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[snorvich]

i just bought a used 28g NC, 6 days ago. I already killed 1 margarita snail and 1 Coral Banded shrimp. Both died within 2 days, The funny thing...the blue damsel seems to be happy! just sayin...

This is not a discussion thread. Your post would be best in Reef Fishes

 

[josh11551]

14g Oceanic BioCube, all stock filtration, no sump, i want to get a perc or ocellaris, and a firefish goby or clown goby

 

[snorvich]

14g Oceanic BioCube, all stock filtration, no sump, i want to get a perc or ocellaris, and a firefish goby or clown goby

If your clown is unpaired, those fish above would be ok,

 

[Jorbar47]

Directions on new fish

Directions on new fish

So, a friend saw my empty, just cycled aquarium, and without consulting gifted me with the following fish, which as of Now aré on qt.

Spanish hog
Cuban hog
Jacknife drum

They are all about 2 inches.

Tank is 200 gallon, and right now only has lr, but planned to keep corals.

I was wondering if those are reef safe or not.

Thanks

 

[snorvich]

So, a friend saw my empty, just cycled aquarium, and without consulting gifted me with the following fish, which as of Now aré on qt.

Spanish hog
Cuban hog
Jacknife drum

They are all about 2 inches.

Tank is 200 gallon, and right now only has lr, but planned to keep corals.

I was wondering if those are reef safe or not.

Thanks

They are not invert safe, but coral safe, probably.

 

[armison89]

i know your not into agresive fish but i would still like to run my fish list by you because i think you give good advice.

fist list:
1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

wish list:
Niger Triggerfish (Odonus niger)
Harlequin Tusk (Choerodon fasciatus)
Red Flag Grouper (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Powder Brown Tang (Acanthurus japonicus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)


tank:
(72x17x27) 135 gallons
55 gallon sump
octopus skimmer
100-150lbs of live rock
2" sand bed

if you see a problem with anything please change the list to the best fish. i want as many fish as i can get. i will be starting this project in a few weeks. hope to be done by new years.

 

[snorvich]

i know your not into agresive fish but i would still like to run my fish list by you because i think you give good advice.

Thanks, I try hard to give good advice. I have not kept aggressive fish since late 80's through early 90's, however.

fist list:
1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus) In my experience a very aggressive fish to all.
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra) A lot of bioload for a 135, and can take small fish (although none of yours are really small
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)

wish list:
Niger Triggerfish (Odonus niger) can be either well behaved or a terror
Harlequin Tusk (Choerodon fasciatus)
Red Flag Grouper (Cephalopholis urodeta)
Powder Brown Tang (Acanthurus japonicus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)

My concerns: three triggers, the grouper eating your smaller fish but as you know I like tanks with zero aggression

tank:
(72x17x27) 135 gallons
55 gallon sump
octopus skimmer
100-150lbs of live rock
2" sand bed

if you see a problem with anything please change the list to the best fish. i want as many fish as i can get. i will be starting this project in a few weeks. hope to be done by new years.

 

[armison89]

i think this will be the final list. anything bad other then large bio load?

1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)
1 Powder Brown Tang (Acanthurus japonicus)
1 Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)

weekly water changes, big skimmer, and a lot of live rock should help with the bio load.

 

[snorvich]

i think this will be the final list. anything bad other then large bio load?

1 Arothron Dog Face Puffer (Arothron nigropunctatus)
1 Zebra Moray Eel (Gymnomuraena zebra)
1 Humu Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus aculeatus)
1 Red Tail Triggerfish (Xanthichthys sp.)
1 Banana Wrasse (Thalassoma lutescens)
1 Pinkface Wrasse (Thalassoma quinquevittatum)
1 Goldbar Wrasse (Thalassoma hebraicum)
1 Powder Brown Tang (Acanthurus japonicus)
1 Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)

weekly water changes, big skimmer, and a lot of live rock should help with the bio load.

Yes, keep up with water changes, overskim if possible, and live rock will all help.

 

[armison89]

my skimmer will be good for 250 gallon unless i go bigger. so nothing wrong with the fish list. sounds good

 

[snorvich]

my skimmer will be good for 250 gallon unless i go bigger. so nothing wrong with the fish list. sounds good

Well, as you know, I do not like to advise on aggressive fish lists. I provided comments so I guess it is as good as it can be. Skimmer size should be fine.

 

[Lord Baltimore]

72 gallon bowfront, Aqua Clear 50 and 70, Coralife 65 skimmer, 80lbs liverock, 80 lbs live sand. FOWLR (for now, may upgrade lighting in the future and do some easy corals.)

Current inhabitants are:
Yellow Watchmen Goby
2 Percula Clowns
2 Peppermint Shrimp
10 Dwarf hermits

Future Plans:
Citrine Clown Goby
Lawnmower Blenny
Royal Gramma
Firefish
Possibly Yellow Tang or Dwarf Fire Angel (leery if tank is big enough for the tang)
Green Mandarin ( I have heavily researched these guys, and am afraid my setup could not sustain one, I was hoping for your opinion on the matter.)


Large Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp

Thanks so much in advance! Fantastic site and a great service this thread provides! BTW Snorvich, Barrington eh? I'm up toward Gurnee area, any great lfs you can recommend?

 

[snorvich]

72 gallon bowfront, Aqua Clear 50 and 70, Coralife 65 skimmer, 80lbs liverock, 80 lbs live sand. FOWLR (for now, may upgrade lighting in the future and do some easy corals.)

Current inhabitants are:
Yellow Watchmen Goby
2 Percula Clowns
2 Peppermint Shrimp
10 Dwarf hermits

Future Plans:
Citrine Clown Goby
Lawnmower Blenny
Royal Gramma
Firefish add early rather than later so it can settle in without hassles.
Possibly Yellow Tang or Dwarf Fire Angel (leery if tank is big enough for the tang)

Well, I would not do the yellow tang. There are a variety of dwarf angels I like, but none are coral safe for meaty LPS corals. Kole tang would work if you really like tangs

Green Mandarin ( I have heavily researched these guys, and am afraid my setup could not sustain one, I was hoping for your opinion on the matter.)

If you add a refugium and have live rock, after six-seven month you could sustain one.


Large Cleaner Shrimp
Fire Shrimp

Thanks so much in advance! Fantastic site and a great service this thread provides!

Thanks! It got so popular we had to split it. There are more than 100 pages in the first half

BTW Snorvich, Barrington eh? I'm up toward Gurnee area, any great lfs you can recommend?

Well for fish, the best LFS is not so local to you; Old Town Aquarium is a nice field trip even if you buy nothing.

 

[Lord Baltimore]

Thanks so much, Ill have to look into dwarf angels. So, pretty much without a fuge, no Mandarin? Pretty much the conclusion I'd arrived at, but I was told a few different things about adding pods every six months, etc. Old Town Aquarium looks amazing, I work in the city all the time, I'll have to stop in there. Thanks so much once again!

 

[josh11551]

14g Oceanic BioCube, all stock filtration, no sump, i want to get a perc or ocellaris, and a firefish goby or clown goby

If your clown is unpaired, those fish above would be ok,

could i add a skunk cleaner shrimp in here and it not get picked on? can i add the firefish goby before i add the clown?

 

[snorvich]

Thanks so much, Ill have to look into dwarf angels. So, pretty much without a fuge, no Mandarin? Pretty much the conclusion I'd arrived at, but I was told a few different things about adding pods every six months, etc. Old Town Aquarium looks amazing, I work in the city all the time, I'll have to stop in there. Thanks so much once again!

Well, you are right on the cusp, slightly larger tank would work. With a refugium it would work, without one, not. Adding copepods every n months is not a winning strategy. Old Town Aquarium is awesome.

 

[snorvich]

could i add a skunk cleaner shrimp in here and it not get picked on? can i add the firefish goby before i add the clown?

Cleaner shrimp is not a problem. Firefish would be best before any other fish.

 

[LennyD4]

Hey Snorvich! I plan on getting a Lemonpeel dwarf angelfish in the future. My tank is a 65g FOWLR. It is about 3 months old, when would you suggest I can add a Lemonpeel, I have read they need a more mature tank with lots of algae?

 

[snorvich]

Hey Snorvich! I plan on getting a Lemonpeel dwarf angelfish in the future. My tank is a 65g FOWLR. It is about 3 months old, when would you suggest I can add a Lemonpeel, I have read they need a more mature tank with lots of algae?

The Lemonpeel Angelfish requires a 30 gallon or larger aquarium with hiding places and large amounts of live rock to graze on the microalgae growth so your tank should be fine. It is very prone to nip at large-polyped stony corals and clam mantles. It is best not to keep Lemonpeel Angelfish with fish of the same genera.

The diet of the Lemonpeel Angelfish should include Spirulina, marine algae, high-quality angelfish preparations, mysis or frozen shrimp, and other meaty items. This angelfish requires more algae and seaweed in its diet than most angels. As such a mature tank is advised as well as supplemental feeding of vegetable material.

 

[jamesbaur13]

Hello Steve,

This one is after the fact... I'm just trying to figure out if I made a mistake or if I just had a fish which deviated from the norm in terms of aggression.

Basically, in a 4ft 120g should a Solar Wrasse, Velvet Multicolor Wrasse (AKA Purple Velvet Fairy Wrasse) and an Exquisite Fairy Wrasse be able to peacefully co-exist.

Long story short, the Velvet and Exquisite were QT'ed together with no signs of aggression. After added to the DT with my established Solar Wrasse, the Exquisite relentlessly chased the Solar to the point where I felt it was going to kill the Solar.