Need Fish Ideas

danielmanlee · 05/20/2007, 10:58 AM

Hi everyone.... Can someone please tell me what type of reef safe fish are more suscept to ick problem? I have a 72 gal tank..and looking to add livestock... I know dragonet is very safe with ick problem but since my tank is new, I will not be able to host one yet...

ahullsb · 05/20/2007, 12:59 PM

Tangs are the notorious ones. Especially blue tangs from my understanding. I wouldn't even bother.

JamesJR · 05/20/2007, 01:19 PM

I can tell you that most fish can catch it. I have learned the hardway and would definately recommend you quarantine.

That being said, I have found most damsels (which is a very diverse group of fish and not all of them are aggressive) to be very resilient and this includes the chromis which make wonderful aquarium fish.
Clowns are pretty resistant to it as well, but any wild caught ones or any of the rarer varieties I would definately quarantine.
Many of the wrasses can be quite resistant to is as well.

But, I would quarantine and give a hyposalinity treatment to any fish I ever buy (unless it couldn't take this type of treatment).

Hope this helps.

Justin James · 05/20/2007, 01:50 PM

Tangs are the prime ich magnets for sure. The blue powder and blue hippo I have found the worst for it. Dwarf angels such as the flame angel are pretty resistant and are reef safe with caution. I have one with no problems but they are said to sometimes nip a polyp or two. The copperband butterfly are fairly resistant as well. I have both with great success. If your very concerned about ich then be sure to keep a couple cleaner shrimp, cleaner wrasse, and/or a cleaner goby in your tank. clowns and chromis rarley get it as well as most gobies.

JamesJR · 05/20/2007, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by Justin James
Tf your very concerned about ich then be sure to keep a couple cleaner shrimp, cleaner wrasse, and/or a cleaner goby in your tank. clowns and chromis rarley get it as well as most gobies.

Cleaner wrasse are very diffifult fish to keep with a dismal survival record in captivity. They don't even eat ich but feed on parasitic isopods. A beginner should never attempt to keep them. I don't mean to be rude or anything but thought that should be pointed out.

jaymz101 · 05/20/2007, 02:42 PM

" I have found most damsels (which is a very diverse group of fish and not all of them are aggressive) to be very resilient and this includes the chromis which make wonderful aquarium "

Depends on your definition of agressive... Do you consider a wolverine not that agressive??

JamesJR · 05/20/2007, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by jaymz101

Depends on your definition of agressive... Do you consider a wolverine not that agressive??

Have you ever tried any of the chromis? There are literally dozens of them and they make great aquarium fish. I am not talking about any of those mean Dascyllus, Amblyglyphidodon damsels that turn into 5 inch monsters. Some of the pomacentrus and even chrysiptera damsels make pretty good fish as well.

05/20/2007, 10:58 AM	#1
danielmanlee Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 183	Need Fish Ideas Hi everyone.... Can someone please tell me what type of reef safe fish are more suscept to ick problem? I have a 72 gal tank..and looking to add livestock... I know dragonet is very safe with ick problem but since my tank is new, I will not be able to host one yet...

05/20/2007, 12:59 PM	#2
ahullsb Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: sacramento, ca Posts: 2,729	Tangs are the notorious ones. Especially blue tangs from my understanding. I wouldn't even bother. __________________ 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

05/20/2007, 01:19 PM	#3
JamesJR Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,733	I can tell you that most fish can catch it. I have learned the hardway and would definately recommend you quarantine. That being said, I have found most damsels (which is a very diverse group of fish and not all of them are aggressive) to be very resilient and this includes the chromis which make wonderful aquarium fish. Clowns are pretty resistant to it as well, but any wild caught ones or any of the rarer varieties I would definately quarantine. Many of the wrasses can be quite resistant to is as well. But, I would quarantine and give a hyposalinity treatment to any fish I ever buy (unless it couldn't take this type of treatment). Hope this helps. __________________ Just when I thought you couldn't be any dumber you go and do something like this....And totally redeem yourself! Current Tank Info: 20 gallon

05/20/2007, 02:42 PM	#6
jaymz101 Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: St. Pete, FL Posts: 410	" I have found most damsels (which is a very diverse group of fish and not all of them are aggressive) to be very resilient and this includes the chromis which make wonderful aquarium " Depends on your definition of agressive... Do you consider a wolverine not that agressive?? __________________ In 96 hours, Jack Bauer has killed 93 people and saved the world 4 times. What have you done with your life? Current Tank Info: Lobo, local Oculina, Acro., hydnophora, lots of zoas, caulastrea, pagoda and scroll, foxface flasher wrass and firefish

05/20/2007, 01:50 PM	#4
Justin James Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NS, Canada Posts: 510	Tangs are the prime ich magnets for sure. The blue powder and blue hippo I have found the worst for it. Dwarf angels such as the flame angel are pretty resistant and are reef safe with caution. I have one with no problems but they are said to sometimes nip a polyp or two. The copperband butterfly are fairly resistant as well. I have both with great success. If your very concerned about ich then be sure to keep a couple cleaner shrimp, cleaner wrasse, and/or a cleaner goby in your tank. clowns and chromis rarley get it as well as most gobies.