Need new tenant in 180g tank, recommendations?

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 05:24 PM

I have 2 maroon clowns and a yellow tail damsel. If you were in this situation, what would you get next?

bertoni · 04/22/2008, 05:48 PM

Any corals in the system? Plans for corals?

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 06:03 PM

I've got an acan (with ~25 heads), a softball-sized frogspawn, just picked up a monti frag, and some other frag, looks like a carpet (it's a coral though, it's bright green and yellow).

Bruno3047 · 04/22/2008, 06:08 PM

Just curious. How are the 2 Maroons getting along?

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 06:10 PM

Great; they've been paired for over a year. No spawn (yet, but I don't know if they're tank raised or not...I don't have any high hopes).

bertoni · 04/22/2008, 06:14 PM

If you want my personal thoughts, I'd consider adding a flock of 5-6 Anthias, one male, the rest female. A group of the fairy wrasses would be interesting, too. Achilles tangs can be gorgeous, although they're fairly touchy.

Bruno3047 · 04/22/2008, 06:18 PM

Getting along for over a year? Outstanding!!! Do you have any idea how unusual that is for Maroon clowns?

If I were you, I'd try to find some kind of anemone or coral that this pair will host. That would be a precursor to them possibly mating.

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 06:19 PM

They're hosting in a LTA right now

I love anthias; they're not cheap though :P

Bruno3047 · 04/22/2008, 06:29 PM

How about a Gramma:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...1+53&pcatid=53

Or a bunch of Firefish:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...168&pcatid=168

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 06:34 PM

Not bad ideas, I like them and the anthias; I would just like to have something that will take advantage of the space.

Bruno3047 · 04/22/2008, 06:36 PM

Tangs.

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 06:42 PM

Can I house a powder brown, hippo, yellow, and sohal in one tank? (Sohal will be last), I was thinking of something maybe a bit risque?

Bruno3047 · 04/22/2008, 08:07 PM

Nice selection. Probably would be best to add them all at once so they all aclimate together.

And don't forget to quarantine. We wouldn't want anything bad happening to those Maroons.

NYIntensity · 04/22/2008, 08:13 PM

No kidding

They're actually my favorite. A buddy of mine gave them to me after his tank was absolutely overrun by hair algae (he had awful maintenance tendencies, i.e. water changes never?) He also gave me a bleached sebae anemone, barely bigger than a half dollar, now it's about 8" in diameter, with a nice deep red/orange color.

ahullsb · 04/22/2008, 09:56 PM

What about wrasses? There are some of my favorites. Here is a good thread with a lot of pics

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1058364

usmc121581 · 01/26/2014, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYIntensity

They're hosting in a LTA right now

I love anthias; they're not cheap though :P

Live aquaria has these on sale:

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...12&pcatid=1512

maddmaxx · 01/26/2014, 07:47 PM

firefish will eventually dwindle down to a singular fish. so if anything just get one and thats it..but how in the hell you only got 3 small fish in a 180g lol...

slgcmg · 01/26/2014, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYIntensity

Can I house a powder brown, hippo, yellow, and sohal in one tank? (Sohal will be last), I was thinking of something maybe a bit risque?

Nice selection, I'd switch out the sohal for a naso or something. Also, I would try and get rid of the damsel. I've seen those things kill large tangs

usmc121581 · 01/27/2014, 01:20 PM

My 180 fish list is as follows:
1 8" Vlangimi Tang, 1-6" Sailfin, 6 pajama cardnials, 4 percula clownfish, 1 dotty back, 1 pink spotted goby, 2 firefish, and a hiipo tang that will go in there when he is a tad bit bigger(housed in my 75). I am going to get a yellow eyed kole tang.

04/22/2008, 05:24 PM	#1
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	Need new tenant in 180g tank, recommendations? I have 2 maroon clowns and a yellow tail damsel. If you were in this situation, what would you get next? __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 05:48 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	Any corals in the system? Plans for corals? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/22/2008, 06:03 PM	#3
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	I've got an acan (with ~25 heads), a softball-sized frogspawn, just picked up a monti frag, and some other frag, looks like a carpet (it's a coral though, it's bright green and yellow). __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 06:10 PM	#5
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	Great; they've been paired for over a year. No spawn (yet, but I don't know if they're tank raised or not...I don't have any high hopes). __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 06:14 PM	#6
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	If you want my personal thoughts, I'd consider adding a flock of 5-6 Anthias, one male, the rest female. A group of the fairy wrasses would be interesting, too. Achilles tangs can be gorgeous, although they're fairly touchy. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

04/22/2008, 06:08 PM	#4
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Just curious. How are the 2 Maroons getting along?

04/22/2008, 06:18 PM	#7
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Getting along for over a year? Outstanding!!! Do you have any idea how unusual that is for Maroon clowns? If I were you, I'd try to find some kind of anemone or coral that this pair will host. That would be a precursor to them possibly mating.

04/22/2008, 06:19 PM	#8
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	They're hosting in a LTA right now I love anthias; they're not cheap though :P __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 06:29 PM	#9
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	How about a Gramma: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...1+53&pcatid=53 Or a bunch of Firefish: http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...168&pcatid=168

04/22/2008, 06:34 PM	#10
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	Not bad ideas, I like them and the anthias; I would just like to have something that will take advantage of the space. __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 06:36 PM	#11
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Tangs.

04/22/2008, 06:42 PM	#12
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	Can I house a powder brown, hippo, yellow, and sohal in one tank? (Sohal will be last), I was thinking of something maybe a bit risque? __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 08:07 PM	#13
Bruno3047 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,018	Nice selection. Probably would be best to add them all at once so they all aclimate together. And don't forget to quarantine. We wouldn't want anything bad happening to those Maroons.

04/22/2008, 08:13 PM	#14
NYIntensity Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 330	No kidding They're actually my favorite. A buddy of mine gave them to me after his tank was absolutely overrun by hair algae (he had awful maintenance tendencies, i.e. water changes never?) He also gave me a bleached sebae anemone, barely bigger than a half dollar, now it's about 8" in diameter, with a nice deep red/orange color. __________________ -Jeremy "Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur"

04/22/2008, 09:56 PM	#15
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	What about wrasses? There are some of my favorites. Here is a good thread with a lot of pics http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...readid=1058364 __________________ Andy Sacramento, CA Current Tank Info: 55 gallon reef w/20 gallon sump/ER135/ 75 pounds of live rock, 4 in sandbed, 2 b&w ocellaris clowns, yellow watchman/pistol, rosy scaled wrasse, Mystery wrasse, Copperbanded Butterfly, Lighting 48" outer orbit 2 150 mh/ 4 t5 actinics

01/26/2014, 07:47 PM	#17
maddmaxx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 3,003	firefish will eventually dwindle down to a singular fish. so if anything just get one and thats it..but how in the hell you only got 3 small fish in a 180g lol... __________________ One Life One Shot Current Tank Info: 40B Mixed reef

01/27/2014, 01:20 PM	#19
usmc121581 Where am I? Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Abingdon, maryland Posts: 1,671 Blog Entries: 1	My 180 fish list is as follows: 1 8" Vlangimi Tang, 1-6" Sailfin, 6 pajama cardnials, 4 percula clownfish, 1 dotty back, 1 pink spotted goby, 2 firefish, and a hiipo tang that will go in there when he is a tad bit bigger(housed in my 75). I am going to get a yellow eyed kole tang. __________________ I prefer not to think before I speak, I like to be just as surprised as everyone else by what comes out of my mouth. Current Tank Info: I have a 180 gal mostly LPS corals, it contains 1 Val. Tang, 1 yellow striped clown fish, 3 percula clownfish, a blood shrimp, cleaner shrimp and a sand shifting goby, 5 pajama cardinals, 1 green chromis. Also a 75 gal. sump/fug.