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[Hojo220]

I have a 15 Gallon Tank (Long Design Rather than Taller), with a HOG Refugium. My wife and I were looking at some fish and there are a couple we love. I haven't looked too far into how many fish I should have just yet as I am still cycling my tank and currently getting caught up on CUC required and Cycling and Proper Water flow.. etc.

Well after further review of my selection let me know if this may work a little better that what was discussed earlier

2 True Percula Clownfish
Cleaner Shrimp
Pistol Shrimp (should I get him a friend, I heard they pair up with a blenny?)
Porcelain Crab
And the following CUC:
12 Blue Leg Hermit
3 Red Scarlet Hermits.
5 Astrea
5 Margarita
5 Cerith Snails.

If I can find one a Pom Pom Crab would be cool too.

If you have any suggestions of fish that might work please let me know.

I do plan on having Colt Coral Pearl Bubble and possibly a couple others once I get established.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Hojo220

I have a 15 Gallon Tank (Long Design Rather than Taller), with a HOG Refugium. My wife and I were looking at some fish and there are a couple we love. I haven't looked too far into how many fish I should have just yet as I am still cycling my tank and currently getting caught up on CUC required and Cycling and Proper Water flow.. etc.

Well after further review of my selection let me know if this may work a little better that what was discussed earlier

2 True Percula Clownfish
Cleaner Shrimp
Pistol Shrimp (should I get him a friend, I heard they pair up with a blenny?)
Porcelain Crab
And the following CUC:
12 Blue Leg Hermit
3 Red Scarlet Hermits.
5 Astrea
5 Margarita
5 Cerith Snails.

If I can find one a Pom Pom Crab would be cool too.

If you have any suggestions of fish that might work please let me know.

I do plan on having Colt Coral Pearl Bubble and possibly a couple others once I get established.

Your sized tank would be small for a pair of clownfish once they are mature; in any case, pick either hermits or snails but not both since hermits kill snails in the long run

[moneymm]

45 Gallon Bow Tank, Plan on adding coral whenever my tank is stable enough for it down the road. just started with a pair of clowns... I am trying to plan out what else can go in my tank in the months ahead.

are there any pink fish that would work for me? thats what my wife said she wants. she told me to get a pink clownfish and wasnt happy when i said there was none.

Other than that i am looking for fish w/ some bright popping colors. even if they are "exotic" and cost alot of $ and take alot of care, ( i would never get something until i was ready to take care of it properly).

any suggestions would be great, thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by moneymm

45 Gallon Bow Tank, Plan on adding coral whenever my tank is stable enough for it down the road. just started with a pair of clowns... I am trying to plan out what else can go in my tank in the months ahead.

are there any pink fish that would work for me? thats what my wife said she wants. she told me to get a pink clownfish and wasnt happy when i said there was none.

Other than that i am looking for fish w/ some bright popping colors. even if they are "exotic" and cost alot of $ and take alot of care, ( i would never get something until i was ready to take care of it properly).

any suggestions would be great, thanks

This thread is about marine fish compatibility where you provide a stocking list and tank size and I provide an analysis of behavioral compatibility with the environment you are providing and with potential tank mates. Since our tastes would almost certainly be different and our budgets would also likely be different, I never provide recommendations; also, it is desirable that you develop research skills on what might work in your tank.

[Amedais]

125 Gallons, 90 Lbs Live rock, 80lbs sand (about 1.5-2" sand bed) wet/dry with bio balls, Coralife 220g protein skimmer. One T5 48" 2x54w lamp. I have a second lamp I can add to double the lighting if need be.

Tank has finished cycling and right now I have an Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 chocolatechip seastar and 3 Coraline snails (sp). They have been in the tank for about 2 days.

I want to add another clown, a lawnmower blenny, a tang, a blue tang, and an anenome to host the clown if I can. Im not sure what kind of CUC to get, so recomendations are welcome. This is my first saltwater tank ive worked with.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Amedais

125 Gallons, 90 Lbs Live rock, 80lbs sand (about 1.5-2" sand bed) wet/dry with bio balls, Coralife 220g protein skimmer. One T5 48" 2x54w lamp. I have a second lamp I can add to double the lighting if need be.

Tank has finished cycling and right now I have an Ocellaris Clownfish, 1 chocolatechip seastar and 3 Coraline snails (sp). They have been in the tank for about 2 days.

I want to add another clown If you add the clown it should be the same species as the existing clown except (much) smaller.


, a lawnmower blenny, a tang some species will work, others will not, a blue tang needs a larger (longer) tank , and an anenome to host the clown if I can. Im not sure what kind of CUC to get either hermits or snails will work just not both since the hermits kill snails for their shell , so recomendations are welcome. This is my first saltwater tank ive worked with.

[OoooDRAGONoooo]

Hi ,I have a 55,,I have a lawnmower blenny,can I add A yellow watchman and a pistol shrimp.i have sand, live rock.will they fight?

[CodeBlueMedic]

Howdy howdy,

Wanted to check out a few of my ideas for a 125gallon. It has a 30 gallon sump with bubble magus protein skimmer and refugium with macro algae, 2x 800 gph power heads, 300w heater. It'll be a FOWLR tank with cowrie snails in the display and cerith, nassarius and emerald crab in refugium

I'm wanting to pick up the following critters over the next year or so...

Hippo Blue Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Foxface Lo
Sleeper Banded Goby (Dragon) - Large
Volitan Lionfish
Porcupine Puffer

Thoughts on these guys?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by OoooDRAGONoooo

Hi ,I have a 55,,I have a lawnmower blenny,can I add A yellow watchman and a pistol shrimp.i have sand, live rock.will they fight?

should be fine

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by CodeBlueMedic

Howdy howdy,

Wanted to check out a few of my ideas for a 125gallon. It has a 30 gallon sump with bubble magus protein skimmer and refugium with macro algae, 2x 800 gph power heads, 300w heater. It'll be a FOWLR tank with cowrie snails in the display and cerith, nassarius and emerald crab in refugium

I'm wanting to pick up the following critters over the next year or so...

Hippo Blue Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Foxface Lo
Sleeper Banded Goby (Dragon) - Large
Volitan Lionfish
Porcupine Puffer

Thoughts on these guys?

Sorry, I do not provide analysis on aggressive fish community tanks where one member will consume the others. Post your own thread here.

[Cujo13]

Hello, 140 gallon dt 72x24x19, 100 gallon sump, 150 lbs live rock, 7 months running. Almost FOWLR - will NOT be adding corals.
currently have:
Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
Coral Beauty
Royal Gramma
Kole Tang
Vrolick's Wrasse - Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Cleaner Shrimp
and the wife's Blood Red Fire Shrimp.

Wanting to add a Raccoon Butterfly. I am a little concerned about the Kole Tang and the Raccoon Butterfly. He seems to be rather spirited. Wondering if Kole's have a tendency to be aggressive against butterflies.

Thanks in advance.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Cujo13

Hello, 140 gallon dt 72x24x19, 100 gallon sump, 150 lbs live rock, 7 months running. Almost FOWLR - will NOT be adding corals.
currently have:
Pair of Ocellaris Clowns
Coral Beauty
Royal Gramma
Kole Tang
Vrolick's Wrasse - Halichoeres chrysotaenia
Cleaner Shrimp
and the wife's Blood Red Fire Shrimp.

Wanting to add a Raccoon Butterfly. I am a little concerned about the Kole Tang and the Raccoon Butterfly. He seems to be rather spirited. Wondering if Kole's have a tendency to be aggressive against butterflies.

Thanks in advance.

The Kole tang may not allow this fish to be added.

[OoooDRAGONoooo]

Originally Posted by Sk8r

Give us your size of tank, and type of water treatment (filter/live rock, sump y/n?) and tell us what you propose to buy--- But I have just read two really sad posts from people whose lfs sold them impossible-to-keep-alive creatures that are sadly dead or dying right this moment.
We can't answer without info, so describe your system (best yet, fill in those questions in My Profile under My RC, and give detail the way us old hands do)---and we'll be ever so glad to tell you whether your fish will have a good life in your tank.


Ty for your advice.

This thread has been split. You can see the original thread here:

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1445390

[earthboy17]

Hi everyone,

I have a 29g Biocube that I've got cycling.
It has a media basket (mechanical and chemical filtration), protein skimmer, 30# live sand, and about 15# live rock.
Here's what I'm thinking for a stocking list. I would very much appreciate your feedback!! THANK YOU!

(and here's my tank thread if anyone wants to follow along: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2454034)


As for my stocking list, here's what I'm thinking:
Small, cute, interesting fish that will play nicely and make a tank that's fun to watch, and hopefully interact with one another in fun ways. Oh, and affordable. Definitely affordable.

CUC:
Something sand sifting. Maybe Nasarrius snails?


What kind of snails are considered "best" for the tank? I am planning on not having crabs, as I've had too many of the "probably reef safe" ones at the very least chasing my poor snails around and killing/eating/taking their shells. So some snails for the sand, and some snails for the rock work. What else do I need for the CUC?

Other Critters:

I'm looking forward to some kind of pistol/goby pair. Maybe something like this:

I think I should be able to get that pair for about $50 total.

Then comes one or two of my favorite fish to watch, Tail Spot Blennys:

They are so cute and have so much personality! (~$25 each)

Next probably comes a Cleaner Wrasse, as it is colorful, active, friendly, and affordable at about $15:


Eventually I will add in a Ruby Red Scooter Dragonette ($25), but that will only be once my tank has had a chance to get established and grow a pod population:


The final main consideration is my "main" fish to have, probably a pair of Onyx clowns:

There's an awesome nearby clown breeder that I'll look into for some interesting tank-raised clowns.

To round things off I'll take a look at what my stocking list ACTUALLY looks like (rather than what my plan says), and if my tank looks like it can handle a couple more fish, I'll add in a few:

Tangs


Bangaii Cardinals

(I can get tank-bred ones, which is nice, and they can spawn in captivity, which is extra nice!)

and/or

Chromis!


What feedback do you have for me on my stocking list?
Oh, and of course, the tang thing was a joke. No tangs in this tank
Thanks again!

[mujtaba]

Hi, 200 gallons (7 feet) fowlr with 50 gallons sump and 150 Lbs live rock currently running fellow for more than 3 months due to ich attack. Current Stock,
- Adult Emperor Angel (5")
- Foxface (4")
- Bicolor (3")
- Powder brown tang (4")
- Common Clown (1.5")
My frnd going abroad and i am in a situation where i must either take his Asfur Angel (probably 5") or a Vlamingii Tang (10" plus).
Although i like Asfur more but i need ur advice. Thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by earthboy17

Hi everyone,

I have a 29g Biocube that I've got cycling.
It has a media basket (mechanical and chemical filtration), protein skimmer, 30# live sand, and about 15# live rock.
Here's what I'm thinking for a stocking list. I would very much appreciate your feedback!! THANK YOU!

As for my stocking list, here's what I'm thinking:
Small, cute, interesting fish that will play nicely and make a tank that's fun to watch, and hopefully interact with one another in fun ways. Oh, and affordable. Definitely affordable.



Other Critters:

I'm looking forward to some kind of pistol/goby pair. Maybe something like this:

I think I should be able to get that pair for about $50 total.

Then comes one or two of my favorite fish to watch, Tail Spot Blennys:

They are so cute and have so much personality! (~$25 each) one would be fine

Next probably comes a Cleaner Wrasse, as it is colorful, active, friendly, and affordable at about $15:
No, they rarely survive in our aquarium

Eventually I will add in a Ruby Red Scooter Dragonette ($25), but that will only be once my tank has had a chance to get established and grow a pod population:

Your tank is not of sufficient size to maintain this fish long term

The final main consideration is my "main" fish to have, probably a pair of Onyx clowns:

There's an awesome nearby clown breeder that I'll look into for some interesting tank-raised clowns.

fine

To round things off I'll take a look at what my stocking list ACTUALLY looks like (rather than what my plan says), and if my tank looks like it can handle a couple more fish, I'll add in a few:


Bangaii Cardinals a tank raised pair would work

(I can get tank-bred ones, which is nice, and they can spawn in captivity, which is extra nice!)



What feedback do you have for me on my stocking list?
Oh, and of course, the tang thing was a joke. No tangs in this tank
Thanks again!

[Cujo13]

Originally Posted by snorvich

The Kole tang may not allow this fish to be added.

Thanks Steve!

[mdreef03]

hi i have a 29gal biocube with 30# of live sand and about 15-20# of live rock and only current thing in there right now are a couple of hermit crabs and snails, and a 3 stripe damsel. i plan to buy and intank media basket which comes also with a fuge basket which i was going to replace with an intank skimmer. do you recommend that i use a skimmer as i read on some forums that is really isn't needed on a tank that size.

but as far as a wish list goes i want to get
pair of black ocellaris clowns
poss some anemones that they could take to
pistol shrimp with goby
six line wrasse
star polyp colony
zoos

thats is as far as i think of right now. thanks for your input

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by mdreef03

hi i have a 29gal biocube with 30# of live sand and about 15-20# of live rock and only current thing in there right now are a couple of hermit crabs and snails, and a 3 stripe damsel. i plan to buy and intank media basket which comes also with a fuge basket which i was going to replace with an intank skimmer. do you recommend that i use a skimmer as i read on some forums that is really isn't needed on a tank that size.

I would remove the damsel. Hopefully not used to cycle the tank

but as far as a wish list goes i want to get
pair of black ocellaris clowns
poss some anemones that they could take to
pistol shrimp with goby
six line wrasse very aggressive, especially in a small tank
star polyp colony
zoos

thats is as far as i think of right now. thanks for your input

[Human67]

Hello.

I have a 265 gallon(84x24x26), two Eshopps RS-300 sumps, with a S-3000 Reef Octopus skimmer. There is about an inch and a half of sand, and somewhere between two hundred fifty and three hundred pounds of rock.

At the moment, I have two Ocellaris clownfish, a pair of scarlet cleaner shrimp, a pair of red fire shrimp, about 40 astrea and cerith snails, perhaps 20 blue leg hermits, and a tiger pistol shrimp.

I also have 4 tank bred Bangaii cardinals in QT, and a Bluefin/Y-Bar Shrimpgoby in QT.

What are your thoughts on the following stocking list?

4 Chalk Bass
Flame Hawkfish
Mystery Wrasse
Sargassum Trigger
Macropharyngodon Wrasse (undecided on species)
Atlantic Blue or Purple Tang
Kole Tang
Brown Bar Goby
4 Purple Queen Anthias
4 Batlett's Anthias

[mujtaba]

Originally Posted by mujtaba

Hi, 200 gallons (7 feet) fowlr with 50 gallons sump and 150 Lbs live rock currently running fellow for more than 3 months due to ich attack. Current Stock,
- Adult Emperor Angel (5")
- Foxface (4")
- Bicolor (3")
- Powder brown tang (4")
- Common Clown (1.5")
My frnd going abroad and i am in a situation where i must either take his Asfur Angel (probably 5") or a Vlamingii Tang (10" plus).
Although i like Asfur more but i need ur advice. Thanks

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Human67

Hello.

I have a 265 gallon(84x24x26), two Eshopps RS-300 sumps, with a S-3000 Reef Octopus skimmer. There is about an inch and a half of sand, and somewhere between two hundred fifty and three hundred pounds of rock.

At the moment, I have two Ocellaris clownfish, a pair of scarlet cleaner shrimp, a pair of red fire shrimp, about 40 astrea and cerith snails, perhaps 20 blue leg hermits, and a tiger pistol shrimp.

I also have 4 tank bred Bangaii cardinals in QT, and a Bluefin/Y-Bar Shrimpgoby in QT. In your sized tank you may be successful with more than a pair, but often times, only a pair is long term viable

What are your thoughts on the following stocking list?

4 Chalk Bass
Flame Hawkfish Not shrimp safe but a fun fish
Mystery Wrasse will make a leopard wrasse (or similar ecological niche fish) difficult and is not shrimp safe
Sargassum Trigger Not invert safe but a cool fish
Macropharyngodon Wrasse (undecided on species) after 9 months tank maturity with be easier since they graze on copepods in addition to eating supplied foods
Atlantic Blue or Purple Tang Introduce last
Kole Tang
Brown Bar Goby
4 Purple Queen Anthias very difficult and require constant feedings multiple times per day. Very few people are successful with these fish and those that are successful are normally highly skilled with anthias
4 Batlett's Anthias

Fine except as annotated

[MarkysGirl]

I haven't even started a tank yet but I am trying to plan one out. I will have a 75 gallon with a 29 gallon sump. I really want a full reef tank with SPS, LPS, soft corals and possibly an anemone. I am planning on VHO T5 lighting, 3 inch sandbed, 100 pounds of live rock. This is the list of fish I have so far.
Pair of True Percula Clowns with LTA
1 Mandarin Goby
1 Blue spotted jaw fish
Cardinal fish pair
Agile chromis school (5-7)
A small wrass (haven't decided on a species yet would love suggestions)
1 Pink spotted goby
1 coral beauty angelfish
1 flame angelfish (or if there are better species that will live better together I would love suggestions on these guys.)
I appreciate any comments!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by MarkysGirl

I haven't even started a tank yet but I am trying to plan one out. I will have a 75 gallon with a 29 gallon sump. I really want a full reef tank with SPS, LPS, soft corals For soft corals you should read up on alleopathy which makes keeping these in addition to SPS and LPS more difficult and possibly an anemone. I am planning on VHO T5 lighting, 3 inch sandbed, 100 pounds of live rock. This is the list of fish I have so far.
Pair of True Percula Clowns with LTA

Long Tentacle (Corkscrew) Anemone
Macrodactyla doreensis will host:

A. clarkii - Clark's Clownfish
A. perideraion - Pink Skunk Clownfish
A. polymnus - Saddleback Clownfish
Premnas Biaculeatus - Maroon Clownfish


1 Mandarin Goby after 9 months maturity
1 Blue spotted jaw fish needs cooler temperatures and special sand bed issues for success
Cardinal fish pair
Agile chromis school (5-7) chromis will not school and worse will reduce their number down to one or at most two
A small wrass (haven't decided on a species yet would love suggestions)
1 Pink spotted goby
1 coral beauty angelfish not coral safe
1 flame angelfish (or if there are better species that will live better together I would love suggestions on these guys.) not coral safe
I appreciate any comments!

Feel free to check back with any revisions

[mcozad829]

Hey Steve,

Starting a new tank, 40 gallon cube all in one. Please advise if this list is too much.

Longnose Hawkfish
Pair of Occelaris Clowns
Midas Blenny