Tank mates?

[ashtree68]

I know there's always a bunch of these threads but looking for ideas.

Tank is 55g with sump, on one side of the tank is a rock pile/structure with caves/over hangs. The other half is open with a couple of tube anemones.

Current inhabitants are:

A fuzzy dwarf (growing out until she's big enough to go into the fuzzy tank)

A Fu Manchu I just got (still working on getting him to eat so additions would be down the road)

A Waspfish that just kinda hangs out and does his thing

A Female G. Ternatensis that has a den and relaxes in there.

An arrow crab that may get moved, I can't tell if it's picking on the wasp fish or cleaning it. Do they do that? The wasp doesn't seem to really mind, it'll sit there and let him for a bit and then swim off but I don't want him to be getting stressed out.

Anything I could add or am I kinda at the limit already? Another scorp would be nice, its next to my bed so I sit and watch what ever is in it, something active and swimming would be nice since I have a lot of space above the tube nems but don't want something too active that'll stress out the lions/scorps, and don't want an eel or another bottom dweller since the fu and scop both hang out on the bottom 90% of the time. (The scorp will climp onto the rock work and perch up there.)

I've thought about getting another fuzzy but already will have a trio so want something else.

Thanks!

 

[MMsting]

I want a fu man chu so bad but I hear they are sensitive fish not as hardy as the voltian lion. Would you agree or no?

 

[namxas]

Fu's aren't really sensitive, but they can be a bit tuffer to wean than the more aggressive feeders. However, once established, they're not really any different IME. The key is to get a young specimen that's in good shape, and preferably already eating, which will make weaning the fish a lot easier.

Ashton,

I've never heard of an arrow crab grooming tankmates, so I'd be a bit leary of its activities.

If you want something for the water column, you might consider Acreicthys tomentosus (bristletail file fish), perhaps even a pair. You might also keep an eye out for some of the smaller scorps (most Scorpaenodes spp. typically make great "small scorp" tank inhabitants).

 

[phill21]

i had a fu manchu weaned to PE mysis in 1 week a quaestion just PM me and start with ghost shrimp if you can

 

[phill21]

and yes they are a bit difficult to keep in my trials

 

[ashtree68]

I knew he would be difficult, so I'm ready! I have a 10 gall breeding tank full of them for him.

I have a pair of Matted "Aptasia eating" File fish in with my fuzzies, I've yet to see them pick at the aptasia so that's still something to be seen.

Are the smaller scorps active? I'd be fine with that just don't want them to all be crowded on the bottom.

As for the arrow crab I've not seen it doing it again yet today so not sure what was going on. (The tank is in my room so from my desk I can see them and they forget I'm here.) If he does it again tonight I will move him to the sumps.

 

[ashtree68]

On a plus note he's note eating frozen but will respond to mysis and silversides on a string when they're in front of him, just not strike yet, but will eat gut loaded ghost shrimp really well.