PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Shan85

Thanks Steve

Always a pleasure. Check back with any marine fish compatibility questions.

[Salmo salar]

Thanks Steve
The crabs will most likelye going in the fuge after the upgrade. The chromis are doing ok together right now but one is definately more aggressive and runs the tank right now. I started with 3 about a year ago and one was bullied to death within the first month. Ive been told before that I may just end up with just one. Im hoping that with the larger tank and new tankmates that things will continue to thrive.
Thanks again!

[JR8999]

55g tower (FOWLR for now)

Currently in DT:
2 - Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Various Snails

Curently in QT
2 - Small OC clowns

Intended purchases:
African Midas Blenny
Six Line Wrasse

Open to suggestion beyond these purchases
Thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by JR8999

55g tower (FOWLR for now)

Currently in DT:
2 - Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
Various Snails

Curently in QT
2 - Small OC clowns

Intended purchases:
African Midas Blenny can nip fins of planktivores
Six Line Wrasse will definitely limit other tank mates due to aggressiveness

Open to suggestion beyond these purchases as those who follow this thread know, I do not provide recommendations for a variety of reasons. However I am always happy to reanalyze any stocking plan and tank capability.
Thanks

[Aussieiniowa]

This is a list I was thinking of in a 75 gallon tank, mixed reef tank. 55 lbs live rock
T5 lighting



Manderin not til 6 months till a year into tank would like this but after reading a lot kinda up in the air or lawnmower Blenny

2 clowns. Tomato or cinnamon or black and white clowns

Yellow tang
Blue tang. The tangs would be introduce together


Leopard wrasse x2? Male, female
Seahorse

Stripe damsel "this one has to be in the tank"

emerald or other crabs
Shrimp two to three.
Blue star

Snails snails snails turbo? Not sure how many I need for 75 gal

Rose bulb anemone
Clam


Would this work in the tank?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Aussieiniowa

This is a list I was thinking of in a 75 gallon tank, mixed reef tank. 55 lbs live rock
T5 lighting



Manderin not til 6 months till a year into tank would like this but after reading a lot kinda up in the air or lawnmower Blenny

the blenny would be fine; if you have no other copepod eaters, a mandarin would be ok, but marginal, in a 75 gallon tank after 9 months maturity

2 clowns. Tomato or cinnamon or black and white clowns

this species of clownfish would be on the aggressive side especially after they are sexually mature.

Yellow tang either of these two tangs need a larger tank, or in the case of the P. hepatus, a much larger tank
Blue tang. The tangs would be introduce together


Leopard wrasse x2? Male, female not in conjunction with a mandarin
Seahorse no

Stripe damsel "this one has to be in the tank" this will limit other tank mates. Why does it have to be in the tank?

emerald or other crabs
Shrimp two to three.
Blue star will starve over time

Snails snails snails turbo? Not sure how many I need for 75 gal

Rose bulb anemone after the tank is more mature
Clam a function of lights


Would this work in the tank?

[Dustin Thompson]

I currently have a newly cycled 29 gallon tank with a CPR medium hob refugium at 3.6 gallons. I have a 1.5-2" sand bed graded from fine bottom to slightly courser at top. 27 lbs caribsea life rock and a 4 lb piece cured Fiji rock. Aquaclear 70 is running as well as tunze 9004. Lighting is current led 36" strip.

I have 4 trochus, 4 nassarius, and 4 scarlet hemits doing their thing in there right now. And I have a piece of cheatomorpha in the fuge.

I would like to have a pair of lined seahorse, either a green mandarin or starry dragonet, tailspot blenny, and maybe a yellow clown goby. If this plan works, what would be a good stocking order? If not, what would you suggest? Thanks!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Dustin Thompson

I currently have a newly cycled 29 gallon tank with a CPR medium hob refugium at 3.6 gallons. I have a 1.5-2" sand bed graded from fine bottom to slightly courser at top. 27 lbs caribsea life rock and a 4 lb piece cured Fiji rock. Aquaclear 70 is running as well as tunze 9004. Lighting is current led 36" strip.

I have 4 trochus, 4 nassarius, and 4 scarlet hemits doing their thing in there right now. And I have a piece of cheatomorpha in the fuge.

I would like to have a pair of lined seahorse, either a green mandarin or starry dragonet, tailspot blenny, and maybe a yellow clown goby. If this plan works, what would be a good stocking order? If not, what would you suggest? Thanks!

Well, in this sized tank a mandarin or dragonet would not work. The blenny and clown goby would work. I do not suggest mixing seahorses and reef fish together. However we have a seahorse and pipefish forum to ask that question.

[sublime9182]

Registered Member

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Join Date: Nov 2013

Posts: 15

46 gallon bow front*
50 pounds of lo in display
45 pounds of sand
Hob overflow
55 gallon sump with 20 pounds of lo
Coral ife 125 super skimmer
Filter Floss*
120 watt full spectrum led ( may add a second)

Posted the other day but I have a much more specific list if you wouldn't mind checking it out.

Carpenter flasher wrasse
Percula clown
Yellow watchman goby
Pistol shrimp
Blood shrimp
Cup

And I would love to add a blue star leopard wrasse if it would work if not maybe a second flasher wrasse.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by sublime9182

Registered Member

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Join Date: Nov 2013

Posts: 15

46 gallon bow front*
50 pounds of lo in display
45 pounds of sand
Hob overflow
55 gallon sump with 20 pounds of lo
Coral ife 125 super skimmer
Filter Floss*
120 watt full spectrum led ( may add a second)

Posted the other day but I have a much more specific list if you wouldn't mind checking it out.

Carpenter flasher wrasse
Percula clown
Yellow watchman goby
Pistol shrimp
Blood shrimp
Cup

these would be fine. However a leopard wrasse would be very difficult in this sized tank. A second flasher wrasse would be marginal but ok if you got a female to match the other one.

And I would love to add a blue star leopard wrasse if it would work if not maybe a second flasher wrasse.

[sublime9182]

OK thanks ill go with the second flasher. Just out of curiosity what makes them difficult? Is it feeding or just being cramped?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by sublime9182

OK thanks ill go with the second flasher. Just out of curiosity what makes them difficult? Is it feeding or just being cramped?

leopard wrasses are difficult because they are highly metabolized and eat constantly. Since they are copepod eaters, your sized tank would not provide sufficient copepods for them to graze. They will eat PE mysis and similar foods, but since you cannot feed frequently enough, they would eventually waste away.

[sublime9182]

Gotcha that's sad it is such a beautiful fish. Maybe one day when I set my 75 back up. Thank you again for all the help

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by sublime9182

Gotcha that's sad it is such a beautiful fish. Maybe one day when I set my 75 back up. Thank you again for all the help

Always a pleasure. Check back with any questions.

[ttam]

Hello Steve
29 biocube no mods
I was wondering if a oblique lined dotty back would get along with some cleaner shrimps.
Thank you

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by ttam

Hello Steve
29 biocube no mods
I was wondering if a oblique lined dotty back would get along with some cleaner shrimps.
Thank you

Cypho purpurescens, one the slightly less aggressive dottybacks is probably shrimp safe, but not necessarily ok with all fish.

[airtime23]

Let's try again, Steve

225 gallon mixed reef, 72 x 27 x 27.

Yellow tang
Kole tang
Purple tang
A pair of ocellaris clownfish (tank raised)
Flame angel
Blue throat trigger
mcorskers wrasse (male)
Carpenters flasher wrasse (male)
Hoevens wrasse (male)
Cleaner common wrasse - African
Linespot Flasher Wrasse (male)
Orange back fairy wrasse
Tono Fairy wrasse
A trio of spotted cardinalfish
A trio of anthias (all female, Barlett's or Lyretail)
Bicolor blenny
Midas blenny
Tailspot blenny
Mandarin (after 9-12 months of tank maturity)
Tangaroa goby
Orange spotted goby
Purple firefish (planning to have this as first fish)
Royal gramma
Rainford's goby - tank raised
Gold assessor basslet

Thanks!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by airtime23

Let's try again, Steve

225 gallon mixed reef, 72 x 27 x 27. First, of alll, that is a lot of fish for this sized tank, but that is probably ok

Yellow tang
Kole tang
Purple tang I would not do 3 tangs in a six foot tank
A pair of ocellaris clownfish (tank raised)
Flame angel
Blue throat trigger not invertebrate safe and more importantly not small fish safe
mcorskers wrasse (male)
Carpenters flasher wrasse (male)
Hoevens wrasse (male)
Cleaner common wrasse - African will likely intimidate the firefish and possibly the mandarin
Linespot Flasher Wrasse (male)
Orange back fairy wrasse
Tono Fairy wrasse aggressive
A trio of spotted cardinalfish
A trio of anthias (all female, Barlett's or Lyretail)
Bicolor blenny
Midas blenny
Tailspot blenny
Mandarin (after 9-12 months of tank maturity)
Tangaroa goby
Orange spotted goby
Purple firefish (planning to have this as first fish)
Royal gramma
Rainford's goby - tank raised
Gold assessor basslet

Thanks!

I annotated prospective areas of potential difficulty.

[LamboBoy]

First let me thank you for this great service you are providing us all!!
I have a 120g, 6' in length FOWLR tank with 40g sump/refugium.
My first fish in the tank was a 4" marine betta, followed by a 3" female Lineatus wrasse. Two weeks later, I added a male 5" Lineatus. Two weeks after that, I added a 4" Regal angel and then a pair of Longnose hawks. All doing really well, no aggression at all except when the male Lineatus wrasse flashes and asserts his dominance over the female.
I wanted to add another pair of wrasse into the mix, maybe an Exquisite or Hooded Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus) or a Labout's Fairy wrasse. Do you think it's possible to add another pair and if so, which of the three species you think it would be the safest to add?
Thanks,
Bill

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by LamboBoy

First let me thank you for this great service you are providing us all!! my pleasure!
I have a 120g, 6' in length FOWLR tank with 40g sump/refugium.
My first fish in the tank was a 4" marine betta, followed by a 3" female Lineatus wrasse. Two weeks later, I added a male 5" Lineatus. Two weeks after that, I added a 4" Regal angel and then a pair of Longnose hawks. All doing really well, no aggression at all except when the male Lineatus wrasse flashes and asserts his dominance over the female.
I wanted to add another pair of wrasse into the mix, maybe an Exquisite or Hooded Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus) or a Labout's Fairy wrasse. Do you think it's possible to add another pair yes. But always use an acclimation box for social acclimation and if so, which of the three species you think it would be the safest to add? Exquisite or C. bathyphilus would be my choice behaviorally.
Thanks,
Bill

[dcw1sfu]

Have a 60gal mixed reef with a fairly open landscape lots of places to hide and swim for the fishies =)

20 gallon sump with filter sock changed every 2 days and a reef octopus skimmer rated for 110gallon

About 50lbs live rock and 1.5"-2" sand bed.

My current stock list is as follows:

2 clowns
1 chromis
1 2 spot bristletooth tang
1 melanarus wrasse
1 yellow watchman goby

Everything in the tank is great and healthy. Do regular weekly water changes and skimmer is rated for well over my tank capacity.

I was thinking of adding a diamond goby to help with the sand cleaning.

Is this a possibility or am i pretty much at my tanks bioload capacity as is??

[hogfanreefer]

Return customer. LOL

72x24x21, 155 gal. One year old.

Current stocking:
7 wrasse...three fairies, three Halichoeres and one flasher (McCoskers)
Pair black clowns
Watanabei angel..female
Royal gramma
Yasha's goby.

Want to add another flasher, probably attenatus.
Also a bristle tooth tang.

Would I be able to add another modest size tang? Thinking of a white cheek or possibly a zebrasoma. If zebrasoma is best which is most likely to play nice. If second tang added it would be the last fish.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by dcw1sfu

Have a 60gal mixed reef with a fairly open landscape lots of places to hide and swim for the fishies =)

20 gallon sump with filter sock changed every 2 days and a reef octopus skimmer rated for 110gallon

About 50lbs live rock and 1.5"-2" sand bed.

My current stock list is as follows:

2 clowns
1 chromis
1 2 spot bristletooth tang
1 melanarus wrasse
1 yellow watchman goby

Everything in the tank is great and healthy. Do regular weekly water changes and skimmer is rated for well over my tank capacity.

I was thinking of adding a diamond goby to help with the sand cleaning.

Is this a possibility or am i pretty much at my tanks bioload capacity as is??

a diamond goby and a watchman goby in this sized tank will not get along as they are in the same ecological niche

[ryansc]

75gal 4ft, 30g sump, Skimmer

About 1yr old, everything stable.
Duncan, Hammer, Torch, Bubble Coral, A couple Acropora. Everything growing well.

Fish Currently in Tank
2xBengaii Cardinals
1x Blue Green Chromis
Bunch of snails Astrea, Turbo and Nessarius. Slew of Babies

Fish/Coral i would like if possible
1st i would like to get a Haddon's Carpet Anemone

Sanjay's Ultra Snowflake Black Photon Clownfish (Bonded Pair) I Live near Sanjay and am reaching out to hopefully buy directly from him if possible to avoid putting the fish through the stress of shipping across country twice to have them end up 5min from where they started. Im not trying to save money, just trying to put less stress on the fishes.

Yellow Prawn Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
I been reading that this fish along with a carpet Anemone could end in disaster. Should i be worried? Is the Carpet nem just a bad idea all together? when i decided to have a SW tank me and the Wife love the idea of clowns hosting a Nem.

Adding in a remote display Refuge to be a Xenia garden and to grow pods for a Mandarin Dragonette. IS this also a concern in regards to the Carpet Nem?

Thank you for your time and advice. I hope i covered it all.

[ttam]

Hi Steve
45 gallon aio jbj rimless
Have:
Pair black onyx percs
Pink margin fairy wrasse
Snails and crabs
Blood red shrimp

So my question is I would like to get a leopard wrasse but don't know which one. Would a single leopard wrasse work.
It has only been up for 4 months so wouldn't add for a little bit.
Thank you