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[Raven1770]

Tankmates

Tankmates

Im look for a grocery list of fish. I have a 36g Bow front with live rock. I do a weekly water change schedule of 4 to 5g. Running a BRS carbon reactor and I run a hangon filter.

Looking for a good list of color fish that wont be to aggressive with each other, but I really want COLOR! any help would be awesome.

No fish currently, but do have a chocolate Starfish
Tanks been up for 6 month
Have a clean up crew of 12 red-legged hermits and 3 bumble bee snails

Thanks guys

 

[snorvich]

Im look for a grocery list of fish. I have a 36g Bow front with live rock. I do a weekly water change schedule of 4 to 5g. Running a BRS carbon reactor and I run a hangon filter.

Looking for a good list of color fish that wont be to aggressive with each other, but I really want COLOR! any help would be awesome.

No fish currently, but do have a chocolate Starfish
Tanks been up for 6 month
Have a clean up crew of 12 red-legged hermits and 3 bumble bee snails

Thanks guys

This thread is only about Marine fish compatibility and is answered only by Reef Central Staff. As such I do not provide recommendations or laundry lists for a variety of reasons. However I am always happy to analyze stocking lists for compatibility with each other and with the environment you are providing. If you want suggestions, start your own thread in New to the Hobby and you will get a lot of suggestions.

 

[Secondsbest]

Hello Steve,
My setup is a 40B with a 20 gallon sump, ~70 pounds live rock total, 2"sand bed in the DT, plus 40 pounds in the sump, 150 gallon rated Reef Octo skimmer, and
lots of macro algae (some not so welcome). CUC is ~50 assorted snails and 5 dwarf hermits. I'm 3 months into the setup and currently have 2 yellow damsels, and 2 yellow tail damsels; All under 1".
I understand now that the damsels are suspect on aggression, but I would like to keep them, if possible, with this stock list:

Purple firefish
Royal gramma basslet
White banded possum wrasse
Neon goby
Tail spot blenny
Whip fairy wrasse
Yellow clown goby

Also, could any of these be safe in multiples without guaranteed M-F pairings?
If it might help, I can keep the damsels in a separate tank as I add new fish after quarantine.
Thank you in advance,
Chris

 

[snorvich]

Hello Steve,
My setup is a 40B with a 20 gallon sump, ~70 pounds live rock total, 2"sand bed in the DT, plus 40 pounds in the sump, 150 gallon rated Reef Octo skimmer, and
lots of macro algae (some not so welcome). CUC is ~50 assorted snails and 5 dwarf hermits. I'm 3 months into the setup and currently have 2 yellow damsels, and 2 yellow tail damsels; All under 1".
I understand now that the damsels are suspect on aggression, but I would like to keep them, if possible, with this stock list:

I cannot predict the outcome of any of these fish with 4 damsels in the tank. So sorry.

Purple firefish
Royal gramma basslet
White banded possum wrasse
Neon goby short lived
Tail spot blenny
Whip fairy wrasse needs a larger tank
Yellow clown goby

Also, could any of these be safe in multiples without guaranteed M-F pairings? No.
If it might help, I can keep the damsels in a separate tank as I add new fish after quarantine.
Thank you in advance,
Chris

 

[Secondsbest]

Should I re-home the damsels, and minus the whip fairy wrasse, is the rest of the list compatible?

 

[snorvich]

Should I re-home the damsels, and minus the whip fairy wrasse, is the rest of the list compatible?

Basically, yes. You would also have room for several small peaceful fish as well.

 

[fishman007]

29 gallon tank

1 pink skunk
2 ocellaris
1 yellowhead jawfish
1 citrinis goby
3 kauderns cardinal
1 firefish

 

[snorvich]

29 gallon tank

1 pink skunk you only get one pair of clownfish of the same species
2 ocellaris see above
1 yellowhead jawfish
1 citrinis goby
3 kauderns cardinal Max of two, male plus female
1 firefish

In this sized tank, with a pair of non-aggressive clowns, you will get 3 additional small fish

 

[fishman007]

so
2 pink skunk
1 citrinis goby
1 yellowhead jawfish
2 kauderns
1 firefish
is fine?

 

[snorvich]

so
2 pink skunk these are aggressive so I would subtract the Kauderns as they are water column fish
1 citrinis goby
1 yellowhead jawfish
2 kauderns remove
1 firefish
is fine?

As noted above

 

[fishman007]

so could i go for
2 pink skink
1 firefish
1 citrinis goby
in a 20 gallon

 

[snorvich]

so could i go for
2 pink skink
1 firefish
1 citrinis goby
in a 20 gallon

No. You were talking about a 29 gallon tank. When asking questions, ALWAYS reprovide tank size.

 

[fishman007]

okay sorry, so for a 20 gallon, are two pink skunks appropriate with one firefish in a reef tank?

 

[snorvich]

okay sorry, so for a 20 gallon, are two pink skunks appropriate with one firefish in a reef tank?

No. Clownfish, depending on species will want to own 25 to 50 gallons of tank space. A pair of clownfish and a 20 gallon tank will not work. However, there is a limit to how many iterations of this I will analyze. So, pick a tank size, stick to it, and we can then look again.

 

[fishman007]

29 Gallon Aquarium
API Nexx 55 gallon for 55 gallons

2 pink skunk
1 citrinis goby
1 firefish
1 yellowhead jawfish
1 matted filefish

 

[fishman007]

29 gallon
api nexx for 55 gallon

2 pink skunk
1 firefish
1 citrinis goby
1 yellowhead jawfish
1 matted filefish

 

[snorvich]

29 gallon
api nexx for 55 gallon

2 pink skunk
1 firefish
1 citrinis goby
1 yellowhead jawfish
1 matted filefish

No. One tank size, ignore the 55 gallon or 20 gallon or whatever. No aggressive clownfish in a 29 gallon tank. Clowns plus 3 fish. You have 18 of your 26 posts asking questions in this thread which is either showing you are not researching fish or have not decided on which tank. One more, and we are done.

 

[rogermccray]

Would like to put these in a 50 gallon
Lemonpeel Angel (Centropyge flavissima)
Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)
Orange Stripe Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli)
Clown Goby, Yellow (Gobiodon okinawae)
Red Striped Goby (Trimma cana)
Gold Neon Eviota Goby (Eviota pellucida)

is the tank full at this point?

 

[snorvich]

Would like to put these in a 50 gallon
Lemonpeel Angel (Centropyge flavissima)
Flame Angel (Centropyge loriculus)
Orange Stripe Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli)
Clown Goby, Yellow (Gobiodon okinawae)
Red Striped Goby (Trimma cana)
Gold Neon Eviota Goby (Eviota pellucida)

is the tank full at this point?

The issue is more that you have two dwarf angels in a tank that would be fine for one, marginal at best for two. Otherwise, no problem.

 

[arnoldrew]

90 gallon 4-foot tank with 20 gallon sump

Current stocking:
3 Pajama cardinalfish
2 Bangaii cardinalfish (mated and currently holding eggs )
2 Ocellaris clownfish
3 Dalmatian mollies
1 Foxface (I know it will eventually be too big for my tank, it was sold to me as a one-spot foxface. I was told the lack of a spot was just a regional color difference…)

I would like to add:
1 Kole’s tang
1 Royal gramma
1 Flame angelfish (how reef safe are these guys? I have some candy cane and frogspawn)