Saltwater Tank Inhabitants?

4 Responses to “Saltwater Tank Inhabitants?”

1. Kevin says:

   July 31, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   No inverts and it will be fine or no tangs
2. Ashley says:

   July 31, 2010 at 2:58 pm

   The tangs would get around 7-8″ and would more than likely fight, so I’d choose just one instead. Tangs are very messy too, so 2 would be overstocking the tank. I’d go with the kole tang since powder browns are very delicate fish and don’t really seem to do very well in captivity. The angels would be okay since they stay relatively small, but they’ll fight if not introduced at the same time, I personally like them both! The ocellaris clowns would be allright sine they stay about 3″, most never go past 2″ though. The black and white butterfly, or the Heniochus Butterlyfish , would be perfect since they’re one of the easiest butterflies to keep and stay relatively hardy. So my stocking would be this:

   Fish:
   2 Ocellaris clownfish
   1 Kole Yellow Eye Tang
   1 Heniochus Butterflyfish
   1 Flame Angel
   1 Coral Beauty

   Inverts could be any type of shrimp ( I like fire shrimp the best), some snails, feather dusters, corals, you name it! I would love a 75 gallon reef tank, but my green spotted puffer Sushi would probably have all the corals for a snack

   As for feeding the fish, most of the ones you chose are herbivores, meaning they need dried seaweed or live rock with lots of algae to pick at. Nori dried seaweed is really good, just buy a veggie clip from a pet store and place it in the tank, most herbivore fish go crazy for the stuff! For the angels and clowns, give them Hikari marine S pellets, cyclopeeze copepods, and different meaty seafoods (clams, scallops, shrimp, etc.) for them to eat. The angels will eat the seaweed you get, and the tangs may go for some of the pellets or the seafood. Hope this helps!
3. Phillip S says:

   July 31, 2010 at 3:30 pm

   That’s a lot of big fishes except for the clowns. 75 gal for that lot would i think be too small especially the minimum recommended for a single tang is 70 gal. Also if you plan on adding corals angels can be pretty unpredictable, some will eat them others won’t(even among similar species this can be the case). Go with a 100 or a 150 an you can probably keep them all, but do take note of their needs. If you still plan on a 75 take away the angels and the butterfly and you can go full out reef. Whether the can be compatible can be sketchy too, they can bully each other depending on when you will introduce them. Most tangs are territorial and don’t like other tangs unless they are a mated pair but I’ve seen a lot of tanks that have different kinds of tangs in them. Angels can be the same. If you plan on those clowns make sure you have made up your mind as it it going to be difficult to add another one of the same specie and almost impossible to add a different species of clown fish. (Make sure you’re store has a return policy)

   Tangs are herbivores, the rest are omnivores though some tangs are trained to eat meat their main diet should consists to plants (I feed mine with sushi wrappings, I forgot what you call them) and the do graze on algae in your tank. I feed mostly mysid shrimp to mine.
4. eyesinthedrk says:

   July 31, 2010 at 3:32 pm

   instead of retyping what others have already warned about the tangs i’ll just expand

   2 pygmy angels will most likely fight to the death in a tank that small, pick one or the other