HYPOTHETICAL! After seeing the bumblebee grouper at my LFS, I got really interested in groupers...then in large fish in general. Obviously not all of these fish are compatible with each other, but what would be the best combination of as many fish, and how big of a system would I need without crowding, or making it look crowded? 1 means I'd LOVE to keep it; 2 means I'm okay with dropping it if it displaces a 1; 3 means it has a specific role in the tank
Marine Betta-Calloplesiops altivelis'''''''''''''1
Regal Angelfish-Pygoplites diacanthus'''''''''''''''''1
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish-Forcipiger flavissimus''''''''''2
Copperband Butterflyfish-Chelmon rostratus'''''''''''''''2/3(aiptasia)
Raccoon Butterflyfish-Chaetodon lunula''''''''''''''''''2
Desjardini Sailfin Tang-Zebrasoma desjardini... OR Yellow Tang-Zebrasoma flavescens'''''1/3(algae)
Chevron Tang-Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis...OR Tomini Tang-Ctenochaetus tominiensis''''''''''1/3(algae)
Blue Line Grouper-Cephalophis formosa...OR Miniatus Grouper-Cephalophis miniatus'''''''''''''1
Lionfish-Pterois volitans...OR Fu Manchu Lionfish-Dendrochirus biocellatus'''''''''''''''''''2
Niger Triggerfish-Odonus niger...OR Humu'humu'nuku'nuku'apua'a-Rhinecanthus aculeatus...OR Clown Triggerfish-Ballistoides conspicillum''''''''''''''''2
Moorish Idol-Zanclus cornatus'''''''''''''''''''2
Bicolor Goatfish-Parupeneus barberinoides'''''''''''''''''''1/3(sand-stirrer)
Australian Stripey-Microcanthus strigatus'''''''''''''''''''1/3(schooling fish)
Marine Betta-Calloplesiops altivelis'''''''''''''1
Regal Angelfish-Pygoplites diacanthus'''''''''''''''''1
Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish-Forcipiger flavissimus''''''''''2
Copperband Butterflyfish-Chelmon rostratus'''''''''''''''2/3(aiptasia)
Raccoon Butterflyfish-Chaetodon lunula''''''''''''''''''2
Desjardini Sailfin Tang-Zebrasoma desjardini... OR Yellow Tang-Zebrasoma flavescens'''''1/3(algae)
Chevron Tang-Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis...OR Tomini Tang-Ctenochaetus tominiensis''''''''''1/3(algae)
Blue Line Grouper-Cephalophis formosa...OR Miniatus Grouper-Cephalophis miniatus'''''''''''''1
Lionfish-Pterois volitans...OR Fu Manchu Lionfish-Dendrochirus biocellatus'''''''''''''''''''2
Niger Triggerfish-Odonus niger...OR Humu'humu'nuku'nuku'apua'a-Rhinecanthus aculeatus...OR Clown Triggerfish-Ballistoides conspicillum''''''''''''''''2
Moorish Idol-Zanclus cornatus'''''''''''''''''''2
Bicolor Goatfish-Parupeneus barberinoides'''''''''''''''''''1/3(sand-stirrer)
Australian Stripey-Microcanthus strigatus'''''''''''''''''''1/3(schooling fish)