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[snorvich]

Originally Posted by 30galman

29 gallon
Led light
Heater
Peppermint shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Bicolor angel
Hermits
Snails
Wish list
1 or 2 clowns
Maybe a bubble tip anemone (yes or no?)
1 other small fish (suggestion?)

Depending on the species of clown, you may or may not be able to add other fish. A bicolor angel is one of the more difficult of the small angels and is not reef safe.

[reeferhabit]

Looking to stock 2 or 3 more fish. 125g with few lps and sps
any suggestion to add a couple more?

Currently-
Clown pair
Yellow tang
Blue tang
Coral beauty
Mandarin

Considering-
Mckoskers wrasse
Scott fairy wrasse
Red head Solon wrasse
Bartlett anthias
Bi color Benny
Box fish
Pinkbar goby
Sleeper head

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by reeferhabit

Looking to stock 2 or 3 more fish. 125g with few lps and sps
any suggestion to add a couple more?

Currently-
Clown pair which species?
Yellow tang
Blue tang If you have a yellow tang and a hepatus tang that will eventually be a problem
Coral beauty
Mandarin

Considering-
Mckoskers wrasse
Scott fairy wrasse one of the most aggressive fairy wrasses
Red head Solon wrasse one of the more aggressive fairy wrasses
Bartlett anthias
Bi color Benny
Box fish difficult
Pinkbar goby
Sleeper head creates sand storms and eventually may starve when the sand is depleted

[30galman]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Depending on the species of clown, you may or may not be able to add other fish. A bicolor angel is one of the more difficult of the small angels and is not reef safe.

I have a few corals and the bicolor doesn't touch any of them. He was in a tank with coral at the Lfs.what is a less aggressive clown?

[godfather87]

i have an undulated trigger and a spotted grouper, moving up to a 300 g sw, what suggestions does anyone have to add to these guys or should i make changes with them?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by 30galman

I have a few corals and the bicolor doesn't touch any of them. He was in a tank with coral at the Lfs.what is a less aggressive clown?

Amphiprion percula and A. ocellaris are the least aggressive; GSM and clarki the most.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by godfather87

i have an undulated trigger and a spotted grouper, moving up to a 300 g sw, what suggestions does anyone have to add to these guys or should i make changes with them?

This thread is an expert thread answered only by RC staff, in this case, me. If you want discussion, post your question in the Aggressive fish forum. Undulated triggers are incredibly aggressive and all groupers eat fish smaller than itself. We do not provide recommendations for aggressive tanks. Sorry.

[reeferhabit]

Not sure the clown fish species, sorry
Probably going with mckosker wrasse and Bartlett anthias. Looking for one more below.

Reconsidered list-
Hi fin red banded goby
Blue spotted watchmen goby
Black cap Bassett

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by reeferhabit

Not sure the clown fish species, sorry
Probably going with mckosker wrasse and Bartlett anthias. Looking for one more below.

Reconsidered list-
Hi fin red banded goby
Blue spotted watchmen goby requires cooler temperatures for best long term success
Black cap Bassett

either of the other two would be fine.

[reeferhabit]

You mentioned that the Scott fairy and red head salon wrasse are aggressive. Are they aggressive towards other fish, corals or both. I like the red head salon but if they can potentially pick corals or at other fish I will just go with mckosker. Can you expand on what you mean by aggressive?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by reeferhabit

You mentioned that the Scott fairy and red head salon wrasse are aggressive. Are they aggressive towards other fish, corals or both. I like the red head salon but if they can potentially pick corals or at other fish I will just go with mckosker. Can you expand on what you mean by aggressive?

All fairy and flasher wrasses are reef safe. C. scottorum is very aggressive towards other fish, especially other wrasses, and C. solorensis is aggressive towards other fish, especially other wrasses. Both lose some coloration absent a female.

[DanielJay]

Working on setting up my 125g tank. Currently it has about a 50g sump that will not have any LR or macro algae in. In a few months I would like to setup a 40g breeder tank as a remote fuge that gravity drains back into the DT.

QT tank is a 20g long tank.

I currently have 2 small tank bread Percula clownfish that were raised locally in QT (Only had them 5 days and they are small). One of the clowns is just slightly bigger than the other and they are doing great together right now.

My stocking plans are:
2 percula clownfish
1 flame angel
1 blue hippo tang (I know a 125g is border line for these fish) - at least 1 yrs after tank is setup
1 yellow tang (possibly)
5 purple anthias
1 mandarin - at least 1.5 yrs after remote refuge is setup
1 cleaner shrimp
?? CUC

I want to take things slow as this is my first saltwater tank. After the clowns get out of QT (will be in there for 5 to 6 weeks) what would your recommendation be for next fish purchase? Thinking about the yellow tang or purple anthias next. Have any better suggestions than what is listed above?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by DanielJay

Working on setting up my 125g tank. Currently it has about a 50g sump that will not have any LR or macro algae in. In a few months I would like to setup a 40g breeder tank as a remote fuge that gravity drains back into the DT.

QT tank is a 20g long tank.

I currently have 2 small tank bread Percula clownfish that were raised locally in QT (Only had them 5 days and they are small). One of the clowns is just slightly bigger than the other and they are doing great together right now.

My stocking plans are:
2 percula clownfish
1 flame angel
1 blue hippo tang (I know a 125g is border line for these fish) - at least 1 yrs after tank is setup RC recommends a 240 gallon tank minimum for this fish
1 yellow tang (possibly) aggressive recommend it be added last
5 purple anthias purple queen anthias are expert level fish and should not be tried unless you can meet their requirements
1 mandarin - at least 1.5 yrs after remote refuge is setup
1 cleaner shrimp
?? CUC

I want to take things slow as this is my first saltwater tank. After the clowns get out of QT (will be in there for 5 to 6 weeks) what would your recommendation be for next fish purchase? Thinking about the yellow tang or purple anthias next. Have any better suggestions than what is listed above?

[sasdrum]

Hi,

I just set my tank up, but I'm trying to get an idea of what all I can put it in so I can design it accordingly. I have a 10 gallon with a .75 gallon refugium (will be attached once I buy the pump this week). If I don't have a specific species listed, I'm not terribly picky because I think they all look cool. I figured I would put the dream wishlist up and then make a do-able list. Thanks for the help!

This is my wish list:
Fish:
Firefish Goby
Ocellaris Clownfish
2 Red Spotted Gobies

Inverts:
Astraea Conehead Snail (How many?)
2 Shrimp
Dwarf Colored Feather Duster
Anemone (condy variety?)

Corals:
Polyps
mushrooms
sea fans

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by sasdrum

Hi,

I just set my tank up, but I'm trying to get an idea of what all I can put it in so I can design it accordingly. I have a 10 gallon with a .75 gallon refugium (will be attached once I buy the pump this week). If I don't have a specific species listed, I'm not terribly picky because I think they all look cool. I figured I would put the dream wishlist up and then make a do-able list. Thanks for the help!

This is my wish list:
Fish:
Firefish Goby In your sized tank, this is about the only fish
Ocellaris Clownfish
2 Red Spotted Gobies

Inverts:
Astraea Conehead Snail (How many?)
2 Shrimp
Dwarf Colored Feather Duster
Anemone (condy variety?) not in this sized tank

Corals:
Polyps
mushrooms
sea fans

[maroonman]

So I'm waiting for " THE CYCLE " , so i figured I would play the wish fish game. I'm not too sure what My fish limit will be but here goes.

DT = 40 breed 50lbs of Cured Live Rock, 75Lbs of live sand ,with mag 7 return, 20 Long sump with berlin filter, EuroReef 80 Skimmer, , Building a seperate 10 gal. Refug. latest D120 LED. Light .


Fish List:
pair of Percs.
Hectors Goby
blue spotted jaw fish
purple basslet
manderin goby
pair of fire fish

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by maroonman

So I'm waiting for " THE CYCLE " , so i figured I would play the wish fish game. I'm not too sure what My fish limit will be but here goes.

DT = 40 breed 50lbs of Cured Live Rock, 75Lbs of live sand ,with mag 7 return, 20 Long sump with berlin filter, EuroReef 80 Skimmer, , Building a seperate 10 gal. Refug. latest D120 LED. Light .


Fish List:
pair of Percs.
Hectors Goby
blue spotted jaw fish requires lower temperatures for best long term success
purple basslet
manderin goby odds of survival in this sized tank are poor and they are dragonets not gobies
pair of fire fish must be a male + female for long term viability

[Steelerfan101]

29 gallon tank. Refugium with 4" DSB and chaeto algae. Hydor slim skim nano protein skimmer. 2 hydor 425 gph nano pumps. Planning on getting 2 mushrooms, 2 polyps, a hammer coral, 2 clownfish, royal gramma, fire fish, 2 chromis, and invertebrates

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Steelerfan101

29 gallon tank. Refugium with 4" DSB and chaeto algae. Hydor slim skim nano protein skimmer. 2 hydor 425 gph nano pumps. Planning on getting 2 mushrooms, 2 polyps, a hammer coral, 2 clownfish, royal gramma, fire fish, 2 chromis, and invertebrates

That is too much fish for that sized tank. Depending on the species of clown, once sexually mature, they will take over the tank. Subtract the chromis and you may be fine. Remember that firefish WILL jump so your tank must be covered and egg crate will not work.

[Toxic Slurpee]

90 Gallon Tank, 29 Gallon Sump/with fuge. Reef Tank with Softies/LPS

Wish List:


Tiger Pistol Shrimp/Yellow Watchman Goby
Tailspot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura)
Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosa)
Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops)
Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
Blue/Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Orchid Dottyback Tank Bred (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella albofasciata)

Thanks for your input!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Toxic Slurpee

90 Gallon Tank, 29 Gallon Sump/with fuge. Reef Tank with Softies/LPS

Wish List:


Tiger Pistol Shrimp/Yellow Watchman Goby
Tailspot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura)
Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosa)
Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)
Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops)
Anthias (Nemanthias carberryi)
Blue/Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Orchid Dottyback Tank Bred (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella albofasciata)

Thanks for your input!

The only potential behavioral problem is Pseudochromis fridmani; all else is fine

[divinmike]

new to the hobby and realizing that i want to bring my diving experience home ok so i had the idea i would do i local wild tank like reef caught... any ideas?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by divinmike

new to the hobby and realizing that i want to bring my diving experience home ok so i had the idea i would do i local wild tank like reef caught... any ideas?

This thread is about fish compatibility with each other and with the environment you are providing. As such we do not make recommendations but would be happy to supply commentary on a fish stocking list along with the environment you are creating. A tank with fish and other animals endemic to a specific area, such as the Caribbean, PNG, etc might be of interest.

[divinmike]

ok thanks for the info sorry new to the forum and gotta learn the format

[motojoe1988]

60 gallon tank
20/25 gallon sump
75 pounds live rock fiji from marinedepot.
100 pounds live sand nice DSB.
(2) 550gph power heads
octopus skimmer
cycling for 1 week now.with 10 hermit crabs and 5 mixed snails i used dr. tims one and only they seem fine skimmer is off. do i keep my lights on or off.
i have in my nano to switch over are
cleaner shrimp
(pair) candy cane shrimp
blue tang
arrow crab
(2) sexy shrimp
misc. corals

wish list.
powder blue tang/or similar tang possibly 2 more tangs any prefreence?
yellow watchman go
some more cleaner shrimp
and plenty more corals