need suggestions for reef safe fish

sbazain · 09/04/2012, 11:38 AM

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[/IMG] this is my little 30 gallon system would like some suggestions on reef safe fish to add right now only have two clowns was able to remove the damsels it has a 14 gallon sump

ReeferKimberly · 09/04/2012, 11:41 AM

firefish, gobies, and basslets are some of my favorite flashy reef safe fish. There are several types of each. I like Green Clown Gobies, my blue dot sleeper goby (excellent sand shifter), jennifer basslets because of their lovely colors, and elegant firefish also because of their colors and personality.

cloak · 09/04/2012, 04:02 PM

A Bangaii cardinal would look nice with the clownfish. The colors will compliment each other.

sslak · 09/04/2012, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cloak

A Bangaii cardinal would look nice with the clownfish. The colors will compliment each other.

Please buy a tank bred specimen if you can find one. They are threatened in the wild.

Quite a few people are breeding them these days, check your local clubs if your LFS doesn't carry tank bred.

cloak · 09/04/2012, 06:38 PM

Tank bred huh? These fish are a dime a dozen round here. I hope they are tank bread like you said. Good stuff...

blackgate · 09/04/2012, 06:52 PM

My mccoskers flasher wrasse is really awesome and would probably work in a 30

tj1627 · 09/04/2012, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sslak

Please buy a tank bred specimen if you can find one. They are threatened in the wild.

Quite a few people are breeding them these days, check your local clubs if your LFS doesn't carry tank bred.

+1

Really awesome to look at and just enough quirky swimming habits to keep you entertained

sbazain · 09/04/2012, 10:09 PM

thanks for all the replies making a list right now, although I have to set up a quarantine tank first I remember putting in a coral beauty when I first started the hubby and white spots all over lost a few fish don't want to go through that again any of this fish prone to white spots

bnumair · 09/05/2012, 12:55 AM

live aquaria have tank bred but they call is Kaudern's Cardinal.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...72&pcatid=2672

29144u · 09/05/2012, 04:54 AM

dottyback are hardy fish

johnike · 09/05/2012, 05:02 AM

Perhaps a Starry Blenny? One of my favorites in my tank. A midas is entertaining as well.

SaltyWenStirred · 09/05/2012, 05:22 AM

I love my lawnmower blenny. With his eyebrows, he looks like Ernest Borgnine.

Ryand63 · 09/05/2012, 06:58 AM

I have a bangaii in my 29 and he is awesome! def. recommend one.

SNAKEMANVET · 09/05/2012, 06:59 AM

+1 a lawnmower blenny has great personality,they always seem to watch and see what you are doing.

sbazain · 09/05/2012, 10:18 AM

should I get two cardinals or one will do fine I always see them in pairs or schools, also my local lfs don't have to many fish to choose from like the ones all of you suggested and I've never ordered any on line is it safe and what are the steps to doing so maybe this would be another thread I figure theres got to be somebody home all the time so when it arrives

Mussin · 09/05/2012, 02:03 PM

Ive always been told when ot comes to cardinals buy 3. I have 3 in my 90, they are cool little fish.

foundnemo11 · 09/05/2012, 07:39 PM

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Duke79 · 09/05/2012, 08:40 PM

Thanks for all the helpful posts on this topic. Nothing like lurking and learning before I jump into the setup phase.

OodleyBoodely · 09/05/2012, 08:58 PM

*yellow or blue assessor...very hardy, beautiful and interesting
*royal gramma...gorgeous and peaceful and usually out front
*orchid dottyback...tankbred, least aggressive dottyback, gorgeous! nice personality
*black-lined fang blenny, very cool personality, beautiful, swims out in the open (venomous but unlikely to bite you unless you try to swallow it, in which case it will bite you on the tongue until you spit him out none the worse for wear) LOL!

reeferstace · 09/06/2012, 08:40 AM

If you get two Bangaii cardinals they need to be a mated male-female pair. Other cardinals like pajama and threadfins can be mixed sexes without aggression. I have some pajamas in my 300g. They are out and visible most of the time, mind their own business, and are pretty, IMO. I would like to add 4-5 threadfins but have heard they do not ship well. LFS in my area don't regulary carry them.

sbazain · 09/06/2012, 09:36 AM

always seen them in schools never alone didn't know about the sexes ,my lfs does not carry them either and I don't think he knows how to tell the sexes have to order on line

09/04/2012, 11:38 AM	#1
sbazain Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: miami,florida Posts: 322	need suggestions for reef safe fish [IMG][/IMG] this is my little 30 gallon system would like some suggestions on reef safe fish to add right now only have two clowns was able to remove the damsels it has a 14 gallon sump

09/05/2012, 12:55 AM	#9
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	live aquaria have tank bred but they call is Kaudern's Cardinal. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...72&pcatid=2672 __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

09/05/2012, 05:22 AM	#12
SaltyWenStirred Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 245	I love my lawnmower blenny. With his eyebrows, he looks like Ernest Borgnine. __________________ Innovative Marine 38g Nuvo Tank; Skkye 92W LED light Innovative Marine AuqaGadget - Skimmate Protein Skimmer, midsize Innovative Marine MiniMax All-In-One Media Reactor (PhosGuard) Nikon D90 35mm

09/05/2012, 02:03 PM	#16
Mussin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lima,Ohio Posts: 728	Ive always been told when ot comes to cardinals buy 3. I have 3 in my 90, they are cool little fish. __________________ 120RR tank/ 30g sump, mag 9.5, SWC cone 160, Reefbreeders photon 48

09/05/2012, 07:39 PM	#17
foundnemo11 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 839	http://************.com/forums/reef-...fish-list.html __________________ I am a compulsive liar, and a millionaire. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon mixed reef, mostly sps, bubble magnus skimmer nac5, Reefbreeders Photon48, hippo tang, kole tang, 2 clownfish, 3 chromis, 1 cleaner wrasse, 1 cleaner shrimp, crabs/snails

09/04/2012, 11:41 AM	#2
ReeferKimberly Marley & Me Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Roseville, California Posts: 1,452	firefish, gobies, and basslets are some of my favorite flashy reef safe fish. There are several types of each. I like Green Clown Gobies, my blue dot sleeper goby (excellent sand shifter), jennifer basslets because of their lovely colors, and elegant firefish also because of their colors and personality.

09/04/2012, 04:02 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	A Bangaii cardinal would look nice with the clownfish. The colors will compliment each other.

09/04/2012, 06:38 PM	#5
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Tank bred huh? These fish are a dime a dozen round here. I hope they are tank bread like you said. Good stuff...

09/04/2012, 06:52 PM	#6
blackgate Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 196	My mccoskers flasher wrasse is really awesome and would probably work in a 30

09/04/2012, 10:09 PM	#8
sbazain Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: miami,florida Posts: 322	thanks for all the replies making a list right now, although I have to set up a quarantine tank first I remember putting in a coral beauty when I first started the hubby and white spots all over lost a few fish don't want to go through that again any of this fish prone to white spots

09/05/2012, 04:54 AM	#10
29144u Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 83	dottyback are hardy fish

09/05/2012, 05:02 AM	#11
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	Perhaps a Starry Blenny? One of my favorites in my tank. A midas is entertaining as well.

09/05/2012, 06:58 AM	#13
Ryand63 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,045	I have a bangaii in my 29 and he is awesome! def. recommend one.

09/05/2012, 06:59 AM	#14
SNAKEMANVET PREMIUM MEMBER Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: TRENTON Tn Posts: 4,486	+1 a lawnmower blenny has great personality,they always seem to watch and see what you are doing.

09/05/2012, 10:18 AM	#15
sbazain Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: miami,florida Posts: 322	should I get two cardinals or one will do fine I always see them in pairs or schools, also my local lfs don't have to many fish to choose from like the ones all of you suggested and I've never ordered any on line is it safe and what are the steps to doing so maybe this would be another thread I figure theres got to be somebody home all the time so when it arrives

09/05/2012, 08:40 PM	#18
Duke79 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 3	Thanks for all the helpful posts on this topic. Nothing like lurking and learning before I jump into the setup phase.

09/05/2012, 08:58 PM	#19
OodleyBoodely Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Azle, Tx Posts: 754	yellow or blue assessor...very hardy, beautiful and interesting royal gramma...gorgeous and peaceful and usually out front orchid dottyback...tankbred, least aggressive dottyback, gorgeous! nice personality black-lined fang blenny, very cool personality, beautiful, swims out in the open (venomous but unlikely to bite you unless you try to swallow it, in which case it will bite you on the tongue until you spit him out none the worse for wear) LOL! __________________ 37gal w/LED lighting with cement/oystershell/perlite background, DSB, 20l sump with 30lbs lr, biopellets in reactor, Reef Octo skimmer, 1 pajama cardinal No corals at this time. -

09/06/2012, 08:40 AM	#20
reeferstace I'm a little people Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Over Yonder Posts: 1,392	If you get two Bangaii cardinals they need to be a mated male-female pair. Other cardinals like pajama and threadfins can be mixed sexes without aggression. I have some pajamas in my 300g. They are out and visible most of the time, mind their own business, and are pretty, IMO. I would like to add 4-5 threadfins but have heard they do not ship well. LFS in my area don't regulary carry them. __________________ Stacy

09/06/2012, 09:36 AM	#21
sbazain Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: miami,florida Posts: 322	always seen them in schools never alone didn't know about the sexes ,my lfs does not carry them either and I don't think he knows how to tell the sexes have to order on line