Are These Fish Compatible?

[SkiFletch]

Agree with Colin, if you're not keeping corals this should be OK. My only concerns are that over a long enough time constant, the Tang and Wrasse might get a little too big for that tank. Would be on a scale of years certainly but if they do get too big in a few years, please look for alternative home options for them, even if that includes donating them to a public aquarium.

 

[Colin_T]

You could have a pr of tomatoe, spine cheek or clarkii clowns in the tank. The fish you have are mainly aggressive towards others of their own kind. Tangs fight with other tangs, Angels fight with other angels that look similar to them. Banana wrasse is peaceful. Spiny or porcupine puffers are peaceful but eat crustaceans. Lionfish are peaceful but they are predators with a big mouth. This means they will eat small fish but won't go around attacking things.
The niger trigger is the most aggressive towards other fishes but even so, they are quite peaceful for a triggerfish and probably won't bother the other fish in the tank.

 

[karaim]

Are all of these fish too much of a bioload for a 125 gallon? I probably won't do a lionfish and will probably do 2 maroon clowns instead. So the fish I want are:

(2) Maroon or Clarkii Clownfish (max size - 6 inches)
(1) Koran Angelfish (max size 15 inches)
(1) Blue Tang (max size 12 inches)
(1) Niger Triggerfish (max size 12 inches)
(1) Banana Wrasse (max size 12 inches)
(1) Spiny Box Puffer (max size 12 inches)

 

[Colin_T]

those fish will be fine in a 125g tank. Buy juvenile fishes rather than adults and let them grow into the tank. Very few fish reach full size in a tank and any that do will take a few years to get there. Then it comes down to filtration and water changes. Having a protien skimmer on the tank will help keep the water cleaner for longer and reduce the amount of water changes needed. And if you can grow macro algae (caulerpa) in the sump, then that will soak up heaps of nutrients and reduce water changes further.

 

[karaim]

those fish will be fine in a 125g tank. Buy juvenile fishes rather than adults and let them grow into the tank. Very few fish reach full size in a tank and any that do will take a few years to get there. Then it comes down to filtration and water changes. Having a protien skimmer on the tank will help keep the water cleaner for longer and reduce the amount of water changes needed. And if you can grow macro algae (caulerpa) in the sump, then that will soak up heaps of nutrients and reduce water changes further.

My filtration is as follows:

Sump - 45 gallons
Live Rock - 250 Pounds total (125 pounds in the show tank and 125 in the sump)
Live Sand - About 50 pounds of live sand in the display and a 6 inch deep sand bed in the sump.
Skimmer - ASM G3 Sump. I researched it before buying and heard that it was really good.
Macro Algae - none yet, but I will get some.

Should I use any chemical filtration?

 

[Colin_T]

wait until the tank has been going for a few months first and then if you are getting high nitrates or phosphates, add some chemical filtration. Otherwise leave it to the macro algae to keep the water clean.

 

[sheepdove]

At first I was thinking of having a reef tank, but I am now looking towards the more aggressive fish and were wondering if they were compatible with each other and/or my tank size. I have a 125 gallon with live rock (about 100 pounds of live rock in the display and another 125 in the sump). I can move it around if necessary. Here is the fish list I was looking at. Some of these fish are very aggressive, while others are peaceful. I am not sure if the more peaceful fish will survive.

Koran Angelfish
Imperator Angelfish
Blue Tang (maybe too peaceful)??
Yellow Tang (maybe too peaceful)??
Niger Triggrfish
Ungulate Triggerfish
Banana Wrasse
Marina Betta
Yellow Goatfish (probably too big)??
Puffer (not sure which one yet)

Since I can't have inverts in this tank, is there a saltwater catfish of some sort that will clean up the bottom of my tank. I included the Yellow Goatfish in my list, but that one might be too huge.

Are there any other bright colored fish that I am missing?

Never put two angelfish together in the same tank.

 

[JenCliBee]

At first I was thinking of having a reef tank, but I am now looking towards the more aggressive fish and were wondering if they were compatible with each other and/or my tank size. I have a 125 gallon with live rock (about 100 pounds of live rock in the display and another 125 in the sump). I can move it around if necessary. Here is the fish list I was looking at. Some of these fish are very aggressive, while others are peaceful. I am not sure if the more peaceful fish will survive.

Koran Angelfish
Imperator Angelfish
Blue Tang (maybe too peaceful)??
Yellow Tang (maybe too peaceful)??
Niger Triggrfish
Ungulate Triggerfish
Banana Wrasse
Marina Betta
Yellow Goatfish (probably too big)??
Puffer (not sure which one yet)

Since I can't have inverts in this tank, is there a saltwater catfish of some sort that will clean up the bottom of my tank. I included the Yellow Goatfish in my list, but that one might be too huge.

Are there any other bright colored fish that I am missing?

Never put two angelfish together in the same tank.

Old thread AGAIN lol