Fish from the Caribbean/Gulf of Mexico???
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tang56
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I recently went diving there and saw plenty of caribbean blue tangs, bicolor dwarf angels, french gray and queen angels( i believe these would get to large for a 120), many yellow belly damsels, armed anemones, pipe sponges, purple seafans, and a butterflys that look very identical to a rafflesi and a saddleback. Im probably forgetting a few things to... oh and a royal gramma. Very cool looking fish.
Heath,
That is a pretty broad area, lots of choices. Stony corals are going to be pretty much impossible to get from that area, but you can get a few soft corals, and of course, aqua-cultured live rock.
You could thumb though some books on the region and locate a critter that would be a "must have" for you, and then build a compatible population around that.
Jay
That is a pretty broad area, lots of choices. Stony corals are going to be pretty much impossible to get from that area, but you can get a few soft corals, and of course, aqua-cultured live rock.
You could thumb though some books on the region and locate a critter that would be a "must have" for you, and then build a compatible population around that.
Jay
AuroraDrvr
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A harem of Royal Grammas is always cool, a pair of C. aurantonotus angels would also be nice. Tangs of the Western Atlantic will get too big for a 120. Flame Cardinals, Yellowhead Jawfish, Blue Reef Chromis, there are some pretty cool Halichoeres wrasse.
The sky's the limit. Just really depends on what you are looking for. As Jay mentioned, I would find that one "gotta-have" Atlantic fish that you love, and build the tank around that. :thumbsup:
The sky's the limit. Just really depends on what you are looking for. As Jay mentioned, I would find that one "gotta-have" Atlantic fish that you love, and build the tank around that. :thumbsup:
Rock Beauty Angels and Pygmy angels (c. argi).
I would get Caribbean live rock to start with. I've never used it personally but heard good things about Tampa bay saltwater.
I would dominate the decoration with live gorgonians. There are also a number of beautiful algae and plants to get. You could also get some ricordea, and disosoma polyps in the mix. There are also a few anemones that are quite lovely.
There are also a number of sponges available-some of them are hard to keep so make sure you research what you are buying.
There are lots of cool fish as well. There are some stunning basslets available as well as some cool wrasses. There are several angels to choose from. I like the carribean fireball angel myself. If you have deep pockets there are some awesome butterfly fish that would probably be okay with the inverts- most of the prognathodes butterflies make great choices.
Lots of choices. These types of tanks take a little planning as some of the livestock is a little harder to come by compared to pacific specimens but can really be awesome.
keep us posted.
I would dominate the decoration with live gorgonians. There are also a number of beautiful algae and plants to get. You could also get some ricordea, and disosoma polyps in the mix. There are also a few anemones that are quite lovely.
There are also a number of sponges available-some of them are hard to keep so make sure you research what you are buying.
There are lots of cool fish as well. There are some stunning basslets available as well as some cool wrasses. There are several angels to choose from. I like the carribean fireball angel myself. If you have deep pockets there are some awesome butterfly fish that would probably be okay with the inverts- most of the prognathodes butterflies make great choices.
Lots of choices. These types of tanks take a little planning as some of the livestock is a little harder to come by compared to pacific specimens but can really be awesome.
keep us posted.
HOBrien
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Can you name a few of the stony(LPS, SPS) and the soft corals that are from the caribbean area? I will try to find the "Must Have" fish for us to build around.
Thanks Everyone for the input so far.
AuroraDrvr
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Stony corals are illegal to collect. Check with the FL live rock aquaculture outfits. That's your only chance for stony corals.
Ricordia, Zoas, Palys and Gorgonians are all common in the Caribbean. However, I would limit yourself to one or two Gorgonians at the max, especially in a med/small sized tank like a 120g. They require specialized supplements, and with too many of them in a small system, will use up the nutrients they need and will suffer. Unless you don't mind spending $$ on supplements.
anbosu
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HOBrien
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Biotope?????
Biotope?????
I have gotten some good responses on the Caribbean biotope and after doing alot of pondering on what I really want in the tank.
I want to be able to have a variety of SPS, LPS and so in corals so that eliminates the Caribbean area.
So I have now narrowed it down to 3 Countries that include a fish from my favorite group of Angels and that is the Chaetodontoplus group.
The countries are:
Japan
Taiwan
Papua N Guinea
So I would like some input on which would have the greater availability of corals?
Biotope?????
I have gotten some good responses on the Caribbean biotope and after doing alot of pondering on what I really want in the tank.
I want to be able to have a variety of SPS, LPS and so in corals so that eliminates the Caribbean area.
So I have now narrowed it down to 3 Countries that include a fish from my favorite group of Angels and that is the Chaetodontoplus group.
The countries are:
Japan
Taiwan
Papua N Guinea
So I would like some input on which would have the greater availability of corals?
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