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Aloha! I'm hoping to get some opinions on my stocking list, process, and order of fish to add. Thanks!

I have a newly cycled 170g DT that I’m transferring my current fish into

Current fish I’m transferring to new tank:
2x clowns
1x flamehawk
1x midas blenny
1x banggai cardinal
1x Diamond goby
Current fish I’m taking to my LFS:
Sailfin Tang x1 (will get too big – it’s only 4 inches now)
6-line wrasse x1 (don’t want it to mess with the new fish I plan on getting)

I’m moving all my current live rock into new tank, so there shouldn’t be any ammonia spikes, right? And, as I mentioned, the new tank is cycled and producing nitrates.

After that’s done, I’m planning on adding new fish to tank in small batches in the following order about a month or so apart (when quarantine is complete. Quarantining these batches of fish in a 30-inch long 20g tank.

Batch 1:
Orchid dottyback
Banggai Cardinal (so I’ll have two total including my current one)
Azure damsels x2 or 3. I can’t decide between 2 or 3 due to aggression issues. Any opinions?

Batch 2:
Wrasses x4
All small females: blue star leapard, lineatus, exquisite are a few I’m interested in. I've been told not to get two of the same species.

Batch 3:
Angels (Genicanthus) x3 or 4, all small females
Zebra (possibly a pair)
Spotbreast
Japanese Swallow

Batch 4
Whitetail bristletooth tang or yellow eye kole
Purple tang
Tomini tang
Foxface
Again, I’m aiming to start all of them as small females. Any suggestions on 3 or 4 tangs that are capable of getting along together and that are on the smaller side would be appreciated.

Lastly, I’d like to add a pair of Mandarins, but I want to wait until tank is more established. Is it okay if I add these last? I would guess at least 6 months down the road.

Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
 

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batch 1&2 seem fine. i'm not experienced with the fish you have for batch 3, so i can't provide input for that. for batch 4, i'd say i would get a tomini tang, and foxface, wouldn't need a third but if you must, i'd say another bristletooth tang over the purple as purples can be big jerks like the 6line you're rehoming.
 
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batch 1&2 seem fine. i'm not experienced with the fish you have for batch 3, so i can't provide input for that. for batch 4, i'd say i would get a tomini tang, and foxface, wouldn't need a third but if you must, i'd say another bristletooth tang over the purple as purples can be big jerks like the 6line you're rehoming.
Good point about the purple tang. Thanks for your input.
 

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