Hows this fish stock list for a Reef tank look?

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  1. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    72 gallon tank w/80lbs of base rock in... week 3 of cycling...

    Future stock list:

    2 O. Clowns
    1 One Spot Foxface
    1 Mystery Wrasse
    2 Anthias (1 Barletts and 1 Fathead)

    Also either a Midas blenny / Bristletooth tang (whitetail)

    Just throwing out some ideas, let me know.

    Thanks!
     
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  2. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Anyone? Especially mixing the to Anthias...
     
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  3. DevinH

    DevinH Montipora Capricornis

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    Everything looks ok to me, wait for other opinions.
     
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  4. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    Looks good to me too! I'm not real familiar with anthias so I can't help with the mixing. Is there a reason you want to mix rather than have a pair?
     
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  5. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Just like the look of the Fathead Anthias and he's a bottom swimmer while the bartlett is a top swimmer so I have 2 different variations of color / fish
     
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  6. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    I would steer clear of the foxface because they are going to get pretty large and will spend a lot of time pacing and looking for food. Seriously, they will eat until they pop. Considering they are constant grazers, if you don't keep nori in there 24/7, they can start looking stressed unless you have algae in the tank for it to feed off of in the first place.
     
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  7. NYGiants

    NYGiants Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Oh man, just got a glimpse of the Leopoard wrasse and I WANTTT!
     
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  8. Toby the Puffer

    Toby the Puffer Bristle Worm

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    They are copepod eaters which means they only eat them live. Though I wouldn't recommend them for beginners you would have to stock your tank with pods.
     
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  9. Flaring Afro

    Flaring Afro Purple Spiny Lobster

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    The mystery wrasse also might bully the leopard wrasse too much (or any newcomer). I'd add that last if you still want it. It also just might not be compatible with the leopard, but I'm not sure since they are pretty different in shape and size. And if look up the melanarus wrasse. The males look similar to the leopard but I've heard they are easier to keep.
     
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  10. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Leopards are cool, but do your research. Where I agree they really do need a very mature tank, the one I picked up today eats mysis, pellets, and cyclopeeze.

    100% Mystery Wrasse are mean. They will kill your hermits, kill your shrimp, and most like kill any other wrasse you try to keep. I love the way they look, and there is always an exception, but its risky.
     
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