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[Arnel0387]

Hi Steve,

I have a 105gallon DT with 60 gallon sump, with about 60lbs liverock in DT and 40lbs in sump and 2-3 inch sandbed.

Current Fish:
Pair of black and white ocellaris clownfish
Midas blenny
Helfrichi firefish
Neon goby

Can I add a yasha goby and candy stripe pistol shrimp pair in this list? What's the QT protocol for a yasha goby/pistol shrimp pair?


Thank you!

 

[nolen1503]

Adding anthia to reef tank?

Adding anthia to reef tank?

My fiance and I are thinking of adding an anthia to our reef tank. Here's what we have:

125 gal with 250 lb lr/250 lb aconite & live sand, RO/DI water, Life Reef skimmer/sump/refugium; blue, actinic, and mh lights; Ca 460, KH 9, Mg 1390, NH3/PO4/NO3 0, corals: acropora, montipora, ricordia, acans, zoas, stylophora, gsp, frogspawn, leathers; fish: black ice clown pair, Helfrich firefish pair, 3 blue green chromis, yellowtail blue damselfish, copperband butterfly, 2 blue neon gobies, gem tang, pair of black line fang blennies; inverts: glass shrimp, scarlet cleaner shrimp; CUC: astrea snails, stomatella snails, hermit crabs, emerald crabs

Thanks in advance!
Fran

 

[snorvich]

Hi Steve,

I have a 105gallon DT with 60 gallon sump, with about 60lbs liverock in DT and 40lbs in sump and 2-3 inch sandbed.

Current Fish:
Pair of black and white ocellaris clownfish
Midas blenny
Helfrichi firefish
Neon goby

Can I add a yasha goby and candy stripe pistol shrimp pair in this list? What's the QT protocol for a yasha goby/pistol shrimp pair?


Thank you!

should be no problem; the shrimp and goby will find each other with no problem

 

[snorvich]

My fiance and I are thinking of adding an anthia to our reef tank.

anthias do best if fed multiple times per day but there should be no behavioral compatibility issues. The gem tank will eventually need a larger tank. The three chromis will reduce over time.

Here's what we have:

125 gal with 250 lb lr/250 lb aconite & live sand, RO/DI water, Life Reef skimmer/sump/refugium; blue, actinic, and mh lights; Ca 460, KH 9, Mg 1390, NH3/PO4/NO3 0, corals: acropora, montipora, ricordia, acans, zoas, stylophora, gsp, frogspawn, leathers; fish: black ice clown pair, Helfrich firefish pair, 3 blue green chromis, yellowtail blue damselfish, copperband butterfly, 2 blue neon gobies, gem tang, pair of black line fang blennies; inverts: glass shrimp, scarlet cleaner shrimp; CUC: astrea snails, stomatella snails, hermit crabs, emerald crabs

Thanks in advance!
Fran

 

[snorvich]

Hi Steve. A slight revised stock list if I can please get your input. 280g FOWLR
Current inhabitants:
3 chromis
Pair of black/white oscellarus
Gold headed sleeper goby
Exquisite wrasse
Xmas wrasse
Red tailed tamarin wrasse (eating and doing well)
Lineatus wrasse
Flame angel
Blond naso
Mimic tang
Magnificent fox face

All fish are doing well.

Future possible plans in order include:
Bellus angel female
Hippo tang I would not do this one
Harlequin tusk (aussie)
Crosshatch and/or Blue throat trigger
Goldflake and Blueface Angel (if adding both would likely introduce both together with the blueface being smaller)

Thoughts on overall compatibility and order of entry?

I feel that adding all these fish will eventually cause territorial problems as there are simply too many largish fish.

Thanks Steve!

 

[rogermccray]

I am thinking about setting up a 75 gallon tank with a 40 gallon sump/refugium. I am planning on only keeping corals like the frogspawn/torch/hammer and zoas. Here is my intended stocking list:

Stocking list

x3 Red Striped Goby (Trimma cana)
Clown Goby, Yellow (Gobiodon okinawae)
Carberryi Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri)
Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse (Wetmorella tanakai)
Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Lemonpeel Angelfish (Centropyge flavissima)
White Tail Bristletooth Tang (Ctenochaetus flavicauda)
Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus)

Is that too many algae grazers? I plan on supplementing with nori. Would the two angels need to be added at the same time? If the tang is okay should he be added before or after the angels?

How is this for bioload? I assume this is probably a few too many fish...

Thanks for your time!

 

[snorvich]

I am thinking about setting up a 75 gallon tank with a 40 gallon sump/refugium. I am planning on only keeping corals like the frogspawn/torch/hammer and zoas. Here is my intended stocking list:

Stocking list

x3 Red Striped Goby (Trimma cana)
Clown Goby, Yellow (Gobiodon okinawae)
Carberryi Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri)
Tanaka's Pygmy Wrasse (Wetmorella tanakai)
Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loriculus)
Lemonpeel Angelfish (Centropyge flavissima)
White Tail Bristletooth Tang (Ctenochaetus flavicauda)
Spotted Mandarin (Synchiropus picturatus)

Is that too many algae grazers? I plan on supplementing with nori.

with daily supplementation, it should be fine


Would the two angels need to be added at the same time? If the tang is okay should he be added before or after the angels?

tang should always be last, ideally the angels concurrently

How is this for bioload? I assume this is probably a few too many fish...

should be ok, but don't exceed this plan

Thanks for your time!

 

[rogermccray]

Thanks, that was my plan with the angels.

 

[gsiegel]

Sorry - tried quoting your prior response and it quoted a different post
In recreating the prior thread I asked as follows:

I currently have a 280g FOWLR:
3 chromis
2 clowns
Exquisite wrasse
Xmas wrasse
Lineatus wrasse
Red tailed tamarin wrasse
Gold headed sleeper goby
Magnificent fox face
Flame angel
Blond naso
Mimic tang

I asked about the following additions:
Bellus angel
Blue hippo
Harlequin tusk -aussie
Crosshatch and/or bluethroat trigger
Blueface and goldflake angel

You advised you would not recommend the hippo and too many larger fish may cause issues.
Can you please let me know if there are any in particular that you would eliminate and also just curious as to why you would nix the hippo?

Thanks again! and sorry to recreate prior post .

 

[snorvich]

Sorry - tried quoting your prior response and it quoted a different post
In recreating the prior thread I asked as follows:

I currently have a 280g FOWLR:
3 chromis
2 clowns
Exquisite wrasse
Xmas wrasse
Lineatus wrasse
Red tailed tamarin wrasse
Gold headed sleeper goby
Magnificent fox face
Flame angel
Blond naso
Mimic tang

I asked about the following additions:
Bellus angel
Blue hippo
Harlequin tusk -aussie
Crosshatch and/or bluethroat trigger
Blueface and goldflake angel

You advised you would not recommend the hippo and too many larger fish may cause issues.

P. hepatus can be really ornery once it matures, especially towards larger fish. I discourage large fish except in very, very large tanks because it makes the tank look small, but more importantly because lots of larger fish impinges on the perceived territorial imperative of some larger fish. When fish feel crowded, they will eliminate the crowding perception. The most interesting tanks are always those with few larger fish, and lots of interesting small fish. But, since it is your tank, of course you can crowd them all in; I just would not do it that way.

Can you please let me know if there are any in particular that you would eliminate and also just curious as to why you would nix the hippo?

Thanks again! and sorry to recreate prior post .

 

[secrest]

First time having a small tank and am making myself nervous about overstocking. Just want to run my plans by some more experienced than myself. Is this stock list ok and will I have room left over to add another small fish or two down the road?

34 gallon solana all-in-one

Planned fish list:
Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
Pink streaked wrasse
African pygmy angel

Thanks.

 

[JohnnyHT]

65 gallon (tall)
2" sand bed
plan to stock various macroalgae in the DT. PERHAPS some mushrooms down the line.

2 x Chromis
1 x Ocellaris Clownfish (Tank Bred)
1 x Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish
1 x Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
1 x Diamond Watchman Goby
1 x Spotted Cardinalfish
1 x Banded Coral Shrimp
...various CUC snails (no hermits)

Still deciding on crabs. Thoughts? Recommendations?

 

[snorvich]

First time having a small tank and am making myself nervous about overstocking. Just want to run my plans by some more experienced than myself. Is this stock list ok and will I have room left over to add another small fish or two down the road?

34 gallon solana all-in-one

Planned fish list:
Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
Pink streaked wrasse
African pygmy angel

Thanks.

Should be fine

 

[snorvich]

65 gallon (tall)
2" sand bed
plan to stock various macroalgae in the DT. PERHAPS some mushrooms down the line.

2 x Chromis
1 x Ocellaris Clownfish (Tank Bred)
1 x Pygmy (Cherub) Angelfish
1 x Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse needs tightly covered tank
1 x Diamond Watchman Goby
1 x Spotted Cardinalfish
1 x Banded Coral Shrimp can take fish
...various CUC snails (no hermits)

Still deciding on crabs.

crabs with very, very few exceptions are not desirable as they are opportunistic feeders.

Thoughts? Recommendations?

 

[dirkomatic]

Planning my first fish purchase. I already have a CUC working.

55 gallon tank with about 8 gallons in the sump...

3 Yellowtail Blue Damsels
2 Occelaris Clowns
1 Bicolor Blenny
4 Scarlet Hermits

 

[snorvich]

Planning my first fish purchase. I already have a CUC working.

55 gallon tank with about 8 gallons in the sump...

3 Yellowtail Blue Damsels
2 Occelaris Clowns
1 Bicolor Blenny
4 Scarlet Hermits

That will work just fine but the damsels will limit future tank mates. Also, if you do hermits, don't do snails as well as they will be killed by the hermits.

 

[snorvich]

My reef tank (6 months age) has 187 gallons has skimmer; SUMP;Live rock and sand; 2 X 250 W HQI; 2 X T5; No Refuge.

Since this thread is only about marine fish compatibility, is there a stocking list you wish me to analyze?

 

[salty.fredo]

'Rebooting' my tank

'Rebooting' my tank

I setup this tank 15 months ago and never really did much with it after I had a massive cyano buildup and fish loss (bad husbandry via no quarantine tank. I have one now though). But, I am happy to say I have recently been reinvigorated by this hobby and have gotten my tank back in great shape with excellent water quality and clean sand beds. It has been some work to get here but well worth it.

My fiance and I want to make this a reef tank, not just a fowlr like we intially intended, and we would like to keep peaceful and interesting fish in it. The catch being we want to limit the the species of fish and coral strictly from the indo pacific regions. What fishes do you all suggest for us to start with?

 

[snorvich]

I setup this tank 15 months ago and never really did much with it after I had a massive cyano buildup and fish loss (bad husbandry via no quarantine tank. I have one now though). But, I am happy to say I have recently been reinvigorated by this hobby and have gotten my tank back in great shape with excellent water quality and clean sand beds. It has been some work to get here but well worth it.

My fiance and I want to make this a reef tank, not just a fowlr like we intially intended, and we would like to keep peaceful and interesting fish in it. The catch being we want to limit the the species of fish and coral strictly from the indo pacific regions. What fishes do you all suggest for us to start with?

As those who follow this thread know, this thread is only answered by Reef Central Staff. For a variety of reasons, I do not make suggestions but would be happy to evaluate your stocking list for compatibility provided that you describe the environment you are providing including tank size, etc.

 

[meegwell]

Originally Posted by meegwell
Hello and thanks for all the great advice.

I have a 90 mixed reef tank that is young. Minimalist rockscape, lots of open space.

Current corals: duncan, birdsnest
Plan on more sps and others

Current fish:

2 clowns (osc)
1 diamond goby

Considering adding:

1 yellow tang ( this is a replacement due to an accident)

This will be limiting selection going forward since zebrasoma tangs are very territorial once established; the Ctenochaetus group is better tempered

Cleaner shrimp

Blue/green reef chromis (possibly 2 or 3) ? They have been coming in less than healthy, but even healthy ones will winnow down until there is one or a most two remaining

A wrasse: filamented flasher OR longfin fairy flasher wrasses are not aggressive whereas the longfin fairy wrasse is; both require tanks that are tightly covered

Another goby: hi fin two gobies long term are not stable

Possibly a manderin should be fine once the tank is mature

Will not be adding these all at once.

Appreciate any compatibility or other input!

I got the replacement yellow tang and the diamond goby jumped (I now have a screen).

So now I have:

yellow tang
2 osc clowns
blue chromie
flasher wrasse

everybody is healthy and happy.

I want to add my one or two final fish. I am considering:

Lamarck's Angel

and either:

bicolor dottyback or bicolor blenny

any problems?

thanks!