Well, mixing tangs, even in your sized system is always a gamble. Tangs will reduce their number if they feel cramped.
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Well, mixing tangs, even in your sized system is always a gamble. Tangs will reduce their number if they feel cramped.
shawn.short
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well as always i am thankful for the knowledge, I am sure it will save me thousands lol.
After a couple 3 or 4 months ill be shopping again for fish. In your opinion, what are some good choices in fish for my tank?
I read that you can observe a tank of firefish and chose the pair that seem to be hanging out together for the best chance of a M/F (did I read that here in your thread or elsewhere?)
Yes, that was likely me. NOT easy to do, however!
I'll just have to be super picky, and not lose track of the pair when the net goes in the tank...
Oh a pair of gobies! I've read that the female watchmen are olive with blue spots, that would be very nice. Maybe I can find one. Are they picky about choosing mates or will a male and female eventually become a pair?
I see them sold occasionally. If they do not bond, only one will survive.
I love the patterning of the banggai cardinals but I've watched them in stores and they just seem.. I don't know, inactive?
Correct. Most people do not realize that cardinals, in general, are more active at night
I will certainly nix the clowns in favor of a pair of gobies, thank you very much
Now I feel specialI'll go read about possum wrasses right now!
There are actually a few different ones, and all share the same characteristics. I LOVE possum wrasses
A real compliment coming from you, sir. You do your homework so I feel more comfortable trying to understand where you are coming from!
Do you see any issue with the revised list?
2 Firefish - M and F Be sure to introduce them first
2 Watchmen Gobies -M and F
1-2 Pistol Shrimp
1 Orange back fairy wrasse
1 Possum wrasse (pending research)
1 (far in the future) Mandarin Goby You need about 7-8 months maturity, ideally with a producing refugium
and also, I want to stay back from the bio limit for the tank, am I safe?
Yes.
Thank you very much for your time, and I'll probably be back again.:reading:
My advice, which most people ignore, is to read, read, and read, then ask questions. If you want some superb, but heavy duty reading, look up work by Stephen Spotte. Unfortunately only in hard back, but used is occasionally available.
I have largish tanks. I personally only have one boss fish per tank, but many and diverse smaller fish. And I love the activity and color of anthias. However I normally do not make recommendations as our tastes will differ.
shawn.short
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anthias i love, how many can one have ? dispar? with lyratails?
I do not recommend lyretails as they are among the semiaggressive ones. In my 350, I have 12 carberryi with no problem. Select among the peaceful ones and you can mix and match to some degree.
Joe0813
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well its almost time for my shopping to begin with some fish.... my 75 gal is cycling. it will be a full reef tank. i posted here before but im going to change my list around and see if it will work out.
- Ocellaris clowns. (Pair)
- Kole tang or a Tomini Tang
- Bicolor Angelfish
- Scooter blenny
- watchmen goby/pistol shrimp
- Blue mandarin.... only if my tank has pods for it to eat
- Maybe 2 or 3 fish that will school together... if theres room
Inverts
- Bubble tip Anemone
- Red sea star
- Maxima Clam
Clean up crew
- 20 scarlet reef hermit crabs
- 15 astraea turbo snails
- 20 Dwarf blue leg hermit crabs
- 1 fighting conch
- 1 Arrow crab
- 2 Emerald Crab
- 3 Peppermint shrimp
- 1 Coral banded shrimp
- 10 Nassarius snails
- Ocellaris clowns. (Pair)
- Kole tang or a Tomini Tang
- Bicolor Angelfish
- Scooter blenny
- watchmen goby/pistol shrimp
- Blue mandarin.... only if my tank has pods for it to eat
- Maybe 2 or 3 fish that will school together... if theres room
Inverts
- Bubble tip Anemone
- Red sea star
- Maxima Clam
Clean up crew
- 20 scarlet reef hermit crabs
- 15 astraea turbo snails
- 20 Dwarf blue leg hermit crabs
- 1 fighting conch
- 1 Arrow crab
- 2 Emerald Crab
- 3 Peppermint shrimp
- 1 Coral banded shrimp
- 10 Nassarius snails
OK this is my updated list
55gal reef tank, about 3 months old at this point.
I have 2 percula clownfish in there, 3-4 corals (yelllow polyps+mystery coral, flowerpot, hammer).
FIRST ---> Purple Firefish Goby
Spotted Cardinalfish (2-4)
Royal Gramma
Golden Assessor
Possum Wrasse (not sure which yet)
I don't know if this is the correct place to ask but you mentioned the Purple Goby being introduced first. Should I remove my Clown pair and put the Goby in solo? then reintroduce the clowns later? Or can I just put the Purple Goby in now. I have been reading about quarantine tanks and was going to start it with the purple goby. If fish order is important are there any others on this list that order matters? I want to ask my LFS to get me a purple goby soon. Then get 1 or 2 more after each quarantine period.
tangs_tank
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Hi everyone,
As my system is cycling I thought I'd do some fish planning. I have a 180 gal DT, 75gal sump w refugium, skimmer, chiller, calcium reactor, phosban reactor, 200lbs all live rocks. I was thinking of the following, probably in the listed order unless otherwise suggested. I will hope to keep SPS and LPS too.
Ocel. Clowns x2
One spot Foxface
Royal gramma Basslet
Flasher Wrasse
Lyretail Anthias x2
Black Axil Chromis
Harptail Blenny
Flame Angel???
Powder Brown Tang
Regal Blue Tang
Mandarin
Thanks
As my system is cycling I thought I'd do some fish planning. I have a 180 gal DT, 75gal sump w refugium, skimmer, chiller, calcium reactor, phosban reactor, 200lbs all live rocks. I was thinking of the following, probably in the listed order unless otherwise suggested. I will hope to keep SPS and LPS too.
Ocel. Clowns x2
One spot Foxface
Royal gramma Basslet
Flasher Wrasse
Lyretail Anthias x2
Black Axil Chromis
Harptail Blenny
Flame Angel???
Powder Brown Tang
Regal Blue Tang
Mandarin
Thanks
reeferstace
I'm a little people
For tangs tank:
Wait until your tank is established with a large live amphipod/copepod supply before you get a mandarin.
Many flame angels will nip at corals.
Wait until your tank is established with a large live amphipod/copepod supply before you get a mandarin.
Many flame angels will nip at corals.
QT is essential for long term success in this hobby. If the clowns are not already sexually mature, you will be fine with introducing the firefish after QT.
Joe0813
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well its almost time for my shopping to begin with some fish.... my 75 gal is cycling. it will be a full reef tank. i posted here before but im going to change my list around and see if it will work out.
- Ocellaris clowns. (Pair)
- Kole tang or a Tomini Tang both are excellent, personally I like the Kole Tang
- Bicolor Angelfish Not reef safe
- Scooter blenny
- watchmen goby/pistol shrimp
- Blue mandarin.... only if my tank has pods for it to eat
- Maybe 2 or 3 fish that will school together... if theres room
Unlikely to find fish that will shoal in a 75 gallon tank
Inverts
- Bubble tip Anemone
- Red sea star star fish most often starve to death except in very large tanks
- Maxima Clam
Clean up crew
- 20 scarlet reef hermit crabs I am not a fan of hermits as they are opportunistic feeders and will kill snails
- 15 astraea turbo snails
- 20 Dwarf blue leg hermit crabs I am not a fan of hermits as they are opportunistic feeders and will kill snails
- 1 fighting conch excellent
- 1 Arrow crab definitely not
- 2 Emerald Crab I do not recommend crabs as they are opportunistic feeders
- 3 Peppermint shrimp
- 1 Coral banded shrimp can take fish and invertebrates
- 10 Nassarius snails.............
so instead of the angel ill do disbar and a purple anthias...
for a clean up crew instead of all the crabs should i just up the number of snails?
- Ocellaris clowns. (Pair)
- Kole tang or a Tomini Tang both are excellent, personally I like the Kole Tang
- Bicolor Angelfish Not reef safe
- Scooter blenny
- watchmen goby/pistol shrimp
- Blue mandarin.... only if my tank has pods for it to eat
- Maybe 2 or 3 fish that will school together... if theres room
Unlikely to find fish that will shoal in a 75 gallon tank
Inverts
- Bubble tip Anemone
- Red sea star star fish most often starve to death except in very large tanks
- Maxima Clam
Clean up crew
- 20 scarlet reef hermit crabs I am not a fan of hermits as they are opportunistic feeders and will kill snails
- 15 astraea turbo snails
- 20 Dwarf blue leg hermit crabs I am not a fan of hermits as they are opportunistic feeders and will kill snails
- 1 fighting conch excellent
- 1 Arrow crab definitely not
- 2 Emerald Crab I do not recommend crabs as they are opportunistic feeders
- 3 Peppermint shrimp
- 1 Coral banded shrimp can take fish and invertebrates
- 10 Nassarius snails.............
so instead of the angel ill do disbar and a purple anthias...
for a clean up crew instead of all the crabs should i just up the number of snails?
tangs_tank
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Hi Steve,
I'm open to Anthias that are peaceful. If you can point me towards a couple so I can research them.
Thanks
Peter
I'm open to Anthias that are peaceful. If you can point me towards a couple so I can research them.
Thanks
Peter
I'm setting up a nano tank dedicated to a watchman goby and pistol shrimp pair. The setup consists of the following;
Was hoping to add something else other than just the goby/fish pair, was thinking perhaps a pair of red line cleaner shrimp or a Royal Gramma?
Thanks, Milky
- Tank: 45cm rectangular tank, roughly 32 litres (excluding live rock).
- Filtration: ~4kg Live rock, live sand bed, circulation & skimmer
- Circulation will come from a single 1600 Koralia powerhead, with the possibility of adding additional pumps later.
- A sand bed 2-3" thick consisting of varied grades of coral sand; from 1mm grains to 5mm bones will be supplied for the goby and shrimp to dig in. This will be seeded from several cups of live sand from the fuges at work to get some life into it!
- Skimmer will be an AquaC nano Remora, a skimmer rated up to ~100L, they are highly appraised by the majority of reefers. Nitrate and Phosphate reduction will be done through regular water changes and RedSea NO3-PO4-X liquid carbon additive; this is why a good skimmer is key!
- Lighting is a 12w Aqua Medic LED bulb, accompanied by an AquaRay flexi blue LED strip. Both will be on timers to gradually decrease light intensity so as not to freak the fish out
- Corals will include zoos, morphs, rics, xenia and other softies.
Was hoping to add something else other than just the goby/fish pair, was thinking perhaps a pair of red line cleaner shrimp or a Royal Gramma?
Thanks, Milky
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