dmorel
Can I borrow your towel
Hey there fish people!
I have a shallow, but round reef. DT is about 190 gallons, 16" tall, 5' round. Total water volume is about 400 gallons on the system. Massive skimmer, ozone, good water movement stable and correct water chemistry. This is an SPS dominated, though mixed reef (Bunch of Acans& Zoa's in addition to SPS).
My current fish list is:
Lavender Tang ~4 or 5"
Gold Rim Tang ~4 or 5"
Copper Band Butterfly ~ 3"
Leopard Wrasse ~ 3"
Swales Basslet ~ 2"
2x Chalk Basslet ~ 2" each
Yellow Corris Wrasse ~ 4"
Mated Pair Picasso Clowns ~ 1.5" each
World's Largest Sleeper Head Goby* ~ size of my arm
*Only because I can't catch him! Man, that fish has GOT to go!
Boy, that seems like a lot of fish when I type it out, but I've been itching to add something new.
I admit what I WANT to add is a sohal or clown, but I won't for fear of what could happen. Having a lot of unobstructed swimming room helps (since they can just go and go round and round) but I don't think I can make that happen. There are some exotic butterfly fishes that I would think about too, save for the coral and invert concerns.
I like bold striking fish, Powder blue and brown tangs, the above mentioned sohal & clown, Achilles would be good. Better yet if I can pair them or school them.
Anthias seem like an obvious choice, but they're not my style, their colors tend to sort of merge together rather than be decisive. I do like the personality though.
Always thinking about a mandarin, but want to wait a few more months before I go there...
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
I have a shallow, but round reef. DT is about 190 gallons, 16" tall, 5' round. Total water volume is about 400 gallons on the system. Massive skimmer, ozone, good water movement stable and correct water chemistry. This is an SPS dominated, though mixed reef (Bunch of Acans& Zoa's in addition to SPS).
My current fish list is:
Lavender Tang ~4 or 5"
Gold Rim Tang ~4 or 5"
Copper Band Butterfly ~ 3"
Leopard Wrasse ~ 3"
Swales Basslet ~ 2"
2x Chalk Basslet ~ 2" each
Yellow Corris Wrasse ~ 4"
Mated Pair Picasso Clowns ~ 1.5" each
World's Largest Sleeper Head Goby* ~ size of my arm
*Only because I can't catch him! Man, that fish has GOT to go!
Boy, that seems like a lot of fish when I type it out, but I've been itching to add something new.
I admit what I WANT to add is a sohal or clown, but I won't for fear of what could happen. Having a lot of unobstructed swimming room helps (since they can just go and go round and round) but I don't think I can make that happen. There are some exotic butterfly fishes that I would think about too, save for the coral and invert concerns.
I like bold striking fish, Powder blue and brown tangs, the above mentioned sohal & clown, Achilles would be good. Better yet if I can pair them or school them.
Anthias seem like an obvious choice, but they're not my style, their colors tend to sort of merge together rather than be decisive. I do like the personality though.
Always thinking about a mandarin, but want to wait a few more months before I go there...
Anyone have any ideas or suggestions?
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