DeezNutz
01/10/2010, 12:41 AM
I have a 6 month old 55 gallon tank. 6" to 8" dsb and just over 115# of live rock in the sump, fuge, and dt. I am looking for some sort of 'dither fish,' something that doesn't mind wandering about and being seen.
Tank's Current Residents:
Tiger Pistol Shrimp (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+1148&pcatid=1148)
Wheeler's Watchman Goby x2 (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+226&pcatid=226)
Mandarin (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1635+1723&pcatid=1723)
Peppermint Shrimp x3 (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+701&pcatid=701)
Misc Zoos and Mushrooms
Misc CUC snails too.
The gobies are cool fish, but not particularly active. The Mandarin just chills and does his own thing, but spends a lot of time hiding when people enter or leave the room. The peppermint shrimp are all but invisible unless there's food in the water column or the lights are off. I know that I will probably end up adding a pair of Skunk Cleaner shrimp, as the last pair I had quickly endeared themselves to me with their silly dance every time I walked by.
My current list of choices for new tankmates are really down to a few choices:
A pair of Ocellaris clowns
A trio of Damsels (Mix of Yellow/Blue/Yellowtailed)
Pseudochromis (Purple or Bicolor)
I would lean toward the Pseudochromis, but I am afraid of adding competition for my already timid Mandarin's forage.
I had flasher wrasses last time the tank was up, and enjoyed them, but with this work schedule, I'm not sure they'd be okay eating a couple times a night, and there's considerably less swimming space with this much sand now.
Any suggestions or constructive criticism would be appreciated.
Tank's Current Residents:
Tiger Pistol Shrimp (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+1148&pcatid=1148)
Wheeler's Watchman Goby x2 (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+226&pcatid=226)
Mandarin (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1635+1723&pcatid=1723)
Peppermint Shrimp x3 (http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+701&pcatid=701)
Misc Zoos and Mushrooms
Misc CUC snails too.
The gobies are cool fish, but not particularly active. The Mandarin just chills and does his own thing, but spends a lot of time hiding when people enter or leave the room. The peppermint shrimp are all but invisible unless there's food in the water column or the lights are off. I know that I will probably end up adding a pair of Skunk Cleaner shrimp, as the last pair I had quickly endeared themselves to me with their silly dance every time I walked by.
My current list of choices for new tankmates are really down to a few choices:
A pair of Ocellaris clowns
A trio of Damsels (Mix of Yellow/Blue/Yellowtailed)
Pseudochromis (Purple or Bicolor)
I would lean toward the Pseudochromis, but I am afraid of adding competition for my already timid Mandarin's forage.
I had flasher wrasses last time the tank was up, and enjoyed them, but with this work schedule, I'm not sure they'd be okay eating a couple times a night, and there's considerably less swimming space with this much sand now.
Any suggestions or constructive criticism would be appreciated.