PLEASE check out your intended fish purchases here first!

[Tethered_Limbs]

Originally Posted by snorvich

I simply leave it. But replacing it is fine as long as you do not inadvertently do so with a wrasse in it.

yea that wudnt be good

[sarahlovesfish]

ok, thanks, I will look into the possum wrasse

[GeltzJG]

I have a 90 gallon display with a 30 gallon refugium, deep sand bed, 110 pounds of live rock, and a SRO 2000. I don't have coral yet, but I'm planning a mixed reef.

Currently in my tank I have:
1 old mellowed out blue fin damsel (at least 5 years old
1 old percula clown fish (at least 7 years old)
1 blue and yellow damsel
1 royal gamma
a peppermint shrimp and sexy shrimp
assortment of hermit cramps, snails, and emerald craps

I like to add
a coral beauty or flame angel
1 or 2 of Kole Tang, Yellow Tang, Hippo Tang
Potentially a Pyramid Butterfly or Schooling Bannerfish

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by GeltzJG

I have a 90 gallon display with a 30 gallon refugium, deep sand bed, 110 pounds of live rock, and a SRO 2000. I don't have coral yet, but I'm planning a mixed reef.

Currently in my tank I have:
1 old mellowed out blue fin damsel (at least 5 years old
1 old percula clown fish (at least 7 years old)
1 blue and yellow damsel
1 royal gamma
a peppermint shrimp and sexy shrimp
assortment of hermit cramps, snails, and emerald craps

I like to add
a coral beauty or flame angel Neither is really reef safe, especially towards meaty LPS corals
1 or 2 of Kole Tang, Yellow Tang, Hippo Tang A Kole tang would work, two tanks would not and the hepatus tang would quickly outgrow your tank
Potentially a Pyramid Butterfly or Schooling Bannerfish

A pyramid butterfly is about as reef safe as butterfly fish get

[need2fish]

Just starting to add water in a 150g tank and will begin cycling. It is 48Lx24Wx31D and would like to have a friendly community and some simple coral. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. open to any colorful species. Thanks.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by need2fish

Just starting to add water in a 150g tank and will begin cycling. It is 48Lx24Wx31D and would like to have a friendly community and some simple coral. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. open to any colorful species. Thanks.

Welcome to Reef Central! We have been answering this thread as commentary on your proposed fish list. So if you will do a little bit of research, give us your idea list, we will be most happy to provide commentary.

[snorvich]

Please Note! I will be having cataract surgery on Thursday and expect to be unable to read posts until the earliest Friday afternoon. I have asked one of my highly knowledgeable team mates on Reef Central to answer posts on this thread. Todd has been in this hobby many, many years. He has much knowledge about fish but is exceptionally knowledgeable about dwarf angels, clownfish and anemones. Please feel to ask questions as per usual but be sure to tap into his knowledge in those special areas. I will be looking in through tomorrow and then back as quick as medically doable.

[Toddrtrex]

Thanks Steve, and good luck. I will do my best to "keep the home fires burning" in this thread.

[Tethered_Limbs]

get well!

[TX..r33f]

Hi i am starting my own 40gal, i filled up the tank with rodi water and put the rite amount of salt in it. To cycle the tank i placed two raw shrimp in it. It has been 4-5days and my ammonia read 5.0/6.0 and i see no diatoms??? why is this?
ROCK=DEAD ROCK
LIGHTING=T5
SAND=NOT LIVE
FLOW=MEDIUM CaN any one plz help??

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by Tethered_Limbs

get well!

Thanks for your kindness.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by TX..r33f

Hi i am starting my own 40gal, i filled up the tank with rodi water and put the rite amount of salt in it. To cycle the tank i placed two raw shrimp in it. It has been 4-5days and my ammonia read 5.0/6.0 and i see no diatoms??? why is this?
ROCK=DEAD ROCK
LIGHTING=T5
SAND=NOT LIVE
FLOW=MEDIUM CaN any one plz help??

This thread is about fish compatibility, with each other and the environment you are providing. General questions such as this would get the best answers in the New to the Hobby forum as a separate thread. Thanks for your understanding.

[Crazy_Dane]

Hi

I've just transferred my reef tank from a 28 g bowfront to a 40 g breeder. I'm contemplating a couple of purchases and would love some advice. In my new tank I have a green chromie, two clowns, and a bicolored dottyback ( all are playing nice). I also have an assortment of hermits, crabs, snails and shrimp. Of corals I have a frogspawn, torch, zoas, Duncan, acan, blastomusa, pagoda cup, Australian alveopora, hairy mushroom, warty mushroom, star polyp, prism brain (allegedly, not sure that is correct) and ricordias. I have no sump. Filtration is LR, aragonite substrate, in-tank hydor protein skimmer, and a hob filter with activated carbon. I have a new 45 LED light arriving in two days and will keep that and a dual T5 HO on the tank. Water changes are done weekly - 10-15%. Ammonia and nitrite are both 0. Nitrate is 5 (the bane of my existence!). Salinity is at 1.025 (measured with a refractometer) and pH is at 8.2.

What I would like to add of fish: flasher wrasse and a midas blenny. Would this be okay? Is my tank large enough? I'm also eyeballing a rose bulb anemone. Is that an okay idea or a no-no?

All help and suggestions are greatly appreciated

[Toddrtrex]

To Reef Central

What wattage/type of bulbs do you have?
Does the fixture have individual reflectors?
Where do you have most of your corals? E. Quaricolors (( BTA )) are rock dwelling anemones, and have a habit of stinging all that they touch.

Any type of cover over the tank? (( 1/4" screen works great )) -- don't want that wrasse jumping out. If you don't cover it, the wrasse will end up on the floor.

Don't think there should be an issue with the blenny.

[GatorPharmD]

I have a 36 gal tank with a pair of clowns and a helfrichi fire fish. Today, after being in quarantine, I added a gold assessor basslet. The firefish is behaving very territorial towards the gold assessor - is this behavior likely to go away as the firefish gets used to the gold assessor?

Thank you

[C.Sharkdude]

I would like to add a Harlequin Tusk in my 125 with my Colombian sharks, Moonies, banded sleeper goby and Antennata lionfish. It's filtered with a Proflex 4 and had macro in dt and one peice of coral.

[HughJass5976]

Currently setting up a 75 gallon mixed reef w/ 20 long sump/refugium, and will be moving the fish from my 20 into it and adding a few more. Let me know what you think, Thanks.

Currently in 20:
occelaris clown(Amphiprion ocellaris)
pygmy cherub angel(Centropyge argi)
yasha haze goby(Stonogobiops yasha) w/ pistol shrimp(Alpheus randalli)
purple firefish(Nemateleotris decora)

Would like to add some of these, not neccesarily all:
black/white occelaris(Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
flame angel(Centropyge loriculus)
green clown goby(Gobiodon atrangulatus)
red mandarin(Pterosynchiropus splendidus var.)
kole tang(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
some type of anthias(if possible)
flasher wrasse: mccoskeri, carpenteri or filamentosus
midas or bicolor blenny(Ecsenius midas or bicolor)

Really looking for a lot of diversity in this tank, and there will be shrimp and other inverts. So if you have any other suggestions that fit the bill, I would love to know.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by GatorPharmD

I have a 36 gal tank with a pair of clowns and a helfrichi fire fish. Today, after being in quarantine, I added a gold assessor basslet. The firefish is behaving very territorial towards the gold assessor - is this behavior likely to go away as the firefish gets used to the gold assessor?

Thank you

Firefish are wusses. It will likely mitigate over time.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by C.Sharkdude

I would like to add a Harlequin Tusk in my 125 with my Colombian sharks, Moonies, banded sleeper goby and Antennata lionfish. It's filtered with a Proflex 4 and had macro in dt and one peice of coral.

I do not normally provide guidance on aggressive tanks. Try the aggressive fish forum for best results. Thanks.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by HughJass5976

Currently setting up a 75 gallon mixed reef w/ 20 long sump/refugium, and will be moving the fish from my 20 into it and adding a few more. Let me know what you think, Thanks.

Currently in 20:
occelaris clown(Amphiprion ocellaris)
pygmy cherub angel(Centropyge argi)
yasha haze goby(Stonogobiops yasha) w/ pistol shrimp(Alpheus randalli)
purple firefish(Nemateleotris decora)

Would like to add some of these, not neccesarily all:
black/white occelaris(Amphiprion ocellaris var.) must be tiny as your existing clown will not otherwise allow
flame angel(Centropyge loriculus) Not necessarily coral safe especially to meaty LPS
green clown goby(Gobiodon atrangulatus)
red mandarin(Pterosynchiropus splendidus var.) After the tank is about 8 months mature
kole tang(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
some type of anthias(if possible) If you choose an "easy one" that does not require multiple feedings, it will probably work. Should be peaceful as well.
flasher wrasse: mccoskeri, carpenteri or filamentosus
midas or bicolor blenny(Ecsenius midas or bicolor)

Really looking for a lot of diversity in this tank, and there will be shrimp and other inverts. So if you have any other suggestions that fit the bill, I would love to know.

No obvious issues, adding a dwarf angel to an existing, established dwarf angel can sometimes be challenging.

[HughJass5976]

Originally Posted by HughJass5976
Currently setting up a 75 gallon mixed reef w/ 20 long sump/refugium, and will be moving the fish from my 20 into it and adding a few more. Let me know what you think, Thanks.

Currently in 20:
occelaris clown(Amphiprion ocellaris)
pygmy cherub angel(Centropyge argi)
yasha haze goby(Stonogobiops yasha) w/ pistol shrimp(Alpheus randalli)
purple firefish(Nemateleotris decora)

Would like to add some of these, not neccesarily all:
black/white occelaris(Amphiprion ocellaris var.) must be tiny as your existing clown will not otherwise allow
So if the existing clown is tiny should i look for an adult instead?

flame angel(Centropyge loriculus) Not necessarily coral safe especially to meaty LPS
green clown goby(Gobiodon atrangulatus)
red mandarin(Pterosynchiropus splendidus var.) After the tank is about 8 months mature
kole tang(Ctenochaetus strigosus)
some type of anthias(if possible) If you choose an "easy one" that does not require multiple feedings, it will probably work. Should be peaceful as well.
I know you don't do suggestions, but could you give some examples of "easy" species?

flasher wrasse: mccoskeri, carpenteri or filamentosus
midas or bicolor blenny(Ecsenius midas or bicolor)

Really looking for a lot of diversity in this tank, and there will be shrimp and other inverts. So if you have any other suggestions that fit the bill, I would love to know.

Originally Posted by snorvich

No obvious issues, adding a dwarf angel to an existing, established dwarf angel can sometimes be challenging.

The existing is very small(~1in.) so when looking at another dwarf should i look for another small one or perhaps an adult?

And thanks a ton for your help and very quick responses. It's great to see forum staff that are still this willing to help out after I'm sure hearing the same questions every day.

[Toddrtrex]

If you are looking at a flame, you are going to have a hard time finding one that is smaller than your C. argi.

One thing that has worked very well for me (( when mixing dwarf angels )) is to use an acclimation box (( inside the tank )). It allows both angels to get used to each other, within the safety of the box. I usually leave the new additions in there for 5-7 days.

[GatorPharmD]

Originally Posted by snorvich

Firefish are wusses. It will likely mitigate over time.

I am happy to report the tank is more peaceful today. snorvich, you were absolutely right.

Thank you.

[cbm369]

Good luck with your surgery Steve.

Get well soon!

[Mascis]

Diamond Goby. How deep do they dig? I've got a couple deep spots in the sandbed that I'd like to keep deep. Will one of these completely rearrange things? My sand is a mix of fine to medium grain. The larger particles seem to be working their way to the top as the hermits/nassarius forage.