My big 5" tomato clown. He has a temper everytime that I do not feed him on his time schedual. Tries to bite me through the tank, hates crabs, the devil damsel that's in the tank, and my little 18 month old niece and nephew.He even bags his head on the power head,I guess to draw blood from his own head.But I still love him,he's been through a tank crash, and a move.Tough little bastard.
Fish We Regret Putting In Our Tanks!
- Thread starter Old Yeller Tang
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Trio of Yellow Head Jawfish. Cute has worn off.
flyhigh123
funky member
one more vote for the Maroon Clowny...
also, i've had 3 firefish go surfing... no mas
also, i've had 3 firefish go surfing... no mas
pigmy_angel
New member
Purple Tang
Killes at least five fish (three clowns a wrasse and on other) caught him at 4:00 in the morning and took him back to the store
Killes at least five fish (three clowns a wrasse and on other) caught him at 4:00 in the morning and took him back to the store
In my early days of reefing, I took lots of chances:
1. The purple pseudochromis has more meanness per gram than any other fish.
2. Arrow crabs are not such a good idea, except that it ate the purple pseudochromis.
3. Diadema urchins because they mow down the coralline algae.
4. Greenbird wrasses will wipe out your shrimp population.
I also had some good luck:
1. My maroon clown ate from my hand and never attacked me or any other reef inhabitant.
2. The coral beauty was always reef safe.
3. Never had a mean yellow tang.
1. The purple pseudochromis has more meanness per gram than any other fish.
2. Arrow crabs are not such a good idea, except that it ate the purple pseudochromis.
3. Diadema urchins because they mow down the coralline algae.
4. Greenbird wrasses will wipe out your shrimp population.
I also had some good luck:
1. My maroon clown ate from my hand and never attacked me or any other reef inhabitant.
2. The coral beauty was always reef safe.
3. Never had a mean yellow tang.
Lunar wrasse . . . shrimp eater.
Blue spot jawfish . . . Great fish, but they can even jump through egg crate just so they can do the stiff-thing on the carpet.
I like my spawning black perculas, but the flesh eating female makes putting your hand in the tank a real bummer.
Blue spot jawfish . . . Great fish, but they can even jump through egg crate just so they can do the stiff-thing on the carpet.
I like my spawning black perculas, but the flesh eating female makes putting your hand in the tank a real bummer.
the_anti_honda
New member
strawberry/ magenta/ purple (dottyback) Pseudochromis: attacks every thing.
Lunare Wrasse,
I still have him in my tank....he killed a baby maroon clown..is attacking my Diamond back sleeper goby{orange spotted}. ate a few starfish. has claimed at least 50 snails. and a few shrimp.
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I have to get rid of him becaus i cant keep my 150 clean without snails.
However my wife loves him and doesnt want me to get rid of him grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Almost forgot i had 3 porcupine puffers one time...man were they viscious ... got rid of em all.
I still have him in my tank....he killed a baby maroon clown..is attacking my Diamond back sleeper goby{orange spotted}. ate a few starfish. has claimed at least 50 snails. and a few shrimp.
(I have to get rid of him becaus i cant keep my 150 clean without snails.
However my wife loves him and doesnt want me to get rid of him grrrrrrrrrrrrr
Almost forgot i had 3 porcupine puffers one time...man were they viscious ... got rid of em all.
Old Yeller Tang
Premium Member
It Lives after One Year!
It Lives after One Year!
Seems to me the fish most people have problems with are definitely the Lunare Wrasse and Dottybacks as well as some Clownfish.
It Lives after One Year!
Seems to me the fish most people have problems with are definitely the Lunare Wrasse and Dottybacks as well as some Clownfish.
Ben Wilson
New member
The yellow terror of a tang. My yellow tang won't let any medium sized fish be introduded. It killed a purple tang, a ccb, and tried to kill a flame angel. Im waiting for him to die but it will probably be the only yellow tang to live to 25.
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diablodragon
New member
mistakes i made:
hermit crabs
Damsel
Mistakes made at work:
sea apple
empor angel ( gave velvet to all the other fish)
flower pot coral
hermit crabs
Damsel
Mistakes made at work:
sea apple
empor angel ( gave velvet to all the other fish)
flower pot coral
