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[Multiham]

29G Nano
30lb LR
30lb sand

Currently have

1. Bangaii Cardinal
2. Yellowhead Jawfish
3. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Looking to add

1. 1 Firefish
2. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
3. 1 Bicolar Blenny

Thanks for your help!

 

[snorvich]

Hi everyone,

I have 20 years of fresh water upto 220G tanks and now have 75G high tech planted tank for 2 years. I am looking at red sea 130D 34G system and I want to know if this site has any fish and invert lists for this size tank.

This thread is the wrong thread for this question. Try the Reef Fishes forum; however even this forum does not provide "lists" but there are lots of questions and commentary. This thread is an expert thread where you can get compatibility commentary about your fish stocking plan and it's compatibility with your environment and with the fishes you plan to keep.

 

[Sasquatchluvin]

Just moved and it's time for more fish. 1 year old 76 gallon half round reef tank with sugar fine sand(mistake I think), 30 gallon sump/fuge(fuge has a few snails, and a chocolate chip star fish, and pods), and a reef octopus 150 skimmer.

What I have now in DT
Anemone 10"-12"
Ocellaris clown fish ?
Six line wrasse
Blue tang
Flame angel
Blue/green reef chromis
Skunk cleaner shrimp

What I want to add
Desjardini salfin tang
Green mandarin dragonet
Royal gramma basslet or blue eye royal dottyback
Maybe a yellow tang

I can see lots of pods in my fuge but see none in the DT?

Thanks for the help

 

[snorvich]

Just moved and it's time for more fish. 1 year old 76 gallon half round reef tank with sugar fine sand(mistake I think), 30 gallon sump/fuge(fuge has a few snails, and a chocolate chip star fish, and pods), and a reef octopus 150 skimmer.

What I have now in DT
Anemone 10"-12"
Ocellaris clown fish ?
Six line wrasse Highly aggressive and limits your options going forward
Blue tang Not appropriate for your sized tank
Flame angel
Blue/green reef chromis
Skunk cleaner shrimp

What I want to add
Desjardini salfin tang Not appropriate for your sized tank
Green mandarin dragonet Marginal for your sized tank but precluded with a sixline already there
Royal gramma basslet or blue eye royal dottyback Royal gramma would be fine, a dottyback except P. fridmani would not work as they are very aggressive
Maybe a yellow tang Not appropriate for your sized tank with any other tang

I can see lots of pods in my fuge but see none in the DT?

The sixline is a copepod eater

Thanks for the help

 

[WetShepherd]

Revised list for consideration. Note that I'm looking to cut fish from this list and do not plan to load them all in my 55 long (info in signature). Current fish are in bold.

Currently the tank is 6 months old and is a mixed reef (elegance, torches, gorgonian, pavona, ricordia, zoas and acropora.

1 Ocellaris Female
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Royal Gramma

1 Azure Damsel
1 Kaudern's Cardinal
2 Purple Firefish
1 Mandarin (appropriately established tank +fuge required)

Any help with choosing or eliminating would be very much appreciated - I'm also open to alternative suggestions of course

 

[RJT]

I have a 6ft 150g tank with a swallowtail angelfish pair. I want to know if an achilles and purple tang will be happy in my tank? If so, should I add them the same time or one before the order?

Or maybe a yellow mimic tang instead of one of them

 

[aandfsoccr04]

Hey Steve,

I don't know if you just skipped over mine on accident or if that was intentional so I will post it again just to double check as I value your input and would like to hear several different suggestions from you.


In my 48x24x24 120 gallon tank would you suggest some smaller fish with nice color/personality that would work well with these tankmates:

2 perculas
vrolik wrasse
xmas wrasse
mccoskers wrasse
black cap basslet
yellow watchman goby
chevron tang
purple tang

Thanks

 

[Agua]

For a 180 gallon (72" x 24" x 24") tank, primarily stocked with LPS (Acans, Ricordea, Zoanthids), I'm considering the following:

Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Kaudern's Cardinal (1)
Purple Firefish (1)
Blue Green Chromis (3-4)
Fairy Wrasse (1)
Yellow Tang (1)
Blue Tang (1)

I would add the fish very slowly, probably over about a year. I'm not sure what order to add them in either. Also, if it matters, I'm planning a somewhat minimalist aquascape, potentially with rather fewer hiding places than in some tanks.

 

[snorvich]

Revised list for consideration. Note that I'm looking to cut fish from this list and do not plan to load them all in my 55 long (info in signature). Current fish are in bold.

Currently the tank is 6 months old and is a mixed reef (elegance, torches, gorgonian, pavona, ricordia, zoas and acropora.

1 Ocellaris Female
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Royal Gramma

1 Azure Damsel may be a bit aggressive
1 Kaudern's Cardinal
2 Purple Firefish must be a bonded pair to survive long term
1 Mandarin (appropriately established tank +fuge required) marginalo for this sized tank, but may be ok with a producing refugium and no competition for copepods

Any help with choosing or eliminating would be very much appreciated - I'm also open to alternative suggestions of course

 

[snorvich]

I have a 6ft 150g tank with a swallowtail angelfish pair. I want to know if an achilles and purple tang will be happy in my tank? If so, should I add them the same time or one before the order?

Or maybe a yellow mimic tang instead of one of them

If I were doing an achilles tang in your tank, it would be the only tang and be sure to quarantine

 

[snorvich]

Hey Steve,

I don't know if you just skipped over mine on accident or if that was intentional so I will post it again just to double check as I value your input and would like to hear several different suggestions from you.

I never intentionally skip, sometimes I may miss one, however.


In my 48x24x24 120 gallon tank would you suggest some smaller fish with nice color/personality that would work well with these tankmates:

2 perculas
vrolik wrasse
xmas wrasse
mccoskers wrasse
black cap basslet
yellow watchman goby
chevron tang
purple tang You were fine until here, I would skip a purple and keep the chevron

Thanks

Sorry, I missed it before. I normally don't suggest fish as we are likely to have different tastes. I would like to see your McCoskers paired, however.

 

[snorvich]

For a 180 gallon (72" x 24" x 24") tank, primarily stocked with LPS (Acans, Ricordea, Zoanthids), I'm considering the following:

Ocellaris Clownfish (1)
Kaudern's Cardinal (1)
Purple Firefish (1)
Blue Green Chromis (3-4) Will winnow down to one or two, would you consider anthias instead?
Fairy Wrasse (1)
Yellow Tang (1)
Blue Tang (1) Does better with a longer tank, would you consider a chevron instead? Or a kole tang?

If you do two tangs, ideally they should be added together and quarantined

I would add the fish very slowly, probably over about a year. I'm not sure what order to add them in either. Also, if it matters, I'm planning a somewhat minimalist aquascape, potentially with rather fewer hiding places than in some tanks.

 

[Agua]

Thanks snorvich! I really have my heart set on a blue tang. If I get one anyway, would there be anything I could do as far as stocking fish that would make it happier?

 

[snorvich]

Thanks snorvich! I really have my heart set on a blue tang. If I get one anyway, would there be anything I could do as far as stocking fish that would make it happier?

It is less of a fish issue than a tank length issue. RC recommends a 10 foot length tank because this fish is a "swimmer". Certainly I would not have any other tang with a Hepatus tang in your sized tank.

 

[Multiham]

29G Nano
30lb LR
30lb sand

Currently have

1. Bangaii Cardinal
2. Yellowhead Jawfish
3. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Looking to add

1. 1 Firefish
2. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
3. 1 Bicolar Blenny

Thanks for your help!

 

[snorvich]

29G Nano
30lb LR
30lb sand

Currently have

1. Bangaii Cardinal
2. Yellowhead Jawfish
3. 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp

Looking to add

1. 1 Firefish
2. 1 Ocellaris Clownfish
3. 1 Bicolar Blenny

Thanks for your help!

It would be ok, but personally I would add a different small fish, e.g. a possum wrasse, instead of the clown

 

[Multiham]

It would be ok, but personally I would add a different small fish, e.g. a possum wrasse, instead of the clown

Thank you! I will have to read up on possum wrasse

 

[Agua]

It is less of a fish issue than a tank length issue. RC recommends a 10 foot length tank because this fish is a "swimmer". Certainly I would not have any other tang with a Hepatus tang in your sized tank.

Thanks for your help! I guess I won't be getting a Hepatus tang after all.

 

[curnunnos]

wow - impressive thread this.

i have 40gal tank, current occupants are
2x yellowtail damsels
1 x flame angel

i'm looking to get one of
anthia
chromis
green wrasse

and
1 x dottyback or gramma.

is this gonna work?
thanks for the help

 

[snorvich]

wow - impressive thread this.

i have 40gal tank, current occupants are
2x yellowtail damsels
1 x flame angel

i'm looking to get one of
anthia This would be my choice, but a carberryi or resplendant instead of a larger one
chromis
green wrasse

and
1 x dottyback or gramma. gramma loretto is preferred as dottybacks except P. fridmani are hyper aggressive

is this gonna work?
thanks for the help