PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!

[snorvich]

I'm curious if a yellow watchman goby and tiger pistol shrimp would be okay in my 28 gallon bullet shaped tank.

Yes, it should be fine as it is not a water column fish. However, pistol shrimp are constantly moving sand to take care with any corals on the bottom.

I have seen recommended tank sizes of 10, 20 and 30 gallons for them.

The other occupants of the tank are:

2 ocellarius clowns
1 Hector's goby
1 emerald crab
3 nassarius snails

The Hector's goby does not stay in the sand, instead he swims constantly in the rocks, picking at algae. and copepods

I do have some corals on the ground, which I realize I might need to elevate and attach to some flat base rock.

 

[adamwheel]

In an earlier reply, you stated that a watanabei angel male and female would need to be added at the same time and that healthy ones were hard to come by.

Given that they start as female and transition to male, can I purchase 2 females?

Or....Might one not transition to male?

Thanks again for the help.

Adam

 

[snorvich]

In an earlier reply, you stated that a watanabei angel male and female would need to be added at the same time and that healthy ones were hard to come by.

Given that they start as female and transition to male, can I purchase 2 females?

Or....Might one not transition to male?

Thanks again for the help.

Adam

two very small females may work. Genicanthus angels are difficult to obtain as pairs because males, for whatever reason, ship poorly.

 

[adamwheel]

Thank you for the quick reply. I notice on LA that the prices are very different on watanabei depending on location. Is there a locale that might grant a higher success rate or greater coloration?

 

[snorvich]

Thank you for the quick reply. I notice on LA that the prices are very different on watanabei depending on location. Is there a locale that might grant a higher success rate or greater coloration?

No coloration differences. Australian offers a better success rate, but this species is difficult. But I suggest this species for advanced aquarists rather than beginners.

 

[Savant]

105g DT
100g sump
40g remote fuge

Just beginning to cycle
Hello and thanks for looking at the first iteration of my fish list...lol :lol2:
I will include a pic of tank in case it has any bearing

primarily LPS/Softie
Picasso clowns x2
YWG/pistol shrimp
royal gramma
3 chromis (hope for more than 1 to survive)
yellow tang
mandarin after suitable/sustainable pod population is established
neon goby

cleaner shrimp
clam
nassarius snails
fighting conch
reef safe starfish

Tank is rimless

 

[snorvich]

105g DT
100g sump
40g remote fuge

Just beginning to cycle
Hello and thanks for looking at the first iteration of my fish list...lol :lol2:
I will include a pic of tank in case it has any bearing

primarily LPS/Softie
Picasso clowns x2
YWG/pistol shrimp
royal gramma
3 chromis (hope for more than 1 to survive) unlikely long term, but good luck
yellow tang must be last water column fish introduced
mandarin after suitable/sustainable pod population is established
neon goby short lived

cleaner shrimp
clam
nassarius snails
fighting conch
reef safe starfish

Tank is rimless
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[Savant]

Thanks Steve!

When you say short lived could you elaborate on that timeline?

 

[snorvich]

Thanks Steve!

When you say short lived could you elaborate on that timeline?

1-1.5 years. Reality is relative, however.

 

[Savant]

Sigh...ok thanks

 

[Savant]

is there room for a six line wrasse with the other fish?

 

[snorvich]

is there room for a six line wrasse with the other fish?

Room is not the issue. A sixline wrasse is an aggressive fish behaviorally towards similar water column fish and is a copepod eater which makes any kind of dragonet/mandarin impossible in this sized tank.

 

[SandyB]

Revised my list a little.

I have a 65 gallon tank. Canister filter it is a 400 gph. I have a Eshopps PSK-100 skimmer. My sand bed is about 3 inches deep. I have about 50 to 60 lbs live rock. It's has been up and running since the last week of January.

Right now I have:
3 pajama cardinals
1 clown
I would like to add:
Catalina goby (can I have2?)
Purple stripe dottyback (again may I have 2?)
A dwarf angel ( can't decide which one but only one)
A mandarin when my tank is a year old

 

[snorvich]

Revised my list a little.

I have a 65 gallon tank. Canister filter it is a 400 gph. I have a Eshopps PSK-100 skimmer. My sand bed is about 3 inches deep. I have about 50 to 60 lbs live rock. It's has been up and running since the last week of January.

Right now I have:
3 pajama cardinals
1 clown
I would like to add:
Catalina goby (can I have2?) requires cool temperatures and is not feasible unless a chiller is employed
Purple stripe dottyback (again may I have 2?) dottybacks are very aggressive, especially in smaller tanks
A dwarf angel ( can't decide which one but only one) one work, two may work if introduced concurrently
A mandarin when my tank is a year old

 

[SandyB]

Thank you. I may just do two dwarf angels. I'm looking for color. Thanks for your patience in answering questions.

 

[vballlife2]

Hello,

I have a 55 Gallon Tank that is almost done cycling and I would like make into a Reef.
I have 50 lbs of live rock and 40 lbs of live sand.
1 Penguin 400 HOB and 1 C360 canister filter and will add a skimmer once the tank is done cycling.

I would like to add:

2 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Neon Blue Goby
1 Purple Firefish
1 Princess Anthias
1 Bicolor Dottyback or 1 Royal Gramma
1 Flame Angel

 

[josesito125]

What fish to put in

What fish to put in

Hi everyone.. I am extremely new to this hobby and would love some help..

I currently have a biocube 29 that has been cycling for about 2 1/2 weeks now..

The lights that came with the biocube dont work so i am putting a

"Wave-point 12-Inch 16-Watt Super Blue and DaylightMicro Sun LED High Output Clamp Light "

above my tank.. i currently have about a one inch base of sand and about 17 pounds of live rock..

yesterday my friend checked my water levels and i found out my amonia level had spiked pretty high.. he said it was part of cycling..

also i needed to add more salt, so today when i get home i will check my salt level since that is the only tool i have to check anything without my friend...

i was wondering what kind of fish would be best to put at first..
My goal is to put coral in there aswell but i know i have to wait alot longer for that..

any advice wil help..

also i had to take the filter out of the top right of the biocube because it wasnt allowing the water to flow freely to the side where the pump is.. i dont know why... i even cleaned the filter and still does the same..

any advice on fish and if possible on the solution to the filter would help..

and if im doing anything wrong please let me know.. thank you

 

[DragKnee]

You need to get a test kit. Id recommend the API Master test kit. It is cheap and essential to monitor your tank. The excuse of funds doesn't work because this is an expensive hobby and testing your water is one of the more inexpensive but important things you can do.

Im guessing you are using a Hydrometer to test your salinity, but you can get a refractometer online for like $25 which is a lot better.

The light you have coming is garbage. I highly doubt 16w will do you any good. I had (2) 8w LED units over a JBJ 29g cube as I awaited for the 52w unit to arrive and half the tank was in darkness. You won't be able to keep many corals with such a low powered light.

Wait till you no longer see ammonia. You'll see nitrites rise and then fall as nitrates rise.

You want to see 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite and about 5 nitrate.

Fish, a pair of clowns, maybe a small goby, firefish, 6 line wrasse... stuff like that. No tangs, or triggers or any of the larger fish.

Also, I feel you don't have enough live rock. Generally it's recommended to have about a pound for every gallon. Live rock will be your natural filter.

You should have your salt pre mixed to the proper salinity before you put it in your tank

 

[josesito125]

Awesome. Thank you for the advice.
And about the test kit, I will be buying this week. Instead of those lights, what can you recommend that would be around the price range ? Or close to it

 

[josesito125]

I just cancelled my order for those lights.