Fish stocking order-125 gallon

[Cammed_02]

I'll be replacing my 75 with a 125 soon and I wanted to get an idea of the order I should stock the tank with fish.

I currently have a yellow tang 3" and a blue hippo 2.5" that will be moved over.

All new additions will be quarantined for at least 3 weeks.

Looking to eventually add:

kole tang
2-3 anthias
heniochus bannerfish (are these reef safe?)
GS maroon pair

Would I be able to add a powder blue or brown with the above fish?

[350gt]

Powder blues tend to be real mean..... Well atleast in my experience...


I added the purple with the yellow and naso already in there with no issues..... With all the precautions you will never know till you try though....

[BBQHILLBILLY]

for sure you should add all the tangs at the same time when no territory is established.

[Big_Pun]

not going with rimless tank lol .....heniochus bannerfish they will pick at polyps of sps, sometimes other corals

[Cammed_02]

Powder blues tend to be real mean..... Well atleast in my experience...


I added the purple with the yellow and naso already in there with no issues..... With all the precautions you will never know till you try though....


Yea I heard that about them, thats why I thought I would add it last and see if that helps.


for sure you should add all the tangs at the same time when no territory is established.

But then I wouldn't get to quarantine it, and they are ich magnets!



not going with rimless tank lol .....heniochus bannerfish they will pick at polyps of sps, sometimes other corals

Not after seeing how much a rimless 125 costs. It wasn't in the budget

[350gt]

Even though u add it last, they will still fight.... How much? Depends on how tough your yellow is cause I'm sure he will be the one that will put up the biggest fight...


i took a big risk adding the purple after the yellow had been in the tank for over a year... They battled alot, but came to terms some how, they still go at it every now and then....

Dont let it change your stocking plans, you never know till you try....

[350gt]

I never got ick through the whole ordeal either...


just keep em fed..

[Cammed_02]

Def not changing my mind, I want this fish, its been one of my favorites since I got in the hobby. I just gotta do it right and roll the dice.

Good to hear you didn't have to battle ich Tony.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

quarantined the tang is good. If you a tang in a tank with other tangs and they attack the tang. Now you have a sick tang with tang wounds. That tang will get icky. :bigsmile:
seriously that when the parasites will attack. fyi