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[sh8g8delik]

Thanks for the quick response Steve, would I be able to add a Moyer's red draggonette with the flame wrasse?

 

[palm162]

Perspective Fish

Perspective Fish

90 Gallon Reef tank.

temp 78
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphates 0.02
calcium 450
dkh 6-7
ammonia 0
Specific Gravity 1.025
(if i missed anything let me know)
1.5-2.5inch sand bed

current i have 4 skunk cleaners 4 peppermints and 1 fire shrimp.
two golden headed gobbies 20 hermits 10 cerith and 10 asrea snails. (extra empty shells) i also have a clam that hitchhiked in attached to a empty shell

can i get a royal gramma basslet
and sand sifting star or what do you recommend for the sand
(this is what i want to get this week)

future what do you think of a dwarf flame angel, foxface or small tang, fairy wrasse? or any suggestions about fish you think would be good email me if youd like areefer@nfpinc.com that is my private email and i reply quickly with it. thanks a lot.

 

[snorvich]

Thanks for the quick response Steve, would I be able to add a Moyer's red draggonette with the flame wrasse?

No dragonets in a bare bottom tank.

 

[snorvich]

90 Gallon Reef tank.

temp 78
nitrates 0
nitrites 0
phosphates 0.02
calcium 450
dkh 6-7
ammonia 0
Specific Gravity 1.025
(if i missed anything let me know)
1.5-2.5inch sand bed
With corals you will also want to test magnesium; not part of this thread, however

current i have 4 skunk cleaners 4 peppermints and 1 fire shrimp. four cleaners may not be long term stable
two golden headed gobbies will create sand storms, deplete sand bed of beneficial organisms, then starve


20 hermits 10 cerith and 10 asrea snails. (extra empty shells) i also have a clam that hitchhiked in attached to a empty shell hermits will kill snails long term

can i get a royal gramma basslet yes
and sand sifting star they will starve long term or what do you recommend for the sand
(this is what i want to get this week)

future what do you think of a dwarf flame angel,
foxface either a fox face or small tang but they should be last fish added
or small tang,
fairy wrasse? a non-aggressive species would be fine


or any suggestions about fish you think would be good email me if youd like areefer@nfpinc.com that is my private email and i reply quickly with it. thanks a lot.

 

[palm162]

In what way are you referring with the long term cleaners

Can I supplement the gobbies and star? If not how do you suggest I go about having sand cleaners?

Honestly any livestock suggestions is much appreciated

 

[snorvich]

In what way are you referring with the long term cleaners

Can I supplement the gobbies and star? If not how do you suggest I go about having sand cleaners?

Honestly any livestock suggestions is much appreciated

cleaner shrimp will pair off, but more than two may not work in your sized tank; I do not have suggestions to support golden headed sleeper gobies (plus the sand storms are annoying in a tank with corals) or a sand sifting sea star. There is no need to "clean the sand".

 

[palm162]

cleaner shrimp will pair off, but more than two may not work in your sized tank; I do not have suggestions to support golden headed sleeper gobies (plus the sand storms are annoying in a tank with corals) or a sand sifting sea star. There is no need to "clean the sand".

So if I return the gobies level off the sand to a level 1.5-2 inch I should have to worry about it.

 

[snorvich]

So if I return the gobies level off the sand to a level 1.5-2 inch I should have to worry about it.

As this thread is only about marine fish compatibility, I cannot really branch out answering those type of questions. Sorry. You can pose your own thread in reef fish and I am sure you will get a lot of answers, some of which may support your position.

 

[crazymnkeyman77]

Im currently in cycling for my 55 gallon reef mainly sps tank. It has two mp40's and two kessil 360's for lighting. I have a 4 inch sand bed and 75 pounds of rock. It has a 30 gal refugium. The skimmer is a vertex omega 130 rated for 100 gallons if the tank was fully maxed, so I have an overkill skimmer which is good I guess. This is my fish list Ive finally decided on.

1 purple firefish
1 starry blenny
1 flasher wrasse
1 blue/green chrois
1 neon goby

 

[snorvich]

Im currently in cycling for my 55 gallon reef mainly sps tank. It has two mp40's and two kessil 360's for lighting. I have a 4 inch sand bed and 75 pounds of rock. It has a 30 gal refugium. The skimmer is a vertex omega 130 rated for 100 gallons if the tank was fully maxed, so I have an overkill skimmer which is good I guess. This is my fish list Ive finally decided on.

1 purple firefish
1 starry blenny
1 flasher wrasse
1 blue/green chrois
1 neon goby

Fine. However be sure to quarantine as chromis are highly susceptible to uronema marinum

 

[juniorrocketdad]

34 gallon mixed reef
Have
Pair of black ice occelaria clowns
Bicolor blenny
Sixline wrasse
Want
Yasha goby paired with pistol shrimp(ik people say nothing with claws but has a pistol ever attacked a a healthy fish?)
Long nose hawkfish(ik they eat shrimp but would they eat a pistol shrimp)

 

[snorvich]

34 gallon mixed reef
Have
Pair of black ice occelaria clowns
Bicolor blenny
Sixline wrasse this will be your biggest problem
Want
Yasha goby paired with pistol shrimp(ik people say nothing with claws but has a pistol ever attacked a a healthy fish?) the type that is commensal should be safe
Long nose hawkfish(ik they eat shrimp but would they eat a pistol shrimp) probably cannot catch it

 

[juniorrocketdad]

Ik about the sixline as much of a pain he is he still is an awesome fish but If I did it again I would likely not get another sixline but I still don't want to get rid of this one

But anyway this plan would work best f I put the shrimp goby pair in next and gave them time to setup and than add the hawk later after they have a home right? Cause than they can just hide when the hawk came by

 

[snorvich]

Ik about the sixline as much of a pain he is he still is an awesome fish but If I did it again I would likely not get another sixline but I still don't want to get rid of this one

But anyway this plan would work best f I put the shrimp goby pair in next and gave them time to setup and than add the hawk later after they have a home right? Cause than they can just hide when the hawk came by

Remember that a hawkfish is an ambush predator and your potential shrimp goby is small.

 

[Deep Reef]

I have a 120 DT. My fish are:
1 - Kaufman kardinal
1 - midas blenny
1 - yellow watchman goby
1 - diamond goby
1 - royal gamma
2 - black chromis
2 - ocel clowns
1 - yellow tang

I was thinking of adding either a labouts wrasse or a bicolor blenny. Would either be ok?

Thanks

 

[snorvich]

I have a 120 DT. My fish are:
1 - Kaufman kardinal
1 - midas blenny
1 - yellow watchman goby
1 - diamond goby
1 - royal gamma
2 - black chromis
2 - ocel clowns
1 - yellow tang

I was thinking of adding either a labouts wrasse or a bicolor blenny. Would either be ok?

Thanks

The fairy wrasse should be fine

 

[MrsBugmaster]

I have a yellow watchman goby w/tiger pistol shrimp and a pink spot goby with another tiger pistol shrimp. I am wondering if I can add a Vrolik's Wrasse? Or will the wrasse eat the pistol shrimps?

 

[snorvich]

I have a yellow watchman goby w/tiger pistol shrimp and a pink spot goby with another tiger pistol shrimp. I am wondering if I can add a Vrolik's Wrasse? Or will the wrasse eat the pistol shrimps?

A Vrolik's Wrasse needs a larger tank and is not invert safe

 

[Scooba]

Ok, I got some notes a little while back and I have refined my list some according to them. Tank is a 75g w/ 30g sump

Flame Angel and Pygmy Angelfish

2 x clowns (Black Ice / Snowflake clowns)
Anemone for them to host (Thoughts on an easier one to start with? or Frogspawn?)

Firefish Goby
Purple Firefish Goby
Yellow watchman
3 x Pistol Shrimp

Orchid Dottyback
MCCOSKER'S FLASHER WRASSE
Royal Gramma
5 x cardinalfish or Pajamas

Blue Maxima Clam

Eventually - 8+ months pod seeding
Mandarin Dragonet



Cleaner Crew

2 Pom Pom Crabs
15 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs
15 Astraea Turbo Snails
30 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
1 Fighting Conch
3 Peppermint Shrimp
10 Nassarius Snails

 

[snorvich]

Ok, I got some notes a little while back and I have refined my list some according to them. Tank is a 75g w/ 30g sump

Flame Angel and Pygmy Angelfish should be added concurrently after tank is mature

2 x clowns (Black Ice / Snowflake clowns)
Anemone for them to host (Thoughts on an easier one to start with? or Frogspawn?) Please see this. Anemones host (not clownfish)

Firefish Goby only one firefish in this sized tank
Purple Firefish Goby
Yellow watchman
3 x Pistol Shrimp

Orchid Dottyback
MCCOSKER'S FLASHER WRASSE
Royal Gramma
5 x cardinalfish or Pajamas

Blue Maxima Clam depends on lights

Eventually - 8+ months pod seeding
Mandarin Dragonet



Cleaner Crew pick crabs or snails but not both

2 Pom Pom Crabs
15 Scarlet Reef Hermit Crabs
15 Astraea Turbo Snails
30 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crabs
1 Fighting Conch
3 Peppermint Shrimp
10 Nassarius Snails