Stock suggestions for 5.5' shallow reef

[shiftline]

I'm in the process of building/planning my shallow reef tank

Tank will be 66"L x 20"w x 18" tall. (90-100g ish)

Contents from my current 30g will be moved in:
2 perc clowns
1 banggai Cardinal
1 azule damsel
1 blue line cleaner
1 fire shrimp
Various other little critters

I'm debating what to add for stocking to the larger tank. The tank will be trimless so in looking for fish who are not known to be jumpers

Possibly a few green Chromis for a little school and possibly another banggai or two

I was also debating a yellow tang, hippo and a dwarf angel.. Any suggestions?

[Myka]

I'm all like, "Oooo another SPS reef!" (sticks) But I think you got auto-corrected from "stock" didn't you? Want me to fix?

[shiftline]

Sure please. Haha. Autocorrect fail. But yes there will be lots of sps as well

[Myka]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Sure please. Haha. Autocorrect fail. But yes there will be lots of sps as well

Haha. Ok, good to hear.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by shiftline

The tank will be timeless

I'm going for that look too

[Myka]

Autocorrect got you THREE times!!!

[shiftline]

I love the long shallow look. I have a fusion 30l now and love the look of the tank but crave more space for coral and fish

Older more spacious shot of the current tank

More recent overcrowded shot from 30 seconds ago


New tank design

[Myka]

Originally Posted by shiftline

Possibly a few green Chromis for a little school and possibly another banggai or two

I was also debating a yellow tang, hippo and a dwarf angel.. Any suggestions?

I like the dims of the new tank! Consider getting black glass installed on the overflow end. It look better than acrylic, doesn't attract algae like acrylic, and doesn't scratch like acrylic. It's basically nothing like acrylic - which is a good thing.

Bangaii won't get along long-term unless they are a pair. A third one will get beaten to death. I think the YT and Hippo are too common for my liking - everyone has those two. A YT isn't so bad though - at least they help keep the rocks clean. Hippos don't do much. For yellow in my tank I have a Yellow Coris. He's a good worker. I'm bored of Dwarf Angels too. I'm really into a Wrasse thing right now, but they are certainly bad jumpers. I like Firefish and Jawfish too, but they are also bad jumpers. I like jumpers, so I'm not a good help.

[shiftline]

Hah sadly there is a lot of cool jumpers! But I'm fairly set on rimless.

So for banggais. If I get one of the opposite sex should I be safe for a pair? (Pretty sure mine is a female. 1 vent)

As for the new fish I'm open for anything (current fish are obviously getting moved over)

I was thinking 5 or so Chromis as it would be nice to have a school. I generally prefer more small fish opposites to one or two large ones.. But I'm completely open to options.

[Myka]

You just like the look of trimless? I think it's a PITA.

If you want a shoal of something, Anthias are your best bet. Chromis usually become 2 -same with Damsels (I've always been a fan of yellowtails your Azure is nice too but can be a jerk). Finding a male Bangaii should be easy as I've found most are males. As long as you have a male and a female they will get along.