inigomontoya
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Upgrading from my 4x2x2 and a 40g cube to a single 96x24.5x25.5 260g tank with a 130g sump/fuge combo (7 ft total). Gotta love upgrading to an 8 foot long stand and still not having room under it because of the sump :fun2:
So, first, a little variation from the typical tang police question- what tangs do you recommend that are mellow, both amongst themselves and with the tank at large? My current stocking that will be moved over includes: Mated occ. clowns, bicolor blenny, flame hawkfish, 6 scissortail gobys (for schoaling effect), two purple firefish, ywg/pistol, one bangaii and one carberryi anthia, leopard wrasse (got from local reefer-had year-eats like pig).
I am not going to get all of these, but here is what else I like and am going to choose from, hence the request for input in narrowing it all down:
Wrasses- blue side wrasse, scott's wrasse, exquisite wrasse, velvet wrasse, maybe McKosker's flasher, maybe red solon.
Anthias- lyretails
Blonde naso tang, yellow tang, kole tang, hippo tang, maybe purple or blue tang (but keep hearing bad things about them)
Two royal grammas, midas blenny, pearly jawfish,
Male and female bellus angel-high on the list.
Especially on the tangs I would appreciate input- blonde naso, yellow, kole, hippo all high on the list would like purple or acantharus blue but might be too much fighting from what I hear- would like to see my gobys and firefish (and not have them scared and huddling in the rocks).
Thoughts on compatibility appreciated- would love a "showfish" but my coral is imporant and that narrows it down (hence the bellus).
So, first, a little variation from the typical tang police question- what tangs do you recommend that are mellow, both amongst themselves and with the tank at large? My current stocking that will be moved over includes: Mated occ. clowns, bicolor blenny, flame hawkfish, 6 scissortail gobys (for schoaling effect), two purple firefish, ywg/pistol, one bangaii and one carberryi anthia, leopard wrasse (got from local reefer-had year-eats like pig).
I am not going to get all of these, but here is what else I like and am going to choose from, hence the request for input in narrowing it all down:
Wrasses- blue side wrasse, scott's wrasse, exquisite wrasse, velvet wrasse, maybe McKosker's flasher, maybe red solon.
Anthias- lyretails
Blonde naso tang, yellow tang, kole tang, hippo tang, maybe purple or blue tang (but keep hearing bad things about them)
Two royal grammas, midas blenny, pearly jawfish,
Male and female bellus angel-high on the list.
Especially on the tangs I would appreciate input- blonde naso, yellow, kole, hippo all high on the list would like purple or acantharus blue but might be too much fighting from what I hear- would like to see my gobys and firefish (and not have them scared and huddling in the rocks).
Thoughts on compatibility appreciated- would love a "showfish" but my coral is imporant and that narrows it down (hence the bellus).
but my hippos have decided to eat all my zoos. once i get them out i dont think im going to add any more.
