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04/23/2018, 12:14 PM | #1 |
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Looking for a recommendation on one or two last fish to add
300DD (as described in my signature). It has been running for about 6.5 years. Centerpiece fish is a ~6 y.o. Platax orbicularis that is about the size of a luncheon plate and eats like a horse. Other inhabitants are a Neoniphon sammara, a Sargocentron diadema, two Pterois radiata, a Siganus virgatus and a Eucidaris tribuloides. I think I can manage to have 1-2 more fish, would like something with color and movement and staying with species found preferably in the Red Sea but clearly I am not completely that now.
The lions and the urchin preclude a lot of fish - triggers, puffers, angels, larger wrasses, parrotfish that might attack them and smaller fish that might be eaten by the lions or the squirrels. I have been leaning towards a Chaetodon semilarvatus and some variety of goatfish. Thoughts/suggestions? Thanks.
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04/23/2018, 12:27 PM | #2 |
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Crosshatch trigger?
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04/23/2018, 01:04 PM | #3 |
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From another thread I understand they can be fairly shy. Perhaps that was just that person's experience.
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04/23/2018, 01:18 PM | #4 |
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Mine is awesome..
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04/23/2018, 02:35 PM | #6 |
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Beautiful fish. It looks like the common source for them was Hawaii, which is now functionally extremely difficult due to the ban.
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04/24/2018, 01:49 PM | #8 |
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You could try another Xanthichthys trigger, like the bluethroats, or maybe a large acanthurus tang like an orangeshoulder
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04/24/2018, 02:04 PM | #9 |
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Parrotfish, quoyi Parrotfish?
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04/24/2018, 03:42 PM | #10 |
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There is a pencil urchin in that mix. Parrotfish would chomp on it, I think?
Bluethroats are definitely described as being shy fish. I'm kind of mixed mind about a tang in general. I'll have to mull that idea over.
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