Hi,
My rockwork is three pillars. The tanks is a 2x2x4. Here is my plan (in intro order)
1. royal gramma (wondering if I should add after this after #4)
2. tailspot blenny
3. yellow watchman goby (with shrimp)
4. dottybacks (orchid, springer, & sunrise?) added simultaneously--I understand these dottybacks are moderately aggressive and can be kept with other dottybacks with caution if tank is large. I can quote books, but the point is to see who has experience doing this, if anyone. I've tried and orchid and a springer in a 120 before and they always seemed to hide. Perhaps because I added them late in the stocking plan. Hoping the rest of the crew will be mild enough and that adding the dottybacks early will help. Am a bit concerned the sunrise dottback might not tolerate the other two.
5. long-nose hawkfish (hoping adding it before dwarf angels will help--again, I've had before, but it was rather shy).
6. dwarf angels (2-3, coral beauty, pygmy and maybe one other, added simultaneously together)
7. yellow tang
8. mandarin goby or scooter blenny (a bit concerned the dottybacks will take all the fauna needed to feed these guys)
Otherwise, this will be a zoa garden, with maybe a shrooms or ricordia thrown in for good measure. Perhaps a clam.
Thanks,
nterry
My rockwork is three pillars. The tanks is a 2x2x4. Here is my plan (in intro order)
1. royal gramma (wondering if I should add after this after #4)
2. tailspot blenny
3. yellow watchman goby (with shrimp)
4. dottybacks (orchid, springer, & sunrise?) added simultaneously--I understand these dottybacks are moderately aggressive and can be kept with other dottybacks with caution if tank is large. I can quote books, but the point is to see who has experience doing this, if anyone. I've tried and orchid and a springer in a 120 before and they always seemed to hide. Perhaps because I added them late in the stocking plan. Hoping the rest of the crew will be mild enough and that adding the dottybacks early will help. Am a bit concerned the sunrise dottback might not tolerate the other two.
5. long-nose hawkfish (hoping adding it before dwarf angels will help--again, I've had before, but it was rather shy).
6. dwarf angels (2-3, coral beauty, pygmy and maybe one other, added simultaneously together)
7. yellow tang
8. mandarin goby or scooter blenny (a bit concerned the dottybacks will take all the fauna needed to feed these guys)
Otherwise, this will be a zoa garden, with maybe a shrooms or ricordia thrown in for good measure. Perhaps a clam.
Thanks,
nterry
