Need Help with Fish Selection

[oldhead]

Mandarin Dragonet pair. You will like themem

You didn't read the OP's whole post did you?

Pair of long nose or flame hawk? What about a trio of coral beauty or flame angels?

He probably likes his corals

I might consider ~5 banggai to give some life in the upper part of the water column

You wouldn't end up with 5

If you want Damsels I would get Azur damsels. Much more striking then Chromis which is such a bland fish IMO

The only damsel fish to consider and not give you headaches are chromis, he already has clowns. Any others I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

 

[oldhead]

Your tank is just on the small side but this angel is often over looked.
Genicanthus lamarck

 

[OrionN]

oldhead,
You are not a very friendly fellow are you. Oldhead is certainly appropriate for a curmudgeon.
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OP tank is about about 100 gal. The possibility of what fish to put there is wide open. If a harem or a group of fish of the same species, then Royal Gramma group is great. Contrary to popular believe, Royal Gramma will breed in our aquarium as a harem. I have had experience with this. With observation, you can see that Royal Gramma are protogynouns hermaphrodites and are dimorphic. Experienced keeper will be able to tell male from female. Two males cannot be in a same tank, they will fight to the death and female will change sex very quickly without another male.
Orchich Dottyback harem or pair is also another possibility. These are the most docile of the dottyback and will be fine in community tank.
If singleton wanted, another medium size tang is fine.
Fairy or Flasher wrasses are excellent addition. These are some of the most beautiful fish that can be keep that are completely reef-safe. They do need a screen top or else sooner or later you will have very expensive fish jerky.

Regarding damsels, certain damsel species are very docile and never bother anybody. Azure Damsel is one of the species that I would not hesitant to put in a docile community tank.

What I wrote above are from personal experiences, not from parroting of what other people wrote.

 

[OrionN]

Your tank is just on the small side but this angel is often over looked.
Genicanthus lamarck

Lamarck is pretty big. A G. watanabei is a much better choice.

 

[oldhead]

Lamarck is pretty big. A G. watanabei is a much better choice.

That's a pretty fish.

 

[WVfishguy]

Oldhead is like me; when you get old, you don't get grouchy, you just get very honest. I'm too old and sick to worry about offending someone - I might not be around tomorrow. And if you CHOOSE to be offended, you will be.

I believe if you are going to keep mandarins /dragonets, it's best to set your tank up for them at the start - as I did.

I have one of my two outflows behind the rockwork and along the bottom. I simply squirt food into the pump intake and food emanates from under the rocks.

I have most beautiful Marine betta (Comet) I've seen. And I get to see him maybe once a week if I'm lucky (stupid thing!).

Getting a pair of chalk bass was the best thing I've done for my tank. I just hope they don't die from being too fat.

I'll never keep any non-clown damsel again. Too unpredictable.

I like shrimps, so I would never keep any type of hawkfish. I screwed up once and put a long-nose hawk in a customer's tank. She really loved her cleaner shrimp, and was VERY upset when it was eaten.

I LOVE Watanabei angels. I keep dwarf angels with my derasa clam (Coral beauty, Eibli) but I don't recommend it for others. But Watanabeis are cool.

Stupid flasher wrasses always jump - escape artists. I set this last reef tank up so they "can't" (shouldn't) get out - but I haven't had the nerve to try one yet.

 

[Bent]

You didn't read the OP's whole post did you?

He probably likes his corals

You wouldn't end up with 5


The only damsel fish to consider and not give you headaches are chromis, he already has clowns. Any others I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

Since when do hawks attack corals?

 

[mommahen]

I love my Blue Reef Chromis. I have a small school (6) of them and while they do sort out a hierarchy, it is a non-violent one and they leave everything else alone.


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[Patrick Cox]

...Getting a pair of chalk bass was the best thing I've done for my tank. I just hope they don't die from being too fat...

What do you like so much about the chalk bass? This thread is the first time I have heard of them.

Thanks!

 

[Patrick Cox]

I love my Blue Reef Chromis. I have a small school (6) of them and while they do sort out a hierarchy, it is a non-violent one and they leave everything else alone.


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Do you know how quickly they grow? thanks.

 

[WVfishguy]

What do you like so much about the chalk bass? This thread is the first time I have heard of them.

Thanks!

They stay small, 2-3 inches, they're colorful, eat like little piggies, never hide, reef safe, don't harm other fish, pair off easily (just keep them singly or a pair) don't jump, and they're quite hardy.

Good, all around reef fish.

I should point out that EVERYTHING I post is from first hand experience. If I not have done it, or kept it, or screwed it up, I won't comment on it. I believe regurgitating what one has only read about is exactly what ruins the internet. (Within reason and common sense. Subjects like chemistry depend on the findings of other.)

 

[ca1ore]

Azure or yellow tail damsels are among my favorites, I've got 12 of the latter in my tank with another 25 in QT. Been keeping them for years and they never bother anything. Not a fan of green chromis; too likely to carry uronema. No thanks!

Chalk basslets are nice. I have a trio as well. They're a bit wimpy. My last group ended up close to 3" each, so they're not always small.

 

[Jesterrace]

Lamarck is pretty big. A G. watanabei is a much better choice.

The Watanabei's also tend to be pretty fragile. If I were going Genicanthus, I would go with a female Bellus. More color, only about an inch bigger than the Wetanabei for max size and they are more hardy.

 

[mndfreeze]

Chalk bass apparently can have a taste for small shrimpies.

 

[OrionN]

The Watanabei's also tend to be pretty fragile. If I were going Genicanthus, I would go with a female Bellus. More color, only about an inch bigger than the Wetanabei for max size and they are more hardy.

My Watanabei pair are fat and long live. I don't think that they are fragile. Eat everything insight and are very fat. I am curious as to why you think they are fragile?

 

[oldhead]

Since when do hawks attack corals?

Maybe the hawk doesn't but the other two in that same sentence surely have a possibility to nip at corals.

 

[Bent]

Maybe the hawk doesn't but the other two in that same sentence surely have a possibility to nip at corals.

Ok.

Surely you can see why I was confused.

 

[oldhead]

Ok.

Surely you can see why I was confused.

It's all good, now off to the fish store for more goodies. :beer:

 

[Bent]

It's all good, now off to the fish store for more goodies. :beer:

I cannot go to a fish store today. I want some more frags. But I guess it's going to have to wait.

 

[Patrick Cox]

Well, unfortunately I came home yesterday and found my 5 year old Yellow Assessor lying dead on the floor. This fish has never jumped before. I guess another fish spooked him. I had a top on my previous tank so I guess I should make one for this tank.

In terms of new fish, I am now thinking about...

1 - Flame Hawkfish
2-3 - Either Chalk Bass or Some sort of Wrasse

How does this sound?

Thanks.