More 90 Gallon Stocking Ideas

Well, my wife got another PJ Cardinal to replace the one that went missing. She also picked up a Diamond Goby and Atlantic feather duster. As soon as we put the Diamond Goby in, the two clowns attacked it relentlessly. It dug a hole under one of the rocks and took refuge there. I told my wife to leave it until morning and see if the clowns have calmed down with it. The next morning, the clowns were still relentlessly harassing it, keeping it at the top of the tank, trying to jump out. I went to get the net to try to catch either the clowns or the goby. Came back and the goby was gone! I found it at the bottom of the overflow box. Took me a couple of hours to get it out and back in the DT. It went back in the hole and the clowns followed, ran it out, and nipped of some of it's tail. My wife had had enough. (The clowns were given to her with another tank and she didn't like them). She found someone to take both of them and gave them away yesterday. The PJ Cardinals and the goby immediately started moving around the whole tank, instead of staying in one corner. So now, we have the Diamond Goby, 2 PJ Cardinals, 1 Lawnmower Blenny, the Atlantic Feather Duster, a bubbletip anemone, some mushroom corals, 1 Skunk Cleaner shrimp, 2 turbo snails, and 2 nassarius snails. She wants some colorful fish in the tank to add some color. Any PEACEFUL stocking ideas to go along with what we have? Thanks in advance.

 

Hello!

Depending on your sump size and amount of rockwork (please post when you come back! Thanks!) I think you and your wife may like the colors in this


So...what about:
- Diamond Goby
- 2 PJ cardinals
- Lawnmower Blenny
(Aka what you have)
+
- 1 McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
- 1 Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
- 1 Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
- 1 Red Fairy Anthias
- 2 Bartlett Anthias
- 2 Lyretail Anthias

I would QT all the wrasses together and QT the Anthias all together. Especially for the Anthias, they'll need to establish their pecking order and will have some aggression at first, but should be fine later after they've worked it out. Try getting all females (it's okay to let 1 total male slip through, multiple males won't be happy with each other). Also, make sure to have a tight fitting lid as Anthias are known to take leaps know and then.

And they're all reef safe if you ever decide to go further into that direction (but, I mean, who doesn't ). If this works out for you, you can add a later centerpiece or two later .

 

Hello!

Depending on your sump size and amount of rockwork (please post when you come back! Thanks!) I think you and your wife may like the colors in this


So...what about:
- Diamond Goby
- 2 PJ cardinals
- Lawnmower Blenny
(Aka what you have)
+
- 1 McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
- 1 Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
- 1 Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
- 1 Red Fairy Anthias
- 2 Bartlett Anthias
- 2 Lyretail Anthias

I would QT all the wrasses together and QT the Anthias all together. Especially for the Anthias, they'll need to establish their pecking order and will have some aggression at first, but should be fine later after they've worked it out. Try getting all females (it's okay to let 1 total male slip through, multiple males won't be happy with each other). Also, make sure to have a tight fitting lid as Anthias are known to take leaps know and then.

And they're all reef safe if you ever decide to go further into that direction (but, I mean, who doesn't ). If this works out for you, you can add a later centerpiece or two later .

Thanks! Sump is eshopps ADV200. I'm guessing we have 50-90 pounds of rock, but I'm not exactly sure.

 

Thanks! Sump is eshopps ADV200. I'm guessing we have 50-90 pounds of rock, but I'm not exactly sure.

A beautiful sump and a good size. Anthias are pretty healthy eaters so a 29 gallon is just right for that bioload. As for the LR, as long as your rockwork has some nooks and crannies for space jic things get hairy, it should be fine .

 

A beautiful sump and a good size. Anthias are pretty healthy eaters so a 29 gallon is just right for that bioload. As for the LR, as long as your rockwork has some nooks and crannies for space jic things get hairy, it should be fine .

Yes, the rock has plenty of holes/tunnels.
Thanks again!