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[Toddrtrex]

Originally Posted by Inexplicable

Rockwork is going to be minimal so straight swimming room max is ~48 inches, while if the tang swims along the contour of the curve, that distance is ~76 inches. Would you think this is fine for a Kole tang?

Thanks for the advice on the Diamond goby. I'll definitely wait until I have a more mature sandbed. I'll also be feeding the tank 9 times a day via a refrigerated dosing pump, so hopefully this will help keep everything well fed.

The Kole should work.

Also, the Diamond gobies are jumpers, so make sure that you have netting over your tank.

Originally Posted by markalot

Initial planning.

40 gallon breeder, 50 lbs rock, soft corals (mushrooms and colorful polyps)

Cleanup Crew: Snails, Blue Legged Hermits, lots of Bristle worms.

I plan to add the Clownfish first and not add anything else for a few months.

2 locally bread Ocellaris Clownfish

1 (?) Bicolor Dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae)
1 (?) Yellowtail Damselfish

1 Yellow Prawn Goby

Looks good, though, I personally would leave out the yellowtail -- they just get too mean and are a pain to catch.

[markalot]

Looks good, though, I personally would leave out the yellowtail -- they just get too mean and are a pain to catch.

Ah, thanks, I missed that trait. Any suggestions for a replacement, or should I double up dottyback or Goby?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by GeltzJG

By "as reef safe as a butterfly gets", do you mean that I'm still taking my chances?

Very rarely will this animal be a problem. But it has happened.

I have a deep sand bed that I want to preserve my biodiverisity by avoiding sandsifting fish. Aside from chromis, I feel somewhat limited. I have a hard time telling with gobies are going to mess with my sand.

Thanks for the feedback.

[All6Fish]

Ok here goes,

Redseamax 250 (65 gal )
55 lbs LR
LS base 40 lbs
Cycle not complete but being patient ( soon)

Looking for a few corals to start with and maybe some suggestions on fish......so when I'm ready to add we can over look some of your ideas ans pick and choose.


Thanks

[markalot]

Originally Posted by markalot

Ah, thanks, I missed that trait. Any suggestions for a replacement, or should I double up dottyback or Goby?

Let me re-state this as a complete list.

40 gallon breeder, 50 lbs rock, soft corals (mushrooms and colorful polyps)

Cleanup Crew: Snails, Blue Legged Hermits, lots of Bristle worms.

I plan to add the Clownfish first and not add anything else for a few months.

2 locally bread Ocellaris Clownfish

1 Bicolor Dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae)

1 Orange Lined Cardinalfish

1 Yellow Prawn Goby

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by All6Fish

Ok here goes,

Redseamax 250 (65 gal )
55 lbs LR
LS base 40 lbs
Cycle not complete but being patient ( soon)

Looking for a few corals to start with and maybe some suggestions on fish......so when I'm ready to add we can over look some of your ideas ans pick and choose.


Thanks

We will be happy to review your perspective fish list and provide commentary with regards to compatibility with each other and the environment you are providing. Congrats on your new tank.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by markalot

Let me re-state this as a complete list.

40 gallon breeder, 50 lbs rock, soft corals (mushrooms and colorful polyps)

Cleanup Crew: Snails, Blue Legged Hermits, lots of Bristle worms.

I plan to add the Clownfish first and not add anything else for a few months.

2 locally bread Ocellaris Clownfish

1 Bicolor Dottyback (Pictichromis paccagnellae)

1 Orange Lined Cardinalfish

1 Yellow Prawn Goby

You have biocapacity for another small fish however the dottyback will most likely not allow another water column fish

[ctdaniels]

My setup will be a 50 gallon (either RR or all-in-one, still deciding) with ample rockwork, LPS and soft corals. My proposed fish stock list:

green banded goby

purple or orchid dottyback

black and white ocellaris

some sort of flasher wrasse

eventually a spotted mandarin (way down the line)

[ctdaniels]

Oops, double post.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by ctdaniels

My setup will be a 50 gallon (either RR or all-in-one, still deciding) with ample rockwork, LPS and soft corals. My proposed fish stock list:

green banded goby

purple or orchid dottyback Will almost certainly not allow a flasher wrasses

black and white ocellaris

some sort of flasher wrasse

eventually a spotted mandarin (way down the line) sustaining a mandarin in your size tank will be very difficult. If you add a producing refugium, you may be able to do so.

[ctdaniels]

Yep, will have a refugium and will keep an eye on how well it's producing before thinking about a mandarin.

Thanks for the info. You confirmed my only worry about the wrasse and dottyback combo.

If I lose the dottyback, how would a flasher wrasse do with a firefish?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by ctdaniels

Yep, will have a refugium and will keep an eye on how well it's producing before thinking about a mandarin.

Thanks for the info. You confirmed my only worry about the wrasse and dottyback combo.

If I lose the dottyback, how would a flasher wrasse do with a firefish?

If the firefish is established first (about a month), should be no problem.

[johnike]

Welcome back Steve, hope you are healing well.
Todd, great job and thanks for stepping in.

[markalot]

Originally Posted by snorvich

You have biocapacity for another small fish however the dottyback will most likely not allow another water column fish

Thanks Steve!

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by johnike

Welcome back Steve, hope you are healing well.
Todd, great job and thanks for stepping in.

Thanks much! The whole experience was easy and trouble free and the results are to put it mildly, UNBELIEVABLE.

[pnavarro170]

anyone have experience with pink smith damsels, it says to add a small group, im guessing that means 3-5 ?? i have a 30g cube im working on and want these fish. they dont get huge and besides the group recomendation should they be added first or last ? really want info from someone who has seen them in person or has had them, not just a damsel response.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by pnavarro170

anyone have experience with pink smith damsels, it says to add a small group, im guessing that means 3-5 ?? i have a 30g cube im working on and want these fish. they dont get huge and besides the group recomendation should they be added first or last ? really want info from someone who has seen them in person or has had them, not just a damsel response.

Since Reef Central staff is the only responder to this thread, you will not get a discussion, just my opinion. If you add 3-5 damsels to a 30 gallon cube, those are the only fish you will have in that tank.

[jws0318]

Welcome back Steve - glad everything went well for you.

30 gallon, 30lbs live rock, 3-4 inch sand base. Assorted zoas, Florida rics, and acans so far.

Livestock so far:

Small yellow assessor
Tailspot blenny
Blue flasher wrasse

I would like to add a 2 or maybe 3 gobies as the final fish. I have narrowed down my list to the following:

Green banded goby
Two spot goby
Hectors goby
Randall goby
Clown goby (citrinis or green)

Are there any combinations of the above that would be problematic? Also, are there any special needs/concerns with any or these?

Once again, thanks in advance for your help.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by jws0318

Welcome back Steve - glad everything went well for you.

Thanks for your kind wishes

30 gallon, 30lbs live rock, 3-4 inch sand base. Assorted zoas, Florida rics, and acans so far.

Livestock so far:

Small yellow assessor
Tailspot blenny
Blue flasher wrasse One of my favorites, be sure your tank is covered, they are prolific jumpers

I would like to add a 2 or maybe 3 gobies as the final fish. I have narrowed down my list to the following:

Green banded goby excellent, can pair or group them
Two spot goby very difficult to feed in a small tank. Not impossible, but I would prefer a much larger tank
Hectors goby excellent
Randall goby semi aggressive towards other gobies so I would avoid
Clown goby (citrinis or green) fine, no problem

Are there any combinations of the above that would be problematic? Also, are there any special needs/concerns with any or these?

as noted

Once again, thanks in advance for your help.

[boba1]

Hello again, I made some changes to my tanks and was looking for some suggestions/advise. My 30 gal reef now has a 20 gal sump with about 1/3 of the 20gal tank as a fuge. Will be getting the Eshopps 75 skimmer this week. It currently has 2 black clowns, 3 blue/green cromies and a cleaner shrimp. I was thinking about adding some small fish to the mix. Here are the list of what I would like.
Catalina Goby
Midas, Tailspot, and or Stripped Blenny (prob not all 3, just one that will fit best, or if 2 will then maybe)
and maybe a 1 or a few Chalk Bass (heard if you add a few at the same time they are ok)
if these are not going to work, please give me some ideas, I'd like to add some gobies and blennies and would like something that schools if i can.

keep in mind that I have a 150 (found a new home for my lion fish) that only has 1 small snowflake eel (well fed) and 1 4-strip damsel, and I can move the cromies there if needed.

Thanks in advance,
Bob

[boba1]

I also have a few rics, zoas, mishrooms, a hamerhead, a duncan, a monti, a birdsnest, an acan and another brancing sps. Please let me know if you have heard of any of these being a problem with with any of these corals. Or any corals.

[jws0318]

Regarding the greenbanded goby, if I added 2, is there a way to determine male/female or does it not make a difference?

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by jws0318

Regarding the greenbanded goby, if I added 2, is there a way to determine male/female or does it not make a difference?

If there is a way to sex them, I do not know it. But sex is not an issue.

[snorvich]

Originally Posted by boba1

Hello again, I made some changes to my tanks and was looking for some suggestions/advise. My 30 gal reef now has a 20 gal sump with about 1/3 of the 20gal tank as a fuge. Will be getting the Eshopps 75 skimmer this week. It currently has 2 black clowns, 3 blue/green cromies and a cleaner shrimp. I was thinking about adding some small fish to the mix. Here are the list of what I would like.
Catalina Goby requires cold water
Midas, Tailspot, and or Stripped Blenny (prob not all 3, just one that will fit best, or if 2 will then maybe)

Any of the three is fine, but you have pretty much used your capacity with the chromis.

and maybe a 1 or a few Chalk Bass (heard if you add a few at the same time they are ok)

With no chromis, you have capacity, but otherwise not but remember the chromis will winnow down to one, especially in your sized tank

if these are not going to work, please give me some ideas, I'd like to add some gobies and blennies and would like something that schools if i can.

keep in mind that I have a 150 (found a new home for my lion fish) that only has 1 small snowflake eel (well fed) and 1 4-strip damsel, and I can move the cromies there if needed.

Thanks in advance,
Bob

[SKurj]

Ok a little early as the tank hasn't arrived yet...

anyways: 40g long fowlr, aragonite and live rock, 2 "piles", 1 at each end with open space between is the plan.
also HOB refugium for chaeto(sump and skimmerless for the time being).

1 x black and white clown
1 x yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo
1 x bass not sure yet between chalk, lantern or harlequin
1 x flame hawkfish
1 x coral beauty or flame angel

Would it be possible to add a green clown goby to this mix?
And are there any algae grazers that could also fit?

Thanks