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I'm going to chime in for opinions. Tank is 63.5 gallons, about 60lb live rock.
I was thinking...
1 bluespotted shrimp goby/shrimp pair
2 nose stripe clowns (if I can catch them) or African clowns (o. Allardi - very aggressive - second choice)
1 african flame angel (again, if I can catch one)
Think that is about it. I'd also love a pair of cardinals, and a copper band butterfly (kept one for three years before I gave my tank away, miss it!) But I think four fish is enough? Especially with clowns.
Annoyingly, I saw a gem tang in a tidal pool. Won't even dream of catching one until I have a gigantic tank. :-(
I was thinking...
1 bluespotted shrimp goby/shrimp pair
2 nose stripe clowns (if I can catch them) or African clowns (o. Allardi - very aggressive - second choice)
1 african flame angel (again, if I can catch one)
Think that is about it. I'd also love a pair of cardinals, and a copper band butterfly (kept one for three years before I gave my tank away, miss it!) But I think four fish is enough? Especially with clowns.
Annoyingly, I saw a gem tang in a tidal pool. Won't even dream of catching one until I have a gigantic tank. :-(
I provide evaluation based on what information you provide to me. Since I have done thousands of these, I am sure I do not remember your previous inquiry. However, it is clear that you should use a different source for information. Good luck.
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Reef Central's recommendation for P. hepatus is an 8 foot 240 gallon tank. The firefish and goby are fine.
Thanks! Yes, I will go for undifferentiated juv clowns. We won't see the mature ones in tidal pools, they're all down deep. I likely won't get two in a day, so I'll find one, and hopefully get to be picky choosing the right sized mate. The one a I see commonly are an inch or so long. Would you add a bigger before a smaller?
And yeah, I'd kill for a gem tang. Annoying that they're free, I just can't house one. Oh well. When we buy this place and put in my dream tank, I can collect all of the angels and tangs I want. I'll tell them to hang out and wait for me.
And yeah, I'd kill for a gem tang. Annoying that they're free, I just can't house one. Oh well. When we buy this place and put in my dream tank, I can collect all of the angels and tangs I want. I'll tell them to hang out and wait for me.
Oh, my bad. Honestly, I admit at this point I am confused. If not that old post, when did you tell me about a school of anything not being an option for my sized tank? I do not recall or see any such exchange between us recently. I hold a lot of value to what you say here, so if I am missing something on some prior advice you have given me, my apologies. Can you maybe remind what post this was in? I can't find it.
Either way, I get it, and I do appreciate the help. No schooling fish for my size tank. Got it.
I know this forum is not about this, and I apologize for derailing. I've only been at this... in practice... for about 2 weeks. My primary sources of information are this forum and WAMAS' forum. I'm trying implement what I've learned so far in both forums.
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Given where you live, there are lots of very interesting fish that we rarely see here. There is an African leopard wrasse, which if you find one, I highly recommend. For large angels and tangs, if you can swing a ten foot tank, that would be ideal, with eight foot being ok.
Actually, it was my fault. I usually stress to always put tank size in every question so I was confusing your question with another. In a 125 gallon tank, you can have a group of anthias (although chromis can work initially but will dwindle to one over time). For all questions going forward please remind me of tank size(!).
Remember, though, that due to their metabolism, anthias need to be fed multiple times per day.
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here is my list/thoughts for a 125 FOWLR. Shoot holes in it or offer up any comparable inhabitants:
4-5" Blueface angel or 4" Emperor Angel or 4" Lamarck's
5" Bird Wrasse
5" Tongan Foxface
pair 3" Skunk Clownfish
5" Purple tang
looking to keep it simple. I will have heavy flow via 2 Mp40's and a DC12000 return. moderate sandbed , and reef octo 200 for the waste as well as a large Bio pellet reactor( Next Reef SMR1 XL ).
Some longshots:
- Powder Blue tang
-White spot puffer
- Small herem of Bartletts anthias x5 ?
-Large Kole Tang
-Tennenti Tang
I will take any and all feedback including housing any of 2 compatible angelfish that are in the mid-large range. I do not want many large fish but rather 3-4 decent sized with alot of open space in the tank..
Thanks!
4-5" Blueface angel or 4" Emperor Angel or 4" Lamarck's
5" Bird Wrasse
5" Tongan Foxface
pair 3" Skunk Clownfish
5" Purple tang
looking to keep it simple. I will have heavy flow via 2 Mp40's and a DC12000 return. moderate sandbed , and reef octo 200 for the waste as well as a large Bio pellet reactor( Next Reef SMR1 XL ).
Some longshots:
- Powder Blue tang
-White spot puffer
- Small herem of Bartletts anthias x5 ?
-Large Kole Tang
-Tennenti Tang
I will take any and all feedback including housing any of 2 compatible angelfish that are in the mid-large range. I do not want many large fish but rather 3-4 decent sized with alot of open space in the tank..
Thanks!
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JR8999
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OK Steve... after much back and forth with people out here on the forum I'm convinced I need a stock list. Also with much back and forth discussion and input from you and reading on LA I think I have finally come up with a list that I will stick too. I don't plan on bothering you again for a while. 
Currently in DT : 2 Small OC Clowns, 2 Cleaner Shrimp and snail CUC
Fish to add:
Purple Firefish - Add 1st
Royal Gramma - Add 2nd
Green Clown Goby
African Miday Blenny
McCosker's or Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
As always your help is greatly appreciated!
Currently in DT : 2 Small OC Clowns, 2 Cleaner Shrimp and snail CUC
Fish to add:
Purple Firefish - Add 1st
Royal Gramma - Add 2nd
Green Clown Goby
African Miday Blenny
McCosker's or Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
As always your help is greatly appreciated!
OK Steve... after much back and forth with people out here on the forum I'm convinced I need a stock list. Also with much back and forth discussion and input from you and reading on LA I think I have finally come up with a list that I will stick too. I don't plan on bothering you again for a while.
Currently in DT : 2 Small OC Clowns, 2 Cleaner Shrimp and snail CUC
Fish to add:
Purple Firefish - Add 1st
Royal Gramma - Add 2nd
Green Clown Goby
African Miday Blenny midas blennies can nip the fins of planktivores; I would suggest a different blenny
McCosker's or Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
except as annotated, this is fine. Note that you have two jumpers so be sure you have a 1/4 inch mess top
As always your help is greatly appreciated!
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