290 Gallon Stocking Advise
 

Still new to this hobby and trying to figure out which fish will go well together. I want the biggest diversity possible (angels,tangs, whatever). I want a good mix of small and big fish.

I currently have 2 clowns and a foxface.

Here is what has interested me so far. I know some of these cant be put into a tank together so I am looking for the best combination.

Blue Hippo Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Yellow Tang
Whitecheek Tang
Purple Tang (Maybe)
Flame Angel
Flameback Angel?
Lemon Peel Angel
Regal Angel
Rock Beauty Angel
Anthias (Dont know which ones)
Copperband Butterfly
Bangaii/Glass Cardinals

Most of these fish are big so I need something that is smaller and would school well. Any ideas would be appreciated.

Cheers.

Also, are clean up crews necessary and if so what should I get?

are you planning on keeping corals?


also powder blue doesnt go well with white cheek tang

Yes. Definitely corals. And that takes powder blue out of the list then.
Thanks

The angels you have listed can start eating corals at any time. The regal is the least likely.

Copperband butterflyfish do not do well long term in captivity. If you are wanting a butterflyfish, consider a pyramid. They do well and don't eat corals.

Anthias have much different requirements than other fish. You need to feed them multiple times/day. Due to this, they add quite a bit to the bioload. I have multiple anthias in my system and have 2 automatic feeders feeding 8 times/day plus once a day frozen food.

If you have a covered tank, there are some wrasse's that would go well. If no cover, don't go with wrasse's.

If you are looking for diversity, have you considered a zebra eel? They don't eat other fish.

some species of anthias are fine with once or twice a day feeding

Regal it is then unless theres a better option that I have not listed. I never looked into eels as I thought they werent reef safe and ate critters and smaller fish. Tank is also uncovered but I guess I could put a screen on top.

Do you know which ones?

Zebra dartfish school together nicely, they also won't bother any other fish and don't pick each other off like some anthias can. While not the flashiest of fish they do hang out mid tank and have interesting social interactions.
Like all dartfish they are jumpers so you would need a cover, also burrow under rocks.

Zebra eels are reef safe, but do like to escape. You will need something to make sure they can't get out if you get one.