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hmspradlin
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Is there a hawkish that is shrimp safe?
No. All hawkfish are ambush predators and some and are also not safe for small fish. Very personable fish, however, but your shrimp will be eaten.
hmspradlin
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Any other person able fish recommendations?
As those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons. I am always happy, however, to review any stocking plan with tank size provided.
thedasher
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I am setting up a 125 gallon 6 foot long reef tank with 150+ pounds of live rock 60 pounds of black sand. A 30g long sump with a middle refugium, protein skimmer rated 250. Also 3 powerheads in the tank. I'm planning on having a:
Caribbean blue tang
Desjardini sailfin tang
Purple tang
Hippo tang (if there's enough space)
Powder blue tang
Tomini tang
2 blue/green chromis
2 platinum clownfish
Pj cardinal
A reef safe wrasses( probably sixline)
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How's it sound?
Caribbean blue tang
Desjardini sailfin tang
Purple tang
Hippo tang (if there's enough space)
Powder blue tang
Tomini tang
2 blue/green chromis
2 platinum clownfish
Pj cardinal
A reef safe wrasses( probably sixline)
Zoas
Sps
Lps
How's it sound?
As annotated, the tang population needs to be minimal in this sized tank. The other ones are fine except as annotated
Hello Steve,
DT is 180g with 150lbs dry rock, 5 lbs live rock, and 2" live sand bed. Sump is a 75g tank, with a 32g refugium chamber that has 5" DSB. I do plan to have corals in the future once things mature. Finally, I have 20g long QT. My fish list is below:
2 orange ocellaris clowns (Just completed TTM, in QT right now)
In order of introduction, i am looking at:
1 dwarf flame angel
1 Goby (Thinking orange spotted, diamond watchman, or orange stripe prawn)
1 shrimp to pair with Goby (species undetermined at this point)
1 powder blue tang
1 yellow tang
1 Mandarin(once tank matures)
Is this list ok? Is the order of introduction ok?
Thanks in advance, ZB.
DT is 180g with 150lbs dry rock, 5 lbs live rock, and 2" live sand bed. Sump is a 75g tank, with a 32g refugium chamber that has 5" DSB. I do plan to have corals in the future once things mature. Finally, I have 20g long QT. My fish list is below:
2 orange ocellaris clowns (Just completed TTM, in QT right now)
In order of introduction, i am looking at:
1 dwarf flame angel
1 Goby (Thinking orange spotted, diamond watchman, or orange stripe prawn)
1 shrimp to pair with Goby (species undetermined at this point)
1 powder blue tang
1 yellow tang
1 Mandarin(once tank matures)
Is this list ok? Is the order of introduction ok?
Thanks in advance, ZB.
thedasher
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If I got the tangs when they are about 2", then can I have the ones listed?
Only if you don't feed them. Fish grow, their perspective changes, and their need for territorial imperative increases since they all occupy the same ecological niche. So, for long term stability, the answer is no.
75g, 35g sump
current occupants:
2 longnose hawkfish
2 snowflake clowns
1 royal gramma
1 orange spotted goby
1 mccosker's wrasse
1 kole tang (i LOVE this fish!!!)
presently in qt: red velvet fairy wrasse
before i even consider the next fish, i need to know if i can even have another fish and if so, just one more, or ?
thanks, steve!
current occupants:
2 longnose hawkfish
2 snowflake clowns
1 royal gramma
1 orange spotted goby
1 mccosker's wrasse
1 kole tang (i LOVE this fish!!!)
presently in qt: red velvet fairy wrasse
before i even consider the next fish, i need to know if i can even have another fish and if so, just one more, or ?
thanks, steve!
Cujo13
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Hello, I have a 135 Gallon 72 x 24 x 19. Basically a 180 with 5 inches chopped off the top. 100 gallon Rubbermaid sump with 50 gallons of water. 150 lbs of live rock between the DT and the sump. Tank has been set up for 4 months.
Current residents are:
2 Yellow Wrasse, one male and one female
1 Neon Goby
1 One Spot Foxface
pair of Ocellaris Clowns, tank breed one large one small...seem to be pairing
1 Coral Beauty Dwarf
1 Blue Green Chromis
Questions: 1. Will the copepod population be large enough to sustain the Wrasses and a Mandarin? Realizing I should wait until 9 months have passed.
2. Will the tank support 2 more grazers like a Purple Tang and a Orange Spot Blenny?
Current residents are:
2 Yellow Wrasse, one male and one female
1 Neon Goby
1 One Spot Foxface
pair of Ocellaris Clowns, tank breed one large one small...seem to be pairing
1 Coral Beauty Dwarf
1 Blue Green Chromis
Questions: 1. Will the copepod population be large enough to sustain the Wrasses and a Mandarin? Realizing I should wait until 9 months have passed.
2. Will the tank support 2 more grazers like a Purple Tang and a Orange Spot Blenny?
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Bioload is not the issue, as it rarely is, the issue is always behavioral. So, if you look for some animal that will not impact an existing ecological niche, you should be fine assuming that its territorial imperative fits within a 75 gallon tank. As an example: while your gramma loretto is territorial, the size of territory it requires is small. So if you were to want a possum wrasse (one of my very favorite fish), it would be fine. A female flasher wrasse would work because while duplicating an ecological niche, it is complementary behaviorally. A second tang, no matter what species, would negatively compromise the existing territorial imperative of your kole tang. I hope this does not seem complex as it really isn't.
It depends behaviorally. A blenny should be no problem. A zebrasoma tang might be an issue territorially.
not at all complex, steve. i do understand what you are saying so i'm just gonna have to do more research. i have tried 2 possum wrasses at different times and they were both pretty much doa. it was during the bitter winter cold last year so perhaps i could have better luck before cold temps hit again.
i'll be back with more choices/questions. thanks again!
i'll be back with more choices/questions. thanks again!
not at all complex, steve. i do understand what you are saying so i'm just gonna have to do more research. i have tried 2 possum wrasses at different times and they were both pretty much doa. it was during the bitter winter cold last year so perhaps i could have better luck before cold temps hit again.
i'll be back with more choices/questions. thanks again!
Come back any time! I personally tend to buy fish (online only) from April through early December to avoid the temperature extremes.
Itchy Trigger
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How would this stock list work in a 75g reef tank?
1. pair of ocellaris clowns
2. royal gramma
3. purple firefish
4. starry blenny
5. green chromis
6. yellowfin flasher wrasse
7. chalk bass
8. bluehead tilefish
1. pair of ocellaris clowns
2. royal gramma
3. purple firefish
4. starry blenny
5. green chromis
6. yellowfin flasher wrasse
7. chalk bass
8. bluehead tilefish
Itchy Trigger
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Great - thanks!
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