As those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons. However if you research and create a stocking plan, I will be more than happy to review it for compatibility.
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As those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons. However if you research and create a stocking plan, I will be more than happy to review it for compatibility.
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Noob2015
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Thanks, Steve. Yes, let me apologize for a seemingly vague request. I've certainly been researching nonstop since purchasing my setup, but to be honest it's been mostly about cycling, chemistry, my equipment and how to maximize its use etc. I didn't want to put the cart (fish) before the horse with my studying. But I certainly have some fish in mind. I can elaborate as we go forward, but I envision paired clowns (variety tbd but would love input as well. I've red a few articles on pairing techniques), blue tang, fox face, wrasse (variety tbd), yellow tang? Then a cleanup crew....which opens other questions about which and how many for my setup. And when to add. I'm sure I have several more weeks at least before anything will happen with stocking...just continuing my info gathering. Thanks to you and any others for your input.
180 gallon 72x24x24 75 gallon sump/fuge
Whitetail Bristletooth Tang
Atlantic blue tang
Foxface lo
Pair of black ice or snowflake clowns
3 pink margin wrasses 1:2 m:f
midas blenny
pair of pink spotted watchman gobies
Gold assessor basslet
Coral Beauty or Flame angel (hopefully i can get one that doesnt bother corals)
Whitetail Bristletooth Tang
Atlantic blue tang
Foxface lo
Pair of black ice or snowflake clowns
3 pink margin wrasses 1:2 m:f
midas blenny
pair of pink spotted watchman gobies
Gold assessor basslet
Coral Beauty or Flame angel (hopefully i can get one that doesnt bother corals)
With four algae grazers, this tank would need to be six months mature or greater. No guarantee on the dwarf angels or for that matter the other algae grazers if there is not sufficient algae as they will eat zooxanthellae if hungry.
Everything would be compatible though? I can feed multiple times, and feed nori daily. Also I can start with the other fish stocking the tank slowly first as well
Help with livestock
Help with livestock
I'm new to salt water tanks and reef keeping and hoping for some advice. Below, I've outlined my system:
65 Gallon Tank
50 Pounds of Fiji live rock and 2''-3'' sand base
AquaMax Skimmer
Emerald Trigger Sump (30G)
2 Tunze 6055
Neptune Controller
Mag9 Return
BRS GFO/Carbon reactor with MJ pump
I just added my CUC:
6 Scarlet Red Hermit Crabs
7 Astraea Turbo Snail
10 Banded Trochus Snails
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
Below, I've provided my wish list for fish (corals to follow):
2 Semi Picasso Percula Clownfish, Captive-Bred
Rose Bulb Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
Yellow Watchman Goby & Pistol Shrimp Pair
Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma)
Sleeper Banded Goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Bangaii Cardinal's
While I have many questions, I'll start with my first. Do I add the clowns and rose first? What should I do to prep the tank beforehand (It's only been established for 6 months). Should I add the Goby/Shrimp pair first? Essentially, what should my process/timeline be for livestock additions? I'm totally fine taking my time. My wife joked I was cooking rock in the basement for 3 months while I cured my live rock"¦.so not looking to rush this. Thanks in advance for your feedback and help!
Help with livestock
I'm new to salt water tanks and reef keeping and hoping for some advice. Below, I've outlined my system:
65 Gallon Tank
50 Pounds of Fiji live rock and 2''-3'' sand base
AquaMax Skimmer
Emerald Trigger Sump (30G)
2 Tunze 6055
Neptune Controller
Mag9 Return
BRS GFO/Carbon reactor with MJ pump
I just added my CUC:
6 Scarlet Red Hermit Crabs
7 Astraea Turbo Snail
10 Banded Trochus Snails
1 Scarlet Skunk Shrimp
Below, I've provided my wish list for fish (corals to follow):
2 Semi Picasso Percula Clownfish, Captive-Bred
Rose Bulb Anemone (Entacmaea quadricolor)
Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
Yellow Watchman Goby & Pistol Shrimp Pair
Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus cyanosoma)
Sleeper Banded Goby (Amblygobius phalaena)
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Bangaii Cardinal's
While I have many questions, I'll start with my first. Do I add the clowns and rose first? What should I do to prep the tank beforehand (It's only been established for 6 months). Should I add the Goby/Shrimp pair first? Essentially, what should my process/timeline be for livestock additions? I'm totally fine taking my time. My wife joked I was cooking rock in the basement for 3 months while I cured my live rock"¦.so not looking to rush this. Thanks in advance for your feedback and help!
IvanTheTerrible
Fish Nerd
I have a 20L, no sump, AC70 HOB filter and a couple of powerheads for flow.
Only have a small CUC in there now - 2 nassarius and 2 cerith snails. Thinking of adding:
1 neon blue goby
1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp
2 ocellaris clownfish
I plan to add the goby and shrimp first and the clowns about a month later. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Ivan
Only have a small CUC in there now - 2 nassarius and 2 cerith snails. Thinking of adding:
1 neon blue goby
1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp
2 ocellaris clownfish
I plan to add the goby and shrimp first and the clowns about a month later. Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Ivan
Yes. Use an acclimation box with the fairy wrasses. Remember that males are difficult shippers.
Since I am the only one answering this thread, if you want general comments, start a thread in Reef Fish. A firefish would work.
while tank size is marginal for a pair of clowns, it would work. Note that clownfish will not allow cleaning by the neon goby or cleaner shrimp and neon gobies only have a life space of about a year and a half
Great thanks! I'll probably add 1 fish a month(or group), drop the angelfish and add another female wrasse. By the time I get the rest in it should be mature enough to add the least aggressive tang (assuming bristletooth) first, then Not sure of the fox face or Atlantic next. Does this plan sound like it would work efficiently?
That should be fine. If it were me, I would get three female or juvenile fairy wrasses of differing sizes and let them work it out by adding them concurrently.
So if I were to get 4, I'd be better of getting four different sized females, adding them at the same time and letting the biggest turn into the male? Could definitely do that.
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