stocking

every fish is different, if a fish is REALLY active and has 6 tank mates might get mad.

 

Most dwarf angelfish are ok in Reef's. Depends on the fish and acclimation I suppose. Tangs can be as bad

 

your asking for thes knowledgable peoples opinions and then when they give them to you you just shoot them down. you could easiily keep those fish in that tank.

 

I'd do a pygmy angel, C. argi. Those are the least nippy. Most hobbyists freak when they see nipping, but it is usually not all that bad. A fish usually only takes a bit of mucus and does no real damage to the corals. This might compromise PE in SPS but PE during the day is unatural in the wild. As long as you keep it well fed picking should be kept to a minimum. A bored/hungry angel=a nippy angel. I've kept flagfins in a reef without it ever touching anything and I have all types of corals.

 

hmmm I'll brew up a backup stocking plan
1 yellow tang
1 wrasse
1 cherub angel
I think that would look nice! but I might have to choose between the angel and firefish.:-/

 

I'd say you could do both. And firefish tend to do better in schools, more protection from bullies IMHO.

 

I plan to have lots of caves for the firefish Both hmmm well when I get the tank I'll try both. I don't want to many fish because I was going to make it a low nutrient tank and don't want to spend a lot of filtration:-/

 

I'd spend a lot on filtration, at least a good skimmer. I'd rather have 10x flow and a skimmer than a Vortech on a skimmerless system.

 

I would ALWAYS have a skimmer on a system 40 gallons +!;D

 

and it comes with a euro reef skimmer + a sump.