Hawaiian fish biotope

[AhmedLFC]

good read

 

[Daniel62]

Update;
Tank is painted and on the stand, sump is almost finished, just waiting on some glass. plumbing is mostly done. picked up another pair of Mp40's. going with a SRO5000 skimmer. reef breeder lights, should have water in by new years I hope along with the aquascape, going to be doing something a little different I hope. LOL

Fish list update;

Potters, I have my pair and are doing great
Flame angel, have my male and looking for a female

Can any of these wrasses be a pair? or who won't play nice with each other
Flame wrasse
Potters wrasse
Elegant coris wrasse
Ornate wrasse

Fourspot BF
Bluestrip BF
Racoon BF
Milletseed BF
Tinker's BF someday
Pyramid BF
Longnose BF did not make it out of Qt along with the kleineii and auriga, still want to do this fish though
How about a Reticulated BF instead of the auriga. I will not be doing the kleinni

Curious worm fish
Indigo dart fish
Fantail file fish This fish I have, doing great
Longnose hawkfish
Lantern Toby

Achielles Tang This fish I have and he is fat and happy . I am doing TT still has some spots
Kole tang I have this one
Yellow tang I have this one
Dwarf moray But what do you thing of a snowflake instead

Can I keep a red pencil urchin with this group
Thanks for looking over the list AGAIN.

Also what encrusting coral would you suggest

Thanks

 

[the808state]

encrusting coral from Hawaii is illegal, unless you are trying to get it from elsewhere?

what about a pile of Hawaiian Zoanthids?

 

[teemee]

what about some endemic hawaiian pipefish, dunkerocampus baldwini? they're very pretty. So are helfrichi dartfish

 

[Daniel62]

I like the pipefish, but think the eels might eat them. I was told and have read that dart fish are not really Hawaiian, that they just sort of drift in from time to time.

 

[the808state]

we do have the magnifica dart fish here (very rare though).
helfrichi are from the marshalls, and cook islands

 

[Stevenliu9]

The Waikiki Aquarium has an awesome all Hawaiian fish only tank in the wall at their entrance.

Leland

Here is a shot of the tank you are talking about. 20K gallon tank with the most beautiful fish IMO.

And yes, a pyramid butterfly is a MUST!
Here is mine:

 

[usingthejohn]

Here is a shot of the tank you are talking about. 20K gallon tank with the most beautiful fish IMO.

And yes, a pyramid butterfly is a MUST!
Here is mine:

Wow. Those are beautiful fisv

 

[Daniel62]

So, Steve says I should only have 4 butterfly fish in this tank, which of these four would you choose;

BF
Bluestrip BF
Racoon BF red sea endemic is preferred if available
Milletseed BF
Tinker's BF someday excellent fish
Pyramid BF
Longnose BF did not make it out of Qt along with the kleineii and auriga, still want to do this fish though
How about a Reticulated BF instead of the auriga

so which 4 would you pick, and if you have the time tell me why. tinker's doesn't really count for now

Thanks

 

[iceet]

Can't have a Hawaiian biotope without a Hawaiian cleaner wrasse

 

[Daniel62]

I am going to pass on the cleaner wrasse until we figure out how to keep them. They have a very poor success rate in our tank. But I agree great looking fish

 

[albano]

I am going to pass on the cleaner wrasse until we figure out how to keep them. They have a very poor success rate in our tank. But I agree great looking fish

+1... Good for you (and the fish)

 

[Daniel62]

Tank is cycling :celeb1:

 

[Daniel62]

42 days to go

 

[Daniel62]

Stevenliu9,

do you know what colorful orangish fish that is in the top middle of your photo is

 

[albano]

Stevenliu9,

do you know what colorful orangish fish that is in the top middle of your photo is

Looks like some type of Hawaiian goat fish...

 

[Daniel62]

22 days to go

 

[Daniel62]

Time to start adding fish

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I absolutely love that pyramid butterfly. Where is the best place to get one?

 

[deleau]

I absolutely love that pyramid butterfly. Where is the best place to get one?

Ocean...

J/K. I signed up on notification email lists from LA and waited for a restock. The two I got from them have been model citizens and were eating pellets in QT from the moment I got them.