75 Gallon Stock List Inquiry

rainmkr07 · 07-31-2007, 09:58 PM

How is this stock list for a new 75 Gallon Tank? Is everything reef safe / non-aggressive / compatible? I want to create a goal for the tank that I can work towards, while adding maybe 1/2 things a month...

Inverts
5 Emerald Crabs
2 Porcelain Crabs
10 Turbo Snails
10 Astrea Snails
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Banded Serpent Starfish
5 Feather Dusters
Fish
2 Percula Clownfish
5 Green Chromis
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Yellow Tang
Coral
Galaxea Coral
Frogspawn Coral
Star Green Polyp
Candy Cane Coral
Torch Coral
A Couple Mushrooms
A Couple Zoos
A Couple Brains

Geoff · 07-31-2007, 10:25 PM

not a fan of crabs. the porcelian crabs are fine, but the others are a bit to oportunistic for my tastes.

far to few snails. think 20 or more of each; Astreas, Ceriths, Trochus. Stomatella snails are also a great one to have.

coral banded shrimp is not compatible with the other shrimp. they are very aggressive and will kill the other snails. the other two are ok with each other.

i would not get an anemone till you have had the tank for at least a year. you have also not listed what kind of lighting you are going to have on the tank. anemones do best with very bright light. either a dense spread of T-5's or MH's. clownfish do not need an anemone to be happy. for the most part they really could not care less if an anemone is in the tank. they will host with anything. other corals or even power heads.

snowflake eels are not a good choice for any tank that also has fish in it. if you want an eel a zebra moray would be a better choice. of course with any eel you either have no fish or no crustaceans. some are equal opportunity eaters and you can not have either. in other words, skip the eel.

a 75g tank is a bit small to be keeping a tang in. those that you have listed are very active swimmers. they do best in tanks longer than 4'. a kole tang would be fine though. the bristletooth tangs do not need the swimming room that the other tangs need.

the mandarin goby is also a no go. the tank is not big enough to support the pod population needed to keep the mandarin alive long term.

G~

bosscrab · 07-31-2007, 10:27 PM

The fish list sounds ok. The eel is going to be a problem, I think. As far as the clean up % emeralds might be much maybe 2. Afler dealing w/hermits I like the Snails better the larger hermits can knock down frags. I would get about 20 cerith snails and and 2 emeralds. Not sure on the Shrimp-Ir seems like there is going to be a clash between them.
Anemones are a PITA. They are difficult to keep happy and reccomended for tanks at least 6 months old. ( do a search on them here)
Coral list looks good. Try for a large frogspawn for the clowns.

rainmkr07 · 07-31-2007, 11:51 PM

Ok, edited the list. How is it now?

bosscrab · 07-31-2007, 11:59 PM

i agree w/Geoff-The blue hippo is going to be to big. The tomini(bristoltooth) are nice small tangs. Tangs can be sensitive to Ich so be careful w/them. Other than that it looks ok. And more snails too.

Geoff · 08-01-2007, 11:04 AM

also not sure on the diamond goby. if you are thinking of the sand sifting one, your tank is not big enough to support it. it is hard to get enough critters in the sand bed to support one of them long term.

why do you want hermits? i prefer to just use snails. i do not trust hermits, far to opportunistic for my taste.

G~

bosscrab · 08-01-2007, 11:32 AM

I have a sand sifter. He eats frozen food too from the baster. Seems to do ok.

rainmkr07 · 08-01-2007, 11:47 AM

Alright, Hermits and Goby removed. Does the list seem complete now? I want to make sure there is a nice variety, some algae eaters, some poop eaters, poop makers, sand cleaners, glass cleaners, etc.

jph · 08-01-2007, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geoff

also not sure on the diamond goby. if you are thinking of the sand sifting one, your tank is not big enough to support it. it is hard to get enough critters in the sand bed to support one of them long term.

here's my $0.02

my diamond goby sifts all day long... but also happily (and agressively) eats along with everybody else when i feed the tank. he even comes to steal food from the baster when i feed some of the corals.

i think he does a great job keeping the top layer of the sand clean too.

J.

Geoff · 08-01-2007, 01:18 PM

if you are lucky enough to get one that also eats prepared foods, then you will not have a problem. most are not willing to eat prepared foods and slowly waste away trying to sift the sand of inverts.

G~

slant77 · 08-01-2007, 07:18 PM

Okay I guess I got lucky my diamond goby sifts all day and eats what ever I feed the tank.

redvipe2010 · 08-01-2007, 07:40 PM

Anyone like Nassarius Snails? I have about 18 in my 75g. I like them. They sift the sand bed until I feed the tank, then they all pop out.

Geoff · 08-01-2007, 08:34 PM

i consider them a bit more acceptable than hermit crabs. they are still a bit more opportunistic than i like. i also hate the fact that most LFS sell them as algae eaters.

G~

gwaco · 08-01-2007, 08:39 PM

i'd be wary of the bi color blenny also . to unpredictable for me .

rainmkr07 · 08-01-2007, 09:40 PM

Blenny removed as well.

These are the fish left:

Fish
2 Percula Clownfish
5 Green Chromis
1 Blue Hippo Tang
1 Yellow Tang

How big do the Tangs get? I will be upgrading from a 75 to a 220 in 2 years... Will they outgrow the 75 before then?

As for the inverts left, will these all be happy/safe with just the fish listed above?

Inverts
5 Emerald Crabs
2 Porcelain Crabs
10 Turbo Snails
10 Astrea Snails
1 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Banded Serpent Starfish
5 Feather Dusters