75g Stocking Plan

[fishben]

How does this sound for a FOWLR 75g tank?

Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
1 Yellowhead Jawfish
1 Scooter Blenny
1 Diamond Watchman Goby
1 Orange Fantail File Fish (Pervagor spilosoma)
1 Royal Gramma
1 Bicolor Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis paccagnella)

Would this be overstocked?

Any other suggestions are welcome!

Thanks
Ben

[zoocrazy]

sounds good!!!

[fishben]

Could I have a yellow tang in place of the filefish...i read that filefish dont live long and can be hard to feed

[bheron]

hey fishben, i have a 75f FOWLR now - its been up for the past 16 mos. I think the list looks great. funny the only fish i wasnt so sure about was the filefish - not sure about that.

the order of your tank also looks good - def put the psuedo in there last!

and, the yellow tang should be fine.

here's what ive' had in mine the past year or so:

- Ocellaris Clown (only one)
- Royal Gramma
- Yellow Tang
- Hippo Tang
- Lawnmower Blenny

- inverts: CBS, Peppermint, Cleaner shrimp, brittle star, cucumber, emerald crab.

The only thing is that my two tangs bully the food away from the gramma. so much that its in hiding all day. the tangs and the clown are inseperable!! also, the hippo will be getting to big for my 75 very soon.

[Melody]

Concerning the scooter dragonette. How old is your tank, how many lbs of rock and do you have a refugium?

[fishben]

My tank is about three weeks old. Its still being cycled and right now i have about 40lbs of lr. I plan to add 40-50 more pounds too. I dont have a refugium

[frankdreistein]

I don´t think that this is a good list, because many of these fish can be easily keept as pairs.
This is only a mix of different species...

1 Yellowhead Jawfish

should be keept at pairs or in groups and remember you need a high ground arround 4 inch.
And sand is too fine for them, or you have to mix it with bigger stuff ...

1 Royal Gramma

should take two of them

1 Scooter Blenny

same here

[fishben]

I dont want to have pairs except for the clowns because

1) Im not interested in breeding fish
2) I would like a more mix of colors

BTW have you ever kept a jawfish before?

[MattToTheMax]

make sure you have a very very tight fitting lid for the jawfish, i've had them jump through like a 1/4" hole

[frankdreistein]

I keept different jawfishes in groups for several years (yellow head, black cap)
They are social fishes which interact to each other in a rather peaceful way, so you should keep them at minimum of two.
In nature they only appear in groups, too.



That you don´t want them to breed but instead many different fish and colours, doesn´t mean the best surrounding for these fishes.
How would you feel living alone with no other humans to interact when you are a social person?

What Matt says is a very important point too!
They are jumpers especially at the beginning or when they have no hole (because it crashed, stolen by others,... ).
My tank is covered with a PVC mesh which saved their lives more than one time.

[bheron]

Good points about the jawfish. but as far as the pairs i never heard that before. we're really not sure if living alone would make them feel bad or not. i think the list is fine.

[fishben]

anyone else have stuff to say?

[Melody]

As for the scooter, they are very diet specific, meanin they only eat live food. Unless you luck out and find one eating prepared foods but that is not the norm. They need an established tank of at least 6 months, plenty of liverock and a refugium.

When introducing fish you should add only one at a time.

The bicolor pseudochromis packs a punch and may attack fish three times its own size to defend its territory. It should not be housed with small passive fishes such as small gobies or firefish. It is a very hardy aquarium fish that does best kept singly in a reef aquarium with plenty of rocks for it to hide in. Also, they may eat small ornamental shrimp.

I don't think you should have a gramma and bicolor together as they are similiar in body and color, they may fight.

[143gadgets]

Just was wondering if you put the yellow tang in before or after the hippo

Originally posted by bheron
hey fishben, i have a 75f FOWLR now - its been up for the past 16 mos. I think the list looks great. funny the only fish i wasnt so sure about was the filefish - not sure about that.

the order of your tank also looks good - def put the psuedo in there last!

and, the yellow tang should be fine.

here's what ive' had in mine the past year or so:

- Ocellaris Clown (only one)
- Royal Gramma
- Yellow Tang
- Hippo Tang
- Lawnmower Blenny

- inverts: CBS, Peppermint, Cleaner shrimp, brittle star, cucumber, emerald crab.

The only thing is that my two tangs bully the food away from the gramma. so much that its in hiding all day. the tangs and the clown are inseperable!! also, the hippo will be getting to big for my 75 very soon.

[fishben]

I was thinking of having a fridmani or Pseudochromis porphyreus in place of the bicolor

[bheron]

actually, i put them both in together!! i only had a few inverts and a clown in there. broke all the rules - didnt QT them either. And they're my two healthiest fish!

But, overall, while the Hippo is more skittish of the two tangs, he is also the more aggressive one. Its becoming more and more difficult to feed the other fish b/c he's getting so big and fast.

[chrismunn]

when looking for a stocking guide, you should turn to nature. how do the fish live in the wild. just because you cant re-create the exact living conditions in a tank, as you would find in the wild, doesnt mean you shouldnt try.....a main goal in keeping aquaria should be to re-create natural living conditions the best way possible, or at least as close as you can get......
but thats just my opinion, you could be just as successfull as anyone else doing whatever you want. its up to you...