Comments for my stocking list?

[Chris2500dk]

My 47 gallon tank is nearing the point where I'll start stocking (link in my signature)

Tomorrow I'm going go get a blenny, either a bicolor or a Salarias ramosus, I know my local LFS has both in stock and I really want a blenny. There's algae for him to munch on already (all blennies are male in my world)

Apart from that my plan would be to add (over time of course)

2 clowns, either ocellaris or percula, I'd really like a black and an orange percula
1 orchid dottyback
2 skunk cleaner shrimp
5-6 Chromis retrofasciata

Anything I should be aware of or reconsider?

Which order would you add the little critters in?

Thanks in advance

[theplatypus]

That is fairly large amount of fish in a 47 gallon tank.

[Brent Cone]

That's about the limit for a 75 gallon.
Brent.

I knock it down to 3 Chromis. instead of 5 or 6 JMO

[Chris2500dk]

Ah, I was going by a half an inch per gallon rule of thumb I saw somewhere. I'll try cutting down a bit then, thanks

[Geoff]

i would go with the bicolour blenny. they are not a comb tooth blenny. comb tooth blennies can be difficult to get eating foods that are not attached to the glass or the LR. they like to scrape diatomic algae off of these surfaces. some do not do well long term without plenty of this food source.

the dottyback would be a concern also. they are very aggressive. as long as you plan on keeping other very aggressive fish in the tank you will be fine, but still i would definately put it in last.

the ****sel you are suggesting is not truely a schooling ****sel. they live in groups inside a coral head. they do not swim out in the open together. they will swim just above a large coral head than dart back in if danger is near. our systems are not large enough to see this behavior naturally.

G~