fishpureluck
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Hmmm, maybe he will live out his life in my 24 SPS aquapod. I don't want to chance it.
PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!
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fishpureluck
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Yeah, wiped out 13 fish. Some had been in the tank for 10 years! If I didn't have my 300 fowlr set up, this tank would never have gone back up. I would have left the hobby.
There are a bunch of stickies in the Fish Disease Forum (my home away from home) that are worth reading. Or wait about 10 days as we are revising and adding some.
fishpureluck
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Sounds good, thanks for the advice!
72 Gallon Bowfront
72 Gallon Bowfront
I have a 72 gallon bowfront that finished cycling a little over a month ago. It has about 100 lbs of rock and 80 lbs of sand. I do not have a sump yet, but may add one this fall. I've started putting in coral and will be adding my snails this week. After that, I plan on putting in 1-2 fish at a time every 2-4 weeks. Here are the fish in the order I intend to add them:
Thanks again for this. Just reading through the ones you've already helped has gotten me to change my list quite a bit. It's also given me the knowledge to know when the LFS is giving ... let's call it, not quite the full truth, advice.
72 Gallon Bowfront
I have a 72 gallon bowfront that finished cycling a little over a month ago. It has about 100 lbs of rock and 80 lbs of sand. I do not have a sump yet, but may add one this fall. I've started putting in coral and will be adding my snails this week. After that, I plan on putting in 1-2 fish at a time every 2-4 weeks. Here are the fish in the order I intend to add them:
- Cleaner Shrimp
- Firefish
- Royal Gramma Basslet
- Kaurdern Cardinal (male and female if I can, if not, just one)
- Ocellaris Clownfish (mated pair)
- Orange Stripe Prawn Gobbie (or other gobbie that will pair with the pistol shrimp)
- Pistol Shrimp
- Blenny (sailfin or bicolor)
- Clam (1-2)
- Brittle Star Fish
- Wrasse (Carpenter and McCosker Flasher)
- Bubble tip Anemone
- Red Mandarin (in 9-12 months and after setting up a 'fuge)
Thanks again for this. Just reading through the ones you've already helped has gotten me to change my list quite a bit. It's also given me the knowledge to know when the LFS is giving ... let's call it, not quite the full truth, advice.
enforcer8621
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does this sound reasonable?
does this sound reasonable?
The stand is finished for my biocube 29 and while it's setting there empty, I've had time to think what I want for livestock. I love fish with personalities and always liked seeing symbiotic relationships. My considerations are:
1 algae blenny, because they are cool and good cleaners
1 yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp
After the tank has matured and settled well enough I want:
2 juvenile ocellaris clowns that will (hopefully) reside in an RBTA
I don't think this is too cramped for a 29 that will have plenty of LR and I believe they should all play nice with each other. If anyone has concerns, please inform me. I would like to see the ocellaris become a breeding pair, but it's not up to me.
29 gal biocube
35-40 lbs LR with a LR back wall
no skimmer (yet)
mechanical filtration via foam blocks in center partition. I'll be doing weekly water changes of about 10%
stock lighting with fan upgrades
softy and lps corals will come with time
does this sound reasonable?
The stand is finished for my biocube 29 and while it's setting there empty, I've had time to think what I want for livestock. I love fish with personalities and always liked seeing symbiotic relationships. My considerations are:
1 algae blenny, because they are cool and good cleaners
1 yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp
After the tank has matured and settled well enough I want:
2 juvenile ocellaris clowns that will (hopefully) reside in an RBTA
I don't think this is too cramped for a 29 that will have plenty of LR and I believe they should all play nice with each other. If anyone has concerns, please inform me. I would like to see the ocellaris become a breeding pair, but it's not up to me.
29 gal biocube
35-40 lbs LR with a LR back wall
no skimmer (yet)
mechanical filtration via foam blocks in center partition. I'll be doing weekly water changes of about 10%
stock lighting with fan upgrades
softy and lps corals will come with time
fermentedhiker
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Proposed build; 93gallon cube w/29 gallon sump(fuge section will be for pod and gracilaria production0. Also a second fuge(maybe a 20 extra high) fed of the return line and then dumping back into the sump, which will have a dsb, reef rubble, and caulerpa(for nutrient export) which be a sort of "duplex" fuge with the macro making the lower portions of the rubble a dark fuge section.
Cuc will be mostly snail based, with possible addtions such as lettuce nudi, brittle star, tiger cuke, fuzzy chiton, blood red cleaner shrimp,
Planning on a mixed reef with a couple rock flower nems(and some porcelain anemone crab) and either a Malu or RBTA.
Wish list which is too much I think is as follows and approximately listed in order of introduction.
1x Randalls Goby and pistol shrimp
1x Purple firefish
1x Yellowhead Jawfish
1x Starry Blenny
2x Green Mandarin(bonded pair)
2x Darwin Ocellaris
1x Flasher Wrasse(Carpenters or McCoskers)
1x Atlantic Longnose Butterflyfish
1x Blackcap Basslet
1x Fisher's Dwarf Angel
1x Tomini Tang
I know I need to trim this down so I'm looking for advice on which ones to give up on
My concerns at the moment are;
The firefish will be intimidated by the basslet perhaps to it's doom.
The Jawfish will stay in it's burrow because of the activity level from some of the other fish and so I won't be able to observe it's normal behavior.
The blenny, angel and tang make three grazers which could be too much?
The tank even with two fuge's won't be able to generate enough Pods for two Mandarins.
I appreciate any thoughts/suggestions you might have.
Thanks
Adam
Cuc will be mostly snail based, with possible addtions such as lettuce nudi, brittle star, tiger cuke, fuzzy chiton, blood red cleaner shrimp,
Planning on a mixed reef with a couple rock flower nems(and some porcelain anemone crab) and either a Malu or RBTA.
Wish list which is too much I think is as follows and approximately listed in order of introduction.
1x Randalls Goby and pistol shrimp
1x Purple firefish
1x Yellowhead Jawfish
1x Starry Blenny
2x Green Mandarin(bonded pair)
2x Darwin Ocellaris
1x Flasher Wrasse(Carpenters or McCoskers)
1x Atlantic Longnose Butterflyfish
1x Blackcap Basslet
1x Fisher's Dwarf Angel
1x Tomini Tang
I know I need to trim this down so I'm looking for advice on which ones to give up on
My concerns at the moment are;
The firefish will be intimidated by the basslet perhaps to it's doom.
The Jawfish will stay in it's burrow because of the activity level from some of the other fish and so I won't be able to observe it's normal behavior.
The blenny, angel and tang make three grazers which could be too much?
The tank even with two fuge's won't be able to generate enough Pods for two Mandarins.
I appreciate any thoughts/suggestions you might have.
Thanks
Adam
RedStangGA
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Wanted to run a revised stocking list by you. 60 gal cube, 24x24x24, 20h sump with small refuge built in of about 8gal, 5 inch sand bed, skimmer.
2 pearly jaw fish to be added first
1 Tailspot blenny
1 Adorned Wrasse
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Lubbock's Fairy
1 Fathead Anthias
2 McCosker's Flasher wrasses, 1 male and 1 female
2 Ocellaris Clowns
I feel this is overstocked but want to be sure. If so the clowns might be the first to go.
Would I be better off dropping the Fathead?
Could I substitute an additional male flasher like a Filamented in place of the yellow wrasse to encourage flashing behavior?
Is getting a female too much of a risk of it turning male?
Any chance of substituting an anampses twistii for the adorned or yellow wrasse?
Thanks again for this service.
2 pearly jaw fish to be added first
1 Tailspot blenny
1 Adorned Wrasse
1 Yellow Wrasse
1 Lubbock's Fairy
1 Fathead Anthias
2 McCosker's Flasher wrasses, 1 male and 1 female
2 Ocellaris Clowns
I feel this is overstocked but want to be sure. If so the clowns might be the first to go.
Would I be better off dropping the Fathead?
Could I substitute an additional male flasher like a Filamented in place of the yellow wrasse to encourage flashing behavior?
Is getting a female too much of a risk of it turning male?
Any chance of substituting an anampses twistii for the adorned or yellow wrasse?
Thanks again for this service.
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thompson2224
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I am currently letting my 72 gallon tank cycle right now and I am planning my livestock out for it.
My current stock in a 20 gallon that will be moved into the 72 is:
2 clown fish
2 cleaner shrimp
snails
frogspawn
rose bud anenome
toadstool leather
green star polyp
rainbow acan
merry christmas scan
torch coral
rhodactis
In the 72 I am planning on adding a mandarin goby, coral beauty, diamond goby, neon goby, dragon face pipefish, and red scooter blenny, magnificent anenome, some more ricordea, and other corals that I find I like.
Any other suggestions of fish or corals would be great too.
As for my pod population in these two tanks they are crawling, literally everywhere all over the glass and rocks. And they have no natural predator in the tank right now so they will continue to populate.
With the 72 gallon, I am adding a 20 gallon sump onto it using the 20 gallon I currently have running for it, I will use chaeto and other algae in the refugium and add more pods into it so they continue to populate and make it into the tank.
For filtration I will have 90 lbs of rock in the tank and 80 lbs of sand. I also have a reef octopus skimmer for the sump, UV sterilizer, and two filters that will allow me to run carbon if needed.
Thanks
My current stock in a 20 gallon that will be moved into the 72 is:
2 clown fish
2 cleaner shrimp
snails
frogspawn
rose bud anenome
toadstool leather
green star polyp
rainbow acan
merry christmas scan
torch coral
rhodactis
In the 72 I am planning on adding a mandarin goby, coral beauty, diamond goby, neon goby, dragon face pipefish, and red scooter blenny, magnificent anenome, some more ricordea, and other corals that I find I like.
Any other suggestions of fish or corals would be great too.
As for my pod population in these two tanks they are crawling, literally everywhere all over the glass and rocks. And they have no natural predator in the tank right now so they will continue to populate.
With the 72 gallon, I am adding a 20 gallon sump onto it using the 20 gallon I currently have running for it, I will use chaeto and other algae in the refugium and add more pods into it so they continue to populate and make it into the tank.
For filtration I will have 90 lbs of rock in the tank and 80 lbs of sand. I also have a reef octopus skimmer for the sump, UV sterilizer, and two filters that will allow me to run carbon if needed.
Thanks
RedStangGA
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I have 1/4" mesh in a frame covering the top. Considering a "locking mechanism" to lock the frame in but it's a rimless cube so not much to work with.
Thanks again.
yellow line chromis
yellow line chromis
I have two yellow line chromis, two occ. clowns and a bangai cardinal in a 36 gal bow. also green star polyps and a green torch. 25 lbs of lr, 40 lbs of ls. ph=8.1, a=0, n02=0, no3=10ish. don't know alk, cal or mag. my question is can anyone tell me about the yellow line chromis??? cant really find much info on them. what I can find says the eat Algae and zooplankton. mine have been eating frozen Mysis as have the occ. clowns and bangai cardinal
yellow line chromis
I have two yellow line chromis, two occ. clowns and a bangai cardinal in a 36 gal bow. also green star polyps and a green torch. 25 lbs of lr, 40 lbs of ls. ph=8.1, a=0, n02=0, no3=10ish. don't know alk, cal or mag. my question is can anyone tell me about the yellow line chromis??? cant really find much info on them. what I can find says the eat Algae and zooplankton. mine have been eating frozen Mysis as have the occ. clowns and bangai cardinal
Best to post as a separate thread in Reef Fish. This thread is only about marine fish compatibility with behavioral analysis of stocking plans.
Menace2Sobriety
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Got it.... so I basically just bought me another Nano that ate a few too many big macs! *sigh*
Ahhh well.... back to the drawing board... better to learn BEFORE the fish get shoved into a proverbial shoe box!
Thx m8!
Menace
Got it.... so I basically just bought me another Nano that ate a few too many big macs! *sigh*
Ahhh well.... back to the drawing board... better to learn BEFORE the fish get shoved into a proverbial shoe box!
Thx m8!
Menace
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