New addition advice

shaggy14 · 01/10/2009, 04:53 AM

I am moving all of my live stock back into my 125 pretty soon. I really like colorful fish, and would like to add a couple more to replace 6 lost fish during a temp spike a couple months ago. This tank will be a mixed reef, mainly sps, zoas, and a few lps(brains and such). Current stock list:
Blue tang, yellow tang, royal gamma, cinnamon clown, cleaner wrasse, orange diamond goby.

I can keep the cinnamon in the 50g and make it a softy/zoa tank since it is kind of aggressive, less now though after the loss of its nem.

I like anthias, but have had 2 die in my old setup and am kinda iffy on them. I was thinking it might be time for me to add another mandarin since I have a lot more mature tank than the first one was in. Any other suggestions? (Hint.... Colorful and cheap.lol no super expensive fish as I would worry way too much about losing them.)

LulusMoogle · 01/10/2009, 05:25 PM

I've got one of these guys in my 29. He's quite the character. He cracks me up. I got him for $30 at my LFS.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=455&N=0

I saw this wrasse at my LFS the other day. They were absolutely BEAUTIFUL. So amazing to watch. Unfortunately, my tank wouldn't be able to hold one since they get too big, but your tank might pull it off. They might be hard to find, though. They were about $25 at my LFS.

http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fis...h/cgaimard.htm

A green mandarin is always a beautiful addition. I think that if you can support it, you should go for it.

Perhaps some sort of puffer?

shaggy14 · 01/10/2009, 05:33 PM

I definitely want a puffer for my 50g when i move stuff, but I think 50g might be too small. I have several green spot and figure 8 puffers in my brackish setup and they were the most personable fish I have ever had. Its true that they follow you like a dog would and beg for food. As for the mandarin, my rock has been in my tanks now for over a year and when i move back to the 125 i was thinking about ordering a few bottles of copepods to put in it with about half my rock to get a jump start on things.

Good Alex · 01/11/2009, 12:13 AM

how about a mini school of chromis, their cheap and the look pretty cool all clumped together.

shaggy14 · 01/11/2009, 03:05 AM

not really into the chromis, they do look nice though in large schools.

crvz · 01/11/2009, 08:17 AM

chromis tend to pick through the ranks until the 6-8 you had become 2-3. They are cheap enough, though, so you could try them. Anthias are more colorful and my preference, but I understand your concerns.

shaggy14 · 01/12/2009, 12:11 AM

yeah, the last time I tried to add anthias my tank was only a few months old, and I still had my demon test fish (damsels) in the tank. one anthia got stuck in a live rock and the other wouldnt eat. food could hit it in the face and it wouldnt even try.

01/10/2009, 04:53 AM	#1
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	New addition advice I am moving all of my live stock back into my 125 pretty soon. I really like colorful fish, and would like to add a couple more to replace 6 lost fish during a temp spike a couple months ago. This tank will be a mixed reef, mainly sps, zoas, and a few lps(brains and such). Current stock list: Blue tang, yellow tang, royal gamma, cinnamon clown, cleaner wrasse, orange diamond goby. I can keep the cinnamon in the 50g and make it a softy/zoa tank since it is kind of aggressive, less now though after the loss of its nem. I like anthias, but have had 2 die in my old setup and am kinda iffy on them. I was thinking it might be time for me to add another mandarin since I have a lot more mature tank than the first one was in. Any other suggestions? (Hint.... Colorful and cheap.lol no super expensive fish as I would worry way too much about losing them.)

01/10/2009, 05:33 PM	#3
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	I definitely want a puffer for my 50g when i move stuff, but I think 50g might be too small. I have several green spot and figure 8 puffers in my brackish setup and they were the most personable fish I have ever had. Its true that they follow you like a dog would and beg for food. As for the mandarin, my rock has been in my tanks now for over a year and when i move back to the 125 i was thinking about ordering a few bottles of copepods to put in it with about half my rock to get a jump start on things. __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/11/2009, 03:05 AM	#5
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	not really into the chromis, they do look nice though in large schools. __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/11/2009, 08:17 AM	#6
crvz Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: houstonia Posts: 7,989	chromis tend to pick through the ranks until the 6-8 you had become 2-3. They are cheap enough, though, so you could try them. Anthias are more colorful and my preference, but I understand your concerns. __________________ -Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet?

01/12/2009, 12:11 AM	#7
shaggy14 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: denison texas Posts: 620	yeah, the last time I tried to add anthias my tank was only a few months old, and I still had my demon test fish (damsels) in the tank. one anthia got stuck in a live rock and the other wouldnt eat. food could hit it in the face and it wouldnt even try. __________________ 215g display, 80g melev sump, 60g melev frag tank, 2x mp40w's, mag 12 return pump, 3 modded 6025, 1 6065, koralia magnum 8, 2x250 phoenix hqi's, 1x250 phoenix SE, 2x160w actinics, MRC dual chamber calcium reactor with Ph controller, MR1 phosban reactor, Red sea ozonizer 200mg/hr with ORP controller, royal exclusive alpha cone 250 skimmer, reefkeeper elite on its way 80+ species of SPS and counting Current Tank Info: 215g display, 60g frag tank, 80g sump

01/10/2009, 05:25 PM	#2
LulusMoogle Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 370	I've got one of these guys in my 29. He's quite the character. He cracks me up. I got him for $30 at my LFS. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...pcatid=455&N=0 I saw this wrasse at my LFS the other day. They were absolutely BEAUTIFUL. So amazing to watch. Unfortunately, my tank wouldn't be able to hold one since they get too big, but your tank might pull it off. They might be hard to find, though. They were about $25 at my LFS. http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fis...h/cgaimard.htm A green mandarin is always a beautiful addition. I think that if you can support it, you should go for it. Perhaps some sort of puffer?

01/11/2009, 12:13 AM	#4
Good Alex Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: FL Posts: 37	how about a mini school of chromis, their cheap and the look pretty cool all clumped together.