can i put these fish all together in my reef

[chrisjf66]

a maroon yellow stripe clown small a six line wrasse small a mandarin and yellow blue spot goby and a helfrichi firefish i have most already wanna get clown and firefish can i put the two with the three i have???? its a 37 gallon reef

 

[tkeracer619]

Is the mandarin eating prepared foods? If not it won't survive in the tank very long.

The six line will do just fine. It will also compete against a mandarin for food.

The maroon clowns are crazy mean and aggressive it will use every bit of that tank as its territory. Consider a different species.

Firefish would be fine but you will need to make sure the tank is covered or it will jump out.

 

[snorvich]

I am asking that your two Fish Related threads be move to Reef Fish where they will get more responses than in Equipment

 

[Dino]

This thread has been moved to the current forum.

 

[anbosu]

Eventually the maroon will probably start picking off your other fish in that size of a tank. I would recommend getting a less aggressive species of clown. The mandarin probably wouldn't work long term, either. Maybe check out a royal gramma instead?

 

[snorvich]

Well, a sixline wrasse has a high probability of intimidating your firefish to the firefish's eventual demise. Maroon clown is very ornery. And finally, unless you have a productive refugium the mandarin will starve to death, especially competing with a sixline for copepods.

 

[snorvich]

And as said above, a royal gramma would be a delight.

 

[nivekid]

I have a Helfrichi in my 37 gallon. It looks great. I also have a tailspot blenny, very cool but not super colorful. As the others have said, the maroons are mean. You could do a pair for ocellaris or percula clowns though.

 

[BL1]

Well, a sixline wrasse has a high probability of intimidating your firefish to the firefish's eventual demise. Maroon clown is very ornery. And finally, unless you have a productive refugium the mandarin will starve to death, especially competing with a sixline for copepods.

I've got a six line and firefish in my NC28. Both have done great together, the six line doesn't ever pay any attention to him.

 

[small alien]

I think in that sized tank, you'd be wise to create your stock list around a single favorite fish that is suitable for your tank size.

If it were me, I might do a single tankbred ocellaris clown with a shrimp goby/pistol shrimp combo and maybe a royal gramma and a neon goby.

 

[small alien]

My Gramma.