gavinsepanik
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Can I add a pair of black ice clowns, 2 firefish and a catalina goby to my 20L mainly sps reef with 25lbs of figi live rock and a 10g sump?
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gavinsepanik
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and possibly a royal gramma instead of a catalina goby
A catalina goby is a cold water fish that will not do well at normal aquarium temperatures. Only one firefish will survive of the two. And your tank is only marginally sized for a pair of clownfish.
better choice but your tank is not large enough for the clownfish pair and a gramma loretto
braidensfish
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Would a Yellow head jawfish, and a Blue spot jawfish coexist together succesfully in a 200 gallon reef?
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A BSJ requires peaceful tankmates and does best in cooler temperatures. I am answering this one piecemeal question, but do not repeat doing so. Remember the format of this thread.
joshbrookkate
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Foxface?
Foxface?
I am looking for some colour in my 75g tank.
It's been running for 9+ months. Things are going well. I have some macro algae that I am working to take care of by manual removal. No GFO yet as I am starting to manually dose Cal and Alk for my corals. (Testing and manually dosing to bring up #'s then will auto dose if needed.) I want to do one thing at a time. Once I get the Alk and Cal where they need to be I'll add the GFO to deal with the nitrates. (I used RO water for the first 5 months. Now using RODI but phosphates are probably going to take time to release from the rock. I'm being patient and learning and implementing each process slowly and one at a time.)
In the meantime, I would like to add to the 2 ocellaris clowns (that are breeding). I have a chromis, too, but I'm hoping to re-home him. I love the colours of the foxface and liveaquaria notes them as peaceful.
I have a 10g QT tank set up. So the fish would not be added to the DT for at least 4 weeks. Is that a big enough tank size for him? I have a 15g I could get up and running.
Is this a good choice of fish for me? Is my timing ok, with the issues I am working on in this newer tank?
Thanks for your advice. Sorry for the long winded post. This is my first planned fish purchase! (The clowns came with the tank.)
Foxface?
I am looking for some colour in my 75g tank.
It's been running for 9+ months. Things are going well. I have some macro algae that I am working to take care of by manual removal. No GFO yet as I am starting to manually dose Cal and Alk for my corals. (Testing and manually dosing to bring up #'s then will auto dose if needed.) I want to do one thing at a time. Once I get the Alk and Cal where they need to be I'll add the GFO to deal with the nitrates. (I used RO water for the first 5 months. Now using RODI but phosphates are probably going to take time to release from the rock. I'm being patient and learning and implementing each process slowly and one at a time.)
In the meantime, I would like to add to the 2 ocellaris clowns (that are breeding). I have a chromis, too, but I'm hoping to re-home him. I love the colours of the foxface and liveaquaria notes them as peaceful.
I have a 10g QT tank set up. So the fish would not be added to the DT for at least 4 weeks. Is that a big enough tank size for him? I have a 15g I could get up and running.
Is this a good choice of fish for me? Is my timing ok, with the issues I am working on in this newer tank?
Thanks for your advice. Sorry for the long winded post. This is my first planned fish purchase! (The clowns came with the tank.)
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Assuming your tank has some algae growth, the foxface would be a good fish behaviorally. As for QT, the 15 gallon for sure would work.
mmittlesteadt
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Nowhere near ready to select fish...don't even have the tank filled with water so I'm a long way off. But I'm thinking ahead here. I am in no rush and any fish I select when I am ready, will be added slowly, over time.
My family wants at least one larger "feature" fish for the tank. I realize the tank is not that large so I'm not looking to put Tangs in it. LOL. I have a 40 gallon breeder with a 65 gallon sump for a total water volume (combined) of roughly 70 gallons, with a 20 gallon section in the sump for a refugium. The display will be easy to keep soft corals with just a few fish (not sure how much I can go with stocking fish yet). I will have a 20 gallon QT tank.
I'm wondering if any of the smaller angels will be a good choice for a main feature fish. I will only have one of these if they would make a good choice or not.
Flame angel
Lemonpeel
Coral Beauty
Other fish I want to have, but have not decided on yet (and I'm not meaning I want all of them...still trying to decide)...
Percula or Ocellaris Clownfish (one or a pair)?
Firefish
Chromis (how many?)
Cardinalfish (Pajama, Banggai...how many,each, together?)
I also want some kind of mostly bottom dwelling fish. I'd love to have a Mandarin (who wouldn't?) but I realize with my tank size (and even with a refugium where I could get a fairly good pod colony established, it's probably not a wise choice). So what would be a good selection instead of a Mandarin?
Variety of Blenny(s). One only...more?
This is not a comprehensive list by any means and I do not want to overstock my tank so I'm just throwing these ideas out there to see what is compatible with a soft coral reef and with each other, given my tank size.
Any suggestions or recommendations by those of you with far more knowledge and experience would be greatly appreciated. I don't have my heart set on any (except for the clownfish) and I want what's best for the fish and coral.
My family wants at least one larger "feature" fish for the tank. I realize the tank is not that large so I'm not looking to put Tangs in it. LOL. I have a 40 gallon breeder with a 65 gallon sump for a total water volume (combined) of roughly 70 gallons, with a 20 gallon section in the sump for a refugium. The display will be easy to keep soft corals with just a few fish (not sure how much I can go with stocking fish yet). I will have a 20 gallon QT tank.
I'm wondering if any of the smaller angels will be a good choice for a main feature fish. I will only have one of these if they would make a good choice or not.
Flame angel
Lemonpeel
Coral Beauty
Other fish I want to have, but have not decided on yet (and I'm not meaning I want all of them...still trying to decide)...
Percula or Ocellaris Clownfish (one or a pair)?
Firefish
Chromis (how many?)
Cardinalfish (Pajama, Banggai...how many,each, together?)
I also want some kind of mostly bottom dwelling fish. I'd love to have a Mandarin (who wouldn't?) but I realize with my tank size (and even with a refugium where I could get a fairly good pod colony established, it's probably not a wise choice). So what would be a good selection instead of a Mandarin?
Variety of Blenny(s). One only...more?
This is not a comprehensive list by any means and I do not want to overstock my tank so I'm just throwing these ideas out there to see what is compatible with a soft coral reef and with each other, given my tank size.
Any suggestions or recommendations by those of you with far more knowledge and experience would be greatly appreciated. I don't have my heart set on any (except for the clownfish) and I want what's best for the fish and coral.
If you develop a more comprehensive list, feel free to check back. This thread, however will be temporarily closed for about 5 days due to my planned absence.
mmittlesteadt
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Thanks for the info. Yeah, I wasn't sure on the dwarf angels. Is there another larger feature fish that could work?
Are the Chromis too...hmm aggressive, like the way Damsels can be? Are they a Damsel?
Are the Chromis too...hmm aggressive, like the way Damsels can be? Are they a Damsel?
Chromis are damsels. I am reluctant to recommend chromis at this time due to their high propensity for the parasite uronema marinum.
Steve will be unable to respond to posts for the next several days. Out of respect to Steve and his efforts on this thread, we will close this thread until he returns. Feel free to start a thread for whatever fish choice questions you may have and I am sure our helpful community will give good counsel. Thank you, and thank you to Steve for the incredible efforts put forth on this thread.
upgrading to 220
upgrading to 220
I am in the process of upgrading my 55g reef to a 220g reef. Currently have a pair of clowns, coral beauty, juvi yellow tang ( less than 2'') and juvi hippo (less than 1.5''). In my 220g i would like:
everything I have already listed
fox face rabbitfish
emperor angel- I am aware that they may not be reef safe
couple wrasses maybe 6 line and flasher?
powder blue tang
small school of chromis, anthias, or cardinals-3-5 maybe?
flame angel
I am unsure of how to move the ones I have and get new ones in the correct order of aggression. Unless this isnt as big of an issue in a larger tank? any input is welcome
upgrading to 220
I am in the process of upgrading my 55g reef to a 220g reef. Currently have a pair of clowns, coral beauty, juvi yellow tang ( less than 2'') and juvi hippo (less than 1.5''). In my 220g i would like:
everything I have already listed
fox face rabbitfish
emperor angel- I am aware that they may not be reef safe
couple wrasses maybe 6 line and flasher?
powder blue tang
small school of chromis, anthias, or cardinals-3-5 maybe?
flame angel
I am unsure of how to move the ones I have and get new ones in the correct order of aggression. Unless this isnt as big of an issue in a larger tank? any input is welcome
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Steve, I currently have a ywg/ shrimp pair in my 120g DT. I was thinking of getting a diamond goby or a similar sand sifter to assist in cleaning my sand. Would this be an issue?
larger tanks are always better for diffusing aggression especially for those that occupy the same ecological niche (algae grazers in your case); however the general rule is most aggressive last. Ideally an acclimation box will reduce introduction issues.
My original post was last week. Would like to ask another question about the anthias, Would dispar anthias be ok? Looking for a group of fish that are not aggressive and will shoal/school? Do i add them all at the same time? I do QT my fish and don't know if a 10g tank will be big enough for all 6 for 6 weeks. Can I do 3, then 3 at another time?
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