Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Reef Discussion
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 08/25/2007, 04:52 PM   #1
Lawrence914
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 58
Expanding my community tank... selecting new fish?

I'm looking for recommendations for additons to my tank.

I'd like a few (3-5) very small, colorful schooling fish. Preferrably peaceful and reef-safe because I have a few soft corals.

My tank is currently home to 2 ocellaris, one royal gramma, one coral beauty (who just got out of fish-jail), an anemone and a peppermint shrimp, plus assorted crabs and snails for cleanup.

Any suggestions?

Kind regards,
Rusty


Lawrence914 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2007, 04:58 PM   #2
craab
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Posts: 444
If you add 3-5 more fish, it sounds like a lot of fish for a 55.


craab is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2007, 05:02 PM   #3
SDguy
Fish heads unite!
 
SDguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 23,384
Physically speaking, he's fine. He's only got 4 fish in there now. Is there a skimmer?

Small colorful fish: tailspot blenny, firefish, flasher wrasses, bartlett anthias.


__________________
Peter

SDMAS member

Marine tanks since 1989.

><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>
·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.
SDguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2007, 05:05 PM   #4
LOTUS50GOD
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Posts: 3,210
anthesis....lots of color.. and schooling


__________________
Vertex Alpha 300 Skimmer, AI SOL Blue, Neptune Apex Controlled 360 gallon Reef

Current Tank Info: born 6/26/2008- 340 reef + 100 fuge, 300lbs of figi LR
LOTUS50GOD is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2007, 05:06 PM   #5
Lawrence914
Premium Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 58
Crabbs, you're right... I'm leaning more towards three... but I'm hoping for something very small.

SDguy... yes, a skimmer, a bunch of live rock and places to hide, DSB. Lots of flow, alternating directions on a timed controller. Tank is up going on a year now. Most critters have been there a while.

Anything new going in the tank gets locked up in jail (into the Q-tank) for a minimum of 4 weeks.

I'm kind of hoping for the tetras or cherry barbs of the marine world. Colorful, friendly, schooling.


Lawrence914 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/25/2007, 05:07 PM   #6
SDguy
Fish heads unite!
 
SDguy's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: San Diego
Posts: 23,384
Then some of the small cardinals would be your best bet...


__________________
Peter

SDMAS member

Marine tanks since 1989.

><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>
·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º>

Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.
SDguy is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2007, 08:52 AM   #7
Sk8r
RC Mod
 
Sk8r's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Spokane WA
Posts: 34,628
Blog Entries: 55
A good bet would be several highfin redstriped gobies, stonogobiops nematodes. They hang close to each other and create a lot of stripes in a given area. Cryptic at first, in a tank where there are no aggressors against them, they get cheeky.

You're right: you keep the adult sizes down in a 55 and you can house quite a few fish. None of these exceed 2".
and they have very little height or depth.


__________________
Sk8r

Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low.

Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.
Sk8r is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 08/26/2007, 03:48 PM   #8
Darkstar04
Registered Member
 
Darkstar04's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 123
Don't forget the classic: green chromis. You can get them smallish, and they tend to school.


Darkstar04 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:59 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.