Please show pics of your 180 tanks
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jay24k
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I have 19 April and plan to add 3 more and I'm done for good. The tang is a blue/purple color. It depends on his mood I think. It's an amazing fish though thrlide. Never thought I'd want a sailfin till I saw one in my LFS and then this one at another. My last 3 is just a school of anthias. Should be set then.
Kreeger1
KING LEAR
April, I've had reef tanks for 15 plus years so I'm aware of basically everything in the tank and how to keep it alive and thriving. 
My first sp coral was in 1995 man time flies
20 fish in a 180 is not alot by any means.
20 large fish yes but you saw the list of fish I have
I started off with 10 royal grammas, but within the first week a alfa male kind arouse. He killed off all the other males in the tank so now I'm left with one male and 4 females.
THey all hang together on one side of the tank usually. I've seen the male do mating attacks with more than one female in a row so I'd say there living in a harem now. Pretty cool I think.
The other fish i plan to add will be like 5-6 not so commmon dasmel that will stay small, I like the black cap dasmel thats popping up now.
I'd like to due a couple pairs, like a pair of potters angles or a pair of argi angles.
And I want a Convict tang just because 99 of 100 tanks you look at you won't see one. There not really brightly colored like people think when you save saltwater fish and that appeals to me.
Kind of outside the norm for tanks.
A pair of blue throat triggers on the small side would be cool to but I'd worry about the snails and crabs getting picked off
I'll get a pic of the tank up when the lights come on, Bewarned I do have a byropsis outbreak that Im raising my ph to kill off now though. Man what a pain this stuff is
My first sp coral was in 1995 man time flies20 fish in a 180 is not alot by any means.
20 large fish yes but you saw the list of fish I have
I started off with 10 royal grammas, but within the first week a alfa male kind arouse. He killed off all the other males in the tank so now I'm left with one male and 4 females.
THey all hang together on one side of the tank usually. I've seen the male do mating attacks with more than one female in a row so I'd say there living in a harem now. Pretty cool I think.
The other fish i plan to add will be like 5-6 not so commmon dasmel that will stay small, I like the black cap dasmel thats popping up now.
I'd like to due a couple pairs, like a pair of potters angles or a pair of argi angles.
And I want a Convict tang just because 99 of 100 tanks you look at you won't see one. There not really brightly colored like people think when you save saltwater fish and that appeals to me.
Kind of outside the norm for tanks.
A pair of blue throat triggers on the small side would be cool to but I'd worry about the snails and crabs getting picked off
I'll get a pic of the tank up when the lights come on, Bewarned I do have a byropsis outbreak that Im raising my ph to kill off now though. Man what a pain this stuff is
jay24k
Active member
Correct. I didn't want the regular sailfin. I wanted the desjardni from the red sea. Took me awhile to find him. The regular ones are nice but not enough for me.
I have a bit of fish but I take care of them well.
This is what I have so I don't think my bioload is that high.
2 clowns
1 watcherman goby
1 midas blenny
6 chromis
1 royal gramma
2 mandarins
5 tangs from small to large
1 copperband butterfly
I plan to add 3 anthias and be done with it.
I know you can't rule out fish per gallon or what not but I had 4 in my 44 so I don't see why you couldn't have at least 18 in a 180. I do have a 40 gallon sump so that helps some and I do plan on getting an 8' tank in the next 1-2 years for a fish only. So if I see a need to get the bigger ones out, I can put them in there.
I have a bit of fish but I take care of them well.
This is what I have so I don't think my bioload is that high.
2 clowns
1 watcherman goby
1 midas blenny
6 chromis
1 royal gramma
2 mandarins
5 tangs from small to large
1 copperband butterfly
I plan to add 3 anthias and be done with it.
I know you can't rule out fish per gallon or what not but I had 4 in my 44 so I don't see why you couldn't have at least 18 in a 180. I do have a 40 gallon sump so that helps some and I do plan on getting an 8' tank in the next 1-2 years for a fish only. So if I see a need to get the bigger ones out, I can put them in there.
April540
Premium Member
Sorry guys, I was just trying to imagine 12 more fish in my tank. but all of mine are pretty large. 2 of my smaller ones disappeared last week. the Mandrine and 1 of the sand sifters. So I am down to 9 fish now. But it still seems so full. I wish I would have gotten the fish as juveniles. Hubby was freaking out about the big tank and 2 little bitty fish, so he went out and got the biggest ones he could. He was happy.
I didn't mean any harm when I made that statement. I hope you didn't take it, that I thought you didn't know what yuu were doing. I was just trying to visualize this tank with 12 more fish.
I didn't mean any harm when I made that statement. I hope you didn't take it, that I thought you didn't know what yuu were doing. I was just trying to visualize this tank with 12 more fish.
April540
Premium Member
Thanks, I didn't mean it to sound so hypocritical, sometimes typing it out doesn't come off as how it was meant. I'll watch that in the future! Anyway I have enjoyed all the new pics, and cant wait to see more.
And my Red Sea Sailfin pales in comparison to yours. he is a beauty for sure. :rollface:
And my Red Sea Sailfin pales in comparison to yours. he is a beauty for sure. :rollface:
April540
Premium Member
Do any of you know a good reliable place to get Cheato? I just bought some on line, paid $35 and there wasb't even enough to bother with. There were no life in the bag either, I was so hoping to have gotten something more than what I received. The guy I bought it from a year ago, doesn't sell it anymore.
