Good news thank you for the help any particular order I should put them in I was planning on putting the clowns in last
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Most passive first, most aggressive last. Clownfish will eventually be aggressive (once bonded) but not initially so.
Badlands25
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So I will begin setting up my 93 cube in about a month and figured that I would run my stock list by you all. The cube has a 1500 gph gl*******s overflow, going to get either a 30-40 gal sump. Filtration will be ATS! Return pump either mag 7-9 will try trial and error during initial setup ( have both so easy swap ). Going to get 2 wp 25's for flow with new controller. Lighting will be 120w Chinese fixture to start and will be building an evil cluster w/multichannel chips etc...
Wish list for fish
Potters angel
2 gold bar maroon clowns
Dragonet mandarin
Melanarus wrasse
Want to have sps heavy mixed reef with some lps
Let's hear your thoughts! Thanks
Wish list for fish
Potters angel
2 gold bar maroon clowns
Dragonet mandarin
Melanarus wrasse
Want to have sps heavy mixed reef with some lps
Let's hear your thoughts! Thanks
Since they are collected in Mexico in the sea of cortez, they do best with cooler waters for long term success. That would necessitate a chiller.
I would choose a less aggressive species of clownfish (maybe designer clowns) but otherwise fine.
Badlands25
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Thanks for the input!
Fish_King_25
Reef Addict
29g mixed reef..10g sump...50x turnover, Snails, hermits, green chromis, mandarin, yellow clown goby...
I'm looking to add the following
1 Yasha/pistol pair
1 solar Wrasse
Thanks in advance Snorvich!
I'm looking to add the following
1 Yasha/pistol pair
1 solar Wrasse
Thanks in advance Snorvich!
SilverAvia
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55 Gallon tank with 24"length x 14"w x 15"H refugium/sump and a deep sand bed I have 120lbs of sand coming
CUC
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
1 Fighting Conch
11 Nerites
2 Emerald Crabs
Fishes:
2 b&w ocellaris clown fish
1 helfrichi firefish
1 purple firefish
2 yellow head jaw fish
1 Green Manadrin
1 Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
1 Bicolor Dottyback
1 pink bar goby
Inverts/Corals
Soft Corals
Mushrooms
a blue tip Sebae anemone
Maybe a snapping shrimp to hang with the goby (maybe a pair from live aquaria's divers den)
CUC
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
1 Fighting Conch
11 Nerites
2 Emerald Crabs
Fishes:
2 b&w ocellaris clown fish
1 helfrichi firefish
1 purple firefish
2 yellow head jaw fish
1 Green Manadrin
1 Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
1 Bicolor Dottyback
1 pink bar goby
Inverts/Corals
Soft Corals
Mushrooms
a blue tip Sebae anemone
Maybe a snapping shrimp to hang with the goby (maybe a pair from live aquaria's divers den)
johnyfalco
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I have a RSM 130, (30 Gallons) and its about three months old and wanting to add more fish. 30lbs live rock. All water parameters are good, apart from magnesium that is 1500. No corals yet.
I have: 2 x Chromis, (that will eventually be one)
and 1 x Royal Gramma
C.U.C. is
3 Nassarius
1 x Strombus
2 x Adult Trochus (2 very small ones also)
2 x White Glove Shrimp
I want to add
1 x Firefish goby (soon)
2 x Ocellaris Clowns (later)
Thanks for any input.
I have: 2 x Chromis, (that will eventually be one)
and 1 x Royal Gramma
C.U.C. is
3 Nassarius
1 x Strombus
2 x Adult Trochus (2 very small ones also)
2 x White Glove Shrimp
I want to add
1 x Firefish goby (soon)
2 x Ocellaris Clowns (later)
Thanks for any input.
SilverAvia
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Originally Posted by SilverAvia View Post
55 Gallon tank with 24"length x 14"w x 15"H refugium/sump and a deep sand bed I have 120lbs of sand coming
CUC
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
1 Fighting Conch
11 Nerites
2 Emerald Crabs
Fishes:
2 b&w ocellaris clown fish
1 helfrichi firefish
1 purple firefish
2 yellow head jaw fish
1 Green Manadrin needs a larger tank for long term success
1 Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
1 Bicolor Dottyback very aggressive, will preclude any firefish
1 pink bar goby
Inverts/Corals
Soft Corals
Mushrooms
a blue tip Sebae anemone tank is probably a bit small for this; note that the anemone will only host A. clarkii or Premnas biaculeatus
Maybe a snapping shrimp to hang with the goby (maybe a pair from live aquaria's divers den)
I have large fuge just for growing copepods and I really want a Mandarin, I even tried to make my cuc so they wouldn't compete with it for them. Also would a Royal Gamma Basslet be a better choice instead of the dotty back?
Would a bta be better then the sebae?
55 Gallon tank with 24"length x 14"w x 15"H refugium/sump and a deep sand bed I have 120lbs of sand coming
CUC
30 Dwarf Ceriths - small effective cleaners
12 Nassarius
12 Florida Ceriths
1 Fighting Conch
11 Nerites
2 Emerald Crabs
Fishes:
2 b&w ocellaris clown fish
1 helfrichi firefish
1 purple firefish
2 yellow head jaw fish
1 Green Manadrin needs a larger tank for long term success
1 Tanaka's pygmy wrasse
1 Bicolor Dottyback very aggressive, will preclude any firefish
1 pink bar goby
Inverts/Corals
Soft Corals
Mushrooms
a blue tip Sebae anemone tank is probably a bit small for this; note that the anemone will only host A. clarkii or Premnas biaculeatus
Maybe a snapping shrimp to hang with the goby (maybe a pair from live aquaria's divers den)
I have large fuge just for growing copepods and I really want a Mandarin, I even tried to make my cuc so they wouldn't compete with it for them. Also would a Royal Gamma Basslet be a better choice instead of the dotty back?
Would a bta be better then the sebae?
Please do not use coloration on your questions or change the coloration on my answers; I use it because I do a huge number of these and need to differentiate my answers from your questions. A royal gramma is also sem-aggressive but it tends to protect a smaller territory so it may be ok even in a relatively smallish tank. Even with a refugium, your tank would be marginal for a mandarin since other fish can also eat copepods.
ggrillo
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Looking to set up an SPS dominated 50 or 60 gallon cube (24x24x18-24) will have sump, and skimmer rated for 125g. Sandbed will be 3-4" deep depending on height of the tank
For fish I'd like 2 clownfish (ocellaris or percula)
pair helfrichi firefish
pygmy angel
midas blenny
jawfish (yellow head or bluespot)
Order of adding
Jawfish first
then firefish
clownfish
midas blenny
pygmy angel last
How does this sound?
For fish I'd like 2 clownfish (ocellaris or percula)
pair helfrichi firefish
pygmy angel
midas blenny
jawfish (yellow head or bluespot)
Order of adding
Jawfish first
then firefish
clownfish
midas blenny
pygmy angel last
How does this sound?
Fish Suggestions
Fish Suggestions
I have a 65g, deep wide and ksinny with a 20g sump, LED lighting, many corals including different kinds of zenias, various mushrooms, green and pink star polyps, several hammers, green spawn, leather, different dusters, sponge, and zoas and a bubble anenome. 60 lbs of live sand, 150 LBS of live fiji rock, and some conga branch. Attached fluval 303 with chem rit, phosphate removal, ceramic bio media (never cleaned), and water polisher pads that get regular replacement. Sump contains octopus skimmer, refuge with nitrate eating plants, and chamber of bioballs.
I recently had something go wrong and more half the fish died of ich, a discussion for another post. Started out with about 15 fish 8 months ago, in the last week I lost all but 5 fish.
In the past I have had to remove a couple of damsels, a black clown, and a yellow tang from super aggression nawing on the back fins and chasing others around and even chasing one out of the top of the tank.
I currently have a cleaner wrasse, two tank raised perculas, cleaner shrimp, scooter blennie, anenome, and a blue hippo. I love the hippo being so friendly and easy going and wanted to add more of these maybe 2 or three more.
Will multiple Hippos fight each other or just school together, like dory in the movie who is kind of air headed and absent minded like the one I have?
Also looking to get a replacement for the lost- Imperator Angel, psuedocrhomis, flame angel, coral beauty (my flame and beauty never bothered each other and were added as babies together), cleaner goby, and diamond back goby.
Thoughts on the multi hippos? What about a cleaner goby, saw saw one for the first time at petco for $9, the hang at the bottom half the time like a goby, and the rest of the time follow other fish around and try to clean them.?
Fish Suggestions
I have a 65g, deep wide and ksinny with a 20g sump, LED lighting, many corals including different kinds of zenias, various mushrooms, green and pink star polyps, several hammers, green spawn, leather, different dusters, sponge, and zoas and a bubble anenome. 60 lbs of live sand, 150 LBS of live fiji rock, and some conga branch. Attached fluval 303 with chem rit, phosphate removal, ceramic bio media (never cleaned), and water polisher pads that get regular replacement. Sump contains octopus skimmer, refuge with nitrate eating plants, and chamber of bioballs.
I recently had something go wrong and more half the fish died of ich, a discussion for another post. Started out with about 15 fish 8 months ago, in the last week I lost all but 5 fish.
In the past I have had to remove a couple of damsels, a black clown, and a yellow tang from super aggression nawing on the back fins and chasing others around and even chasing one out of the top of the tank.
I currently have a cleaner wrasse, two tank raised perculas, cleaner shrimp, scooter blennie, anenome, and a blue hippo. I love the hippo being so friendly and easy going and wanted to add more of these maybe 2 or three more.
Will multiple Hippos fight each other or just school together, like dory in the movie who is kind of air headed and absent minded like the one I have?
Also looking to get a replacement for the lost- Imperator Angel, psuedocrhomis, flame angel, coral beauty (my flame and beauty never bothered each other and were added as babies together), cleaner goby, and diamond back goby.
Thoughts on the multi hippos? What about a cleaner goby, saw saw one for the first time at petco for $9, the hang at the bottom half the time like a goby, and the rest of the time follow other fish around and try to clean them.?
Buying fish at Petco without an established quarantine protocol is a recipe for disaster as you already found out
Hey, Thanks for the reply.
First on your comment:
None of my fish were purchased at Petco. They are however the only place I have found in my area which provide a 14 day guarantee on the fish with an accompanying water sample. If they had a bad reputation of their fish dying why would they have a policy such as this? Might it put them out of business? Here take another free fish, it only cost us $25, good thing we sold you the previous one for $40, oh the one died too, it must be our fault, here is another one, see ya soon...
My question was in the nature of; can 2-3 blue hippos get along together in the same tank, hoping for that kind of advice.
With regards to "requiring" a minimum of 8 foot long tank for a Blue Hippo and those kinds of recommendations; Let's start with info available from most tank manufactures, the largest percentage of reef hobbiest are running a 50G and the two of the most common fish are the Blue Hippo and the Clown, I have a feeling you've been living in a GIANTIC aquarium a bit too long there buddy. My 420G DAS by your definition would still be too small.
Sure a Hippo tang needs alot of space, in fact he REALLY needs to be in the ...OCEAN....... however, if you put him in a tank he just wont get as big, which is why my 3 inch long, 12 month old, Blue Hippo, cruising across this 48" long tank takes him a little while.
It's just my opinion, but I think you should really consider the validity of your audience on these responses, if they are coming here for your advice would they really be spending $8-10k on an 8 foot long 240g, that's not a typical variation in this hobby. Average is in the high range of $2.5-5k/tank, which I am guessing is the typical visitor on this forum who very likely currently has or has had a blue hippo and a clown and a 50G tank or had something very close to that in the past.
Appologies for digressing. Thanks for your hard work replying to everyone.
First on your comment:
None of my fish were purchased at Petco. They are however the only place I have found in my area which provide a 14 day guarantee on the fish with an accompanying water sample. If they had a bad reputation of their fish dying why would they have a policy such as this? Might it put them out of business? Here take another free fish, it only cost us $25, good thing we sold you the previous one for $40, oh the one died too, it must be our fault, here is another one, see ya soon...
My question was in the nature of; can 2-3 blue hippos get along together in the same tank, hoping for that kind of advice.
With regards to "requiring" a minimum of 8 foot long tank for a Blue Hippo and those kinds of recommendations; Let's start with info available from most tank manufactures, the largest percentage of reef hobbiest are running a 50G and the two of the most common fish are the Blue Hippo and the Clown, I have a feeling you've been living in a GIANTIC aquarium a bit too long there buddy. My 420G DAS by your definition would still be too small.
Sure a Hippo tang needs alot of space, in fact he REALLY needs to be in the ...OCEAN....... however, if you put him in a tank he just wont get as big, which is why my 3 inch long, 12 month old, Blue Hippo, cruising across this 48" long tank takes him a little while.
It's just my opinion, but I think you should really consider the validity of your audience on these responses, if they are coming here for your advice would they really be spending $8-10k on an 8 foot long 240g, that's not a typical variation in this hobby. Average is in the high range of $2.5-5k/tank, which I am guessing is the typical visitor on this forum who very likely currently has or has had a blue hippo and a clown and a 50G tank or had something very close to that in the past.
Appologies for digressing. Thanks for your hard work replying to everyone.
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