Last Fish Suggestion for 65 Gal Tank

drkcurrent · 09/01/2016, 09:41 AM

Hey All,

I am looking for some ideas for a last fish for my system. I have a 65 gal (red sea reefer 250) tank. It is 25Lx21Wx20D.

I currently have the following livestock:
-2 Clownfish
-1 Diamond Goby
-1 Six Line Wrasse
-1 Yellow Watchman Goby
-1 Pistol Shrimp
-1 Cleaner Shrimp
- CUC with Hermits

I was thinking of looking into a yellow tang but I open to other suggestions. I would like a fish that will utilize the open water space as most of what i have now hangs in the rock area.

Thanks
drk

thegrun · 09/01/2016, 10:02 AM

The yellow tang really needs a bigger tank, particularly with aggressive 6 line and clowns. I don't see it working. Perhaps a Cardinal fish.

scooter31707 · 09/01/2016, 10:03 AM

Maybe a Midas Blenny, but no Tangs, the tank is too small.

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 10:11 AM

Lemon peel if you dare.

scooter31707 · 09/01/2016, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by heathlindner25

Lemon peel if you dare.

I would not even do that. The length of the tank (25inches) if this is correct, IMO limits a lot of things.

nereefpat · 09/01/2016, 11:16 AM

Reef?

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 01:06 PM

I have three dwarf angels in a standard 65.

It's hard to get a good picture of all three together.

scooter31707 · 09/01/2016, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by heathlindner25

I have three dwarf angels in a standard 65.

It's hard to get a good picture of all three together.

Understood, but this is not your standard 65 gallon. This one is barely 2ft long.

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 01:13 PM

Gotcha, I didn't know the dimensions of that 65

drkcurrent · 09/01/2016, 03:07 PM

35" length sorry. Almost 3 ft long

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 03:16 PM

If you were really wanting a yellow tang, a dwarf Angel might be your best bet

firemountain · 09/01/2016, 04:29 PM

I just added my last fish in my 65g tank, and it was a coral beauty. I am a bit less stocked than you, because I know that coral beauty can get territorial, and I am trying to minimize aggression. Like everyone else stated.....the tang is too small for this tank.

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 04:48 PM

Pygmy flame backs are beautiful ,stay away from Coral ,and stay extremely small.

Maritimer · 09/01/2016, 04:50 PM

Firefish and dartfish will utilize open water, as will the midas blenny mentioned above. I'd suggest a fairy or flasher wrasse, but that sixline could be a _major_ issue, as I'm given to understand they absolutely despise any new wrasses.

Lemonpeel angel would give you a nice yellow pop like the tang, but has a reputation of being one of the riskiest dwarf angels. Maybe a flame? Centropyge aren't _super_ openwater swimmers like midas, but will move in and out of the corals and liverock pretty much constantly.

~Bruce

Dkuhlmann · 09/01/2016, 04:53 PM

I'm another vote for Midas Blenny. Great fish!

heathlindner25 · 09/01/2016, 05:14 PM

If you choose Midas, go African... beautiful fish

drkcurrent · 09/02/2016, 09:27 AM

cool thanks guys. I'll look into a midas benny and some angelfish

mandarin_goby · 09/02/2016, 09:46 AM

My midas uses about half of my 4ft long tank....3 ft could work. Great personality and really active fish. He swims near his one cave mostly.

09/01/2016, 09:41 AM	#1
drkcurrent Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 25	Last Fish Suggestion for 65 Gal Tank Hey All, I am looking for some ideas for a last fish for my system. I have a 65 gal (red sea reefer 250) tank. It is 25Lx21Wx20D. I currently have the following livestock: -2 Clownfish -1 Diamond Goby -1 Six Line Wrasse -1 Yellow Watchman Goby -1 Pistol Shrimp -1 Cleaner Shrimp - CUC with Hermits I was thinking of looking into a yellow tang but I open to other suggestions. I would like a fish that will utilize the open water space as most of what i have now hangs in the rock area. Thanks drk

09/01/2016, 11:16 AM	#6
nereefpat Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 3,190	Reef? __________________ Pat Current Tank Info: 125 in-wall , 40b sump. 6 bulb T5. ASM G2 skimmer. LPS and leathers

09/01/2016, 04:29 PM	#12
firemountain Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Bergen County, NJ Posts: 1,033	I just added my last fish in my 65g tank, and it was a coral beauty. I am a bit less stocked than you, because I know that coral beauty can get territorial, and I am trying to minimize aggression. Like everyone else stated.....the tang is too small for this tank. __________________ Eshopps RS100 sump, Eheim 1262 return,Kessil 360WE w/controller, Avast ATO w Litermeter 3, RO Regal 170sss Skimmer, Sicce XStream-e pumps /dc controlled, Spectrapure Dual Reactor Current Tank Info: 65g mixed reef

09/01/2016, 04:50 PM	#14
Maritimer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW Connecticut, U.S.A. Posts: 419	Firefish and dartfish will utilize open water, as will the midas blenny mentioned above. I'd suggest a fairy or flasher wrasse, but that sixline could be a _major_ issue, as I'm given to understand they absolutely despise any new wrasses. Lemonpeel angel would give you a nice yellow pop like the tang, but has a reputation of being one of the riskiest dwarf angels. Maybe a flame? Centropyge aren't _super_ openwater swimmers like midas, but will move in and out of the corals and liverock pretty much constantly. ~Bruce __________________ Because anything else ... is just a fishtank. Zoey's Reef has come to life! Zoas, 'shrooms and LPS of several sorts, CUC, dartfish, wrasses and others swim above the sand . . . Current Tank Info: Kingston & Zoey's Reef; 220g, Deltec skimmer, 2 MaxSpect Gyre x-50s, 2,500gph or so through the sump. SPS are surviving . . .

09/01/2016, 04:53 PM	#15
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I'm another vote for Midas Blenny. Great fish! __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

09/01/2016, 10:02 AM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	The yellow tang really needs a bigger tank, particularly with aggressive 6 line and clowns. I don't see it working. Perhaps a Cardinal fish.

09/01/2016, 10:03 AM	#3
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	Maybe a Midas Blenny, but no Tangs, the tank is too small.

09/01/2016, 10:11 AM	#4
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Lemon peel if you dare.

09/01/2016, 01:06 PM	#7
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	I have three dwarf angels in a standard 65. It's hard to get a good picture of all three together.

09/01/2016, 01:13 PM	#9
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Gotcha, I didn't know the dimensions of that 65

09/01/2016, 03:07 PM	#10
drkcurrent Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 25	35" length sorry. Almost 3 ft long

09/01/2016, 03:16 PM	#11
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	If you were really wanting a yellow tang, a dwarf Angel might be your best bet

09/01/2016, 04:48 PM	#13
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	Pygmy flame backs are beautiful ,stay away from Coral ,and stay extremely small.

09/01/2016, 05:14 PM	#16
heathlindner25 Moved On Join Date: May 2012 Location: flowery branch georgia Posts: 3,644	If you choose Midas, go African... beautiful fish

09/02/2016, 09:27 AM	#17
drkcurrent Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 25	cool thanks guys. I'll look into a midas benny and some angelfish

09/02/2016, 09:46 AM	#18
mandarin_goby Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 844	My midas uses about half of my 4ft long tank....3 ft could work. Great personality and really active fish. He swims near his one cave mostly. __________________ 75 with Eshopps 100 sump, Reef Octopus 110 SSS skimmer, Sicce 3.0 pump, Maxspect Gyre 130, 2 x Kessil a360W, mangroves plus clip-on bulb in sump 75 FW planted with CO2, 12 gallon cherry shrimp tank