreciate the input(the reason I began this thread). I realize that it seems like I'm trying stuff a bunch of large and aggressive fish together, but I am simply stating the fish that I like. I am simply trying to find, based on people who've kept the fish, which one's will do well under that circumstance i.e. I have seen same sized tanks with blue tangs and the fish appeared to be doing very well. I would never put the fish in eminent danger, I know that damsel fish once well suited will defend their territory against any fish(aside from maybe a large clown trigger) and usually not be bothered. I have a real admiration for maroon clownfish and have noticed that they usually aren't bothered by some aggressive fish, I would like to know if other people's experiences differed.

 

how about some ribbon eels or some lionfish?

 

I love Maroons too.

I love Yellow Tail Damsels, have had both together. Eventually I always ended up re-homing the yellow tail secondary to the clowns beating them up. I have a yellow tail now in my sump because my adult B/W clown was going to kill it eventually. Damsels do not like other damsels and clowns are damsels.

In a 100 gallons it might not be such an issue, but I would not count on it.

There are a lot of nice eels that would be ok, like a snow flake, only thing is they can be escape artist.

 

Cool bro, no worries! But in my experience, sure ya see these fish in smaller tanks, but then ya don't see the thread anymore, because all the fish died, or ya see a ASAP ich thread. You can keep a small blue tang in a 100g for a bit, but he's gonna get stressed and cause an ich outbreak sooner than later, so why risk the rest of your fish for 1 that can only be in your tank for a short time? It just seems better to stock with fish that if problems arise you don't have to tear your rock work apart to get the fish out. Just my 2 cents, welcome back to the hobby, enjoy it!