Indymann99
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Its hard to beat a Hippo for BLUE.. you can always sell them when they out grow the tank.
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I want something BLUE
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nanoreefer1000
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^ Please don't do this...:angryfire:Its hard to beat a Hippo for BLUE.. you can always sell them when they out grow the tank.
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Indymann99
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Removed. In the future, provide evidence why you are right. Don't attack those with a different opinion. BrianD
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IMO... blue colored wrasses seem to have the most 'color loss' as they grow
mattsilvester
Team RC
Funny - I was starting to think the same thing myself.
They grow quick - sure. They get big - sure. They are active - sure.
But by my own rule of thumb is that a tank should be 6-8 times the length of the fish .... 60/8=7.5 ...... It'll take a couple of years to reach 6"+ if I start with a 2" ..... no?
falconut
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Not to start a fight, but I've had my Hippo for around 3 years and mine's still around 4". He's fat and healthy, but doesn't seam to be getting any bigger, or at least he's growing very slowly. He looks better than others I've seen in larger tanks. I got him around the same size from another reefer. I think they grow faster in larger tanks. JMO.
mattsilvester
Team RC
Brian,
I used to share that opinion. My life's experiences however have taught me that long term plans can be short sighted;
About 5 years ago, my wife was expecting our first child. We had just renovated and extended our home, doubling it in size. I just bought a new car. I was happy, and in a stable job. Around about then I decided I would get a 240 gal tank to be the long term and permanent home for an emporer angel.
Approxiamtely 1 year later, I lost my job; my commute to work doubled to 1-2 hrs each way.
About a year after that, I lost that job. My next job took me over 100 miles form home. My family life suffered, as did my hobby - but I stuggled on.
Then I slipped on ice and fractured my skull. It nearly killed me.
About 2.5 years ago I took a job closer to home - my hobby had survived (not without casualities) and the emporer was still with me. A few months later, I found myself relocating to Bangkok Thailand.....
My point is this - over the last 4-5 years I have changed jobs 4 times, moved 3 times, nearly died once, and had a child..... nothing is premanent, and in the greater scheme of things our hobby is just that, a hobby; it will always play second fiddle to 'life'. To that end - I have come to realise that the furthest I (and many any others) can look down the road with a reasonable degree of certainty is 2 years.
So, for my part - I am confident that my life circumstances will not change significantly in the next 2 years; if I am correct, then it is highly like that I will have gotten a much bigger tank than I now own - I have in the past, and will in the future. Meanwhile, if something unexpected happens then it matters not whether I have a 1000 gal tank or a nano - the tank will come under the axe.
Don't get me wrong - I am not advocating throwing caution to the wind ..... one must have some semblence of a plan, founded on probability not baseless hope; some sense and sensibility must be applied. One must calculate probable growth rates, time lines, and exit strategies .....
Does that make sense?
.......... of course there are always going to be people that will go out and buy an emporer angel for a 55, believing they will be upgrading to a 240 next year ..... with no budget, finance, game plan, space, or concept of how they will realise this upgrade..... that is just irrisponsible...... and these people will continue to be irresponsible regardless of what you or I write, say, or think.....
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IMO... gets too aggressive
Rybren
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A local LFS recently had a couple of Blue Tilefish in stock. They had an almost irridescent blue sheen to them and were breathtaking.
I debated picking one up, but decided to come home and read up on them. Unfortunately, they were gone when I returned to the store.
I have yet to find a picture of them that does the colour justice.
I debated picking one up, but decided to come home and read up on them. Unfortunately, they were gone when I returned to the store.
I have yet to find a picture of them that does the colour justice.
Winwood
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Those are spectacular fish just make it's eating and your tank is covered.
gobymasters
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blue spot jawfish
Vince272992
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i would never get a damsil, u can get something so much cooler and a lot more peaceful the damsils, i would do a blue jawfish or a group of Blue green chromis, or a purple tang if you want something bigger. (not exactly blue but close enough) 
Purple tang?...might as well get the Hippo tangor a purple tang if you want something bigger. (not exactly blue but close enough)
small alien
The fungus is among us.
Yellow tail is your best bet for deep blue if youre willing to go semi aggressive.
My orange spotted filefish are a delightful baby blue.
My orange spotted filefish are a delightful baby blue.
