Fish/Coral Suggestions

Oceanminded · 08/19/2013, 04:22 PM

Hey all! Time to start everyone's favorite part of a new tank: stocking!

So far I have:
Citron Goby
Diamond Goby
Tribal Blenny

I want a few more colorful, PEACEFUL fish that will be active swimmers (in the water column) but won't pick on the citron goby. I have a 55 long with 55 lbs of live rock. My rockwork looks like this (excuse the cloudiness, this was taken just after doing the aquascaping last week).

I'm on the fence about whether or not I want to have clowns...If I did it'd be picasso clowns probably -- but I feel like I see clowns EVERYWHERE and I want something a little more unusual in my tank. My LFS only carries yellow stripe maroon and tomato consistently other than the plain jane false percs, and those two are definitely out. My cats (inadvertently...usually) draw enough blood, don't need it from the fish, too! Fish that like to be in pairs or trios would be nice, but fish that are kept singly are fine, too. Nothing too shy as I already have a watchman goby on the list and I have two cats who love to stare into the tank (there's a secure lid covering the entire top, no worries). I like active/"outgoing" fish like the tribal blenny.

Also I'd like some suggestions on easy to keep but attractive corals. I have Marineland REEF LEDs over the tank (a 48" and a 24" for more intense light in the center of the tank). I really like LPS and softies so I think I'd like to start with those. Again, HARDY as I'm new to all this. I'm not crazy about zoa's -- they are okay, but I don't want many of them.

Fire away!

nlgill13 · 08/19/2013, 07:17 PM

a pair of Banggai Cardinals
Wrasse (reef-safe)
Royal Gramma

Start with soft corals and then move on up to LPS after a while.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a...plies.cfm?c=15

08/19/2013, 04:22 PM	#1
Oceanminded Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: NC Posts: 126	Fish/Coral Suggestions Hey all! Time to start everyone's favorite part of a new tank: stocking! So far I have: Citron Goby Diamond Goby Tribal Blenny I want a few more colorful, PEACEFUL fish that will be active swimmers (in the water column) but won't pick on the citron goby. I have a 55 long with 55 lbs of live rock. My rockwork looks like this (excuse the cloudiness, this was taken just after doing the aquascaping last week). I'm on the fence about whether or not I want to have clowns...If I did it'd be picasso clowns probably -- but I feel like I see clowns EVERYWHERE and I want something a little more unusual in my tank. My LFS only carries yellow stripe maroon and tomato consistently other than the plain jane false percs, and those two are definitely out. My cats (inadvertently...usually) draw enough blood, don't need it from the fish, too! Fish that like to be in pairs or trios would be nice, but fish that are kept singly are fine, too. Nothing too shy as I already have a watchman goby on the list and I have two cats who love to stare into the tank (there's a secure lid covering the entire top, no worries). I like active/"outgoing" fish like the tribal blenny. Also I'd like some suggestions on easy to keep but attractive corals. I have Marineland REEF LEDs over the tank (a 48" and a 24" for more intense light in the center of the tank). I really like LPS and softies so I think I'd like to start with those. Again, HARDY as I'm new to all this. I'm not crazy about zoa's -- they are okay, but I don't want many of them. Fire away! __________________ Liz 55 gallon reef since 7/2013 10 gallon reef since 11/2013 happy biologist by day, angry bartender by night --ramble on--

08/19/2013, 07:17 PM	#2
nlgill13 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Boulder,CO Posts: 1,291	a pair of Banggai Cardinals Wrasse (reef-safe) Royal Gramma Start with soft corals and then move on up to LPS after a while. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/a...plies.cfm?c=15