PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!

[windyridge]

We hadn't intended to upgrade so he was never a problem. Ok so now that he will be gone, it looks like fairy wrasses may be the answer. I like the Bluehead. How many would you recommend to have a nice little school? I have 92G with pair of clowns, watchman goby and a Caudin's cardinal. They are relatively inexpensive and really pretty. I also plan to add one more fish, I need a colorful grazer. What would you recommend?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by windyridge

We hadn't intended to upgrade so he was never a problem. Ok so now that he will be gone, it looks like fairy wrasses may be the answer. I like the Bluehead. How many would you recommend to have a nice little school? I have 92G with pair of clowns, watchman goby and a Caudin's cardinal. They are relatively inexpensive and really pretty. I also plan to add one more fish, I need a colorful grazer. What would you recommend?

Fairy and flasher wrasses do not school. I think flasher wrasses would do better than fairy wrasses from an activity perspective. In a 92 gallon tank, you could chose a dwarf angel or perhaps a Kole Tang as a grazer. I do not give recommendations since our tastes are going to be different.

[heba]

This is my first aquarium ever.
I got a 45 gallons (180 liter) Juvel Rio saltwater with skimmer from juwel.
It has 18 kg of Live Rock.
Light: 45 x 2 T5

Im planning to have a couple of Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and a Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus).
At this moment im in deep doubt that the Blenny can survive in tank if he isnt eating anything else that algea.
Got a advice with Nori and I will test that.
What number of fish will still be easy to maintain, because like I said before its my first.

I would like some colorfull corals wich is easy to maintain too.
How about some feather dusters?
How many crabs and snails?
I really like the Neopetrolisthes ohshimai crab.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by heba

This is my first aquarium ever.
I got a 45 gallons (180 liter) Juvel Rio saltwater with skimmer from juwel.
It has 18 kg of Live Rock.
Light: 45 x 2 T5

Im planning to have a couple of Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) and a Lawnmower Blenny (Salarias fasciatus).
At this moment im in deep doubt that the Blenny can survive in tank if he isnt eating anything else that algea.
Got a advice with Nori and I will test that.

You will need to keep nori in a clip all of the time until your tank is very mature and producing sufficient algae. You want to think small fish as you have a small tank. I cannot really give you a number of fish, although your clownfish will eventually limit that somewhat as they sexually mature.

What number of fish will still be easy to maintain, because like I said before its my first.

I would like some colorfull corals wich is easy to maintain too.
How about some feather dusters?
How many crabs and snails?
I really like the Neopetrolisthes ohshimai crab.

This thread is dedicated to fish compatibility. In general, I don't trust crabs not the least because they kill snails for their shells. The anemone crab is harmless but really requires an anemone which may also limit what fish you can keep. Sorry I cannot help more with the non-fish questions.

[haftafish]

Originally Posted by haftafish

Hi, I have a 75g with 110 lbs LR, 2" sand bed, 25g sump, coral life skimmer 120
Hp 8.2, nitrite 0, nitrate 5ppm, ammonia 0, calcium 450, phosphate 0.

I currently have 2 false perc, blenny, one cleaner shrimp. (a hippo tang and yellow tang that i'm holding for a friend) His tank crashed after 7 day with no power.

This is what i would like to have.
3 Bangaii Cardinalfish
3 spotted Cardinals
1 royal gramma
1 finger leather
1 Kenya tree
1 sun coral.

My tank has been cycled for a little over 4 months.

Thank in advance for your replies.

So does this look good? Thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by haftafish

So does this look good? Thanks

You can only have two Bangaai cardinals, a male plus a female. Neither tang really fits your tank.

[netsurge]

Hello! First off, I want to thank you for taking the time to review my list. Below is what i have planned so far. I am still researching fish that would fit the tank. Looking for movement and color in the fish selection.

Edit: I have a pair of black clowns I was thinking of moving to this tank. But I know I can fit only so many fish. But please include that in your thoughts.

Tank: 40G Cube + 15G Sump
Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC3.5
Lighting: Dual Kessil A150s
CUC will be all various snails and maybe a fire shrimp.

The tank is finished its cycle and will be a mixed LPS/SPS reef.



Proposed Fish:
Springeri Damsel
Midas Blenny
Assesor Basslet
Green Banded Goby
Bimaculatus Anthias
Helfrichi
Linespot Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus lineopunctatus)

Thank you!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by netsurge

Hello! First off, I want to thank you for taking the time to review my list. Below is what i have planned so far. I am still researching fish that would fit the tank. Looking for movement and color in the fish selection.

Edit: I have a pair of black clowns I was thinking of moving to this tank. But I know I can fit only so many fish. But please include that in your thoughts.

Tank: 40G Cube + 15G Sump
Skimmer: Bubble Magus NAC3.5
Lighting: Dual Kessil A150s
CUC will be all various snails and maybe a fire shrimp.

The tank is finished its cycle and will be a mixed LPS/SPS reef.



Proposed Fish:
Springeri Damsel
Midas Blenny
Assesor Basslet
Green Banded Goby
Bimaculatus Anthias
Helfrichi
Linespot Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus lineopunctatus)

Thank you!

Really cool aquascaping. Seven fish may be pushing it and adding a pair of clowns, especially if sexually mature, and even more especially if they are already mating will be too much. Also, some fish, especially an anthias, really require a larger tank. The helfrichi firefish should be added first and allowed to settle in. The flasher wrasse may have an issue with the firefish, but maybe if it were the last fish added, might work.

[windyridge]

I really like your suggestion of the Kole Tang as a grazer for my upgraded 92G corner tank. Very cool looking fish. However upon reading Live Aquaria reviews, two people had aggression issues even tho' it says it's a peaceful fish. One guy had his watchman goby go into hiding (I have a one inch watchman that I love) and the other had the tang go after his other fish even tho' it was added last. So I am wondering if there is a similar tang for my tank that has no bad press and will be content with my other fish presuming that the 6 line wrasse and algae blennie are gone. Any cool looking grazer that is active will do.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by windyridge

I really like your suggestion of the Kole Tang as a grazer for my upgraded 92G corner tank. Very cool looking fish. However upon reading Live Aquaria reviews, two people had aggression issues even tho' it says it's a peaceful fish. One guy had his watchman goby go into hiding (I have a one inch watchman that I love) and the other had the tang go after his other fish even tho' it was added last. So I am wondering if there is a similar tang for my tank that has no bad press and will be content with my other fish presuming that the 6 line wrasse and algae blennie are gone. Any cool looking grazer that is active will do.

Simple solution: add all other fish first. Grazers, especially, once established will protect their perceived ecological niche. If they are added last, they are the newcomer.

[windyridge]

Yes but one of the guys in the review did add his fish last. That's what worried me. I can of course do that. He could be in quarantine while the "new" tank is being established. But I fear for my Goby as the guy that added his tang last had his goby go into hiding.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by windyridge

Yes but one of the guys in the review did add his fish last. That's what worried me. I can of course do that. He could be in quarantine while the "new" tank is being established. But I fear for my Goby as the guy that added his tang last had his goby go into hiding.

What was his tank size? There are a huge number of variables when evaluating fish compatibility. That family of tangs is by far the least aggressive. Chevron tangs, also a member of that family, are also excellent. But grazers are often sensitive to other grazers because of the relative limitations of their ecological niche.

[windyridge]

Good point and that I don't know. Ok I will see if our LFS has Koles. Chevrons are way out of our price range! :-(
Thanks for your help :-)

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by windyridge

Good point and that I don't know. Ok I will see if our LFS has Koles. Chevrons are way out of our price range! :-(
Thanks for your help :-)

As an alternative, consider this. Ctenochaetus tangs are the most peaceful grazers at a size that will fit.

[drexman8244]

My Tank- 40 gallon Regular w/ old HOB filter rated for 75 gallons & 500gph powerhead for circulation no skimmer
light- t5's w/ actinic lamps
tank has been running for a year now

current inhabitants
10" snowflake eel
2 blue damsels
3 turbo snails
3 bluefooted hermits
1 emerald crab
pink tipped anemone
1 clown fish about 1"


looking to get a green mandarin. What are your thoughts
also rather than a sump i was looking into mangroves. My wife wants plants
and i read somewhere that some prefer mangrove over skimmer

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by drexman8244

My Tank- 40 gallon Regular w/ old HOB filter rated for 75 gallons & 500gph powerhead for circulation no skimmer
light- t5's w/ actinic lamps
tank has been running for a year now

current inhabitants
10" snowflake eel
2 blue damsels
3 turbo snails
3 bluefooted hermits
1 emerald crab
pink tipped anemone
1 clown fish about 1"


looking to get a green mandarin. What are your thoughts

You will be unable to sustain a mandarin in that sized tank.

[windyridge]

That Tomini sounds better. I was wrong, the guy with the aggressive Kole had a 220G tank.

[drexman8244]

Originally Posted by snorvich

You will be unable to sustain a mandarin in that sized tank.

not even with a "pod pile" ? i understand im about 15 gallons short of the ideal tank size for such a finicky fish. Thank you for your advice

Ed

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by drexman8244

not even with a "pod pile" ? i understand im about 15 gallons short of the ideal tank size for such a finicky fish. Thank you for your advice

Ed

Actually, you are about 35 gallons short of the minimum tank size to sustain this fish.

[drexman8244]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Actually, you are about 35 gallons short of the minimum tank size to sustain this fish.

http://www.reefcorner.com/SpecimenSh...ndarinfish.htm

just showing you where i got my info.

Im going to try doing the pod piles and see how big the difference in population i get for the critters can be. If a big enough change occurs ill update everyone and then i might give it a try thanks for your help and good info

[Fleur]

We have a 75 gallon 4 ft tank with a 20 gallon long sump. A Reef Octopus skimmer, live rock rubble and Cheato in the sump. 95 lbs live rock in the tank and 80 lbs live sand in the tank. It has been up for about 3 months now. We have 2 small ocellaris clown fish, a royal gramma, 2 blue damsels a talbot damsel and a firefish. We also have a skunk cleaner and a peppermint shrimp, various snails and a few small hermit crabs. There is a small feather duster and some xenia, purple star polyp, glove polyps and a few zoas that were on the live rock that we purchased. No idea what the zoas will be because they are white from being light deprived from before we bought the rock. We would like to get a yellow tang to add to the tank last. What other fish would you recommend we get? Also, can you have more than one skunk cleaner shrimp?
Thanks so much for your advice!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Fleur

We have a 75 gallon 4 ft tank with a 20 gallon long sump. A Reef Octopus skimmer, live rock rubble and Cheato in the sump. 95 lbs live rock in the tank and 80 lbs live sand in the tank. It has been up for about 3 months now. We have 2 small ocellaris clown fish, a royal gramma, 2 blue damsels a talbot damsel and a firefish. We also have a skunk cleaner and a peppermint shrimp, various snails and a few small hermit crabs. There is a small feather duster and some xenia, purple star polyp, glove polyps and a few zoas that were on the live rock that we purchased. No idea what the zoas will be because they are white from being light deprived from before we bought the rock. We would like to get a yellow tang to add to the tank last. What other fish would you recommend we get? Also, can you have more than one skunk cleaner shrimp?
Thanks so much for your advice!

There is no problem having multiple shrimp including multiple cleaner shrimp. Be sure the peppermint shrimp is REALLY a peppermint shrimp rather than a camel shrimp as the latter are not coral safe. I would recommend a tang from the Ctenochaetus family rather than from the Zebrasoma family as they are less aggressive. I don't normally recommend fish as our tastes are likely to be different; I will, however provide commentary on any fish compatibility issues.

[schatzi]

Originally Posted by schatzi
Hi, I have a 125gDT & 110g sump/fuge, other details in the signature. After much research here's what I think I'd like to do. Planning a mixed reef, not really set on what corals, I'm open to them all.

Listed here in order that it seems they should be added. Other than where I might get more than one of the same type I will most likely only add one at a time, so by the time I get to the Mandarin it should be many months down the road.


Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) I have this guy already, he's almost done with QT
Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Blue/Green Reef Chromis (Chromis viridis) I'd like more than one, how are just 2? What do you suggest? They often reduce their number to one
Spotted Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) Would like more than one, what's an ideal number? They are small, three to five. Remember they are on the more difficult side and require multiple feedings per day, starting out with Nutrama Ova
Resplendent Anthias (Pseudanthias pulcherrimus) Excellent fish, I also like carberryi
Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
Clown Goby, Green (Gobiodon atrangulatus)
Six Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) I always recommend against as they can be very aggressive and a major pain
Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loriculus) I'd really like this guy, any coral types he can work with?
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens) Would you/she consider a Kole or Bristletooth tang instead?

Very much open to suggestions/substitutions or change in order to add them to the tank. The only one I have to get is the Tang (for the wife).

Thanks!

Ok...updated the list a bit, feedback please?

Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Have already
Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Resplendent Anthias (Pseudanthias pulcherrimus) qty 3
Spotted Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) qty 3
Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus)
Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)

thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by schatzi

Ok...updated the list a bit, feedback please?

Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Have already
Orchid Dottyback (Pseudochromis fridmani)
Resplendent Anthias (Pseudanthias pulcherrimus) qty 3
Spotted Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera) qty 3
Schooling Bannerfish (Heniochus diphreutes)
Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) Will be problematic with a fairy wrasse, dottyback and possibly a mandarin
Lineatus Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lineatus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)

thanks

[Fleur]

Originally Posted by snorvich

There is no problem having multiple shrimp including multiple cleaner shrimp. Be sure the peppermint shrimp is REALLY a peppermint shrimp rather than a camel shrimp as the latter are not coral safe. I would recommend a tang from the Ctenochaetus family rather than from the Zebrasoma family as they are less aggressive. I don't normally recommend fish as our tastes are likely to be different; I will, however provide commentary on any fish compatibility issues.

Thank you Snorvich! I would love to have a Mandarin when my tank is more established and can support one as well. Will neon gobies be okay in the tank? If so, should I get just one?