Wrasse or Trigger or Anthia suggestion

[Jake007]

I am looking at adding a few new fish to my tank.

I have a ruby red head wrasse (good size), large purple tang 6-7", pair clowns, pajama cardinal, and two chromis. The tank is a mature 4' 120 gal. I currently have allot of blue/green so I was thinking about some more color variety.

I was think about a melenarus wrasse. Neat looking.

As far as the trigger I was looking at the blue throat trigger, cool looking. Altho he will likely be a significant bioload.

I love anthias but my only concern is I only feed once per day. Not sure if that will be enough for them.

Comments? Other suggestions?

 

[Jake007]

Oh... and I saw a cool yellow watchman goby /pistol shrimp pair yesterday that I think I will buy.

 

[Reefing Newbie]

Do NOT add the trigger. You need a far bigger tank than a 4ft 120 gallon tank. I think maybe a velvet multicolor wrasse would be a nice addition. You could do an anthia if you fed once more per day I would think.

 

[crobattt]

Triggers vary per animal, you might have one that's incredibly aggressive or one that's laid back, either way i don't see a pistol and a trigger or wrasse getting along very well.

Melenarus will eat your cuc, but the same can be said about triggers. I honestly don't have much experience with anthias so i'll let someone else answer those questions.

 

[tcoral]

I'd say no to the trigger too in that tank (though some of my favorite fish was a trigger). I was lucky to have a 3" crosshatch female until she rug surfed. Was my favorite fish. So I tried to keep a bluethroat trigger since I liked her so much. He was smart, but he also drew blood when I didn't feed him fast enough. He went back. Fish are so hit and miss.

 

[Jake007]

OK.. so no trigger.

Melenarus - maybe but they eat the CUC. I have had some issues keeping up my snail population, I wonder if my ruby head wrasse might be indulging on them? hmmm

Yellow watchman and pistol - is there any issue with my ruby red head wrasse?

Anthias - anyone having luck with these with only one feeding per day

I guess I could just add a couple firefish and a midas blenny. I had both of these before in this tank and they did well. I was looking to try something different.

Any other suggestions?

 

[Jake007]

Oh.... the tank is a mixed reef. Primarily LPS, SPS, Softies in that order. All large colonies. I barely have any open rock left. (frogspawn, torch, blastos, candy cane, chalice, orange monti cap huge, acros, superman,fox coral, leathers, zoa, gsp, xenia, kenya tree, etc, etc.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

my lyretails only get fed one time a day 75% of week . weekend they get two . with no issues. also have square box anthias as well but i think they might get to large for a 120.. good luck with what ever you choose.

 

[albano]

Anthias - anyone having luck with these with only one feeding per day

The preferred method is MULTIPLE feedings per day...I'm sure there are plenty of people that don't do it, but that doesn't make it right.

 

[xxtriggermanxx]

The preferred method is MULTIPLE feedings per day...I'm sure there are plenty of people that don't do it, but that doesn't make it right.

Is this shot meant for me ? if my fish are growing , have beautiful colors , are lasting years , why is my method wrong ? I'm sure the "preferred method" is to leave them in the ocean anyway . :wave: