Help me Buy a Fish

[affan]

I am headed to the LFS to buy a fish in about an hour. What should I buy?

Monetary contributions are welcome.

Thanks.

 

[TKByrnes]

well what do you have in your tank now? (fish & coral) we need to know that to give advice on a fish?

 

[affan]

Current inhabitants:

1 Zebrasoma xanthurum
1 Nemateleotris magnifica
1 Chrysiptera cyanea
1 Premnas biaculeatus
1 Halichoeres garnoti

Some SPS corals.

What else should I get?

 

[fishykid9212]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7998101#post7998101 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by affan
Current inhabitants:

1 Zebrasoma xanthurum
1 Nemateleotris magnifica
1 Chrysiptera cyanea
1 Premnas biaculeatus
1 Halichoeres garnoti

Some SPS corals.

What else should I get?

I need you to speak english Those fish don't mean anything to me

 

[affan]

Oh, and 1 Centropyge bispinosus.

 

[affan]

Purple tang, Firefish, Coral beauty, Yellowhead wrasse, GSM clownfish, and a blue damsel.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

And what size tank are they in? You have some rather could-be aggressive fish in there.

 

[TKByrnes]

what size tank? maybe a dwarf angel ( coral beauty ) the only problem is that dwarf angels are hit and miss on eating corals. about 99% of coral beauty's are completely reef safe. also maybe a hippo tang. I have a chalk bass. he is great always out and swimming around. the only problem i have with him is that he will eat very large hunks of food and sometimes gets them stuck in his mouth. LOL. but he always gets them out on his own.

 

[affan]

225 gallons, 55 gallon sump.

 

[affan]

I already have 1 Centropyge bispinosus aka Coral Beauty.

 

[TKByrnes]

ok well i highly recomend a bluethroat trigger!!! i didnt know you have a 225. also didnt see that you have a coralbeauty already. deffinately check out the bluethroat!!

 

[reefinmike]

twinspot hogfish

 

[affan]

I want pretty fish :lol: BIG BAD AND PRETTY

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

You have a bunch of options open. That's a fairly large tank that isn't heavily stocked. Maybe some Chromis, Anthias, or Flasher Wrasse? I'm a sucker for the schooling/shoaling/harem/whatever behavior. What about a Royal Gramma? They are loaded with personality? Maybe a large blenny? Midas Blenny?

 

[affan]

This is a cool looking fish.

 

[Travis L. Stevens]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7998159#post7998159 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by TKByrnes
ok well i highly recomend a bluethroat trigger!!! i didnt know you have a 225. also didnt see that you have a coralbeauty already. deffinately check out the bluethroat!!

I prefer Niger. I love the look when they are adults, but Pink Tail Triggers are really nice, too.

 

[affan]

Yeah! Flasher Wrasses! I love them! I wanna be like Tanaka and have them all and know all about them :lol: But they're not available in this Godforsaken place called Mississippi.

 

[affan]

Actually, I would really like to get one that can help eradicate hair algae. Thank you for all the responses, guys. Any suggestions on a voracious algae eater? Copperband, maybe?

 

[fishykid9212]

Kole tangs are verocious algae eaters, I used to have one and all it did was pick off the rocks. http://reefhotspot.com/store/images/Tang_kole_yelloweye01.jpg

 

[reefinmike]

any type of rabbit fish are great at eating algae. a foxface may work.