tankmates?

[Wiggles92]

ok so if i drop the tang what size? or is there a smaller species of tang?

Tangs are very active fishes in general, so I wouldn't consider one for an aquarium with a smaller length that what I suggested. If you drop the tang, then you can easily get away with a 75 gallon or 90 gallon.

 

[superluke]

so in what order should i add the fish?

 

[fish042099]

For that stock, nothing less than a 6' aquarium will do, so go with at least a 125 gallon. The chromis could be hit or miss with the eel depending on the size of the two fishes; they might become a snack if they're too small, and the eel misses too many meals.

I disagree, all tangs don't need 6' tanks, you can put certain tangs like the kholes's tang in 4' tanks. Also, snowflake morays generally aren't piscos, it's the gymnothorax genus that would be a problem. So if you keep the eel well fed and make sure he has lots of hiding spots, it wouldn't be a problem. Eventually he will out grow the tank and eat the chromis. If you want a bigger schooling fish I recommend anthias, but they are trickier to keep and aren't for beginners.

 

[superluke]

ok so fo stocking i will have a snoweflake eel a fuzzy dwarf lion and 4 chromis possibly a tang what order should i add them?

 

[Wiggles92]

I disagree, all tangs don't need 6' tanks, you can put certain tangs like the kholes's tang in 4' tanks. Also, snowflake morays generally aren't piscos, it's the gymnothorax genus that would be a problem. So if you keep the eel well fed and make sure he has lots of hiding spots, it wouldn't be a problem. Eventually he will out grow the tank and eat the chromis. If you want a bigger schooling fish I recommend anthias, but they are trickier to keep and aren't for beginners.

Yes, a Kole Yellow Eye Tang would work, but the majority of other tangs are unsuitable for aquariums with smaller lengths. While the eel is a Gymnothorax, it may still prey on small fishes even if well-fed as some other members have found out; it seems to vary a bit from eel to eel.

ok so fo stocking i will have a snoweflake eel a fuzzy dwarf lion and 4 chromis possibly a tang what order should i add them?

That stock is going to be at or above the biological capacity of your current aquarium. Anyway, stocking order would be something like this: Chromis > Tang > Lion > Eel.