help!!! next fish choice

ste6168 · 03/05/2006, 01:09 AM

I am stumped, i have been looking for the last three weeks and cannot make a decision on my next fish. As of right now i have a pair of ocelleris clowns and a tiger goby. As for inverts i have 4 peps and an array of snails, NO hermits. Thats it right now and i need to get another fish i just do not know what. I was thinking maybe a 6 line or a flame angel, but am really open to ALL suggestions so what would you all think.

fish are life · 03/05/2006, 01:29 AM

i wouold recommend a coral beauty angel, they are awsome

davidryder · 03/05/2006, 01:53 AM

six-line wrasses are active, hardy, stay small, eat flatworms/bristle worms, and are nice to look at. of course i think the flame angle is the prettiest fish in the ocean, but they require much better conditions. still a tough call!!

fish are life · 03/05/2006, 02:06 AM

i had a flame angle but i sold it because it ate my polyps and such, it was very pretty. and i personally think a school of 5 or so green chromis look awsome

otterpop510 · 03/05/2006, 02:56 AM

what are you looking for? if a 75 gal and looking for a 'centerpiece' fish a dwarf angel or tang would be nice (flames or potters look good to me, tangs i like hippos and chevrons.. though sometimes people complain the tangs may get too big).

for schooling i like cardinals much more than chromis, as chromis as still damselfish and people sometimes have problems with them bullying..

i like my 6-line wrasse alot, as someone said up above, its got alot of personality and seems to always be busy buzzing around..

SDguy · 03/05/2006, 08:26 AM

6 lines have been known to get aggressive sometimes. Your tank is big enough, why not go for a fairy wrasse (the reef fish forum has a huge thread about them). Royal grammas have incredible color. Most all angels have a risk of nibbling on one coral or another. Anthias are pretty but require copious amounts of food. A small tang species, kole or tomini? Even scopas? How about some of the smaller hawkfish?

hth

ste6168 · 03/05/2006, 10:10 PM

thanks for all the suggestions everyone, alright onto my "talk back:"

At this point I am really not looking for the centerpiece for my tank becuase i feel the centerpiece will be the mimic/chocolate tang that i will someday add. As of right now i am just looking for my next fish and i cannot decide at all, i have thought about getting a few cardinals but i just dont know, they dont swim very much which i dont like about them. I have also looked at the grammas and think they are also beautiful fish, maybe i will look into those also. I think i may wait on an angel of any type for a while unitl my tank matures more. again, thanks for the suggestions and feel free to keep them coming.

Mike

jimbo045 · 03/05/2006, 11:25 PM

I say the Flame Angel. It liker to peck at the live rock as food. JD

03/05/2006, 01:09 AM	#1
ste6168 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,066	help!!! next fish choice I am stumped, i have been looking for the last three weeks and cannot make a decision on my next fish. As of right now i have a pair of ocelleris clowns and a tiger goby. As for inverts i have 4 peps and an array of snails, NO hermits. Thats it right now and i need to get another fish i just do not know what. I was thinking maybe a 6 line or a flame angel, but am really open to ALL suggestions so what would you all think.

03/05/2006, 01:53 AM	#3
davidryder Claris or Elliot? Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nightopia Posts: 2,750	six-line wrasses are active, hardy, stay small, eat flatworms/bristle worms, and are nice to look at. of course i think the flame angle is the prettiest fish in the ocean, but they require much better conditions. still a tough call!! __________________ A rolling stone gathers no moss... Current Tank Info: 90g mixed reef, corner overflow (Mag 9.5), 25g refugium (Mag 5), 15g refugium, Orbit 260w pc, Pan World 50PX-X (Closed loop), AquaC EV-120 (now skimmerless)

03/05/2006, 02:56 AM	#5
otterpop510 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: oakland, ca Posts: 1,018	what are you looking for? if a 75 gal and looking for a 'centerpiece' fish a dwarf angel or tang would be nice (flames or potters look good to me, tangs i like hippos and chevrons.. though sometimes people complain the tangs may get too big). for schooling i like cardinals much more than chromis, as chromis as still damselfish and people sometimes have problems with them bullying.. i like my 6-line wrasse alot, as someone said up above, its got alot of personality and seems to always be busy buzzing around.. __________________ huh? you mean those are not purple people eaters in my avatar? Current Tank Info: home: 75 gal reef, 18 gal planted discus; class: 20 gal reef and some goldfish which won't die..

03/05/2006, 08:26 AM	#6
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	6 lines have been known to get aggressive sometimes. Your tank is big enough, why not go for a fairy wrasse (the reef fish forum has a huge thread about them). Royal grammas have incredible color. Most all angels have a risk of nibbling on one coral or another. Anthias are pretty but require copious amounts of food. A small tang species, kole or tomini? Even scopas? How about some of the smaller hawkfish? hth __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

03/05/2006, 01:29 AM	#2
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	i wouold recommend a coral beauty angel, they are awsome

03/05/2006, 02:06 AM	#4
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	i had a flame angle but i sold it because it ate my polyps and such, it was very pretty. and i personally think a school of 5 or so green chromis look awsome

03/05/2006, 10:10 PM	#7
ste6168 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,066	thanks for all the suggestions everyone, alright onto my "talk back:" At this point I am really not looking for the centerpiece for my tank becuase i feel the centerpiece will be the mimic/chocolate tang that i will someday add. As of right now i am just looking for my next fish and i cannot decide at all, i have thought about getting a few cardinals but i just dont know, they dont swim very much which i dont like about them. I have also looked at the grammas and think they are also beautiful fish, maybe i will look into those also. I think i may wait on an angel of any type for a while unitl my tank matures more. again, thanks for the suggestions and feel free to keep them coming. Mike

03/05/2006, 11:25 PM	#8
jimbo045 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aiea, HI. Posts: 1,788	I say the Flame Angel. It liker to peck at the live rock as food. JD