Bored with reef.. need ideas..

[bpd964]

I was sitting at home watching the tank last night and it seems that I am getting pretty bored with it. I was thinking about some type of species tank.. any ideas?, interesting creatures?

[edsimmons]

How long have you been in the hobby?

Either you been in a long time and have done it all.

or

You get board easy.

[bpd964]

It's been about 3-4 years and I do get bored easily.. LOL

[Pea-brain]

Try mantis shrimp. Interesting, hardy predators, and a N. wennerae from TBS only need 5-10 gallons. You can also grow corals in with them. You can check out the mantis shrimp board here on RC if your interested.

Dan

[Sk8r]

What fish do you have in there?

[bpd964]

I have a 180 with 3x striped damsels, 2 small clownfish, 1 yellow tang and 1 dispar anthias. Several sps's, a few lps, zoas and the usual hermits and snails.. I was thinking either a shrimp tank or seahorse/pipefish setup. I want lots of plants..

P.S. I plan on getting rid of all fish and coral..

[Pea-brain]

Oh I thought you meant a separate tank. If I had a 180 and I had the option I would probably make it a pipefish/seahorse tank too. One of my favorite macros is the shaving brush plants. I might throw in a pair of yellowheaded jawfish if the sand is deep enough (3-6 inches)

Dan

[bpd964]

Thats sounds like a great option. I might just try it. Thanks for the input.

[Chad Vossen]

just rearrange the live rock, thats all it takes to refuel my interest!

[Mappelbaum37]

how about eels, like a snowflake eel...I'm starting a reef and thought it would be pretty cool to have an eel tank

[bpd964]

I decided to do the seahorse/pipefish route.. I already started selling stuff..Eeel sounds cool tho.. Thanks

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