Wolfe 90 Gal Stock List

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  1. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    It's a crapshoot
    Sharknose gobies tend to perch on rock or glass but mine will venture on the sand. IMO a kole tang and a foxface plus all the other fish might be a bit much...
     
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  3. dewolfe

    dewolfe Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I was wondering if it would be too much. We are certainly going to take it slow with stocking. We don't want it overcrowded; we are just super excited!

    It looks like if you keep them well-fed they won't nip much.
     
  4. elwolfe

    elwolfe Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I want a blue dot jaw fish.
     
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    dewolfe Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Blue Dot Jawfish, huh? Says they are pretty aggressive. Would they be okay in a tank with clowns? And, they are pricey.

    Okay, so here is a revised list. Thoughts?

    Midas Blenny (moved from Biocube)
    Royal Gramma (moved from Biocube)
    Flame Angel
    Blue Dot Jawfish
    Mated pair of Firefish
    Mated pair black ocellaris clowns, RBTA (added last)

    Cleaner shrimp, peppermint shrimp, porcelain crab, various hermits, snails, cuc
     
  6. cosmo

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    I think you're good, the clowns will probably hover in the upper part of the aquarium more, and the jawfish on the bottom(I think you need 3"s of sand for them though)
    IMO, I think you'll want a more active fish that will swim in the middle of your tank more. I think you'd be fine to add a blue eye/yellow eye kole. I just got a blue eye and love it, tons of personality and zips about the tank.

    I love the flame angels, my fave fish, but I decided no to risk it with my corals, I really don't want to tear a tank apart again to get a fish out:(
     
  7. dewolfe

    dewolfe Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Thank you for pointing out the jawfish's need for 3" of substrate. I don't think we are planning on doing that, so he may be nixed. I do want an active fish swimming around as my gramma and blenny do a lot of hanging out. Do you feel that a 4ft 90-gal is enough space for the tang? I would really like one.

    As far as the flame angel goes, I've heard if you keep them well-fed that they will leave the corals alone. I'm okay with feeding twice a day if necessary, and love their color. But, we want to have a lot of corals and certainly don't want a "nipper." Did you have a problem with a flame angel Cosmo?
     
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    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    I have 36 different species of coral,
    and among other things- 3 dwarf Angels- a Flame, a Rust, and a Coral Beauty-
    None of which nipp any of my softs, Lps, or Sps

    And about the stocking advise-
    I use the 1 fish per 10g rule.
    This really helps with the rate of waste management/water quality, etc.
     
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  10. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    I didn't have a problem with my angel but I overfeed! I have a 90g as well, and see my avatar;) I also have a blue eyed kole tang. But here's the catch, be ready for ich, and be ready for it! Honestly it's not the best idea, but I think a kole is ok for sure! Both mine seem happy, you'll just need to watch and learn how your tank is and reacts as you slowly add your stock list! Also I feed a lot of nori soaked in selcon to keep them happy! My new kole got ich when I bought him but never got bad! I fed him a lot though! I know your skimmer is adequate for the task! So just read 1 of the 100000 tang ich threads on here and do some research! Personally I love those fish ALMOST as much as my 3 wrasse!
     
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    barbianj Hammer Head Shark

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    ...and speaking of wrasses, I would add a Halichores of some type. Great for activity and pest removal.
     
  12. cosmo

    cosmo Giant Squid

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    Yep;) wrasse are awesome, my melanarus flies around the tank with my Naoki, my lubbocki is a bit reserved but he's also smaller!