Check my Stock Wish List?

[Fretfreak13]

Alrighty, been through a lot of ups and downs with my tank in the past year and a half. Now that I have a job, I'm ready to actually go into the stock list I've always wanted! I'm mostly concerned about the two gobies, do you think they'll all get along? Both the diamond and the jawfish are bottom-range swimmers, but the jawfish has its burrow...I'm so conflicted!

Tank Info:
1 year and 5 months old
29 gallon, 20 gallon sump
10 gallon refugium
Marineland Skimmer
4x36w Sundial Nova T5s
36 lbs LR
35 lbs LS (deep sandbed for jawfish)

Current stock:
x2 Occ Clowns

CUC:
40 hermits
3 Emerald Crabs
1 Brittle Star
1 Peppermint Shrimp
20 Turbo Snails
2 Cleaner Clams
12 Narci Snails


I would still like to add:
Blue Spot Jawfish
Diamond Goby
Mandarin (I have pod cultures, an aged tank, and a nice fuge lol)
Dwarf Rusty Angel

You guys think it'll work out?

 

[Fretfreak13]

Oh, here's a pic. =)

 

[Toddrtrex]

Honestly, I wouldn't put a diamond goby in a 29 -- odds are great that even if it is eating prepared foods it would still starve to death.

I personally would skip the blue spot -- their track record is just so poor.

Sorry, but I would also skip the Mandarin -- it will go through those pods in less then a month.

As for the dwarf, while I have never kept a Rusty, have plenty experience with dwarf angels -- IMO/E they love fleshy LPS, so you might lose those -- though the one on the sand bed in that picture seems to be going downhill already.

 

[Tradewinds]

From the thread "What are some fish that you will not try to keep again?"

Blue spot jawfish due to the BSJ disease. No cure and no cause, which means we can't control it.

I was also thinking about adding the Blue Spot Jawfish to my list of possible fish, but may now reconsider it. I would be interested in hearing other's experiences in keeping this particular fish.

 

[Fretfreak13]

I had a tank crash due to a malfunctioning heater seven months ago and the coral in the sandbed was the only coral that lived. Didn't lose any fish, but that's what it was reduced to after all of that trauma. I'm hoping it'll come back someday, along with the anemone on the rock by the powerhead. It's been like that since had hasn't yet died. I'm hoping that guy will come back too, eventually...

What about the Yellow Headed Jawfish then? I'll nix the diamond goby, but I really have my heart set on the mandarin. I am aware of how to train onto frozen and I would like to try it.

 

[mrstihl]

Despite what most will tell you it is technically possible to keep a mandarin in a small tank just most people don't do it right. You will need a large rubble pile that the mandarin can't hunt in. What happens is in most small tanks they will quickly take out the pod population. With a rubble pile it give the pods in your tank a place to hide where they can continue to reproduce. This combined with your refugium can lead to success but keep in mind most fail to do this properly and it will lead to a mandarin slowly starving to death. Remember you can't count on it eating prepared foods.

 

[MikeandNicole]

Doing a mandarin in a 29 gallon is possible, but just be prepared to spend a lot of time/money to get them to eat frozen. I had a pair in a 30g but they both ate frozen. They are now in a 45g and spawn every week, but we took the time in the beginning to get them to eat frozen and bought tons of copepods to keep the population up.

I would avoid the BSJ, the yellow headed ones are easier to keep and don't need the colder tank water and don't get at large.

 

[Fretfreak13]

I know, I've talked to quite a few people who have had success for a few years keeping mandarin's in "nanos". I was more wondering about the goby and jawfish getting along. Thanks for the advice, though.

This is just wishful thinking, but do you think I have room enough for a Midas Blenny in the list too? Would it duke it out with the jawfish because of the similarity in body shape?