Looking for a few good fish

Mish · 03/28/2006, 01:34 PM

I need some ideas, I would like a large fish as a center piece, any thoughts?

Can I have a tang, or a trigger with this set up?

I have a 75gal reef mixed. Currently housing a lawnmower blenny, a coral beauty, and I want to add a six line wrasse.

Any suggestions would be great.

techigirl78 · 03/28/2006, 01:47 PM

Most triggers get to big to be in a 75 gallon long-term. Do you like yellow tangs or kole tangs?

Mish · 03/28/2006, 02:05 PM

I just looked up a Kole tang. I like the way it looks, but I've never seen one in person. I figured that a trigger was too big.

Thanks good suggetion

Any one else?

sruiz · 03/28/2006, 02:20 PM

Get a porc. puffer. They look cool when they get big.

tehon3299 · 03/28/2006, 02:23 PM

If its a reef tank then I would not get a porcupine puffer.

whiteshark · 03/28/2006, 02:24 PM

Tang police are gonna come after you if you put one in a 75... I think maybe a yellow tang, but most are gonna say "no tangs in a 75 gal!".

tehon3299 · 03/28/2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally posted by whiteshark
Tang police are gonna come after you if you put one in a 75... I think maybe a yellow tang, but most are gonna say "no tangs in a 75 gal!".

Yeah, I'd go with a yellow tang in a 75g tank. Most police will let you get away with that.

Mish · 03/28/2006, 03:22 PM

I hear the tang police are scary. I don't want to make them mad. I guess I'm stuck. No big fish for me. Unless I upgrade

MCary · 03/28/2006, 03:29 PM

I just can think of a nice large center piece fish that doesn't clash with something or is too big or active for your tank. Tangs=tang police nuff said. Butterflys and large angels not reef safe. Triggers and eels eat all your snails, crabs, and shrimp. Lions eat everything else.

Maybe a few schooling fish. Make a large fish out of a bunch of small ones.

Mish · 03/28/2006, 03:43 PM

Good thought. I have not considered this.

rooroo · 03/28/2006, 03:50 PM

If you don't put too many more fish, one tang will be fine. Don't be afraid of the tang police. They freak out if a tank is in anything smaller than a rediculously sized tank. Like 150 or 200 gallons. They remind me of PETA.

Yellow tangs are, in my opinion, a little spastic and can be aggressive towards new tank inhabitants. Kohl tangs, powder blue or powder brown tangs are a little less spastic but get bigger. Hippo tangs are a gamble as far as personality.

Mish · 03/28/2006, 04:07 PM

I like the tangs, and the triggers for that matter. I saw a full grown blue jaw trigger, and felt that it would be too big as an adult. Several of the tangs look smaller, but that dosen't mean they need less space. When I started this hobby, a 75gal seemed so big, kinda funny now.

techigirl78 · 03/29/2006, 07:13 AM

Have you looked into getting any wrasses?

Cutiewitbooty · 03/29/2006, 07:39 AM

yeah a wrasse would be an awesome idea.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=1378

Mish · 03/29/2006, 07:40 AM

I like wrasses when they are small, but as adults I think they look and swim funny. With the exception of the 6line I really like those, but if I had one, I don't think I could have any others. Thanks.

js_abattoir · 04/08/2006, 11:56 PM

A purple tang is a great centerpiece. I love mine. In an 80g reef with a 6 line wrasse and assorted others it is a great fish.

mikenpam · 04/09/2006, 12:26 AM

I have a sixline and yellow choris wrasse, foxface, yellow tang, LMB, twin spot and rainford gobies and a percula clown in my 90. I have my rock set up so that there is plenty of swimming room. No problems to date and I do not intend to add anymore fish to this tank.

techigirl78 · 04/10/2006, 06:59 AM

Try looking at the Halichoeres genus of wrasses. I'm thinking that you are referring to how the fairy/flasher wrasses look funny swimming as they get older/bigger. The halichoeres wrasses can fit in a 75 gallon.

03/28/2006, 01:34 PM	#1
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	Looking for a few good fish I need some ideas, I would like a large fish as a center piece, any thoughts? Can I have a tang, or a trigger with this set up? I have a 75gal reef mixed. Currently housing a lawnmower blenny, a coral beauty, and I want to add a six line wrasse. Any suggestions would be great. __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

03/28/2006, 02:05 PM	#3
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	I just looked up a Kole tang. I like the way it looks, but I've never seen one in person. I figured that a trigger was too big. Thanks good suggetion Any one else? __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

03/28/2006, 02:20 PM	#4
sruiz Reef'R Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Searching... Posts: 1,381	Get a porc. puffer. They look cool when they get big. __________________ Don't forget your water change.

03/28/2006, 02:23 PM	#5
tehon3299 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 268	If its a reef tank then I would not get a porcupine puffer. __________________ +90g AGA Megaflow +30g Custom Sump +100lbs Live Rock +ASM G3 Skimmer

03/28/2006, 02:24 PM	#6
whiteshark Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem, PA Posts: 3,024	Tang police are gonna come after you if you put one in a 75... I think maybe a yellow tang, but most are gonna say "no tangs in a 75 gal!". __________________ Deep Blue 60 gallon cube: Setup in progress.

03/28/2006, 01:47 PM	#2
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	Most triggers get to big to be in a 75 gallon long-term. Do you like yellow tangs or kole tangs?

03/28/2006, 03:22 PM	#8
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	I hear the tang police are scary. I don't want to make them mad. I guess I'm stuck. No big fish for me. Unless I upgrade __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

03/28/2006, 03:29 PM	#9
MCary Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Hardin, Montana Posts: 3,142	I just can think of a nice large center piece fish that doesn't clash with something or is too big or active for your tank. Tangs=tang police nuff said. Butterflys and large angels not reef safe. Triggers and eels eat all your snails, crabs, and shrimp. Lions eat everything else. Maybe a few schooling fish. Make a large fish out of a bunch of small ones.

03/28/2006, 03:43 PM	#10
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	Good thought. I have not considered this. __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

03/28/2006, 03:50 PM	#11
rooroo Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Market, MD Posts: 406	If you don't put too many more fish, one tang will be fine. Don't be afraid of the tang police. They freak out if a tank is in anything smaller than a rediculously sized tank. Like 150 or 200 gallons. They remind me of PETA. Yellow tangs are, in my opinion, a little spastic and can be aggressive towards new tank inhabitants. Kohl tangs, powder blue or powder brown tangs are a little less spastic but get bigger. Hippo tangs are a gamble as far as personality.

03/28/2006, 04:07 PM	#12
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	I like the tangs, and the triggers for that matter. I saw a full grown blue jaw trigger, and felt that it would be too big as an adult. Several of the tangs look smaller, but that dosen't mean they need less space. When I started this hobby, a 75gal seemed so big, kinda funny now. __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

03/29/2006, 07:13 AM	#13
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	Have you looked into getting any wrasses?

03/29/2006, 07:39 AM	#14
Cutiewitbooty Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Alaska For 18 Years, Now Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 2,795	yeah a wrasse would be an awesome idea. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=1378 __________________ WARNING: Taking my advice may result in personal injury and/or jail time. ~Amber~

03/29/2006, 07:40 AM	#15
Mish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: South Carolina Posts: 306	I like wrasses when they are small, but as adults I think they look and swim funny. With the exception of the 6line I really like those, but if I had one, I don't think I could have any others. Thanks. __________________ Mish If you find yourself in a hole, it's best to stop digging.

04/08/2006, 11:56 PM	#16
js_abattoir Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Gilbert Arizona Posts: 98	A purple tang is a great centerpiece. I love mine. In an 80g reef with a 6 line wrasse and assorted others it is a great fish. __________________ Abattoir 80g Reef and climbing Current Tank Info: 80 Gallon Reef tank and working on next step

04/09/2006, 12:26 AM	#17
mikenpam Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 326	I have a sixline and yellow choris wrasse, foxface, yellow tang, LMB, twin spot and rainford gobies and a percula clown in my 90. I have my rock set up so that there is plenty of swimming room. No problems to date and I do not intend to add anymore fish to this tank.

04/10/2006, 06:59 AM	#18
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	Try looking at the Halichoeres genus of wrasses. I'm thinking that you are referring to how the fairy/flasher wrasses look funny swimming as they get older/bigger. The halichoeres wrasses can fit in a 75 gallon.