Good Show fish? - Page 2

ev1016 · 06/09/2008, 11:39 PM

Did you mention the size of your tank anywhere? If you have the space for it, I like watching the pattern change on an Emperor Angel from Juvenile to Adult. Very striking.

espocrespo · 06/10/2008, 01:04 AM

shoal of lyretail anthias with a midas blenny which mimics them.

LobsterOfJustice · 06/10/2008, 07:40 AM

It sounds like you already have your show fish to me (tang and copperband). I would add a number of smaller dither fish to fill the tank in. A mixture of anthias and chromis is what I have and am very pleased with it.

bsagecko · 06/10/2008, 08:38 AM

you think of a orange shoulder.....or........a McCoskers flasher wrasse very nice colorful fish...........

maybe you could try a clam or some type of coral as a center piece instead of a fish......only problem with clams is the coral beauty..........perhaps like a really nice HEALTHY elegance or like a minitiure blue tub garden..........just a thought

fuschia_red · 06/10/2008, 08:52 AM

You have a pretty big tank. A sohal tang would be a nice show piece. Or if they're looked upon as way too aggressive, perhaps something in between...say chevron tang or just beneath a sohal, like a Clown tang. They swim constantly and have a great deal of persona. Tangs and some Butterflyfish are IMHO the best show fish b/c of their constant swimming and colour. Angels are alright too but are unforutnately not reef safe.

ToTaLCHaoS13 · 06/10/2008, 09:00 AM

I'm a big fan of the Magnificent Foxface. In fact I ahve my LFS owner ordering one for me right now!

builderguy · 06/10/2008, 09:49 AM

I have to be careful about any Butterflies or Angels as I have a fair amount of SPS. I think perhaps just one more big fish and a school of others....I do like firefish....hmmmm

downhillbiker · 06/10/2008, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by builderguy
I think puffers eat corals....or there's some other reason they're not reef-safe

I guess I should list what I DO have:

1 Blue Tang 5"
1 Copper Band Butterfly 4"
1 3" Sixline Wrasse
1 3" Coris Wrasse
1 4" Coral Beauty
3 2" Banghai Cardinals

and I need to update my signature...150gallon now.

puffers definitely eat corals and rock AND EVERY OTHER INVERT, that was a bad recommendation. i think flame angels are good show fish, but are a 80-20 shot that they are reef safe, IMO.

SeaWeed89 · 06/10/2008, 10:25 AM

PURPLE FIRE FISH ARE NICE AND I BELIVE YOU CAN GET THEM AQUACULTURED? GOODLUCK

Mykel Obvious · 06/10/2008, 05:07 PM

Hey Builderguy,
Get us some tank shots so we can see what you have now

06/10/2008, 07:40 AM	#28
LobsterOfJustice Recovering Detritophobe Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 7,443	It sounds like you already have your show fish to me (tang and copperband). I would add a number of smaller dither fish to fill the tank in. A mixture of anthias and chromis is what I have and am very pleased with it. __________________ If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles

06/10/2008, 08:38 AM	#29
bsagecko Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,752	you think of a orange shoulder.....or........a McCoskers flasher wrasse very nice colorful fish........... maybe you could try a clam or some type of coral as a center piece instead of a fish......only problem with clams is the coral beauty..........perhaps like a really nice HEALTHY elegance or like a minitiure blue tub garden..........just a thought __________________ There are three things that will never be believed- the true, the probable, the logical (Steinbeck) Obey little, Resist much Current Tank Info: 24g AIO

06/10/2008, 10:25 AM	#34
SeaWeed89 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pa. Posts: 275	PURPLE FIRE FISH ARE NICE AND I BELIVE YOU CAN GET THEM AQUACULTURED? GOODLUCK __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: 20g Long, LED Lit

06/10/2008, 05:07 PM	#35
Mykel Obvious Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Huntsvegas, Alabama Posts: 907	Hey Builderguy, Get us some tank shots so we can see what you have now __________________ Mykel Obvious - "I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer." Brendan Behan Current Tank Info: 65 gallon mixed reef

06/09/2008, 11:39 PM	#26
ev1016 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Chicago Suburbs Posts: 86	Did you mention the size of your tank anywhere? If you have the space for it, I like watching the pattern change on an Emperor Angel from Juvenile to Adult. Very striking.

06/10/2008, 01:04 AM	#27
espocrespo Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: England Posts: 647	shoal of lyretail anthias with a midas blenny which mimics them.

06/10/2008, 08:52 AM	#30
fuschia_red Moved On Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 471	You have a pretty big tank. A sohal tang would be a nice show piece. Or if they're looked upon as way too aggressive, perhaps something in between...say chevron tang or just beneath a sohal, like a Clown tang. They swim constantly and have a great deal of persona. Tangs and some Butterflyfish are IMHO the best show fish b/c of their constant swimming and colour. Angels are alright too but are unforutnately not reef safe.

06/10/2008, 09:00 AM	#31
ToTaLCHaoS13 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cartersville, GA Posts: 379	I'm a big fan of the Magnificent Foxface. In fact I ahve my LFS owner ordering one for me right now!

06/10/2008, 09:49 AM	#32
builderguy Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: North Natomas, CA Posts: 1,470	I have to be careful about any Butterflies or Angels as I have a fair amount of SPS. I think perhaps just one more big fish and a school of others....I do like firefish....hmmmm