"Some things" Fishy in your tank

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 05:21 PM

Many times I have seen wish lists of fish for various tanks and quite often questions are asked about the compatability of this fish with that one ect. Most importantly we don't see a pic of the whole situation

I thought it might be good to have a thread listing the fish that you have been successful raising in your tank and possibly give a few pics of them.

Besides entertainment value this thread would also show people what can be done successfully with various fish together.

for eg:
My current list:
yellow, blue, powder blue and sail fin tangs
yellow fox face
2 anthias
1 copper banded butterfly
3 gobies
1 fire fish
1 coral beauty and 1 cream angel
2 damsels

and my favorite:

michellejy · 11/10/2008, 05:33 PM

Can I add a suggestion? I know some people have the size of their tank in their sig, but some don't. If you could put your tank size/dimensions in the post, that would help us poor newbies out.

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by michellejy
Can I add a suggestion? I know some people have the size of their tank in their sig, but some don't. If you could put your tank size/dimensions in the post, that would help us poor newbies out.

I thought of that but it is my hope that this thread will be on a positive note of the possiblities that can be accomplished rather then on criticism of what should not be done.

michellejy · 11/10/2008, 05:40 PM

I understand that. I keep unintentionally starting tang wars when I ask questions.

rgentry123 · 11/10/2008, 05:42 PM

awesome tank capn, you have the same tank size i do, a 110 high, and i have been debating on getting a powder blue in my tank. what size did you get yours at and when was it added? did you have to add it together with any of your other tangs? again beautiful tank, i'm hoping to get mine there soon enough!

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally posted by rgentry123
awesome tank capn, you have the same tank size i do, a 110 high, and i have been debating on getting a powder blue in my tank. what size did you get yours at and when was it added? did you have to add it together with any of your other tangs? again beautiful tank, i'm hoping to get mine there soon enough!

come on rgentry---you have to post a picture here

the tangs were introduced in this order---yellow, blue, sailfin and finally the powder blue as an infant.
The yellow still takes shots at him --even after 8 months--just to show whos boss.

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by michellejy
I understand that. I keep unintentionally starting tang wars when I ask questions.

exactly---and that's what I hope to avoid here.
As with all living things--there are no hard and fast rules--and the situations are unlimited
I hope to see some novel and interesting fish situations here.

kudora · 11/10/2008, 05:52 PM

i just bought a powder brown tang, he is a Acanthurus japonicus.

here is a good read on the two types of tangs sold as powder brown tangs
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/GoldRimSs.htm

he is one of the last things to go into the tank, if i were to add anything it might be a goby or a orchid dotty back

some pics of him in QT. this was right after i added him in, he has colored up nicely since

this will be his future home

raen · 11/10/2008, 05:56 PM

Scott your tangs are beautiful! Kudora, again, beautiful fish. And not a bad "future" home I might add.

rgentry123 · 11/10/2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
come on rgentry---you have to post a picture here

the tangs were introduced in this order---yellow, blue, sailfin and finally the powder blue as an infant.
The yellow still takes shots at him --even after 8 months--just to show whos boss.

i'd love to if i knew how. i know that sounds horrible but i have yet to figure out exactly how to post pics on this site. still a bit of a newbie i guess. not to mention your tank would make mine look like betta bowl in comparison

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally posted by rgentry123
i'd love to if i knew how. i know that sounds horrible but i have yet to figure out exactly how to post pics on this site. still a bit of a newbie i guess. not to mention your tank would make mine look like betta bowl in comparison

go to www.photobucket.com and setup a photoalbum its free

upload the pics from your computer to your album
under each pic will be 4 codes
copy the fourth one the "img" code
paste it in your posts here
when you submit your post it turns to a pic like this:

raen · 11/10/2008, 06:31 PM

Crappy pic below, please ignore the scratches, but a shot of my tangs (and others) watching Sunday football!

woodiecrafts · 11/10/2008, 06:39 PM

I very seldom take full shots of my tank, but here is a a picture of my favorite mated pair in one of my tanks. She always plays hard to get.

JustinReef · 11/10/2008, 07:02 PM

I have changed things up a bit now but my reef had the following:

White Edged Lyretail Grouper
Dogface Puffer
Burrfish (Puffer)
Coral Beauty
Fu Manchu Lion
Blue Spotted Rabbitfish
5 Lined Cardinal
Bunch of damsels

Full Tank

rgentry123 · 11/10/2008, 07:44 PM

ok guys. i cant beleive i'm saying this but i cant figure out photobucket to upload pics. i setup a profile to do it and when i open up my photo albums on my computer and try to upload them to the photobucket album it doesnt work. i cant believe it. 12 year olds on myspace can handle photobucket and i'm completely lost

!

kudora · 11/10/2008, 08:35 PM

just start with one, pic, make sure it highlighted and click open, it should show a transfer screen.

D to the P · 11/10/2008, 09:23 PM

Well its not a fish...but I don't want to feel left out just cause I don't have a tank big enough right now for fish. So here's "Malady", my Harlequin Shrimp.

D to the P · 11/10/2008, 09:49 PM

PM sent rgentry123

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 10:29 PM

awesome with the pics guys---nice to see the variety

justinpsmith--you have outdone yourself--nice species---I have to admit there are a couple there I have never seen before "alive" rather then in books.

thanks everyone so far for sharing

JustinReef · 11/10/2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by capn_hylinur
awesome with the pics guys---nice to see the variety

justinpsmith--you have outdone yourself--nice species---I have to admit there are a couple there I have never seen before "alive" rather then in books.

thanks everyone so far for sharing

Thanks. I think this is a great idea for a thread! Its nice to see what fish people are successfully keeping together. As you can see, I have always been drawn to aggressive big fish and been able to keep them successfully in a reef. I will admit though that because nitrates crept up to about 10-15 ppm, I have made that tank a FOWLR and moved my corals over to a smaller tank. I could have probably done a few more water changes and kept things under control but I prefer to feed those big guys daily and lots!

Can't wait to see everyone else's fish

Aquarist007 · 11/10/2008, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by justinpsmith
Thanks. I think this is a great idea for a thread! Its nice to see what fish people are successfully keeping together. As you can see, I have always been drawn to aggressive big fish and been able to keep them successfully in a reef. I will admit though that because nitrates crept up to about 10-15 ppm, I have made that tank a FOWLR and moved my corals over to a smaller tank. I could have probably done a few more water changes and kept things under control but I prefer to feed those big guys daily and lots!

Can't wait to see everyone else's fish

have you FOWLR reefers ever tried running a remote deep sand bed to handle the nitrates?

JustinReef · 11/10/2008, 11:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by capn_hylinur
have you FOWLR reefers ever tried running a remote deep sand bed to handle the nitrates?

Yeah a bunch of the FOWLR keepers I know do. I have never tried that but have had success with lots of macro in my fuge. Actually speaking of the sump, this guy is also in my system in the fuge...

He is WAY too aggressive to be with the others. He is in my 75G sump/fuge until he outgrows it and then will get a 75G all to himself.

But back to what I was saying...Most of the FOWLR's that are set up well are very similar to a reef or should be. My tank was testing at 0 nitrates for a long time and eventually they crept up a bit as the fish grew. Took quite a long time though...

gawf4fun · 11/10/2008, 11:47 PM

I've recently added a purple tang into my 180 pentagon to complement (hey nice fish) my existing yellow tang and sailfin tang. I've also got:

Blue jaw trigger
coral beauty
2 green chromis
2 talbot's damsels
six line wrasse
red squirrelfish
fire clownfish

The yellow and sailfin accepted the new guy alomost immediately with very little aggression shown. I'm now tempted to finish my tang selection with a powder blue, but am trying to be patient. Very tough task for me. Great thread.

JustinReef · 11/11/2008, 12:48 AM

gawf4fun- Do you have a pic of your trigger?

Nice looking tangs!

What about a FTS?

Tswifty · 11/11/2008, 12:52 AM

My late 90g tank:

1 Powder Blue Tang
1 Tomini Tang
1 Yellow Tang
1 Flame Angelfish
2 Yasha Hase White Ray Gobies
2 False Percula Clownfish
1 Female Mandarin Dragonet
1 Engineer Goby

2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
1 Pistol Shrimp

1 Green Bubble Tip Anemone

*Issues*
- Coral Banded Shrimp lunging at fish and constantly hunting my Cleaner Shrimp. So he had to go

- Engineer Goby was a mess. Great fish if your rockwork is VERY secure. I came home one day to my right island split down the middle from his tunnels. After that he had to go.

- Powder Blue Tang... Amazing and beautiful fish, but intolerant of other tangs. If you add one early you need to figure out a way to slowly introduce the other fish for a few days so they get used to each other. I did this by dividing the tank in half with eggcrate for a few days. After that everyone got along.

- Green Bubble Tip Anemone grew too fast. Triple in size within 2 months. Got too close to my SPS, and after unsuccessfully attempting to relocate in the tank multiple times, it had to go.

11/10/2008, 05:21 PM	#1
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	"Some things" Fishy in your tank Many times I have seen wish lists of fish for various tanks and quite often questions are asked about the compatability of this fish with that one ect. Most importantly we don't see a pic of the whole situation I thought it might be good to have a thread listing the fish that you have been successful raising in your tank and possibly give a few pics of them. Besides entertainment value this thread would also show people what can be done successfully with various fish together. for eg: My current list: yellow, blue, powder blue and sail fin tangs yellow fox face 2 anthias 1 copper banded butterfly 3 gobies 1 fire fish 1 coral beauty and 1 cream angel 2 damsels and my favorite: __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

11/10/2008, 05:40 PM	#4
michellejy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OH Posts: 1,076	I understand that. I keep unintentionally starting tang wars when I ask questions. __________________ Michelle Current Tank Info: 30G FOWLR Clownfish tank soon to be replaced by JBJ 28 Gallon Nano

11/10/2008, 05:42 PM	#5
rgentry123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: fredericksburg, VA Posts: 975	awesome tank capn, you have the same tank size i do, a 110 high, and i have been debating on getting a powder blue in my tank. what size did you get yours at and when was it added? did you have to add it together with any of your other tangs? again beautiful tank, i'm hoping to get mine there soon enough! __________________ there is going to be an episode of intervention based on me soon if someone doesnt come up with a 12 step program for this hobby soon. And i have RC members to thank for enabling me.

11/10/2008, 05:52 PM	#8
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	i just bought a powder brown tang, he is a Acanthurus japonicus. here is a good read on the two types of tangs sold as powder brown tangs http://www.wetwebmedia.com/GoldRimSs.htm he is one of the last things to go into the tank, if i were to add anything it might be a goby or a orchid dotty back some pics of him in QT. this was right after i added him in, he has colored up nicely since this will be his future home __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

11/10/2008, 05:56 PM	#9
raen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,084	Scott your tangs are beautiful! Kudora, again, beautiful fish. And not a bad "future" home I might add. __________________ Rae N. She wasn't wicked, she only liked the shoes!!! Current Tank Info: 60 Gall Hex, 3 #3's, no fuge..........YET!!!

11/10/2008, 05:33 PM	#2
michellejy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OH Posts: 1,076	Can I add a suggestion? I know some people have the size of their tank in their sig, but some don't. If you could put your tank size/dimensions in the post, that would help us poor newbies out.

11/10/2008, 06:31 PM	#12
raen Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,084	Crappy pic below, please ignore the scratches, but a shot of my tangs (and others) watching Sunday football! __________________ Rae N. She wasn't wicked, she only liked the shoes!!! Current Tank Info: 60 Gall Hex, 3 #3's, no fuge..........YET!!!

11/10/2008, 06:39 PM	#13
woodiecrafts Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 414	I very seldom take full shots of my tank, but here is a a picture of my favorite mated pair in one of my tanks. She always plays hard to get. __________________ Always remember, no matter where you go, there you are. "Buckaroo Banzai" Current Tank Info: 2-75 Gal Mixed Reefs / with T-5 Nova Extremes // 1-10 gal nano reef w/ PC's

11/10/2008, 07:02 PM	#14
JustinReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,715	I have changed things up a bit now but my reef had the following: White Edged Lyretail Grouper Dogface Puffer Burrfish (Puffer) Coral Beauty Fu Manchu Lion Blue Spotted Rabbitfish 5 Lined Cardinal Bunch of damsels Full Tank

11/10/2008, 07:44 PM	#15
rgentry123 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: fredericksburg, VA Posts: 975	ok guys. i cant beleive i'm saying this but i cant figure out photobucket to upload pics. i setup a profile to do it and when i open up my photo albums on my computer and try to upload them to the photobucket album it doesnt work. i cant believe it. 12 year olds on myspace can handle photobucket and i'm completely lost ! __________________ there is going to be an episode of intervention based on me soon if someone doesnt come up with a 12 step program for this hobby soon. And i have RC members to thank for enabling me.

11/10/2008, 08:35 PM	#16
kudora thread reader Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minot, ND Posts: 1,639	just start with one, pic, make sure it highlighted and click open, it should show a transfer screen. __________________ You must use "Regular Clorox" Any scents like "New Fresh Scent Clorox" will kill all of your animals in a few minutes (don't ask) "Paul b" Current Tank Info: 84 gallon(60x18x18) tank, 40 breeder frag, 30 gallon lps

11/10/2008, 09:23 PM	#17
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	Well its not a fish...but I don't want to feel left out just cause I don't have a tank big enough right now for fish. So here's "Malady", my Harlequin Shrimp. __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work. Last edited by D to the P; 11/10/2008 at 09:50 PM.

11/10/2008, 09:49 PM	#18
D to the P Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Amishville, USA Posts: 2,047	PM sent rgentry123 __________________ Nature V.S. Nurture: Nature Always Wins. Current Tank Info: 12 gallon Aquapod reef with LED's, multiple nano's at work.

11/10/2008, 10:29 PM	#19
Aquarist007 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Hamilton, Canada Posts: 28,240 Blog Entries: 1	awesome with the pics guys---nice to see the variety justinpsmith--you have outdone yourself--nice species---I have to admit there are a couple there I have never seen before "alive" rather then in books. thanks everyone so far for sharing __________________ I prefer my substrates stirred but not shaken Current Tank Info: 150gal long mixed reef, 90gal sump, 60 gal refugium with 200 lbs live rock

11/10/2008, 11:47 PM	#23
gawf4fun Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Lake Oswego, OR Posts: 342	I've recently added a purple tang into my 180 pentagon to complement (hey nice fish) my existing yellow tang and sailfin tang. I've also got: Blue jaw trigger coral beauty 2 green chromis 2 talbot's damsels six line wrasse red squirrelfish fire clownfish The yellow and sailfin accepted the new guy alomost immediately with very little aggression shown. I'm now tempted to finish my tang selection with a powder blue, but am trying to be patient. Very tough task for me. Great thread. __________________ Beware the naked man who offers you his shirt... Reef Central Corner Club Current Tank Info: 38 gl Cadlights AIO lit by AI Sol Blue, 24 gl aquapod w/150 watt pendant at the office.

11/11/2008, 12:48 AM	#24
JustinReef Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,715	gawf4fun- Do you have a pic of your trigger? Nice looking tangs! What about a FTS?

11/11/2008, 12:52 AM	#25
Tswifty Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: PA Posts: 14,022	My late 90g tank: 1 Powder Blue Tang 1 Tomini Tang 1 Yellow Tang 1 Flame Angelfish 2 Yasha Hase White Ray Gobies 2 False Percula Clownfish 1 Female Mandarin Dragonet 1 Engineer Goby 2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp 1 Coral Banded Shrimp 1 Pistol Shrimp 1 Green Bubble Tip Anemone Issues - Coral Banded Shrimp lunging at fish and constantly hunting my Cleaner Shrimp. So he had to go - Engineer Goby was a mess. Great fish if your rockwork is VERY secure. I came home one day to my right island split down the middle from his tunnels. After that he had to go. - Powder Blue Tang... Amazing and beautiful fish, but intolerant of other tangs. If you add one early you need to figure out a way to slowly introduce the other fish for a few days so they get used to each other. I did this by dividing the tank in half with eggcrate for a few days. After that everyone got along. - Green Bubble Tip Anemone grew too fast. Triple in size within 2 months. Got too close to my SPS, and after unsuccessfully attempting to relocate in the tank multiple times, it had to go.