possible fish load for 180

[kutcha]

ok so i am upgrading to 180 gallon tank in a few months and i put together a list of possible fish let me know if you think it is to many fish or if i could add a few more if i wanted to later on:

2 occ clowns
3 fire fish
1 blue hippo tang
1 naso tang
1 powder blue tang
1 flame angel
1 foxface
1 mandarin dragnet
2 cleaner wrasse (not getting anymore)
2 lawnmower blenny's (not getting anymore)
2 red head solon fairy wrasse (not getting anymore)


for CuC it will be:
1 banded coral shrimp
10 snails (misc)
10 crabs (5 red 4 blue 1 emerald)
3 cleaner shrimp
i think i may need a little more for CuC i jsut want to start out with that to make sure they dont starve out

 

[jda123]

Mandarin should probably go last after your tank is overflowing with pods. Naso will get too big for your tank one day - have a plan including giving the fish away for free... show/large fish are worthless to a hobbyist. Cleaner wrasses die in captivity. Lawnmowers are cool, but they move around a lot of sand that some people don't like... but you might.

You might need more like 100 snails once those fish all get in there producing N and P and growing algae - you are right to go slow. Don't forget about your peppermint shrimp, conchs or cukes, if you are into those.

IME, banded coral shrimp are a-holes. Use at your risk.

 

[kutcha]

i read up on naso and it said they needed a 180 if in like 5 or 6 years i have to sell/give away the fish so be it but i love that fish i was hoping there would be enough fish in there to keep cleaner wrasse but if they will just die no use in getting those i like the lawnmowers they clean alot so with out the cleaner wrasse do you think i could add one or two more fish and me safe? as far as the CuC goes that will increase as time goes by those were just starting numbers cause once i get my 180 ill wait a little bit make sure everything is stable then i will add slowly over a course of time starting with the peaceful fish like lawnmower blennys and add from there and in my list i had mandarin as my second to last fish to add because of the pod colony the only fish after him was the emperor angel

 

[jda123]

I got a headache reading that. Most blennies are also a risk to eat coral polyps... even lawnmowers.

 

[kutcha]

lol dont make fun of my lack of periods. shouldnt you be out of breath if you read that whole thing in one breath?

 

[kutcha]

i love my corals how likely is it that a lawnmower would eat coral polyps? is there anyother types of fish that would help if i werent to get the lawnmower?

 

[kutcha]

ok i updated the original post to reflect what i have decided to not get