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shesacharmer
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Thanks Steve, those darn Damsels...such a pretty fish to be so nasty! They'll be donated to the LFS and then sold to another poor sucker I'm sorry to say. I don't want to kill them.
AdamSabina
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AdamSabina
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150 gallon mixed reef Inhabitants: tank is a year old in a week.
Black Ice Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris var.
Clownfish
Added: September 4, 2013
Quantity: 2
Lyretail Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Anthias
Added: October 25, 2013
Quantity: 4
Powder Brown Tang
Acanthurus japonicus
Tangs
Added: May 2, 2014
Radiant Wrasse
Halichores iridis
Wrasse
Added: May 17, 2013
Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
Tangs
Added: May 2, 2014
Brittle Sea Star
Ophiocoma sp.
Sea Stars
Added: October 16, 2013
Quantity: 2
Derasa Clam
Tridacna derasa
Clam
Added: July 16, 2013
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus
Crabs
Added: October 16, 2013
Quantity: 15
Location: Live aquaria
Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus elegans
Crabs
Added: June 23, 2013
Quantity: 2
Electric Orange Hermit Crab
Calcinus cf elegans
Crabs
Added: June 22, 2013
Inferno anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
Anemones
Added: January 21, 2014
Rose Bulb Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
Anemones
Added: July 3, 2013
Sand Sifting Sea Star
Astropecten polycanthus
Sea Stars
Added: April 22, 2013
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Shrimp
Added: June 22, 2013
Quantity: 2
ADDITIONS (last fish and I'll consider the tank stocked)
Blue Throat Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Trigger Fish
Added: June 15, 2014
Firefish, Purple
Nemateleotris decora
Dartfish
Added: June 15, 2014
Quantity: 2
Green Mandarin
Synchiropus splendidus
Dragonets
Added: August 15, 2014
Black Ice Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris var.
Clownfish
Added: September 4, 2013
Quantity: 2
Lyretail Anthias
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Anthias
Added: October 25, 2013
Quantity: 4
Powder Brown Tang
Acanthurus japonicus
Tangs
Added: May 2, 2014
Radiant Wrasse
Halichores iridis
Wrasse
Added: May 17, 2013
Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
Tangs
Added: May 2, 2014
Brittle Sea Star
Ophiocoma sp.
Sea Stars
Added: October 16, 2013
Quantity: 2
Derasa Clam
Tridacna derasa
Clam
Added: July 16, 2013
Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab
Calcinus laevimanus
Crabs
Added: October 16, 2013
Quantity: 15
Location: Live aquaria
Electric Blue Hermit Crab
Calcinus elegans
Crabs
Added: June 23, 2013
Quantity: 2
Electric Orange Hermit Crab
Calcinus cf elegans
Crabs
Added: June 22, 2013
Inferno anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
Anemones
Added: January 21, 2014
Rose Bulb Anemone
Entacmaea quadricolor
Anemones
Added: July 3, 2013
Sand Sifting Sea Star
Astropecten polycanthus
Sea Stars
Added: April 22, 2013
Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis
Shrimp
Added: June 22, 2013
Quantity: 2
ADDITIONS (last fish and I'll consider the tank stocked)
Blue Throat Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
Trigger Fish
Added: June 15, 2014
Firefish, Purple
Nemateleotris decora
Dartfish
Added: June 15, 2014
Quantity: 2
Green Mandarin
Synchiropus splendidus
Dragonets
Added: August 15, 2014
FlyfisherDan
New member
"Rescue Tank"
"Rescue Tank"
HI, We just inherited a "Rescue Tank" from someone no longer able to keep it up. It is a 55 gal, upgraded filtration to Aquatop 400 w/ UV, new crushed aragonite bed, never had any live rock but added about 15lbs of base rock and 20lbs of live rock. No sump or skimmer. Lighting is a Coralife ho t5 with one 10000k and an actinic. Tank had a deep sand bed FULL of worms and no cleanup crew at all. I added 2 nassarius snails, a turbo and 5 others, about a dozen asst. hermits a peppermint shrimp. Existing livestock as follows:
Yellow Tang
Mated pair of Clownfish
Pair of Pajama Cardinals
Threadfin Butterfly (eats everything but the glass!)
Common Cleaner Wrasse (eats even more than the butterfly)
6 Asst. Damsels
Tank has been going for a month now and fish appear healthy and eating well.
Levels are at or near zero, ph has been stuck at 8.0 and have been dosing daily to try to bump it up a bit. Salinity is .0124 - .0126. Any thoughts?????
"Rescue Tank"
HI, We just inherited a "Rescue Tank" from someone no longer able to keep it up. It is a 55 gal, upgraded filtration to Aquatop 400 w/ UV, new crushed aragonite bed, never had any live rock but added about 15lbs of base rock and 20lbs of live rock. No sump or skimmer. Lighting is a Coralife ho t5 with one 10000k and an actinic. Tank had a deep sand bed FULL of worms and no cleanup crew at all. I added 2 nassarius snails, a turbo and 5 others, about a dozen asst. hermits a peppermint shrimp. Existing livestock as follows:
Yellow Tang
Mated pair of Clownfish
Pair of Pajama Cardinals
Threadfin Butterfly (eats everything but the glass!)
Common Cleaner Wrasse (eats even more than the butterfly)
6 Asst. Damsels
Tank has been going for a month now and fish appear healthy and eating well.
Levels are at or near zero, ph has been stuck at 8.0 and have been dosing daily to try to bump it up a bit. Salinity is .0124 - .0126. Any thoughts?????
JoeVandal49
New member
Im assumeing an Orchid Dottyback, and Royal Gramma Basslet would not be compatible based on the relative size, color, and preferred areas of a tank?
collarman
New member
100 gallon mixed reef tank
90# rock
3 months
Right now going through quarantine period with survivors
Currently have
1 percula clown
2 firefish
1 coral beauty
1 Lubbocks wrasse
1 neon goby tank raised
Blood red shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Clean up crews
Looking to add
Yellow tang
Hippo tang
Mandarin-waiting 6 months
Sand sifting star
2 Square box anthias
Goby or jawfish - tank temp is at 77
Any other recommendations for comparable fish would be appreciated?
Is there a better way to introduce fish in a specific order?
Should I look for smaller or bigger fish for dominance issues? (Smaller yellow tang or hippo)
Thanks.
90# rock
3 months
Right now going through quarantine period with survivors
Currently have
1 percula clown
2 firefish
1 coral beauty
1 Lubbocks wrasse
1 neon goby tank raised
Blood red shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Clean up crews
Looking to add
Yellow tang
Hippo tang
Mandarin-waiting 6 months
Sand sifting star
2 Square box anthias
Goby or jawfish - tank temp is at 77
Any other recommendations for comparable fish would be appreciated?
Is there a better way to introduce fish in a specific order?
Should I look for smaller or bigger fish for dominance issues? (Smaller yellow tang or hippo)
Thanks.
scott3569
New member
Hey Steve, I was looking at DD, would I be able to add a basslet and a blenny to my list or am I over doing it with that?
You will need to give me entire stocking plan and tank size. I have done far too many of these (upwards of 10,000) to remember what folks have.
scott3569
New member
Sorry my bad Steve, I know your a busy man!! 
56 gallon
40gallon sump
49#'s dry rock
12#'s live rock
About a two in sand bed
2 oc clowns
1 diamondback goby w/pistal shrimp
1 multi color lubbocks fairy wrasse or carpenters flasher wrasse
1 blue green chromis
1 royal gramma basslet
So I know I have the royal in there but could I add.
another basslet and a blenny to this or is that to much
56 gallon
40gallon sump
49#'s dry rock
12#'s live rock
About a two in sand bed
2 oc clowns
1 diamondback goby w/pistal shrimp
1 multi color lubbocks fairy wrasse or carpenters flasher wrasse
1 blue green chromis
1 royal gramma basslet
So I know I have the royal in there but could I add.
another basslet and a blenny to this or is that to much
Sorry my bad Steve, I know your a busy man!!
56 gallon
40gallon sump
49#'s dry rock
12#'s live rock
About a two in sand bed
2 oc clowns
1 diamondback goby w/pistal shrimp
1 multi color lubbocks fairy wrasse or carpenters flasher wrasse
1 blue green chromis
1 royal gramma basslet
So I know I have the royal in there but could I add.
another basslet and a blenny to this or is that to much
two basslets in a small tank will not work (behavior issue, not bioload). Depends which blenny. Again, behavior not bioload. Most stocking issues are not bioload related but behavior which depends on a variety of factors.
novadan67
New member
Hi Steve,
I have a 29 gallon (30x13x18 rectangle) that just finished cycling. I built a custom ~15 gallon sump which houses a bubble magus curve 5 (140 gallon) skimmer and a ball of chaeto. The DT has 35lbs of rock and a 1.5" sand bed. Total water volume with rock and sand added is 35 gallons. Here is a link to my build thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2405506
I am planning on a mixed reef setup. I think I've got my fish species picked out, and I wanted to see if you agree with their suitability for my system. I'll post them here in the order I'm thinking of adding them (no fish purchased yet).
Yasha Goby and Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp
Tailspot Blenny
Royal Gamma
Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
I'd like to have a RBTA for the clowns, but I know that's at least 6 months down the road. Is there a better chance they will host if they are added after the anemone or before? Does it even matter?
Also, as I understand it, other inverts don't add much to the bio load. I was thinking of adding a couple sexy shrimp or a single peppermint shrimp for aiptasia control. I'm QT-ing everything in a 10 gallon tank.
Thanks,
Dan
I have a 29 gallon (30x13x18 rectangle) that just finished cycling. I built a custom ~15 gallon sump which houses a bubble magus curve 5 (140 gallon) skimmer and a ball of chaeto. The DT has 35lbs of rock and a 1.5" sand bed. Total water volume with rock and sand added is 35 gallons. Here is a link to my build thread:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2405506
I am planning on a mixed reef setup. I think I've got my fish species picked out, and I wanted to see if you agree with their suitability for my system. I'll post them here in the order I'm thinking of adding them (no fish purchased yet).
Yasha Goby and Candy Cane Pistol Shrimp
Tailspot Blenny
Royal Gamma
Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
I'd like to have a RBTA for the clowns, but I know that's at least 6 months down the road. Is there a better chance they will host if they are added after the anemone or before? Does it even matter?
Also, as I understand it, other inverts don't add much to the bio load. I was thinking of adding a couple sexy shrimp or a single peppermint shrimp for aiptasia control. I'm QT-ing everything in a 10 gallon tank.
Thanks,
Dan
JoeVandal49
New member
55 gallon standard Steve.
Fish stocking list is fine. Having clownfish associate (the anemone hosts) is a hit or miss situation. The order does not seem to matter to the clownfish, however the anemone would prefer to establish before being jostled by anemone fish.
Because I do thousands of these inquiries, I do not remember from previous posts stocking list or questions. For best answer, provide entire stocking list plan, tank size. Sorry, I cannot really go back and look.
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