60 cube stocking advice

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mcfa2403

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So after much back and forth on what tank I would get I ended up with a 60 cube. The plan is to run mostly softies and lps (perhaps some monti caps). Now I'm havin trouble choosing fish as the footprint doesn't give a lot of swim length. I would like to have ornamental shrimp (even though I really like flame hawks) so nothing that will hunt them.
So far my thoughts are some combination of the following:

Green clown goby
Yellow clown goby
Twin spot goby
2 Davinci clown
Bangai cardinal
3 yellowtail damsel
Group of red striped gobies
Green barred goby
Yasha goby and candy stripe pistol
Dracula goby

Should add that it will have a 1" sand bed and moderate to high flow. Will likely add a cover.

Anything cool I haven't considered? Any particular combination that people like? Any of these that definately won't work? Any input is appreciated, thanks!
 
I would pass on the damsels and probably narrow down how many gobies you want to keep together... maybe your favorite 3?

Try to branch out to different types of fish that occupy different niches in the tank so you don't run into aggression/territory issues. Maybe consider a wrasse or two.
 
I would like a wrasse but I was under the impression that flasher and fairy wrasse required at least a 3 foot run (in my experience 6 line are just too agressive, yellow tail I have had in the past have been model citizens)

The niche problem was one of my larger concerns, I know not all gobies occupy the same but I know that the majority of the ones on my list do
 
mcfa2403 said:
I would like a wrasse but I was under the impression that flasher and fairy wrasse required at least a 3 foot run (in my experience 6 line are just too agressive, yellow tail I have had in the past have been model citizens)

The niche problem was one of my larger concerns, I know not all gobies occupy the same but I know that the majority of the ones on my list do
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Here are some options for a smaller wrasse

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/...+1378&r=3124&s=ts&start=1&page_num=1&count=24
 
6 line wrasse have a bad rep IME. Your going to get fish that are aggressive and fish that arent. The 6 line I have currently is an absolute model citizen and always has been.
 
DopeCantWin said:
Do you have a bigger fish that's boss by any chance?
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Most fish are bigger than a 6 line. But no,when he was in a tank with a bicolor psuedo he was bullied by him, no hes in a 60 cube with a eibli angel and 2 clowns and he acts like theyre not even there.
 
kegogut said:
Most fish are bigger than a 6 line. But no,when he was in a tank with a bicolor psuedo he was bullied by him, no hes in a 60 cube with a eibli angel and 2 clowns and he acts like theyre not even there.
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My six line is bullied in my tank right now. He's nice to everybody. It's as if when they learn not to be the king, they stay peaceful. Strange fish. Maybe get it, and if it starts bullying then use a trap with a mirror in it, transfer to a big tank where it isn't the king.
 
Be sure to let your sand bed mature before adding the Twin Spot Goby, at least if its (Signigobius biocellatus) so many common names :).

They will only feed on micro fauna in the sand and need a very mature tank to survive. Even then it can be difficult to keep them long term :(
 
Thanks derbird, I kind of suspected that may be the case as I have never really seen one feed other than sifting.

As for the sixline I just don't have a lot of interest after my experience, I don't think by any means they are a bad fish, just not really interested
 
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