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pro99line

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Ok well since my anemone killed all the fish except a few I am thinking of what to restock with. The only fish I have left:
1 Engineer goby (10 inches long)
2 green mandarins (1 sm, 1 med)
1 percula clownfish (medium)
I am looking to restock but do not know with what. I thought I might get some suggestions from you guys. I have included a pic of the tank (the only difference is now the anemone is gone) so you can see the design and colors. I would like to get some fish with personality, color, and that do not hide all the time. Let me know your suggestions. I have a few more weeks until I start adding fish.

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Well, your choices are limitless. My favourite fish are certain tangs (yellow, pbt, clown), angels of all sorts, anthias, and anthing pink or purple that is active. :)
 
I like tangs, anthias, and wrasse. My favorites are probably angels and triggers but they are more hit and miss with the reef. I would like maybe some schooling fish, some smaller to medium fish, and maybe one or two larger show type fish. It is just I am so confused on what I want because of all the beautiful fish out there I do not knwo what to choose so I thought maybe some people might mention something that catches my attention.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7260706#post7260706 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Monkeyfish
I think the heniochus are a much overlooked beauty. I also like the thalomossa family of wrasses.
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Any links you know of?
 
I picked up a pair of heniochus juvies the other day. They always swim together and they are very active. I like 'em. :)
 
So heniochus family are called bannerfish? I looked at them and they really are pretty fish. It showed the moorish idol is part of that family to. Is that correct?
 
Well, there is no bannerfish genus although the heniochus is sometimes called a bannerfish. It's also sometimes called a poor man's Moorish Idol because they look similar but the similarity ends there. The Heniochus is actually in the butterfly family and it's pretty hardy compared to the MI which is a ridiculously difficult fish to keep alive in a hobbiest aquarium.
 
The safest out of all the butterfly fish except maybe the copperband. About as reef-safe as an angel. So some might snack on zoos and soft stuff but not SPS and prolly not LPS.
 
Ok, I have kinda got a thought of what I want. I will throw it out and let me know what you think. I am not sure what trigger so please let me know what you think of the ones I listed. I am putting 4-6 of the same fish you will notice to kinda have some schoolong fish.

4-6 Kaudern's Cardinal
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=82

4-6 Chromis "I am unsure of which one. Any suggestions?"

4-6 Bicolor Pseudochromis
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=143

4-6 Fridmani Pseudochromis
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=162

4-6 Longfin Fairy Wrasse "I am also thinking to add some other wrasses."
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1158

For a show fish I am thinking of one of the following triggerfish:

Niger trigger
Sargassum Triggerfish
Starry Trigger
Bluethroat Trigger
Bluelined Triggerfish
Crosshatch Triggerfish "If I can find one when I am ready for it"
 
I personally like the blue-green chromis-very active and schooling fish. However, the books I have read and the lfs says that chromis should be kept in ODD #'s. I have 3 and their color changes all the time (green,blue,and a violet). Also as a suggestion, I believe the bicolor pseudochromis (pseudochromis in general) are known to be aggressive towards their own kind and are to be kept one to a tank. You may want to ask about this before you purchase 4-6 of each kind. Good luck Jolene
good luck Jolene
 
Be sure to read (or at least browse) the fairy wrasse thread at the top of this forum if you are considering them.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7271729#post7271729 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by dantodd
Be sure to read (or at least browse) the fairy wrasse thread at the top of this forum if you are considering them.
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I have been reading and trying to study up on the new fish I am wanting. I also wanted opinions from people that have these fish cause first hand experience is the best.
 
Pseudochromis do not do well in groups and will most likely fight until there is only one fish or a mated pair left.

Chromis typically school when they are small and then turn on each other as they get larger. Buy 5 now and you'll probably end up with 1 or 2 later.

Don't be shocked if the trigger makes a snack out of the smaller fish.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7273062#post7273062 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Monkeyfish
Pseudochromis do not do well in groups and will most likely fight until there is only one fish or a mated pair left.

Chromis typically school when they are small and then turn on each other as they get larger. Buy 5 now and you'll probably end up with 1 or 2 later.

Don't be shocked if the trigger makes a snack out of the smaller fish.
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Ok so I will only get 1 pseudochromis. I will drop the school of chromis. I know the trigger has possibility to snack on various things in my tank. The only other show fish I was looking at would be an angel.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7276106#post7276106 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by lovelylinda
Anthias school, also. A midas blennie would swim with them and is very interesting.
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I have not done alot of research on the anthias because I had heard they were difficult to keep.
 
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