griss' Tank Upgrade Thread

[Reefing102]

I’m with @vlangel. I’ve never had long term luck with dither type fish. Maybe a small school of monos? Humble had a relatively recent thread on them. Not sure about reef compatibility (some say they munch soft corals and some inverts).

I’ve always been a fan of the old TOTMs with a bunch of large angels.

 

[griss]

You definitely need a red spotted hawkfish. They have the best personality.

Oh, a Hawk of some sort is definitely in order. I miss my Caribbean Hawk, I had him for a very long time

No tangs George? A bristletooth tang will help with nuisance algae. I've not had a lot of luck with so called dither fish, anthias, chromis as they seem to kill each other off until there are only 1 or 2. Bangaii can be that way although Pajama cardinals are more accepting of each other but not as cool looking as bangaii. Personally blennies are so fun. In your tank maybe a Starry blenny since you have some aggressive fish.

Thanks, Dawn. I will definitely have a tang. When I first got into SW in the 80s (my parents 200 gallon fish only) the first tang they had was a Convict Tang and I've always been partial to those. I saw one at the LFS last weekend and almost picked it up. I like blennies as well so, that is definitely on my wish list.

I’m with @vlangel. I’ve never had long term luck with dither type fish. Maybe a small school of monos? Humble had a relatively recent thread on them. Not sure about reef compatibility (some say they munch soft corals and some inverts).

I’ve always been a fan of the old TOTMs with a bunch of large angels.

I hadn't even thought of Monos. I'll have to put those on my list to look into. I'm not a fan of the big angels unless its for a huge tank. But, I might consider one of the dwarf angels.

This is all still up in the air and I'm really bad about impulse purchases of livestock so, who knows what all I'll end up with Thank you all for you input, it is greatly appreciated.

On the dither fish, so far my 4 Chromis are being peaceful with each other and I'm actually enjoying them. Who would have thought someone with 40+ years in this hobby could actually enjoy sitting, drinking a beer and watching a group of Chromis? But, hey, maybe it's old age, nostalgia and not having to shuttle kids to practices and help with homework.

 

[vlangel]

Oh, a Hawk of some sort is definitely in order. I miss my Caribbean Hawk, I had him for a very long time

Thanks, Dawn. I will definitely have a tang. When I first got into SW in the 80s (my parents 200 gallon fish only) the first tang they had was a Convict Tang and I've always been partial to those. I saw one at the LFS last weekend and almost picked it up. I like blennies as well so, that is definitely on my wish list.

I hadn't even thought of Monos. I'll have to put those on my list to look into. I'm not a fan of the big angels unless its for a huge tank. But, I might consider one of the dwarf angels.

This is all still up in the air and I'm really bad about impulse purchases of livestock so, who knows what all I'll end up with Thank you all for you input, it is greatly appreciated.

On the dither fish, so far my 4 Chromis are being peaceful with each other and I'm actually enjoying them. Who would have thought someone with 40+ years in this hobby could actually enjoy sitting, drinking a beer and watching a group of Chromis? But, hey, maybe it's old age, nostalgia and not having to shuttle kids to practices and help with homework.

I say if we can enjoy the simple things in life, then we have learned some of the best lessons!