Reeflover0723
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O ya I want some soft corals please give some recommendations. I'm getting zoeanthids
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Unfortunately, your tank is not large enough for either fish you are planning. As this fish is only about marine fish compatibility, I do not provide analysis of corals.
Reeflover0723
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Can you name some fish I could get or should I go to another thread
You could research on the Live Aquaria site (one of our sponsors) or you could start your own thread in New to the Hobby.
Silly clownfish
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Hi Steve,
I would really love to add a mandarin to my tank, but am very concerned about being able to keep him fat and happy. *I have a 75g, with a 20g sump. *The fuge portion is only about 5g, it is full of LR rubble and cheato. *This system has been set up for 10 months, but the rock all came from my then 16yr old 30 g, or a tank I ran in the basement for close to a year to cure/age some dry rock seeded from rock from the 30g. *When I set the tank up, I seeded it with a bag of pods to get the population going.*
My current livestock are: ocelaris clown, flame hawkfish, randalli goby, McCoskers wrasse, one spot foxface, serpent star, brittle star, coral banded shrimp, emerald crab, misc snails, mixed corals. *By my guess I have about 80 lbs of live rock. *My sand is only about an inch deep.
I never notice the wrasse picking at rocks, but when anyone is near the tank, all of the fish are begging for food, so I seldom see any behavior other than begging. *The way he eats what I feed he gets so fat he looks like he will burst, so that might deter him from bothering to hunt much.
I can see copepods on the glass, but need a magnifying glass - my eye just aren't that good. So I can't pick them out on the rocks. I do see them in the chaeto in my sump. I selected a representative 1 inch wide swath of glass and, counted, multiplied by inches of tank perimeter, and estimate about 6000-8000*pods on the glass (an afternoon's snack), I would think the density would be much higher in the sand and on the rock if I could see them. *In the sump I see various size and shape pods on the glass, cheato, and swimming.
I have an excellent LFS that, when he gets mandarins, they are fat and lovely. *The LFS owner says he seldom sees on that eats non-live food, but they don't stay there long enough for trying to train them.
I have the old 30g set up as a QT and have some pods. *I plan to start the mandarin in the QT and try training to eat frozen, so he gets supplemental nutrition. *I am willing to farm cops in a tank in the basement, but I know that farm colonies can crash, and figure that would be most likely to happen when I am on a vacation, so I don't want to need to depend on it constantly.
I really value the insights you provide here and would appreciate your input - even if it is not what I want to hear.
Kim
I would really love to add a mandarin to my tank, but am very concerned about being able to keep him fat and happy. *I have a 75g, with a 20g sump. *The fuge portion is only about 5g, it is full of LR rubble and cheato. *This system has been set up for 10 months, but the rock all came from my then 16yr old 30 g, or a tank I ran in the basement for close to a year to cure/age some dry rock seeded from rock from the 30g. *When I set the tank up, I seeded it with a bag of pods to get the population going.*
My current livestock are: ocelaris clown, flame hawkfish, randalli goby, McCoskers wrasse, one spot foxface, serpent star, brittle star, coral banded shrimp, emerald crab, misc snails, mixed corals. *By my guess I have about 80 lbs of live rock. *My sand is only about an inch deep.
I never notice the wrasse picking at rocks, but when anyone is near the tank, all of the fish are begging for food, so I seldom see any behavior other than begging. *The way he eats what I feed he gets so fat he looks like he will burst, so that might deter him from bothering to hunt much.
I can see copepods on the glass, but need a magnifying glass - my eye just aren't that good. So I can't pick them out on the rocks. I do see them in the chaeto in my sump. I selected a representative 1 inch wide swath of glass and, counted, multiplied by inches of tank perimeter, and estimate about 6000-8000*pods on the glass (an afternoon's snack), I would think the density would be much higher in the sand and on the rock if I could see them. *In the sump I see various size and shape pods on the glass, cheato, and swimming.
I have an excellent LFS that, when he gets mandarins, they are fat and lovely. *The LFS owner says he seldom sees on that eats non-live food, but they don't stay there long enough for trying to train them.
I have the old 30g set up as a QT and have some pods. *I plan to start the mandarin in the QT and try training to eat frozen, so he gets supplemental nutrition. *I am willing to farm cops in a tank in the basement, but I know that farm colonies can crash, and figure that would be most likely to happen when I am on a vacation, so I don't want to need to depend on it constantly.
I really value the insights you provide here and would appreciate your input - even if it is not what I want to hear.
Kim
Kim, a few things. All mandarins will eat frozen or other supplied food; however they are unable to compete for food with other fish. As such, one in your tank may be lucky enough to get supplied food, but they will be dependent on the copepod population. With no other copepod competitors, a 75 gallon mature tank can sustain one dragonet. You can increase the odds by establishing "pod piles" which are small groups of live rock rubble which will be breeding grounds for copepods. So, you would probably be ok even though on the margin.
Clownfish2004
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Wold the following fish work in a 45 gallon tank with sump,protean skimmer,and a apex gold controller.
-2 clownfish
-1 carpenters wrasse
-2 yellow clown gobies
-2 clownfish
-1 carpenters wrasse
-2 yellow clown gobies
only one clown goby in a small tank; depending on the species of clownfish, carpenters wrasse would be hyper in this sized tank and be aware they are a prolific jumper.
Silly clownfish
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Thanks Steve.
I will still plan on a pod farm to replenish from since my system is marginal.
I will still plan on a pod farm to replenish from since my system is marginal.
NedFlounders
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Starry Blenny and Yellow Bluespot Jawfish
Starry Blenny and Yellow Bluespot Jawfish
Can these 2 fish be quarantined in the same 20gal QT tank? Since one is a digger and the other likes perching on rocks, they'll both be out of luck, except for some small plastic decor and PVC...the plan is to QT them while the main tank is cycling.
Will they get too stressed out or much worse, fight each other?
Starry Blenny and Yellow Bluespot Jawfish
Can these 2 fish be quarantined in the same 20gal QT tank? Since one is a digger and the other likes perching on rocks, they'll both be out of luck, except for some small plastic decor and PVC...the plan is to QT them while the main tank is cycling.
Will they get too stressed out or much worse, fight each other?
joshbrookkate
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8" Fox face
8" Fox face
Hi, Steve - i have a 75g tank, been running for 10 months. Currently have 2 clowns (mated and breeding) and a chromis, along with a fire shrimp and various softies and lps. You already approved the purchase of a foxface and a royal gramma down the road.
My question is: I have the opportunity to get an 8" foxface at a really great price. Would he be too large for my tank? Thanks for your advice.
8" Fox face
Hi, Steve - i have a 75g tank, been running for 10 months. Currently have 2 clowns (mated and breeding) and a chromis, along with a fire shrimp and various softies and lps. You already approved the purchase of a foxface and a royal gramma down the road.
My question is: I have the opportunity to get an 8" foxface at a really great price. Would he be too large for my tank? Thanks for your advice.
They will probably not interact. However I would do one at a time since it would be desirable to not stress out a fish that depends on having its home in the sand.
No problem. It may look a bit strange but biologically it should be fine. However, be sure that there is sufficient algae or it will become "not coral safe" rather quickly.
Previously I had asked about these fish (for a 75 gallon DT with 30 gallon sump, refugium, approximately 60 pounds of live rock):
Ocellaris Clownfish x2
Firefish
One Spot Foxface
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
Starcki Damselfish
Mandarin Dragonet (after the tank has been running a year)
Now I'm curious if a Whip Fin Fairy Wrasse could be added to the mix?
(I haven't started the tank yet -- so it would be added before the Damselfish -- which can be territorial.)
Ocellaris Clownfish x2
Firefish
One Spot Foxface
Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse
Starcki Damselfish
Mandarin Dragonet (after the tank has been running a year)
Now I'm curious if a Whip Fin Fairy Wrasse could be added to the mix?
(I haven't started the tank yet -- so it would be added before the Damselfish -- which can be territorial.)
I'm setting up a 29 gallon Biocube for me and my 6 year old daughter. This is my first salt water tank. Currently cycling the tank with live rock and using Seachem Stability. I have my heater in the first chamber, in the second one I have filter floss and one of the Biocube filters and i replaced the sponge in chamber with a purigen bag.
Sg is 1.025 temp is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Planning to add more LR and live sand. At the moment I only have one 10k bulb, replacing the actinic that isn't working on friday.
Ideally my plan is to get a clown fish (or 2) some shrimp/snails and an anemone. Possibly adding a small starfish and/or some coral at some point. Basically I'm looking for hearty, colorful fish and tank mates. Any suggestions or substitutions would be appreciated as this is my first reef tank.
Sg is 1.025 temp is 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Planning to add more LR and live sand. At the moment I only have one 10k bulb, replacing the actinic that isn't working on friday.
Ideally my plan is to get a clown fish (or 2) some shrimp/snails and an anemone. Possibly adding a small starfish and/or some coral at some point. Basically I'm looking for hearty, colorful fish and tank mates. Any suggestions or substitutions would be appreciated as this is my first reef tank.
A whipfin fairy wrasse is very aggressive and I would not recommend with the existing plan
A pair of low aggression clownfish would work; an anemone would be difficult in this sized tank. I would be happy to review any stocking plan, but as those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons.
countryboy12484
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Hey snorvich.. Quick question i have a 20 gallon long thats been up for 5 months. I have a sixline wrass and a flame hawk and a small cuc. Do you think i could add another fish?
Hey snorvich.. Quick question i have a 20 gallon long thats been up for 5 months. I have a sixline wrass and a flame hawk and a small cuc. Do you think i could add another fish?
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No, not really. A sixline wrasse will greatly limit tank mates, especially in a small tank.
countryboy12484
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Kinda what i figured. Thanks
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