Difficult and Special Care Species List

Peter Eichler said:
I think some revisions can be made to the list, hopefully over the summer I'll find a little time to make some of those changes.

One random thing of note, I've had some great success with Goniopora in the longterm (24+ months) as long as it's not G. stokesii. I know others have as well, so it's nice to see some of these great corals being propagated and growing.
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Me too. I believe the success with this coral could be related to two factors.
Carbon dosing firstly leading to more feeding of microvert foods creating to a rich organic system, secondly
 
One to add on here, the Titan trigger. To the only for huge aquariums and high aggressiveness catergories. FS near me has one and I think it might die there, it has been there for about 8 months, and charging a ridiculous price. A very poor decision by those selecting at the importers.
 
vlanmingi tang

vlanmingi tang

Hi, I have an aquarium that is 3' X 5 1/2 ' X 28" water depth. I saw somewhere but can't relocate the thread that the tank should be at least 10' long for this fish. It is doing fine now and thought my volume of the tank would be sufficient. Do I need to rebuild my tank length? I need a real good reason, wife keeps saying no.

Also the LFS here has some Goldflake Angels. Didn't see them on the list. They are beautiful but I don't want to buy them if they are difficult,

Great thread and an awesome list. Kept me from buying some fish that look awesome.
 
Sorry for the question regarding tank size for A Vlamingi. Left this thread and there it was staring right at me. Tank size for Tangs. Time for glasses.
 
I'm seeing more and more people keeping fish that were amoungst the hardest to ship and keep. Its my hope that collection and handling can continue to improve to the point that many of the fishes on the list will be removed or at least their description revised. I lucked out and got a pair of H. Marcusi through a very good source, and the last word I would use to describe them as is "shy!"
 
mr.maroonsalty said:
I'm seeing more and more people keeping fish that were amoungst the hardest to ship and keep. Its my hope that collection and handling can continue to improve to the point that many of the fishes on the list will be removed or at least their description revised. I lucked out and got a pair of H. Marcusi through a very good source, and the last word I would use to describe them as is "shy!"
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I'm hoping to make some revisions before the year is out.

We've got a long way to go, but hopefully the survival percentage for some of these fish has improved greatly. Sadly, I don't think it's all that improved, it's just some skilled aquarists starting to have some success. But yes, things are getting better in the supply chain it would seem along with aquarium conditions as a whole in the hobby.
 
I would just like to say, though im no expert, most lions now adays are doing very well in the home aquaria. Most will settle in just fine even radiata, fu manchu, and mombasa lions do well in captivity once you get them feeding.
 
It appears that all the fish that I have any interest in are either low survivor rate or best left to experts. Ill take the list under advisement but won't deviate from my fish want list too far. Thanks for the information.
 
Venom0vv0 said:
It appears that all the fish that I have any interest in are either low survivor rate or best left to experts. Ill take the list under advisement but won't deviate from my fish want list too far. Thanks for the information.
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Best of luck, it's your choice. Even if money is no object to you, it can be very frustrating to lose fish after not having them for very long. If you think you will have better luck than everyone else because you have pristine water quality or a very large tank, it's not always the case, as many fish just don't adapt well to captivity even for very experienced hobbyists when all conditions are perfect. Why not get the ones with the best chance of living a long life in your tank? There are so many beautiful fish to chose from that are easy-moderate. Maybe try one difficult fish that you find most captivating after you have a mature, stable tank. You will enjoy this hobby much more, in my opinion. Like I said, its your choice, but posts like this are written by reefers who care about sharing their knowledge to give other reefers the best chance for success, so they won't be frustrated by having to flush beautiful fish down the toilet.
 
Pygmy Angels I have had no luck with them. The coral beauty, lemon peel and potters what the heck. Any body else have good or bad experiences with these fish. Sorry if it was earlier in the thread. But my schedule doesn't allow me to do any extensive reading anymore.
 
NanoJosh said:
Pygmy Angels I have had no luck with them. The coral beauty, lemon peel and potters what the heck. Any body else have good or bad experiences with these fish. Sorry if it was earlier in the thread. But my schedule doesn't allow me to do any extensive reading anymore.
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Lemonpeel and Potter's are two of the trickier species in the genus. However, Coral Beauties are one of the hardiest, though still fairly suceptible to parasites and perhaps mpre likely to be caught using stressful methods. If you have a reef tank and you really like your corals, my advice is to give up on them anyways since they often end up picking, especially Lemonpeels.
 
Thank you for doing this list. It is great info, but I find it a little too conservative especially in regards to angelfish. It is true that a lot of angels fall victims to cyanide poisoning, but that is where a good relationship with a TRUSTWORTHY LFS is important. The LFS needs to know the origin of their livestock, and if you're as lucky as I am- the LFS will quarantine all new arrivals for 15 days before you are allowed to buy the item. :)
 
I love dwarf angels and had 1 loss, a tiny cherub taken by velvet on qt.

My potters

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Flameback

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And my latest gem :)

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