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[snorvich]

So my tank setup is as follows: 55g DT with a ~7gal fuge (converted wet/dry) with DSB, and 10g sump. I have a Reef Octopus 150NWB, two Powerheads - 1250gph, 500gph, plus return - and I have 4xT5 lights. 20+ lbs live rock, 40+ base (soon to be live) rock, and 30lbs LS.

I intend to keep my rockwork more on the "open" side and only fill it in with Corals when my water stabilizes. I've had the system running for about 6 weeks.

Intended fish list to be added in this order:

Two Ocellaris Clowns (added 2 weeks ago)
Royal Gramma OR Bicolor Dottyback OR Orchid/Purple Dottyback

Glramma Loretto is the better choice by far

Kauderns Cardinal
BiColor Blenny
Blue Gudgeon Dartfish (how readily available are these?)

I see them pretty frequently on LA

Flame Angel
Green Mandarin (with time)

Probably ok with a refugium but your odds will increase with "copepod refugiums in the tank composed of rock rub ble

My concerns are keeping the Mandarin, and making sure the pod population isn't being eaten by anyone else. Also about how reef safe the Flame Angel would be - I've heard they're hit or miss... Is a Coral Beauty a better alternative?

Thanks!!

 

[snorvich]

setting up 150gl 36x36 w/ sump, skimmer... looking at getting chromis to cycle ... not sure how many though? any thoughts on amount of chromis for 150gl to start cycle?

Don't use fish to cycle. Put a whole table shrimp with shell and all into a pair of panty hose (to make removal easy) and your tank will cycle like a charm.

 

[Michelle S]

Yes, that species is aggressive but how did you happen to have a pair of McCulloch?

My son has three pair of rare clownfish, the McCulloch is the rarest. He just moved back to Austin from Kennewick WA and had to ship each pair, one pair a day. I picked them up at the FedEx office and spent hours acclimating them each day. I put the mcculloch pair in my established tank even though it was pretty small for them.

He moved the male out a few days ago because the female (ursula) was harassing him and ripping his fins to shreds. My son came and got the female yesterday as he has his larger tank up and running for them.

The other two pair went into tanks at my son's new living location.

 

[Michelle S]

Now I want to get some regular clownfish. I have two red bubble tip anemones (I had one and it split) and I'd like to get clownfish that would pair well with these anemones. What do you suggest?

 

[snorvich]

Now I want to get some regular clownfish. I have two red bubble tip anemones (I had one and it split) and I'd like to get clownfish that would pair well with these anemones. What do you suggest?

In your nano? Entacmaea quadricolor attracts 13 clownfish species in nature:

A. akindynos
A. allardi
A bicinctus
A. chrysopterus
A. clarkii
A ephippium
A. frenatus
A. mccullochi
A. melanopus
A. omanensis
A. rubrocinctus
A. tricinctus
Premnas biaculeatus

And in captivity A. occelaris. I cannot really recommend one species or another but if you are ONLY doing a species tank, with no other fish, I would go with GSM (Premnas biaculeatus) but they will not allow any other fish in your sized tank.

 

[mssvp]

thank you snorvich... never heard of that before, ill give it a try.:thumbsup:

 

[Reef Doctor]

New to the hobby. Just completed cycling a new tank and looking to make sure my fish plans are ok. Wondering what order they should go as well. Is it a general rule to add more peaceful varieties first and move to more aggressive?

75 gallon Tank "“ 48"x24"x21"
30 gallon refugium/sump
Vertex IN 180 protein skimmer
Supreme classic pump 9.5 Mag.
ATI Sunpower 48" 6x54W
150lbs live rock
75lbs live sand
hermits
hitchhiker crabs (porcelains, mithrax, gorillas) trying to get rid of most of them
3 Tigertail cucumbers
2 Peppermint Shrimp
Snails

Fish:
Amphiprion ocellaris "“ Clownfish 1 fish
Pterapogon Kauderni (Bangaii Cardinal) "“ 1-2 fish
Cryptocentrus cinctus "“ Yellow watchman Goby-1 fish
Gobiodon atrangulatus "“ Green Clown Goby "“1 fish
Salrias ramosus "“ Starry Blenny "“ 1 fish
Nemateleotris magnifica "“ Orange Firefish"“ 1-2 fish
Ctenochaetus strigosus- Koles Yellow Eye Tang- 1 fish
Siganus vulpinis-Foxface Lo- 1 fish
Chromis cyaneus "“ Blue Reef Chromis "“ 1 fish

 

[snorvich]

thank you snorvich... never heard of that before, ill give it a try.:thumbsup:

Works great. Most difficult part is convincing your butcher you only need ONE shrimp. Might as well get some for you as well.

 

[snorvich]

New to the hobby. Just completed cycling a new tank and looking to make sure my fish plans are ok. Wondering what order they should go as well. Is it a general rule to add more peaceful varieties first and move to more aggressive?

75 gallon Tank "“ 48"x24"x21"
30 gallon refugium/sump
Vertex IN 180 protein skimmer
Supreme classic pump 9.5 Mag.
ATI Sunpower 48" 6x54W
150lbs live rock
75lbs live sand
hermits
hitchhiker crabs (porcelains, mithrax, gorillas) trying to get rid of most of them excellent idea. use a tipped glass to get them
3 Tigertail cucumbers
2 Peppermint Shrimp
Snails

Fish:
Amphiprion ocellaris "“ Clownfish 1 fish
Pterapogon Kauderni (Bangaii Cardinal) "“ 1-2 fish A pair works, otherwise only one
Cryptocentrus cinctus "“ Yellow watchman Goby-1 fish
Gobiodon atrangulatus "“ Green Clown Goby "“1 fish
Salrias ramosus "“ Starry Blenny "“ 1 fish
Nemateleotris magnifica "“ Orange Firefish"“ 1-2 fish For more than one, you need a bonded pair
Ctenochaetus strigosus- Koles Yellow Eye Tang- 1 fish
Siganus vulpinis-Foxface Lo- 1 fish
Chromis cyaneus "“ Blue Reef Chromis "“ 1 fish

Add your tang and foxface last. Please read my blog on quarantining

 

[3rdimension]

what are acceptable dimensions/gallons in a quarantine tank for 4-6 inch fish? I'm looking in the future to get a trigger, angel, butterfly and wrasse. The main tank is around 110-120 gallons.

 

[Reef Doctor]

That was a good blog write-up. I personally would not add a fish without quarantine. Related to tangs, in your opinion, would it be OK to substitute a Chevron for a Kole's in a 75 gal? By the way, thanks for keeping up this thread. It is extremely helpful!

 

[snorvich]

That was a good blog write-up. I personally would not add a fish without quarantine. Related to tangs, in your opinion, would it be OK to substitute a Chevron for a Kole's in a 75 gal? By the way, thanks for keeping up this thread. It is extremely helpful!

I think substitution would be fine. Chevrons are one of my favorites

 

[snorvich]

what are acceptable dimensions/gallons in a quarantine tank for 4-6 inch fish? I'm looking in the future to get a trigger, angel, butterfly and wrasse. The main tank is around 110-120 gallons.

Well a 40 gallon should work with any

 

[3rdimension]

Well a 40 gallon should work with any

ok, thank you. I was thinking more around between a 60 and 75 gallon with at least close to similar length dimensions of the aquarium they'll eventually live in. But if they could survive and do well in a 40 gallon quarantine one at a time, I'll have to take your word on that. I just want them to be as comfortable as possible for the 4 weeks they'll be spending in isolation. One quick question. No feeding during quarantine is that correct? unless the water is changed more frequently and kept a close watch on with very lite feeding? I just couldn't imagine starving a fish to death for 4 weeks after it already endured the stress of transportation.

 

[snorvich]

ok, thank you. I was thinking more around between a 60 and 75 gallon with at least close to similar length dimensions of the aquarium they'll eventually live in. But if they could survive and do well in a 40 gallon quarantine one at a time, I'll have to take your word on that. I just want them to be as comfortable as possible for the 4 weeks they'll be spending in isolation. One quick question. No feeding during quarantine is that correct? unless the water is changed more frequently and kept a close watch on with very lite feeding? I just couldn't imagine starving a fish to death for 4 weeks after it already endured the stress of transportation.

One of the purposes of quarantine is to get them feeding with no opposition from others. While I understand the value of a larger tank, unless you plan to do as I do and treat in a separate hospital tank, moderate size is better for water management.

 

[3rdimension]

One of the purposes of quarantine is to get them feeding with no opposition from others. While I understand the value of a larger tank, unless you plan to do as I do and treat in a separate hospital tank, moderate size is better for water management.

gotcha. thanks again

 

[dnguyen1]

Hello guys

Thanks so much for doing this

My tank is a 50g cube, 20 gallon sump that's 15 gallons filled
Euroreef CS62 in the sump
Chaeto in the sump
approx 80-90 lbs of live rock
approx 60-70 lbs of live sand
1 peppermint shrimp
1 rbta anemone (3 inches)
Various zoas, monticap, encrusting monti and toadstool (all small)

Current stock
1) Ocellaris Clown pair
2) Lemonpeel angel
3) Blackcap/Tiger Jawfish
4) McCosker Flasher Wrasse
5) Royal Gramma

This is the order they were added in.

My question is... what would be the max number of fish I can have in this tank?

I was thinking about my next fish if anything being a
yellow candy hog fish... also open for any additional suggestions... my wife is kind of nagging me on another fish for HERSELF (her pick was the lemon peel angel)... what do you guys think of a heilfriche firefish or two spot goby

thanks again

 

[xCry0x]

new fish

new fish

Have my 25g AIO up and running with 0nitrates/nitrites/ammonia. It actually appears to be fairly self sustaining because after my ammonia nuke (used diluted ammonia to cycle) the tank finished the cycle with 0's without a water change (nitrates went from over 100ppm to undetectable over a couple of days).

Have 2-3" sand bed, 10lb pukani dry rock from brs, 4lb fiji cured live from lfs and 5lb rubble rock in back chamber as well as a 5" sand bed in a 3x3" chamber with chaeto and a submersible light.

~750gph flow from powerheads + whatever the return pump is.

No skimmer.

Currently stocked with
1xblack/white ocellaris
1x s.a. 'fancy' ocellaris
1xYWG

6 nerites
4 ceriths
2 nassarius
2 bumble bee snails
3 tiny blue leg hermits
an unknown amount of crabs that materialized off my live rock. (have counted 1 porcelin, 1 gorilla (maybe) and I THINK 1 other that could be a slightly larger porcelin.


Want to add a 4th fish with some more color.. thinking about a dottyback and hoping since it would be the last addition it should not terrorize everything. Otherwise possibly a green clown goby.

Main question is would a bi-color or an orchid dottyback be a complete terror? I plan on starting to add soft corals in the next month or two and if the levels dont hold constant adding a HOB skimmer to allow corals.

**edit**

Tank cycled in 3 weeks and is currently at about 2 weeks post cycle.

 

[Multiham]

12G JBJ Nano tank
12 lbs live rock
12 lbs sand

Currently have 1 Yellow Watchman Goby and a Pistol Shrimp

Would like to add Barnacle Blennies. Understand they do well in groups. Could I add 4 in this 12 Gallon tank or is that too much load.

THanks!

Steve

 

[snorvich]

Hello guys

Thanks so much for doing this

My tank is a 50g cube, 20 gallon sump that's 15 gallons filled
Euroreef CS62 in the sump
Chaeto in the sump
approx 80-90 lbs of live rock
approx 60-70 lbs of live sand
1 peppermint shrimp
1 rbta anemone (3 inches)
Various zoas, monticap, encrusting monti and toadstool (all small)

Current stock
1) Ocellaris Clown pair
2) Lemonpeel angel
3) Blackcap/Tiger Jawfish
4) McCosker Flasher Wrasse
5) Royal Gramma

This is the order they were added in.

My question is... what would be the max number of fish I can have in this tank?

I was thinking about my next fish if anything being a
yellow candy hog fish... also open for any additional suggestions... my wife is kind of nagging me on another fish for HERSELF (her pick was the lemon peel angel)... what do you guys think of a heilfriche firefish or two spot goby

thanks again

a firefish may be fine or the flasher wrasse may harass it. A two spot goby will not survive