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[snorvich]

Originally Posted by steeb

I have a 60gallon hex with 40lbs of sand, 30lbs of LR. I have a tunze 9004 skimmer, LED lights. I will be adding more LR in the future.

It has been up since just after new years. I have two baby maroons maybe an inch each.
1 red legged hermit
three small frag zoas

I would like to get a
blue damsil
dottyback (strawberry)
Yellow watchman goby

and eventually a green bubble tip anome

All fish in your tank (except the watchman goby) will be very aggressive, and with those choices, no other fish will be able to be added. The maroon clowns, especially, once sexually mature, will want to control the entire tank.

[BartenderSteve]

Tank will be 75 gallon (48"x18"x21") with a 30 gallon sump. 3" deep sand with as much rock as I can get.

1 Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula)
1 Ignitus Anthias (Pseudanthias ignitus)
1 Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
1 Blue/Green Reef Chromis (Chromis viridis)
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
1 Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
1 Yellow Stripe Clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus)
1 Jawfish, Blue Dot (Opistognathus rosenblatti)
1 Kole Yellow Eye Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
1 Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis)
1 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)
1 White Banded Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella albofasciata)
1 Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)

2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
10 Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni complex)
1 Spiny Lobster, Blue (Panulirus versicolor)
10 Nassarius Snails
15 Cerith Snails
15 Nerite Snails

If I were to exclude the Angelfish, could I include:
Maxima Clam (Tridacna maxima)
Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea curvata)
Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata)
Different Zoanthus polyps

Always appreciate the advice Snorvich

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by BartenderSteve

Tank will be 75 gallon (48"x18"x21") with a 30 gallon sump. 3" deep sand with as much rock as I can get.

1 Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula)
1 Ignitus Anthias (Pseudanthias ignitus)
1 Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)
1 Yellow Longnose Butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)
1 Blue/Green Reef Chromis (Chromis viridis)
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
1 Diamond Watchman Goby (Valenciennea puellaris)
1 Yellow Stripe Clingfish (Diademichthys lineatus) very difficult
1 Jawfish, Blue Dot (Opistognathus rosenblatti)
1 Kole Yellow Eye Tang (Ctenochaetus strigosus)
1 Orange-Back Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus aurantidorsalis)
1 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri)
1 White Banded Possum Wrasse (Wetmorella albofasciata)
1 Leopard Wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)

2 Scarlet Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis)
10 Peppermint Shrimp (Lysmata wurdemanni complex)
1 Spiny Lobster, Blue (Panulirus versicolor) I am not convinced they are fish safe
10 Nassarius Snails
15 Cerith Snails
15 Nerite Snails

If I were to exclude the Angelfish, could I include: yes, the remainder are coral safe
Maxima Clam (Tridacna maxima)
Trumpet Coral (Caulastrea curvata)
Candy Cane Coral (Caulastrea furcata)
Different Zoanthus polyps

Always appreciate the advice Snorvich

[VanceL]

First of all snorvich you and this thread rock! Have saved me with all of the stocking on previous tanks. I hope you can help me with the new pred/scorp tank im at a bit of a loss.



The tank is a +120 4'x2'x25", 70 gallon sump with aquamaxx em200 rated for 240 gallons, 30 gallon external display fuge loaded with macro and 1 snowflake eel and 2 leaf fish.



As for the 120 (sure this is to much would like some help narrowing down) I would like to add in order:

Antennata lionfish

Foxface lo

Powder blue tang

Glass eye Squirrel fish (may settle for stripped based on availability)

Volitan lionfish

Yellow headed moray eel



I know you don't give suggestions on fish other than what is put forward but if you have any other idea would love to hear them.



Thanks in advance!!!



Vance

[Goldndoodle]

Thanks for the reply (above)!

Would it be ok to add a Pistol Shrimp to the mix for the Watchman Goby??

[steeb]

Originally Posted by snorvich

All fish in your tank (except the watchman goby) will be very aggressive, and with those choices, no other fish will be able to be added. The maroon clowns, especially, once sexually mature, will want to control the entire tank.

Will they fight to the death, or eventually sort things out?
I like the colors of those fish. Do all the fish hide toward the bottom in the sand or will some live up in the middle / top water and others in the rocks?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by VanceL

First of all snorvich you and this thread rock! Have saved me with all of the stocking on previous tanks. I hope you can help me with the new pred/scorp tank im at a bit of a loss.



The tank is a +120 4'x2'x25", 70 gallon sump with aquamaxx em200 rated for 240 gallons, 30 gallon external display fuge loaded with macro and 1 snowflake eel and 2 leaf fish.



As for the 120 (sure this is to much would like some help narrowing down) I would like to add in order:

Antennata lionfish

Foxface lo

Powder blue tang

Glass eye Squirrel fish (may settle for stripped based on availability)

Volitan lionfish

Yellow headed moray eel



I know you don't give suggestions on fish other than what is put forward but if you have any other idea would love to hear them.



Thanks in advance!!!



Vance

Sorry, I don't give advice on predator community tanks. When I keep predators (I love certain types of frogfish, but find lionfish boring) I always keep them as a single species tank.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Goldndoodle

Thanks for the reply (above)!

Would it be ok to add a Pistol Shrimp to the mix for the Watchman Goby??

Yes, no problem a all.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by steeb

Will they fight to the death, or eventually sort things out?
I like the colors of those fish. Do all the fish hide toward the bottom in the sand or will some live up in the middle / top water and others in the rocks?

Hard to say. Once the maroon clowns are mature, they won't allow much in the water column.

[Fishyoga]

Thank you very much to all the advice from RC people!
I have just added my FIRST FISHY to my tank!
A nicely coloured Carpenter Wrasse. He has already found a cozy place to hide when he needs to, but is quite happy hunting down the various pods that inhabit my tank.
Now if only I could keep those snails off my live rock....

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Fishyoga

Thank you very much to all the advice from RC people!
I have just added my FIRST FISHY to my tank!
A nicely coloured Carpenter Wrasse. He has already found a cozy place to hide when he needs to, but is quite happy hunting down the various pods that inhabit my tank.
Now if only I could keep those snails off my live rock....

Unfortunately, a flasher wrasse requires a significantly larger tank due to its activity level.

[xandrew245x]

75 gallon with corner overflow, at least 100 pounds of live rock, and 80 pounds of sand. 40 gallon sump with live rock, skimmer, and fudge

I would like
2 ocellaris
1 yellow tang
1 flame angel
1 orchid dottyback
1 Firefish
1 clown goby green
2 black and white chromis
1 jawfish blue dot
1 carpenter flasher wrasse
1 cleaner four line wrasse
1 leopard wrasse

I would also like a green mandarin, but not to set on that.

I do plan on having coral.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by xandrew245x

75 gallon with corner overflow, at least 100 pounds of live rock, and 80 pounds of sand. 40 gallon sump with live rock, skimmer, and fudge

I would like
2 ocellaris
1 yellow tang really needs a larger tank
1 flame angel not reef safe
1 orchid dottyback would probably be problematic with the firefish or flasher wrasses
1 Firefish
1 clown goby green
2 black and white chromis
1 jawfish blue dot needs cooler temperatures for long term stability
1 carpenter flasher wrasse
1 cleaner four line wrasse cleaner wrasse is not recommended
1 leopard wrasse after the tank is mature, either the leopard wrasse or mandarin but not both

I would also like a green mandarin, but not to set on that.

I do plan on having coral.

[Mg4life0331]

Originally Posted by snorvich

either should work but with Bodianus bimaculatus I would be concerned with the sexy shrimp

55 gallon with 10 gallon refuge holding chaeto and pods.

Current inhabitants

2x Amphiprion ocellaris
1x Sphaeramia nemanoptera
1x Pterapogon kauderni
1x Ecsenius stigmatura
1x Stonogobiops yasha paired with a Alpheus bellulus

I have LPS and SPS corals, and a Tubestrea.

Snails and hermits....I know snorvich, but nature may just have to take its course. The wifey and kids don't want me to remove any of it.

I have a Cleaner shrimp and sexy shrimp in the DT now.

This is in QT.

1 Nemateleotris helfrichi

Can I add Luzonichthys waitei or Paracheilinus carpenteri? Or both?

That PJ cardinal as of right now doesn't mess with the sexy shrimp. I know this doesn't really mean much. The sexy shrimp lives in the hammer coral. Is it possible its hiding or stressed? I would remove the PJ cardinal if I need to, as I would love to add more sexies to the tank.

Thanks again. Love your insight.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Mg4life0331

55 gallon with 10 gallon refuge holding chaeto and pods.

Current inhabitants

2x Amphiprion ocellaris
1x Sphaeramia nemanoptera
1x Pterapogon kauderni
1x Ecsenius stigmatura
1x Stonogobiops yasha paired with a Alpheus bellulus

I have LPS and SPS corals, and a Tubestrea.

Snails and hermits....I know snorvich, but nature may just have to take its course. The wifey and kids don't want me to remove any of it. so how are you going to explain dead snail shells?

I have a Cleaner shrimp and sexy shrimp in the DT now.

This is in QT.

1 Nemateleotris helfrichi

Can I add Luzonichthys waitei or Paracheilinus carpenteri? Or both?

Paracheilinus carpenteri would be fine

That PJ cardinal as of right now doesn't mess with the sexy shrimp. I know this doesn't really mean much. The sexy shrimp lives in the hammer coral. Is it possible its hiding or stressed? I would remove the PJ cardinal if I need to, as I would love to add more sexies to the tank.

cardinals do eat small shrimp; however, sexy shrimp always try to live in protected areas

Thanks again. Love your insight.

thanks. Your success is my happiness

[mrpergo]

I have a 75 gal w/20 gal sump ,80#LR, 80#sand.
My residents are:
pair of B/W ocellaris clowns
Pair of Kaudern cardinals
Yellow watchman goby
Bicolor Blenny
One spot foxface
I had a Flame Angel that died, don't know if the blenny killed it or what (those 2 always fought) it was just dead between the rocks.
I would like to replace the Angel. My LFS has a Pygmy, Flame Back,a multi-color and a flame. Of these choices which would be the least aggressive for a peaceful tank.
Thanks for your time Snorvich

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by mrpergo

I have a 75 gal w/20 gal sump ,80#LR, 80#sand.
My residents are:
pair of B/W ocellaris clowns
Pair of Kaudern cardinals
Yellow watchman goby
Bicolor Blenny
One spot foxface
I had a Flame Angel that died, don't know if the blenny killed it or what (those 2 always fought) it was just dead between the rocks.
I would like to replace the Angel. My LFS has a Pygmy, Flame Back,a multi-color and a flame. Of these choices which would be the least aggressive for a peaceful tank.
Thanks for your time Snorvich

the foxface (and blenny, which is it was unhappy with a member of the same ecological niche) is an algae grazer; I would probably not get another dwarf angel in that sized tank with the foxface. However all of the dwarfs you mention are semi-aggressive

[xandrew245x]

Revised list

2 ocellaris
1 kole tang
1 orchid dottyback
1 clown goby green
2 black and white chromis
1 green mandarin

Any suggestions on an angel fish and anything else that would potentially work with mylist

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by xandrew245x

Revised list

Presuming your 75 gallon tank

2 ocellaris
1 kole tang
1 orchid dottyback
1 clown goby green
2 black and white chromis may end up with just one long term
1 green mandarin after tank is mature

Any suggestions on an angel fish and anything else that would potentially work with mylist

a dwarf angel would work but be marginal with the kole tang which is also an algae grazer; dwarf angels are not reef safe

[xandrew245x]

Originally Posted by snorvich

a dwarf angel would work but be marginal with the kole tang which is also an algae grazer; dwarf angels are not reef safe

Okay, I am going to stay away from a dwarf angel then.

If I switched out the orchid dottyback for an indigo or purple dottyback would it be okay with the fire fish and carpenter wrasse?

[Fishyoga]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Unfortunately, a flasher wrasse requires a significantly larger tank due to its activity level.

D'oh!
Well, so far so good. He seems to just flit about one area of the tank at a time hunting pods.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by xandrew245x

Okay, I am going to stay away from a dwarf angel then.

If I switched out the orchid dottyback for an indigo or purple dottyback would it be okay with the fire fish and carpenter wrasse?

No. P. fridmani is the least aggressive pseudochromis (dottyback)

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Fishyoga

D'oh!
Well, so far so good. He seems to just flit about one area of the tank at a time hunting pods.

You asked for an assessment, I provided it. Short term success does not equate to long term success.

[Fishyoga]

^^ Fair enough. I'll hope for the long run. The LFS I got to has been good to me so far...
But as always, your advice is valued and appreciated!

[Cesfilly]

*not completed yet, just planning tank, only have 5 lbs dry rock so far* We hope to have a tank primarily with soft corals and fish (a beginner tank).
55 gallon tank with 60lbs live rock, 20g sump with protein skimmer, refugium included with macroalgae. Tank is 48"x20"x12".
Planning on having (sorry a lot of it is either or based on pictures/behavior. Order of additions?

- 2 mated ocellaris black snowflake clowns

- either Orange Stripe Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli) or Hi Fin Red Banded Goby (Stonogobiops nematodes)

- potentially a yellow & Black Heraldi Angelfish (Centropyge heraldi)
-either Chalk Bass (Serranus tortugarum) or Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
-either Tail Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) or Starry Blenny (Salarias ramosus)
-Zebra Barred Dartfish (Ptereleotris zebra)
- Orchid Dottyback - Tank-Bred (Pseudochromis fridmani) or
Purple Dottyback (Pseudochromis porphyreus)
- Longfin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis)

We basically want a peaceful tank with fish that fill specific niches and don't over crowd. I have read a large amount of posts to this thread and want to make sure every fish has a lot of swimming room/bioload is ok.

Thanks so much for all you do! I know this thread keeps you super busy. On the up side, it really helps newbies like us make (hopefully) educated guesses on fish. lol
Thanks again!!