60 Gallon Cube Fish Suggestions

[AudiSportB5S4]

Over the weekend I went to a tropical fish store and picked up.. Purple firefish, Pajama Cardinal pair, and a red dragon blenny.

I want to add another active swimmer to the tank.. I'm leaning towards a sunburst anthias.. The guy said for a 60 cube I couldn't do a Yellow Tang as in 6 or so months it would be ready to move out of the tank into a bigger aquarium so I don't want to go down that route. Any other suggestions besides the anthias?

 

[XxNewReeferxX]

I have a square anthias trio in my tank. My male is the most aggressive even though I have a yellow tang. I think you might be taking too big a chance of extreme aggression adding another anthias of a different species in your tank. Just from my experience I would think they would fight.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

I have a square anthias trio in my tank. My male is the most aggressive even though I have a yellow tang. I think you might be taking too big a chance of extreme aggression adding another anthias of a different species in your tank. Just from my experience I would think they would fight.

Well I don't have an Anthias anymore.. Currently I have a Clown, two PJ Cardinals, Purple Firefish, and the Red Dragon Blenny.. The firefish is very timid right now and the cardinals stay in the lower center section of the rockwork. I'd like at least one more active swimmer in the tank possibly two. Would it be okay to do another Royal Gramma and a Sunburst anthias? I'd probably keep it at that level..

 

[Betta132]

Yessss you have a good honest LFS! Be happy!
What about a chromis? Only one, though, they'll kill each other off.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Yessss you have a good honest LFS! Be happy!
What about a chromis? Only one, though, they'll kill each other off.

Yeah they are well known and it was much appreciated that the guy wasn't just trying to sell me stuff.. They care about where the fish are going it seems.

Thanks for the suggestion. I like the look of them, I'll have to ask when they will get some in stock! Can they swim around with a clown and an anthias or would that be too many swimmers in the tank?

 

[XxNewReeferxX]

Sorry, I must have misunderstood something

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Update

Now my current stock is.. Clownfish, two pajama cardinals, red scooter blenny, purple firefish, and three anthias.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

What kind of anthias did I get? Looking on Live Aquaria, I can't tell if they're Carberryi Anthias or not haha..

 

[Betta132]

You have plenty of space for swimming, I think it would be alright.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

You have plenty of space for swimming, I think it would be alright.

Yeah, that's what the LFS store said as well. I was just wondering what kind of anthias people thought it was

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Snapped a picture of my red dragonette.. He is settling into the tank pretty well especially after I dumped in a bag of the TISBE pods last week. I see him scouting out the whole tank now and it seems that he's finding food. Someone told me I can observe him during the tank's blue hour at night and really be able to see him eating? Besides the TISBE pods once/twice a week I throw in cyclops which seems to go everywhere since it's a very fine food.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Welp, Nemo committed suicide. I think he was hustled out of the tank by one of the three Anthias. One of them (the anthias) is definitely the alpha male, he zips around and muted Nemo's presence in the tank.

I'm unsure if I should get another clown, or get two now.. orange and black, or just no more clown. The Anthias that zips around is pretty aggressive, not towards the other fish besides chasing his own kind but not sure how two new clowns will do. Thoughts?

Current stock:
Three Anthias
One Pajama Cardinal
One Dragonette
One Clown Wrasse
One Purple Firefish

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Bump

 

[brett559]

I'd look into a cool wrasse.

 

[beancounter04]

AudiSport I like the look of your tank. I am going to get about the same size. I plan on doing a similar mix of coral and fish.

 

[RedStangGA]

In my 60 cube I have an orange back fairy wrasse, yellow coris wrasse, mccosker's flasher, yellow watchman goby, bicolor blend, firefish, and 2 ocellaris clowns. Extremely peaceful tank.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

I'd look into a cool wrasse.

Alright thanks. I think I'll get the female of the Clown Fairy Wrasse that I just got over the weekend. Looks like this. The female was all red, real pretty.

I have some updated shots of my tank that I'll post

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

AudiSport I like the look of your tank. I am going to get about the same size. I plan on doing a similar mix of coral and fish.

Thanks! Appreciate it.

 

[AudiSportB5S4]

Here's the wrasse I got.



FTS last weekend.



I will snap a shot with my phone and upload it, the difference in just one week with two starry lightfoot crabs doing work on the algae. It's all gone..