haven't been here in a while but wanted to know what could go with a velvet damsel, cleaner shrimp, some snails, and hermits and a brittle starfish in a 60Gallon tank damsel is about 3-4 inches tank has been set up for 2 years or more is fowlr equipment is a 125gph powerhead tetra whisper filter 30-60 hob. 200 watt heater a coralife 150 watt aquaqlight pendant 10,000k and probally 120 pounds or more of live rock tank is fowlr tank is also 4 feet long
Compatibilty
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amkelly802
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various gobies, blennys, clownfish
can u suggest a list from these fish i like these fish yellow watchman goby/orange stripe prawn goby or other goby/firefish/occelaris clown fish or percula clownfish or other clownfish/bicolor blenny/lawnmower blenny/blue/green chromis/coral beauty angelfish/lemonpeel angelfish/pygmy(cherub) angelfish or other dwarf angelfish/midas blenny/sixline wrasse/zebra barred dartfish/royal gramma basslet/yellow tang/scopas tang/kole yellow eye tang/bristletooth tomini tang/ two spot bristletooth tang/or other tang maybe somekind of clown goby
amkelly802
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those are all good examples, anyone of those except the tangs that you listed would be a good fit in that tank.. be aware that the angels may nip corals, but the other fish are good choices.. personally i like a wrasse.. six line are really colorful and very entertaining.. chromis can be in groups of odd numbers you may like that.. i have a bicolor blenny and find him very interesting the way he acts.
100%hydrophylic
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your damsel is most likely gonna pick on anything you put in there for a while
100%hydrophylic
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yellow watchman, i like ocelleris clownfish, lawnmower blenny, and last add a coral beauty. thats what id do. just an opinion though. and i guess if thats not enough you could put a six line wrasse in. i like those, they're cool
amkelly802
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thats a pretty good list, yes wrasses can be jumpers so be aware.. i think the best thing to do is put a list together that you like yourself and then post it and see what people say
100%hydrophylic
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yea amkelly thats a better idea
amkelly802
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a 60 gal tank right?
Re: Compatibilty
How often do you do water changes? How many gallons do you change out?
You're going to be limited by your bio-load, because your filter is very marginal in a saltwater setting...The Tetra filters are really not designed with SW in mind. In addition, you only have 2x your tank volume in circulation, which is on the lowest end for salt water.
IMO, you need more circulation - (a second powerhead, like a Koralia) and you should consider a HOB overflow and a small sump - in the 20G size range. There are lots of threads on RC about setting up a sump for your saltwater tank... If you get a sump, I would dump the Tetra in favor of a small skimmer, like a Turbo Flotor.
I'd like to see a picture, but it sounds like you could use less live rock in your display - give your fish more swimming room. If you decide to get a sump, you can move your extra LR down there. That way your tank won't look like a glass box full of rocks with some water...
If you add much more bio-load without upgrading your filtration and circulation, your tank might go into a death spiral. Be very careful...
Good luck.
LL
How often do you do water changes? How many gallons do you change out?
You're going to be limited by your bio-load, because your filter is very marginal in a saltwater setting...The Tetra filters are really not designed with SW in mind. In addition, you only have 2x your tank volume in circulation, which is on the lowest end for salt water.
IMO, you need more circulation - (a second powerhead, like a Koralia) and you should consider a HOB overflow and a small sump - in the 20G size range. There are lots of threads on RC about setting up a sump for your saltwater tank... If you get a sump, I would dump the Tetra in favor of a small skimmer, like a Turbo Flotor.
I'd like to see a picture, but it sounds like you could use less live rock in your display - give your fish more swimming room. If you decide to get a sump, you can move your extra LR down there. That way your tank won't look like a glass box full of rocks with some water...
If you add much more bio-load without upgrading your filtration and circulation, your tank might go into a death spiral. Be very careful...
Good luck.
LL
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