Stocking help

So I have a 140 gallon that im trying to decide what kind of fish I want to put in it. Its going to be fish only. It has 100 lbs of dry rock and 10 lbs of live rock in the sump. Going to have a large skimmer and do weekly or bi monthly water changes depending on the bioload.

So far I have
x4 green chromis
x1 naso tang
x2 Black and White Clowns

Want
x1 Blue spotted ray
x1 Koran Angelfish

What other fish should I look into that arent run of the mill? Before you tell me that im going to have to many fish or bad mouth me just click the back button because I dont really want to hear it. I just want some ideas of what else I could possibly add.

 

Forgot to mention im going to be moving my Clown Trigger and Cowfish from my 90 into the 140 also.

 

I would think a blue spotted ray is a big no no

 

This said for a fish only system of that size I would add a single lion fish and let him boss around the space

 

Radiata and volotan being my main choices

 

Why do you say no to the Ray? I have a very small amount of live rock with plenty of room for him to move around in the sand. My tank is 23 inches deep so I feel its a pretty good foot print. I know a lot of people say rays and sharks arent for home aquariums but im willing to take the risk.

 

I'm no ray expert but I would think aside the insufficient swimming room ( from what I know the enjoy wide tanks rather than long ones) feeding could become an issue. I suggest you do some thorough reading on rays.

 

Sorry phone cut me off... On rays if you plan to keep one. I don't think 140 gallons is nearly enough. I agree with you it's a shame as it really is a beautiful creature, but I think putting it in a system ( unless we are talking 600+ gallons) is a cruelty

 

I agree that a huge tank like that would be ideal but in reality they live in tiny tanks either at a LFS or Wholesaler. They can be difficult to feed and it takes time and patients to get them to eat but im willing to put in the work What else could I add fish wise? Give me some ideas other than the normal stuff you can get at a fish store.

 

The enclosures at a shop are only "momenteral" and or lethal, you can expect to keep a fiah like that happy and healthy in the long run in a system like yours. I reckon an eel could do well in your system ( as long as you move the other fish as they will quickly become lunch) but again this is not a novice animal as they are quite delicate. In terms of "peaceful" fish an here evolvd can point you further you h e some a m a z I n g wrasses that can be quite rare to get your hands on an who would do great in your system. Don't know if you've seen live aquaria.com yet but that's a good base start. Just cus it's on the site doesn't mean it's "main stream"