Difficult and Special Care Species List

Thanks for the props guys.

HB thanks for the interesting info. I'd appreciate more experienes from people with Potter's and Blue Reef Chromis.
 
FWIW, I would suggest adding the yellow-striped clingfish. They're really beautiful little fish and are very tempting, but difficult if not impossible to feed. Most waste away in captivity.

I have sad experience with this fish that I now understand to be typical. Liveaquaria says that they'll take meaty frozen foods, but mine refused to eat anything I offered, including live mysis, tiggerpods, cyclopeeze, and all manner of other frozen foods. I did not have an urchin in with him (ordered one but it didn't make it through shipping) so do not know if it would have made the difference. In any event, not a good fish for beginners.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10296762#post10296762 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyface888
I wonder where does the pineapple fish stand? I dont even know if its a warm water fish or not.

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/pineapplefishes/japanesepineapplefish/
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At one time Pinecone fish were on the list and to be honest I'm not sure why they aren't anymore. In my limited experience they are very poor survivors, most accounts I've heard reflect that. I think Marine Center is portraying a far more optimistic outlook on the chances of survival than I would. Nocturnal planktivores that require live food and a very quite tank with subdued lighting aren't exactly what I'd call "not a particularly dfficiult fish to maintain". They're not impossible, but I'd imagine almost all of them die within their first couple months of aquarium life.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10296872#post10296872 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by rssjsb
FWIW, I would suggest adding the yellow-striped clingfish. They're really beautiful little fish and are very tempting, but difficult if not impossible to feed. Most waste away in captivity.

I have sad experience with this fish that I now understand to be typical. Liveaquaria says that they'll take meaty frozen foods, but mine refused to eat anything I offered, including live mysis, tiggerpods, cyclopeeze, and all manner of other frozen foods. I did not have an urchin in with him (ordered one but it didn't make it through shipping) so do not know if it would have made the difference. In any event, not a good fish for beginners.
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That's a good suggestion. I don't have any personal experience with them but I have heard of very few success stories and lots of failures. I can't even recall this fish being avilable in the hobby longer than 5 years ago...
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10297007#post10297007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Peter Eichler
At one time Pinecone fish were on the list and to be honest I'm not sure why they aren't anymore. In my limited experience they are very poor survivors, most accounts I've heard reflect that. I think Marine Center is portraying a far more optimistic outlook on the chances of survival than I would. Nocturnal planktivores that require live food and a very quite tank with subdued lighting aren't exactly what I'd call "not a particularly dfficiult fish to maintain". They're not impossible, but I'd imagine almost all of them die within their first couple months of aquarium life.
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Marine Center ALWAYS portrays a much more optimistic outlook on almost all species they list...
 
Hmm I have another anemone to add where do tube anemones stand? I have had mine for 7 years and it seems pretty hardy. But I was told these were cold water species but its doing find it my tank. Hmm what about hog fishes and other hawk fish?
 
"Centropyge heraldi (almost always caught using drugs)"

are you refering to cyanide collection or something else?

on a side note when i first read that I had a good laugh thinking" fish uses drugs" lol
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10297940#post10297940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by UN-Sizzlers
"Centropyge heraldi (almost always caught using drugs)"
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Yeah, I think that's just the juveniles.:lol:

Edit: Without the emoticon, the joke just didn't make it.
 
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I'd assume so, I think it might help some people who dont know the scientific name to use the common name to help them. Ok going to avoid all three of thoes dwarfs.
 
You guys are making me want to keep the funny wording rather than edit it :p The common name I see for it is usually Heraldi Angelfish, but I guess Yellow Angel is another.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10298782#post10298782 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by edwing206
Just read the list. Thanks. It basically eliminated everything you see in a LFS. lol.
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It's not that bad... :lol:
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10300255#post10300255 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyface888
Hmm a thought just came to me is there a compatiblity list somewhere? XD
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There are a lot of charts floating around, if you do a google search you will find several. It seems many of them used the chart in "The Tetra Encyclopedia of the Marine Aquarium" by Mills as a guideline.
 
I looked into liveaquarias but it seems some fish they mention are compatabile are not. Thats what throws me off when buying a fish.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10300460#post10300460 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyface888
I looked into liveaquarias but it seems some fish they mention are compatabile are not. Thats what throws me off when buying a fish.
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It's such a tough thing to make alist/chart about compatibility because there are so many factors involved. It's a little more cut and dry with a list like mine but not a whole lot. There will always be exceptions to the rule. I've seem peaceful gobies terrorize tankmates and I'm sure there is someone out there that had an Orange Spotted Filefish that ate flake food.
 
there is a few people in Hawaii that I know that have kept them long term. Copps here on RC has had one for a while i think.

my point on longnose hawks is that they shouldnt be on the list at all. Very hardy which is againt the reason for the thread i believe.

butterflies are always a touchy subject. It would take a while to get into the depths of butterflies :)
 
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