I need suggestions for next fish....

LennyD4 · 02/11/2012, 01:28 PM

So I have a 65g FOWLR. Currently I have...

- Ocellaris Clown
- Diamond Goby
- Bangaii Cardinal
- Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
- Bloodred fire shrimp
- Assorted snails/hermits

I am looking for a fish that is more peaceful and obviously compatible with all of the above. I want a colorful fish that really takes advantage of the whole water column. Any suggestions?

sporto0 · 02/11/2012, 01:30 PM

Flame Angel or Coral Beauty.

LennyD4 · 02/11/2012, 01:39 PM

I am skeptical about dwarf angels. I had a lemonpeel angel but it really didn't bode well int he tank and eventually wiped out 2 fish and a shrimp.

sporto0 · 02/11/2012, 01:44 PM

A Lemonpeel Angel took out a shrimp? If you already have those other fish in the tank & established, I don't think a dwarf angel would seriously harm any of those fish, however individual fish do have what we would call a personality or temperment so there is always that chance. The angel would probably end up the Alpha fish but they fit your criteria, very colorful & take advantage of the whole water column.

pco1988 · 02/11/2012, 01:47 PM

How about a firefish or a scissor fish? I love the dart family!

Sport507 · 02/11/2012, 01:49 PM

I’m not familiar with the lemonpeel but I have a coral beauty and a flame in 2 different reef tank and have had no issues. Was your lemonpeel and adult or a juvenal when you got it?

Sugar Magnolia · 02/11/2012, 02:04 PM

I added a flameback angel to my 40b. Great color and very active.

LennyD4 · 02/11/2012, 02:06 PM

It was an adult. It definitely would bully the other fish..never nipped obviously but made them extremely stressed.

cloak · 02/11/2012, 02:08 PM

Royal Gramma?

LennyD4 · 02/11/2012, 02:20 PM

I had a royal gramma..it was actually one of the fish taht didn't make it through the lemonpeel disaster lol..got really stressed and stopped eating.

Sport507 · 02/11/2012, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LennyD4

It was an adult. It definitely would bully the other fish..never nipped obviously but made them extremely stressed.

That was most likely the problem. You should be able to keep any of the dwarfs (I’m fond of the Flame) but try to get the small ones they will adapt easier and not take advantage of it's size.

I have a pigmy angel, a flame angel and a yellow tail damsel in my 28gal. reef and they get alone just fine. They are all about the same size.

Now to avoid the post that will most likely forthcoming, I understand that the damsel and flame could by far out grow the pigmy but being tank mates for over 4 month I’m not expecting and issue.

Saltydrip · 02/11/2012, 02:45 PM

I just picked up a flame today for my GF as a valentines gift!! Lol. Not crazy red but brighter than the orange ones... $30!! Love it.

Pigmy angles are a QT must!! They have parasites in there gills that in the wild can survive on the nutrients in the water table and the extra food passing threw the gills. They are grazers like tang so it's a constant food sorce. In captivity we can't supplement and feed like the open ocean so the parasites feed off of the fish. Killing them eventually.

My LFS freshwater dips them untill all the little buggers stop dropping from the gills and then puts them up for sale. I am doing a 2 week QT with a double dose of Prazi Pro. It does the trick.

jeff@zina.com · 02/11/2012, 02:54 PM

Any of the small angels, flame, coral beauty, lemonpeel, pigmy, etc. would be fine. But how about asnother occelaris and/or pair the Bangaii?

Might look at the gobies for possibilities as well. Really, it's up to you, not us.

Jeff

Saltydrip · 02/11/2012, 03:28 PM

Let's not forget a RC favorite!! The six line wrass!!!! I got one of them today too. A tinny little guy. Only about 3/4" long. It's been at the LFS for about 2weeks and is a spry little guy.

dzfish17 · 02/11/2012, 05:13 PM

A Midas blenny or Chalk bass would work in there too..

sponger0 · 02/11/2012, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LennyD4

So I have a 65g FOWLR. Currently I have...

- Ocellaris Clown
- Diamond Goby
- Bangaii Cardinal
- Skunk Cleaner Shrimp
- Bloodred fire shrimp
- Assorted snails/hermits

I am looking for a fish that is more peaceful and obviously compatible with all of the above. I want a colorful fish that really takes advantage of the whole water column. Any suggestions?

Peaceful, colorful, swims alot...only one type of fish comes to mind. Fairy wrasse

Sugar Magnolia · 02/11/2012, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sponger0

Peaceful, colorful, swims alot...only one type of fish comes to mind. Fairy wrasse

True, but the tank needs to be covered with a mesh top. They are jumpers.

Chalk bass is an excellent suggestion. An often overlooked fish.

sponger0 · 02/11/2012, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugar Magnolia

True, but the tank needs to be covered with a mesh top. They are jumpers.

Chalk bass is an excellent suggestion. An often overlooked fish.

A cover is easy to make. And fairy wrasses are much more attractive than a chalk bass

LennyD4 · 02/12/2012, 08:27 AM

Yes I a thinking some type of Fairy wrasse. My tank is covered with an eggcrate top that is wrapped in 1/4" netting.

02/11/2012, 01:28 PM	#1
LennyD4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633	I need suggestions for next fish.... So I have a 65g FOWLR. Currently I have... - Ocellaris Clown - Diamond Goby - Bangaii Cardinal - Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - Bloodred fire shrimp - Assorted snails/hermits I am looking for a fish that is more peaceful and obviously compatible with all of the above. I want a colorful fish that really takes advantage of the whole water column. Any suggestions?

02/11/2012, 01:47 PM	#5
pco1988 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 302	How about a firefish or a scissor fish? I love the dart family! __________________ Philip There are two types of people in this hobby: "The ones who have had a tank crash, and the ones that are going to have a tank crash" Current Tank Info: 11gal Nano Reef

02/11/2012, 01:49 PM	#6
Sport507 ~Just a Farm Boy~ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Central Indiana Posts: 1,651	I’m not familiar with the lemonpeel but I have a coral beauty and a flame in 2 different reef tank and have had no issues. Was your lemonpeel and adult or a juvenal when you got it? __________________ Sport If you do not test for it, DON'T dose it. Indiana INDMAS Member

02/11/2012, 02:04 PM	#7
Sugar Magnolia Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Northern VA Posts: 17,691	I added a flameback angel to my 40b. Great color and very active. __________________ Adrienne The only thing to fear is fear itself....and spiders.

02/11/2012, 02:45 PM	#12
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	I just picked up a flame today for my GF as a valentines gift!! Lol. Not crazy red but brighter than the orange ones... $30!! Love it. Pigmy angles are a QT must!! They have parasites in there gills that in the wild can survive on the nutrients in the water table and the extra food passing threw the gills. They are grazers like tang so it's a constant food sorce. In captivity we can't supplement and feed like the open ocean so the parasites feed off of the fish. Killing them eventually. My LFS freshwater dips them untill all the little buggers stop dropping from the gills and then puts them up for sale. I am doing a 2 week QT with a double dose of Prazi Pro. It does the trick. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

02/11/2012, 01:30 PM	#2
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	Flame Angel or Coral Beauty.

02/11/2012, 01:39 PM	#3
LennyD4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633	I am skeptical about dwarf angels. I had a lemonpeel angel but it really didn't bode well int he tank and eventually wiped out 2 fish and a shrimp.

02/11/2012, 01:44 PM	#4
sporto0 Moved On Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Posts: 2,924	A Lemonpeel Angel took out a shrimp? If you already have those other fish in the tank & established, I don't think a dwarf angel would seriously harm any of those fish, however individual fish do have what we would call a personality or temperment so there is always that chance. The angel would probably end up the Alpha fish but they fit your criteria, very colorful & take advantage of the whole water column.

02/11/2012, 02:06 PM	#8
LennyD4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633	It was an adult. It definitely would bully the other fish..never nipped obviously but made them extremely stressed.

02/11/2012, 02:08 PM	#9
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Royal Gramma?

02/11/2012, 02:20 PM	#10
LennyD4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633	I had a royal gramma..it was actually one of the fish taht didn't make it through the lemonpeel disaster lol..got really stressed and stopped eating.

02/11/2012, 02:54 PM	#13
jeff@zina.com Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 3,345	Any of the small angels, flame, coral beauty, lemonpeel, pigmy, etc. would be fine. But how about asnother occelaris and/or pair the Bangaii? Might look at the gobies for possibilities as well. Really, it's up to you, not us. Jeff

02/11/2012, 03:28 PM	#14
Saltydrip Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 1,826	Let's not forget a RC favorite!! The six line wrass!!!! I got one of them today too. A tinny little guy. Only about 3/4" long. It's been at the LFS for about 2weeks and is a spry little guy. __________________ Current tank 48" 75g DT w/ 55g sump/fuge.

02/11/2012, 05:13 PM	#15
dzfish17 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Fresno,Ca. Posts: 2,545	A Midas blenny or Chalk bass would work in there too.. __________________ 600g (96x36x46) FOWLR

02/12/2012, 08:27 AM	#19
LennyD4 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 633	Yes I a thinking some type of Fairy wrasse. My tank is covered with an eggcrate top that is wrapped in 1/4" netting.