Help selecting my next fish

benihana · 08/24/2007, 09:16 AM

I need help selecting my next fish. I want something that will get along with the rest of my tank, is colorful and has personality.

Here is my current set up:
75 gallon
240 watts PC
AquaC Remora Pro

1 x Foxface ~ 4-5Â¡Â¨
1 x Blue Hippo ~ 3.5Â¡Â¨
1 x Lawn Mower Blenny ~ 5Â¡Â¨
2 x Clarkii clowns

1 x GBTA ~ 4Â¡Â¨
1 x HUGE Torch (20+ heads)
1 x Crocea clam ~ 4Â¡Â¨
4 x Purple/Green Ricordia
1 x Montastrea LPS
Multpile Zoo/Paly frags,
10+/- snails

I am mainly interested in keeping LPS & softies, and plan to upgrade to a larger tank in a year or two

Let the suggestions fly! Æ’Âº

ACBlinky · 08/24/2007, 09:43 AM

Honestly, I think it might be best to wait until you do the upgrade. You've got some fish that are big for a 75g, and will only get bigger, and there's also another factor to consider: any fish you add now is going to bear the full brunt of their collective territoriality. Clowns, LMBs and tangs are all fiercely territorial fish and will probably attack any new fish that isn't larger than 5-6" (based on the sizes you list). If you do try to add something, I'd make sure it's a tough fish and you may want to rearrange the aquascape first, so everyone has to establish a new territory.

GreenSarco · 08/24/2007, 09:45 AM

You have some pretty sized fish in your 75 gallon tank already so I would added anymore really big fish. To get some color variation, you might consider a Flame Angel or Coral Beauty, a royal gramma, flame hawk, a nice school of green chromis or some shrimp. All of these are relatively hardy, won't bother your existing livestock, colorful, and relatively inexpensive.

08/24/2007, 09:16 AM	#1
benihana Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Prior Lake, Minnesota Posts: 1,230	Help selecting my next fish I need help selecting my next fish. I want something that will get along with the rest of my tank, is colorful and has personality. Here is my current set up: 75 gallon 240 watts PC AquaC Remora Pro 1 x Foxface ~ 4-5Â¡Â¨ 1 x Blue Hippo ~ 3.5Â¡Â¨ 1 x Lawn Mower Blenny ~ 5Â¡Â¨ 2 x Clarkii clowns 1 x GBTA ~ 4Â¡Â¨ 1 x HUGE Torch (20+ heads) 1 x Crocea clam ~ 4Â¡Â¨ 4 x Purple/Green Ricordia 1 x Montastrea LPS Multpile Zoo/Paly frags, 10+/- snails I am mainly interested in keeping LPS & softies, and plan to upgrade to a larger tank in a year or two Let the suggestions fly! Æ’Âº __________________ Currently tankless, but have a few things in the works

08/24/2007, 09:43 AM	#2
ACBlinky Premium Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Peterborough, ON, Canada Posts: 4,954 Blog Entries: 20	Honestly, I think it might be best to wait until you do the upgrade. You've got some fish that are big for a 75g, and will only get bigger, and there's also another factor to consider: any fish you add now is going to bear the full brunt of their collective territoriality. Clowns, LMBs and tangs are all fiercely territorial fish and will probably attack any new fish that isn't larger than 5-6" (based on the sizes you list). If you do try to add something, I'd make sure it's a tough fish and you may want to rearrange the aquascape first, so everyone has to establish a new territory. __________________ "The cure for anything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea." - Isak Dinesen Current Tank Info: 150g mixed reef, 30g sump/refugium, LED lighting, 100lbs LR, coral beauty, flame angel, blue & yellow tangs, gobies, damsels, 6-line wrasse, lawnmower blenny, dottyback, clown pair, rabbitfish, shrimp, crabs, CUC.

08/24/2007, 09:45 AM	#3
GreenSarco Moved On Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 242	You have some pretty sized fish in your 75 gallon tank already so I would added anymore really big fish. To get some color variation, you might consider a Flame Angel or Coral Beauty, a royal gramma, flame hawk, a nice school of green chromis or some shrimp. All of these are relatively hardy, won't bother your existing livestock, colorful, and relatively inexpensive.