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Percs are a good option.

But then again they are going to find one area and stake that out. I'm thinking a gaggle of chromis so you have movement across the tank right away.

Moorish Idol probably not a good starter fish :)
 
I have read that chromis such as the blue chromis are peaceful towards other species but brutal amongst themselves. That if u have a school of 7, you will eventually have but one. Is this true to your experience?
If so, that is why I would consider a school of blue eyed cardinals.
 
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Since you are just starting things up I was thinking of an option that's not to costly since you might experience tank startup losses.

I personally have never had long term success with chromis (thinking years). I have started with larger groups that dwindle down. However, I very seldom feed my reef tanks. And I think as an open water fish the chromis is not suited to feeding off of the rock.

I've never had aggression issues with the Chromis. I recently turned down a mature goldflake angel that was killing chromis as fast as it could. One of the nicest Goldflakes I have seen, right until you see it rip the side out of a chromis and then start chasing the next one down.
 
BigOldReef said:
Since you are just starting things up I was thinking of an option that's not to costly since you might experience tank startup losses.

I personally have never had long term success with chromis (thinking years). I have started with larger groups that dwindle down. However, I very seldom feed my reef tanks. And I think as an open water fish the chromis is not suited to feeding off of the rock.

I've never had aggression issues with the Chromis. I recently turned down a mature goldflake angel that was killing chromis as fast as it could. One of the nicest Goldflakes I have seen, right until you see it rip the side out of a chromis and then start chasing the next one down.
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So you are saying that you have experience that coincides with what I have read-that large groups of chromis seem to dwindle down over a period of time but that may be able to be avoided by feeding them?
 
I definitely have experienced dwindle down over the years with Chromis and Bangai. About 4 months ago I picked up 6 Bangai and did a 3 hour acclimmation process with them. And I still have all 6 - Which to keep all 6 is a record for me and Bangai.

But I am also trying to train myself to keep Anthias. So I added a Eheim feeder to the tank and try to feed a mix of pellets and frozen foods a couple of times a day.

So this might explain why I have some short term success with Bangai.

I'm running a fairly high fish load at the moment, and am waiting to come across a nice group of Anthias to try, else I would throw a bunch of chromis in and see how they do.

Outside of the standard Blue Chromis I do have several other types of chromis fish in my tank which have been doing well.
 
Anthias

Anthias

BigOldReef said:
I definitely have experienced dwindle down over the years with Chromis and Bangai. About 4 months ago I picked up 6 Bangai and did a 3 hour acclimmation process with them. And I still have all 6 - Which to keep all 6 is a record for me and Bangai.

But I am also trying to train myself to keep Anthias. So I added a Eheim feeder to the tank and try to feed a mix of pellets and frozen foods a couple of times a day.

So this might explain why I have some short term success with Bangai.

I'm running a fairly high fish load at the moment, and am waiting to come across a nice group of Anthias to try, else I would throw a bunch of chromis in and see how they do.

Outside of the standard Blue Chromis I do have several other types of chromis fish in my tank which have been doing well.
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You can try Lyretail or Squampinis. They are the easiest next to the dispar anthias. Just a suggestion.
 
As a reference, Dispars are notoriously finicky eaters, particularly when first established. I would suggest Pseudanthias bartlettorum (Bartletts) over Pseudanthias dispar, or many of the other species in the Genera for that matter ...
 
I don't know much about anything but would it be healthier, stress wise, to add a shy or very peaceful fish first so if you add a more aggressive fish they won't have already claimed their territory and beat up on the peaceful fish? Are anthias good schooling fish? Pretty vibrant colors.
 
I quess this could be its one thread, maybe there is one? Will need to do a search.
What was your first fish in a new reef tank and why choice was made?
 
I'm actually putting water in my tank in the next couple of days so I will be adding my fish back to my tank. I would like to add my baby hippo first. I will be buying an achilles, he will be second. Foxface, coral beauty, then chevron.
 
Severe thunderstorms passed through last night. Lost electric twice, fortunately for only about a minute each time. Tank restarted without a hitch, very minimal drain and no splashing upon restart. Was able to capture this lightning strike on iPhone.
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15 Day Update

15 Day Update

Tank is doing well. Rearranged rockscape on right, moved two side MP40's down to prevent minor spills on rim of tank, added rubble rock to prevent sand vortexes from MP40's. So far, with livestock added 3 Blue Green Chromis, 3 TR "Fancy" Ocelleris Clownfish, and 3 Turbo Snails.
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