Ughhh I can't decide!
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jjk_reef00
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Pick the fish you like the best then make your decision based on that choice.
TriggersAmuck
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For 75g I would go the route of getting a filefish versus a trigger (mimic saddle filefish is really cute and unique, stays small, yet still has some of the qualities of a trigger).
You could mix such a filefish with other "peaceful" tropicals such as clowns and tangs. Kole tangs stay smaller than most others and are probably the only tang species I could recommend for a four foot tank.
CPL_DSM
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I go with the clowns because I wanted all the aggressive fish at one point but then my wife wanted to make it colorful. I tried to sell some of my more aggressive fish but ended up buying another tank. So if there is ever a chance you wanted to do a reef late down the road you really can't.
DoubleM 10
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i love scorps and small eels!!!!!!
fun to watch. they also have nice colors. fun to watch feed also
fun to watch. they also have nice colors. fun to watch feed also
DoubleM 10
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dwarf lions would be great in a 75.
i have 2 in a 55 and they are doing awesome. i have the fuzzy dwarfs. they are very personable fish. all all the fish in the tanks freak out when i come up to the tank cause they think they are gonna get fed. its the funniest thing lol
D5HP
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I was in a similar boat.
I also am setting up a 75g FOWLR and couldn't figure out a fish list.
I love aggressive fish but a 75g just isn't big enough to do what you most likely want to do. Lions, triggers, and puffers don't mix very well and those are the three things I wanted most so I sort of chose peaceful by default.
I am still getting the best of both worlds though, IMO. I spoke with namxas (successful with a number of lionfish species) and he believed that two small dwarf lions (even a M-F-F trio) would be fine in the 75g with other peaceful fish as long as the size differential is in the favor of the OTHER fish.
Find small dwarf lions (not redundant! because even the dwarfs get >6") and you can get away with just about everything except little gobies.
For what it's worth here's my desired fish list currently:
Two ocellaris clowns
Two flame hawks
Two dwarf zebra lions
Kole tang
4-5 lyretail anthias
Maybe another pair of something that swims at the top of the tank like firefish...but I'd still be worried about losing them to the lions at some point.
I plan on heavy feedings multiple times per day (it's going in my office - work from home) to keep everyone happy and friendly.
There really isn't any trigger that will be happy in a tank this size.
Anyone know if a blue spotted puffer would be okay in this tank?
I also am setting up a 75g FOWLR and couldn't figure out a fish list.
I love aggressive fish but a 75g just isn't big enough to do what you most likely want to do. Lions, triggers, and puffers don't mix very well and those are the three things I wanted most so I sort of chose peaceful by default.
I am still getting the best of both worlds though, IMO. I spoke with namxas (successful with a number of lionfish species) and he believed that two small dwarf lions (even a M-F-F trio) would be fine in the 75g with other peaceful fish as long as the size differential is in the favor of the OTHER fish.
Find small dwarf lions (not redundant! because even the dwarfs get >6") and you can get away with just about everything except little gobies.
For what it's worth here's my desired fish list currently:
Two ocellaris clowns
Two flame hawks
Two dwarf zebra lions
Kole tang
4-5 lyretail anthias
Maybe another pair of something that swims at the top of the tank like firefish...but I'd still be worried about losing them to the lions at some point.
I plan on heavy feedings multiple times per day (it's going in my office - work from home) to keep everyone happy and friendly.
There really isn't any trigger that will be happy in a tank this size.
Anyone know if a blue spotted puffer would be okay in this tank?
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
LOL...the bug has you!
To the OP:
My vote was "peaceful" because I'm of the same mind...lions and scorps are really interesting and off the beaten path, so to speak, and I don't consider them "aggressive" just because they need to eat...any fish does.
As Matt mentioned, you could go with a M-F pair or M-F-F trio of fuzzies or D. barberi (both species are sexually dimorphic/dichromic). Or you could go with a mix of dwarf species, say up to a trio.
A medium-bodied lion such as P. mombassae, P. antennata, or P. radiata
stangd1909
GO NOLES!
Wow...those are crazy looking.
namxas
Things With Stings R Us!
The stingfish (and waspfish) pack a considerably more potent venom than scorps and lions. That purple frondosa is actually pretty hard to get envenomated by because its dorsal spines are so long and thin (they tend to bend).
That fish was so docile and used to me that I could actually CAREFULLY slide two fingers under its belly and lift it out of my way while cleaning the tank. We lost it when a hypo tank went south on us (that particular specimen was my personal "holy grail" fish).
That fish was so docile and used to me that I could actually CAREFULLY slide two fingers under its belly and lift it out of my way while cleaning the tank. We lost it when a hypo tank went south on us (that particular specimen was my personal "holy grail" fish).
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