40 breeder

[Cyproz]

Thinking of stocking these, lemme know if there would be any issues with corals or fish to fish aggression.


1 six line wrasse (alrdy got)
2 conch snails
1 frostebite clown
1 diamond goby
1 starry blenny
1 longnose hawk or bicolor dwark angel
? one dragonface pipefish?

only torches/hammers, zoas and mushrooms for corals.

20 gallon sump with refugium and will be getting top of line skimmer.

 

[jraker]

Get the sixline out now. They are evil. Get a flasher wrasse instead, much more peaceful.

Don't get 2 conch snails. A 40b is barely enough sand for 1, let alone 2.

The clown sounds good.

Diamond goby. Don't get it. It lives off the microfauna in your sand. It will rapidly deplete your sandbed of all life in that small of a tank, and eventually starve. If you want a goby that digs, get a goby/shrimp pair. LA DD usually has some pairs for sale.

Starry blenny sounds good, but I would recommend also looking at other blennies, like the midas blenny.

The longnose hawk should be fine.

If you wanted a dwarf angel, my concern would be aggression with other fish, so add it last. It might also eat your torches and hammers.

 

[Cyproz]

you say goby shrimp pair, what kind of goby is that generally?

 

[jraker]

Generally gobies from the genus Cryptocentrus, Stonogobiops, or Amblyeleotris.

My personal favorites are the yasha goby and the randalls goby.

 

[Cyproz]

Yea that yasha one looks cool!

 

[jraker]

Yeah, but at a price. A $60 price for a little 2 inch fish. Here is a pair of randalls gobies with a shrimp for sale, with I could get this.

 

[Cyproz]

What about a leopard wrasse?

and could i just see if they get along with the six line first? dont wanna just "get rid of" a healthy fish

btw whats the fish in your picture?

 

[jraker]

A leopard wrasse should be fine, just be sure it is eating prepared foods (mysis, pellets).

More likely than not, the sixline will be aggressive to new fish, because it has already established its own territory, and sixlines are generally bullies. I have heard some stories where sixlines do perfectly well in a community, but the stories of sixlines bullying fish four times their size outweigh the good ones. Some people go as far as to tear apart their entire rockwork to get sixlines out. Personally, I would not have a sixline, but it is up to you if you want to risk it.

 

[Cyproz]

I alrdy have the six line is the problem......

What shrimp would i need if i got the yasha goby?

 

[jraker]

Yasha gobies stay on the smaller side, so they prefer Alpheus randalli, the red banded snapping shrimp. These shrimp are a little smaller than the tiger snapping shrimp, another common pistol shrimp. The yasha and the red banded pistol shrimp will get together well, and many people have success with them together.

 

[Cyproz]

could i put my six line in the refugium perhaps?
i really like the Mckosker FLasher wrasse.
maybe with the starry blenny
the randalls with shrimp combo
a clown
a longnose hawk

 

[Cyproz]

Good news, buddy is gonna take the six line off my hands for his tank.

 

[jraker]

Nice