Stocking My 50 Gallon - Advice Needed

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  1. mbalacan

    mbalacan Plankton

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    Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
    Hello All This is my list that I want to put in my 50 Gallon:

    2 Percula Clownfish
    2 Banggai Cardinal Fish
    1 Blue (Hippo) Tang
    1 Goby or Blenny (Any Suggestions?)
    1 Purple Firefish
    1 Royal Gramma

    1 Clam (Any Suggestions?)
    2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

    What I have in there right now:
    1 Brittle Star Fish
    7 Snails (turbos and other smaller ones that I have yet to ID)
    2 Peppermint Shrimp
    5 Little Blue Legged Hermit Crabs

    Please keep in mind that I intend this to be a reef system with many different types of coral as well. Any Suggestions, comments or tips would be appreciated! Thanks.

    You can check out my tank info here:

    http://www.3reef.com/forums/say-hello/hello-new-50-gal-53943.html
     
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  3. Tundraburg

    Tundraburg Bristle Worm

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    As for the goby/blenny, I would go with a dragonet(green madarin, the one with stripes) down the road.

    People might say tank is too small for a blue hippo...
     
  4. PharmrJohn

    PharmrJohn The Dude

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    Oh, yeah.....the tank is definitely too small for a hippo. They get to 12". Tangs shouldn't go in a tank less than 90g IMHO anyway. I pushed the outer envelope with a 75g before I upgraded.