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[OH GOD]

Wanting to know if i can add a angel or another Butterfly fish

185 current stock list, Marine planted.

1 CBB
2 Tomato clowns
5 Chromis
4 Red strip Cardinals

1 skunk cleaner shrimp
1 sexy shrimp


Also would like suggestion for a active swimmer
( I do not like tangs or wrasses )

 

[swanker31]

ok cool thank you. Can a purple fire fish pair with a red fire fish it seems they like to sleep together.

 

[Boa1277]

I have a 100 rimless SPS tank currently have bare bottom (may change) and a Potters Angel, was thinking about adding a six line wrasse, and a purple tang. Was also thinking about albino clown fish. What do you think?

 

[C.Sharkdude]

Looking at adding one more fish to my 125. Either a Lyretail Anthias or a Tomini Tang. My lfs has the lyretail and local Petco has the tang. The tang is small and not eating well but training isn't a problem for me right now since I'm currently training a lionfish I just acquired(going well). It is a reef tank with lots of rock. Other fish are 4x Colombian shark cats, 2x Moonies, bi-color blenny, banded sleeper goby, Peppermint shrimp and lots of snails.

The lion is an antennata juvie(2") and is in qt.

 

[snorvich]

Wanting to know if i can add a angel or another Butterfly fish

185 current stock list, Marine planted.

1 CBB
2 Tomato clowns
5 Chromis
4 Red strip Cardinals

1 skunk cleaner shrimp
1 sexy shrimp


Also would like suggestion for a active swimmer
( I do not like tangs or wrasses )

Butterfly fish would do well (assuming no corals), the large angels would get a bit too large for that tank. Dwarf angels, no problem.

 

[snorvich]

ok cool thank you. Can a purple fire fish pair with a red fire fish it seems they like to sleep together.

It takes about a year to find out if they are really compatible. If you have not done so already, I would not do so. If you have, watch and wait.

 

[snorvich]

I have a 100 rimless SPS tank currently have bare bottom (may change) and a Potters Angel, was thinking about adding a six line wrasse, and a purple tang. Was also thinking about albino clown fish. What do you think?

I dislike six line wrasses as they become aggressive once established and limit additions of other fish later on. I prefer Ctenochaetus tangs for your sized tank; RC recommends a slightly larger tank for a Purple.

 

[snorvich]

Looking at adding one more fish to my 125. Either a Lyretail Anthias or a Tomini Tang. My lfs has the lyretail and local Petco has the tang. The tang is small and not eating well but training isn't a problem for me right now since I'm currently training a lionfish I just acquired(going well). It is a reef tank with lots of rock. Other fish are 4x Colombian shark cats, 2x Moonies, bi-color blenny, banded sleeper goby, Peppermint shrimp and lots of snails.

The lion is an antennata juvie(2") and is in qt.

I have never heard of Colombian shark cats for saltwater. Unfortunately I do not provide advice on tanks that are aggressive where one member can eat another. (the lionfish will eventually eat its neighbors). Try the aggressive fish forum. Sorry.

 

[C.Sharkdude]

I have never heard of Colombian shark cats for saltwater. Unfortunately I do not provide advice on tanks that are aggressive where one member can eat another. (the lionfish will eventually eat its neighbors). Try the aggressive fish forum. Sorry.

Okay thanks.

I will briefly explain Colombian sharks, they are a schooling catfish that lives in brackish waters primarily but migrate to the ocean at adulthood. They are also called silver sharks, cat sharks, Jordans catfish and black tip cat shark. They typically get 12-14" in aquaria if properly taken care of.

 

[ghurlag]

I've been searching the forums, hoping to find the answer already - but alas I have not.

I have a 40 gallon breeder with a coast-to-coast overflow feeding a 30 gallon sump. I estimate total water volume to be at ~50 gallons. I'm not sure on the weight of my rock, but I have plenty. It's a mixed reef that is 5 months old, started from the teardown of my 29 gallon that had been up for 2 years.

I currenlty have 2 pajama cardinals, and an ocellaris clown. I have a flame angel on order (I know they can be risky with LPS especially). Right now everyone hides except at feeding time, and I was thinking I might need some dither fish... green chromises, maybe. The question I have is is a shoal of 3 too few, or a shoal of 6 too many?

Aside from the aforementioned, I would like to get a ranfords goby, and a couple firefish down the road.

I'm completely at a loss as to what would be too much in my tank. I have a huge sump, run a Reef Octopus 110DNWB, filtersock, and Chemi-Pure Elite. I'm confident in my life support system, but still don't want to get close to overcrowding my tank.

Thanks in advance, all!

 

[snorvich]

Okay thanks.

I will briefly explain Colombian sharks, they are a schooling catfish that lives in brackish waters primarily but migrate to the ocean at adulthood. They are also called silver sharks, cat sharks, Jordans catfish and black tip cat shark. They typically get 12-14" in aquaria if properly taken care of.

Thanks for the explanation! Always nice to learn something new.

 

[snorvich]

I've been searching the forums, hoping to find the answer already - but alas I have not.

I have a 40 gallon breeder with a coast-to-coast overflow feeding a 30 gallon sump. I estimate total water volume to be at ~50 gallons. I'm not sure on the weight of my rock, but I have plenty. It's a mixed reef that is 5 months old, started from the teardown of my 29 gallon that had been up for 2 years.

I currenlty have 2 pajama cardinals, and an ocellaris clown. I have a flame angel on order (I know they can be risky with LPS especially). Right now everyone hides except at feeding time, and I was thinking I might need some dither fish... green chromises, maybe. The question I have is is a shoal of 3 too few, or a shoal of 6 too many?

Chromis will winnow down their number until there is only one left. Any group of chromis would not do well in your sized tank.

Aside from the aforementioned, I would like to get a ranfords goby, and a couple firefish down the road.

a rainfords goby should do fine. Firefish must be a mated pair to have more than one

I'm completely at a loss as to what would be too much in my tank. I have a huge sump, run a Reef Octopus 110DNWB, filtersock, and Chemi-Pure Elite. I'm confident in my life support system, but still don't want to get close to overcrowding my tank.

Thanks in advance, all!

 

[GeltzJG]

Can I mix different types of Dartfish and Firefish?

 

[snorvich]

Can I mix different types of Dartfish and Firefish?

what sized tank? In a small tank, probably not.

 

[ghurlag]

snorvich, thanks for the input. Any other ideas on dither fish for a 40 breeder? There is no fighting going on amongst the inhabitants, other than a little pecking by the bigger cardinal against the smaller... Usually the cardinals and clown swim together. They most certainly eat together. I'm at a loss as to what's causing them to hide. The room isn't very "active" most of the time, either...

 

[snorvich]

snorvich, thanks for the input. Any other ideas on dither fish for a 40 breeder? There is no fighting going on amongst the inhabitants, other than a little pecking by the bigger cardinal against the smaller... Usually the cardinals and clown swim together. They most certainly eat together. I'm at a loss as to what's causing them to hide. The room isn't very "active" most of the time, either...

My guess when fish hide is always intimidation of some sort.

 

[ghurlag]

My guess when fish hide is always intimidation of some sort.

Well, I AM a big guy

 

[snorvich]

Well, I AM a big guy

Watch the tank for a while and see if you can detect any interactions that are negative. I too am a rather big guy.

 

[ghurlag]

Watch the tank for a while and see if you can detect any interactions that are negative. I too am a rather big guy.

Will do... it's gonna be a tough assignment. I'd like to think I'm pretty observant, but haven't seen any aggression out of anyone. I DID change up the rock work a bit a couple weeks ago, though. Perhaps that has something to do with it.

At any rate, thanks for the input. I'll keep an eye on things and see if I can't figure this out. Ultimately it looks like chromises aren't the answer I was looking for.

 

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Hi,

Here's my plan for my 28g JBJ Nano Cube (in reality, probably closer to 20g water volume):

Tank has a lot of live rock (possibly too much at about 40 lbs). Plan to add corals, mostly zoas and favia, maybe a frogspawn or hammer.

2 ocellaris clown - these will be my first fish in the tank after cycling is complete and clean up crew are established, my understanding is that I should add them as a pair?

1 kaudern's cardinalfish

1 six line wrasse - i'm open to suggestion here, not married to the idea of the six line... maybe a green clown goby? any other ideas?

Thanks in advance!