Help Me Pick My Next Fish

sawillia · 12/21/2006, 08:44 AM

I've got a 90 gallon. Currently live stock:

Black Cap
2 Cinammon Clowns
1 Shrimp Goby of sorts...

Something with Personality and Color.

I've got a leather and a GSP... I'm slowly moving from a FOWLR to a reef...

I've got an anemone too..

I tried Cardinals but, the clowns tormented them until that went to the big fish bowl in the sky.

What do ya think?

jbittner · 12/21/2006, 08:55 AM

What kind of anemone?? Some are perching fish eaters. I would lean tward a blennie of some sort (LMB or Midas). I have both and could not choose between them. If you want color go for the Midas (Color changse with mood-yellow to peach) awsome fish.

sawillia · 12/21/2006, 09:23 AM

BTA anemone.

What does the Midas eat. My other LMB wouldn't eat anything but algae... and unfortunately for him my tank hasn't seen an algae bloom in almost a year...

650-IS350 · 12/21/2006, 09:51 AM

how about these.. purple queen anthias or pink square anthias ( femal is yellow and male is pink w/purple square on its side )

bignick · 12/21/2006, 09:55 AM

A dwarf angel can be a cool addition but may nip at corals. A tang would be a nice addition.

mfinn · 12/21/2006, 09:56 AM

How about a purple tang?

sawillia · 12/21/2006, 01:11 PM

I thought the Tang police would roll on me if I put tangs in a 90?

How many of the antheias (sp) would you recommend?

mfinn · 12/21/2006, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sawillia
I thought the Tang police would roll on me if I put tangs in a 90?

How many of the antheias (sp) would you recommend?

A 90 is plenty big for a single tang.

michaeldaly · 12/21/2006, 01:40 PM

Dwarf angel or a reef safe butterfly like a Copper band or long nose.

mwwhite · 12/21/2006, 01:41 PM

What kind of cardinal did the clowns mess with? I have a mated pair of percs and am planning to get a Banggai Cardinal.

We have a Fridmani Pseudochromis that's pretty cool. Timid. Gets along with our clowns and Lawnmower Blenny.

If you have a food source (pods), mandarins are striking. 'Not there myself yet - I just installed the 'fuge last week, but plan to get a Green Mandarin around April.

sawillia · 12/22/2006, 09:51 AM

I had 3 bangii cardnials. 2 got eaten. One got his tail chewed off and then disappeared.

I went with a mandarin and a Queen anthia... I might get more of the anthia...

650-IS350 · 12/22/2006, 11:09 AM

you might want to have 3 females to a male...

sawillia · 01/02/2007, 09:32 AM

If I wanted to put the Anthias and a Yellow tang... Do you think taht would be too much? I've got Metal halides do the anthias mind those?

hgbarwick · 01/02/2007, 10:43 AM

I second the purple tang. I have one in my 90 gallon and he does not really swim much. I think the zebramosa tangs do not require as much room. Just make sure he is the last fish you add as he will not let me add any other fish.

650-IS350 · 01/04/2007, 09:04 AM

I think it really depends on what type of anthias you have... some that are used to living in deeper reefs which don't recieve as much light dull in color in time when put in a tank that has intense lighting I believe... my previous pink spot did that as well.

650-IS350 · 01/04/2007, 09:04 AM

I also has a small naso for a while that was house with the anthias... they never bother each other...

blureef1 · 01/04/2007, 09:20 AM

I think six line wrasses are a good personality fish. Jumpers though.

puny34 · 01/04/2007, 09:34 AM

You want some personality?
I recently received a lawnmower blenny (i call him the old man) he/she is not too pretty but funny to look at. Also, he ate up all the nasty algae growing in the back wall in the tank.

tibbs2 · 01/04/2007, 09:36 AM

If you want personality, try a Flame hawkfish or Lawnmower blenny. Six lines are also have a very interesting personality and are cool looking.

12/21/2006, 08:44 AM	#1
sawillia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 255	Help Me Pick My Next Fish I've got a 90 gallon. Currently live stock: Black Cap 2 Cinammon Clowns 1 Shrimp Goby of sorts... Something with Personality and Color. I've got a leather and a GSP... I'm slowly moving from a FOWLR to a reef... I've got an anemone too.. I tried Cardinals but, the clowns tormented them until that went to the big fish bowl in the sky. What do ya think?

12/21/2006, 09:51 AM	#4
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	how about these.. purple queen anthias or pink square anthias ( femal is yellow and male is pink w/purple square on its side ) __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

12/21/2006, 09:55 AM	#5
bignick Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Palatine, IL Posts: 1,426	A dwarf angel can be a cool addition but may nip at corals. A tang would be a nice addition. __________________ 210 SPS & 42 Hex LPS mixed reef Just because they say you can't do it doesn't mean you can't prove them wrong. Current Tank Info: 210 SPS & 42 Hex LPS/Soft Coral reef

12/21/2006, 09:56 AM	#6
mfinn Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Olympia. WA. Posts: 8,648	How about a purple tang? __________________ 240 gallon soft coral tank 50 gallon lps tank

12/21/2006, 01:41 PM	#10
mwwhite Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Land O Lakes, FL Posts: 690	What kind of cardinal did the clowns mess with? I have a mated pair of percs and am planning to get a Banggai Cardinal. We have a Fridmani Pseudochromis that's pretty cool. Timid. Gets along with our clowns and Lawnmower Blenny. If you have a food source (pods), mandarins are striking. 'Not there myself yet - I just installed the 'fuge last week, but plan to get a Green Mandarin around April. __________________ gwen Current Tank Info: 150 Mixed reef (gone now)

12/21/2006, 08:55 AM	#2
jbittner Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Humboldt, NE Posts: 1,014	What kind of anemone?? Some are perching fish eaters. I would lean tward a blennie of some sort (LMB or Midas). I have both and could not choose between them. If you want color go for the Midas (Color changse with mood-yellow to peach) awsome fish.

12/21/2006, 09:23 AM	#3
sawillia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 255	BTA anemone. What does the Midas eat. My other LMB wouldn't eat anything but algae... and unfortunately for him my tank hasn't seen an algae bloom in almost a year...

12/21/2006, 01:11 PM	#7
sawillia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 255	I thought the Tang police would roll on me if I put tangs in a 90? How many of the antheias (sp) would you recommend?

12/21/2006, 01:40 PM	#9
michaeldaly Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Earth Posts: 2,009	Dwarf angel or a reef safe butterfly like a Copper band or long nose.

12/22/2006, 09:51 AM	#11
sawillia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 255	I had 3 bangii cardnials. 2 got eaten. One got his tail chewed off and then disappeared. I went with a mandarin and a Queen anthia... I might get more of the anthia...

12/22/2006, 11:09 AM	#12
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	you might want to have 3 females to a male... __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

01/02/2007, 09:32 AM	#13
sawillia Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CLT Posts: 255	If I wanted to put the Anthias and a Yellow tang... Do you think taht would be too much? I've got Metal halides do the anthias mind those?

01/02/2007, 10:43 AM	#14
hgbarwick Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Plant City, Florida Posts: 1,390	I second the purple tang. I have one in my 90 gallon and he does not really swim much. I think the zebramosa tangs do not require as much room. Just make sure he is the last fish you add as he will not let me add any other fish.

01/04/2007, 09:04 AM	#15
650-IS350 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bay Area Posts: 14,555	I think it really depends on what type of anthias you have... some that are used to living in deeper reefs which don't recieve as much light dull in color in time when put in a tank that has intense lighting I believe... my previous pink spot did that as well. __________________ * RETIRED FROM REEFING * Just enjoying the box of water from afar

01/04/2007, 09:20 AM	#17
blureef1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 194	I think six line wrasses are a good personality fish. Jumpers though.

01/04/2007, 09:34 AM	#18
puny34 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	You want some personality? I recently received a lawnmower blenny (i call him the old man) he/she is not too pretty but funny to look at. Also, he ate up all the nasty algae growing in the back wall in the tank.

01/04/2007, 09:36 AM	#19
tibbs2 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: IA Posts: 1,422	If you want personality, try a Flame hawkfish or Lawnmower blenny. Six lines are also have a very interesting personality and are cool looking.