Help with stocking fish for first saltwater tank

I'm cycling a 46 gallon bowfront tank right now and I am trying to determine how many fish I can safely put in the tank. Here's what I have come up with so far.

1) A pair of black and white clowns (these are a definate)
2) Yellow Watchman Goby
3) Red Scooter Blenny
4) Six Line Wrasse

So thats 5 fish total, could I have more in the tank? The clowns are a must I really like the look of the black clowns. Other fish I thought about are flame angel, firefish goby, green chromis, twin spot signal goby, and Banggai Cardinalfish. I know I can't have them all in a tank this small, are there any conflicts in my choices?

 

a huge factor in how many you want is space, how much rock work you plan on having, also consider the amount of fish per level in tank you know some hang out at the bottom some like mid level and so on. But you could have a good amount of fish with that size

 

I have around 70 punds of rock in the tank with a 4" DSB.

Ya I figured the watchman and scooter will hang out at the bottom and the clowns and six line would be up in the mid level.

Would the watchman, scooter, and the twin spot gobies get along or would their be agression towards eachother?

 

3) Red Scooter Blenny

These should wait until your tank is quite a bit older. It's a relative of mandarins. You'll need a good supply of pods. Don't know what your timetable is though - just pointing it out.

 

I would get A pair of black and white clowns after the cycle

then wait a few months before you get more fish. Get some fire shrimp, cleaner shrimp, inverts and corals in the meantime.

Less fish = happy tank

 

Ya, I had read that the scotters were picky eaters. I'm by no means introducing them all at once. I'm also planning on ordering some Copepods and Amphipods from Sachs Systems Aquaculture once the tank is done cycling. Introducing them to the tank to get their populations reproducing.

 

i second it there just like mandarins(wait are they mandarins)

anyway purple or fridmani psuedochromis it is a awesome fish

 

Take your time adding them, but yes you can have more especially since these are small fish.
Be aware of husbandry and compatability requirements however.
Good luck

 

Thanks for the advise.

 

Yeah I would wait or nix the Scooter Blenny. I added one early and I never saw him until my cleaner shrimp brought his bones out of hiding. I have a 65 gal reef tank for about 2 months and I'm looking to get a larger one soon. Get a bunch of turbo snails and small red and blue legged hermits and one emerald crab along with a cleaner shrimp and maybe a blood red shrimp. The cleaner shrimp is the best at keeping your fish healthy as they eat the parasites (ich) off their scales. I've heard or read that the six line wrasse can be a problem I changed my mind and went with a fairy wrasse. They are a better community fish. A royal gramma or any baslett is good. Flame Angels have always been my favorite, make sure they eat in the store. I bought a lemonpeel angel instead he was just too beautiful to turn down and the lfs had him in a predator tank where he was getting bullied around and he was so happy to get out of there. A diamond goby is a great fish to keep the substrate clean, he sifts sand all day long. I have a yellow watchman, good tough fish he's a baby. I bought a little baby hippo tang and he's cool. He is much more easier to acclimate to a community tank than the bigger ones. Baby fish in general are easier to acclimate to a tank. I added 5 green chromis fish and they swim together all day long. Tireless! Oh I started with 2 tank raised percula clowns. I call them Ned and Nemo. Hey good luck and send some pictures.