Stocking a 75 gallon

vikubz · #1 12/02/2007, 12:25 PM

I have a 75 gallon which I'm thinking about making a FO tank.

Many fish I look at like tangs and big angels and butterlfies need a bigger tank, so I've ruled out those.

Can different species of dwarf angels get along? I thought maybe a few dwarf angels and a butterfly?

I also was thinking of a more 'exotic' fish, like a dwarf lionfish, or a sargassum fish, but I'm afraid that when they get bigger, they would be a threat to the angels. Or would they be okay as long as they're fed regularly?

Thanks,
Mark

reefergeorge · #2 12/02/2007, 12:48 PM

A dwarf lion will not harm a dwarf angel.
Fwiw dwarf lions are pretty boring imo. They hide all day and don't really move that much.

Ranzan · #3 12/02/2007, 02:10 PM

^^^^^ both of mine were always out and moving dwarf lions are great you will enjoy them if you get then

LisaD · #4 12/02/2007, 05:53 PM

an angler would not be a good choice, though.

vikubz · #5 12/02/2007, 06:38 PM

I was having second thoughts on the sargassum after watching Animal Planet yesterday. A sargassum swallowed a fish that was easily its equal in size. Down it went!

Ranzan · #6 12/02/2007, 10:37 PM

dwarf anglers are nice but i have no personal experiance with them

WuHT · #7 12/03/2007, 05:24 AM

a combo of :

Dwarf angel + butterflyfish + zebrasoma tang

then complement it with filler/miscellanious fish like

damsels/dottybacks/royal grammas/wrasses.. etc and you're good to go!

LisaD · #8 12/03/2007, 09:18 AM

flame hawkfish are really nice too. you need to be careful with butterflyfish. some are delicate, others have very specific diets (like coral polyps). research before you get a butterfly. there are several good, hardy species available, but that is often the exception.

vikubz · #9 12/03/2007, 06:58 PM

I was thinking of a copperband. I thought maybe it would help with aptaisia.

ejrabekoff · #10 12/03/2007, 08:36 PM

A copperband sounds good. As for the other fish, do not keep more than 1 angel per tank, especially in a tank that size. The lionfish will soon outgrow the 75.

thepudge · #11 12/04/2007, 03:21 PM

I dont think a lion would soon outgrow a 75. I think a 75 would keep a lion for life.

vikubz · #12 12/04/2007, 06:20 PM

Is it possible to keep two or more dissimilar angels in a 75? Like a bicolor and a coral beauty?

justlopin · #13 12/05/2007, 02:00 PM

Is it possible to have a antenetta lion and a fu man chu lion in the same tank?