Hey, I'm starting a 60 G, not that soon, but I am starting it. This tank will be my first non-nano. I have always wanted a snowflake eel, so I have being thinking of an aggressive, mostly zoa and softy reef. Now I know this sounds like... Not really the norm, but I have confidence I can pull it off without too much difficulty. My only problem is other fish to put in it. Ideas good sirs? Thanks.
60 G aggressive
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clowntriggerfis
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A dwarf angel but he might pick at the coral it depends on the specific specimen.
A reef safe wrasse would work.
A reef safe wrasse would work.
Hah, that's not good, my cuc will most probably consist of fighting conch, some turbos, and other non-crustaceans, I will be keeping a lion with the eel, other than that, I can't think of other fish to go into the tank - won't be keeping too many others to keep the bioload down.
clowntriggerfis
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That sounds good but your cuc probibly wont make it.
clowntriggerfis
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not the snowflake as much as the lion he will eat anything that fits in its mouth.
namxas
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Lionfish won't even look at snails, nor will they eat hermit crabs (non-hermits will be toast if the lion can swallow them). OTOH, SFE's will indeed eat hermits if they can yank them from their shell. My SFE ate a baseball-sized Dardanus megistos which was also removed from a tank for being destructive. Just snatched it right out of its shell.
clowntriggerfis
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Well in a 60 with a lion and a eel there is not much else you can have. What type lion are you thinking of?And yes I belive no matter what the lion will eat the snails but wait for some one with lion experence for a answer from experence.
Dayum, I think I'll stick with snails then. Good to know lions won't mess with snails - I'm not getting a huge lion, mind you. Antenna lion most probably. Now, I was thinking one of the larger hawkfish would be okay, maybe a larger blenny to help the snails keep everything clean - plus blennies are bros.
namxas
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Blennies are food to most lionfish. FWIW, P. antennata has the largest mouth of the medium bodied lions.
Just to give you an idea of what lionfish are capable of, Mr. Tuskfish here on RC had a 6.5" female maroon clown end up in his volitans' belly. I also know another person that had the same thing happen.
My wife (seahorsedreams) and I currently have 13 tanks of lionfish and other assorted Scorpaeniformes, so we've had a chance to study their captive behavior for quite awhile now.
Just want you to go into this with both eyes open.
Just to give you an idea of what lionfish are capable of, Mr. Tuskfish here on RC had a 6.5" female maroon clown end up in his volitans' belly. I also know another person that had the same thing happen.
My wife (seahorsedreams) and I currently have 13 tanks of lionfish and other assorted Scorpaeniformes, so we've had a chance to study their captive behavior for quite awhile now.
Just want you to go into this with both eyes open.
clowntriggerfis
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you could go with a fuzzy dwarf they will be better for compadibility but namxas will have a better more acurate answer
I want a zebra dwarf, I think, so far my plan is this: start with a sixline or similar, then snowflake, then lion, as for actual corals, loads of zoas and maybe some less demanding LPS, then later down the line when the tank is stable, try a few montis, and probably a couple more active, semi-aggressive fish later on - ie clarkiis with a nem, probably? That all sound good?
clowntriggerfis
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Definatly wait for namxas to confirm this(he knows alot exspecialy about lions and scorps) but from what I have heard is the snowflakes are nice until they reach adults then they are monsters and will eat anything they can fit in there mouth sometimes even attacking fish they can not fit in there mouth but some times they stay nice but that is rare the fuzzy sould be fine and if your clown is a massive 6 inch clown then maybe he can survive with the eel and lion but you would probibly have to buy the clown huge so it does not get eaten. But IMO just the zebra and the snowflake with the corals and some coral safe fish to cycle the tank preferibly not a damsel because they are teritorial.
