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[capn_hylinur]

Originally Posted by dtran01

28 gallon JBJ Nanocube, 14K phoenix HQI MH lighting, stock pumps, HOB refugium w/ only chaeto

rock heavy, currently no fish

various coral; GSP, frogspawn, candy cane, acans, ricordias, some zoas, open green brain

light cleanup crew.

Looking to stock:
algae lawnmower blenny
pair of ocellaris clowns

good cube fish:
gobies
fairy wrasse
bangii cardinals or pj cardinals
hawk fish
fire or high fin gobies
yellow watchman goby/pistol shrimp symbiotic pair
coral beauty
blue green chromies

the lawn mower bleeny could run out of algae quickly so you will have to supplement its diet with nori or kelp sheets

[longiotti]

standard 90 gal. 20 gal sump. octopus skimmer. fug. etc.
anyone had any luck with these? my tank has been set up for over 3 years.

[John_B]

I have a 44 gallon diamond shaped corner tank.

Current fish are a pair of ocellaris clowns, a six line wrasse, a royal gramma and a YWG/pistol shrimp pair.

I would like to add a lawnmower blenny. Am I already at my limit or could I do this? Would I be at my limit with the blenny?

[5ft24]

Originally Posted by 5ft24

75G reef, 20G sump, 260W of PC (2 65W 10,000K and 2 65W Actinic), 300W heater and quite a bit of live rock, so far, the only inhabitant with the live rock is a cocktail shrimp... tank is cycling nicely!
I want to get a pair of Ocellarus (sp?) clowns (Local LFS has them in a small tank together waiting on me)
and way down the road, a Mandarin... I also want to do coral, but not sure what kinds... I am brand new to Marine aquaria, just been reading a lot and asking questions here and there...
Suggestions welcome!!

Ok,
on the recommendation of my LFS, I picked up 3 green chromis Saturday... I am still getting the pair of clowns, probably next week.
Cleanup crew with about 10 cerith and 10 astrea, and a cleaner shrimp.
Also looking at:
lawnmower blenny
purple firefish goby
Royal Bicolor Pseudochromis
and possibly an auriga tang.

Thanks

Almost forgot... I have about 80 pounds of live rock in the tank and about a 1 1/2" sandbed

[ruvtfan]

Originally Posted by capn_hylinur

A richmond wrasse is a very beautiful fish. It is not risky for corals and clams but if it appears to be nipping them it is probably going after parasites and pyramidal snails that are pests to corals and clams therby protecting them
The potters angel and or coral beauty are less risky of angels that nip at corals and are well worth the risk IMO
6 fish in a 75 is not pushing it. The wrasse and angle fish are reef dwellers---you have plenty of that
The foxface and clowns are open swimmers and won't interact with the reef dwellers
The foxface could clean out all the algae in the tank quickly and will need suplimentary feeds of romaine lettuce brocholli and nori. I like to wrap elastics around a piece of pvc piping making a pole feeder---this way they will graze all day

THANKS!! I am trying to do my due dilegance while keeping my excitement in check. So I wanted to be sure about my fish list. Glad to hear they should all get along. Was a sucker for the name Richmond Wrasse. As a original Virginia native I can't help but gravitate towards anything named after the capital of my home state.

I was actually looking at using the Veggie Mag for supplimental feedings. Just like the clean concept of it. Pull away the magnet and the clip floats to the top without my hand dipping to far into the tank.

[emilzabub]

I have a 12 gallon tank with 1.5 inches of crushed coral and 12lb of live rock. There is a bio wheel and a filter. salinity is 1.025, temp 80F, pH 7.8

I am planning on getting my first fish tomorrow. I'm really excited, so let me down softly if you must.

lionfish- i'll get a bigger tank when i need it. the guy at the store said he's been there a while and I should have about 2 years in a 12 gallon.

I want to have 2 other fish living with it. one to be brightly colored (like a royal gramma) and one black and white. If he's been in a reef tank for several months, and there are lots of fish it it that he hasn't eaten, maybe i should get one of those. there is a black and white one that is my favorite after the lionfish and i really want it, but i think i'll be very sad if the lion eats one of his tank buddies.

blue mushroom anemone
florida false coral
feather duster
derasa clam
orange polyp coral

5 tiny blue hermit crabs
5 tiny red hermit crabs

a snail of some sort

I'd welcome suggestions and advice.

[Toddrtrex]

Originally Posted by emilzabub

I have a 12 gallon tank with 1.5 inches of crushed coral and 12lb of live rock. There is a bio wheel and a filter. salinity is 1.025, temp 80F, pH 7.8

I am planning on getting my first fish tomorrow. I'm really excited, so let me down softly if you must.

lionfish- i'll get a bigger tank when i need it. the guy at the store said he's been there a while and I should have about 2 years in a 12 gallon.

I want to have 2 other fish living with it. one to be brightly colored (like a royal gramma) and one black and white. If he's been in a reef tank for several months, and there are lots of fish it it that he hasn't eaten, maybe i should get one of those. there is a black and white one that is my favorite after the lionfish and i really want it, but i think i'll be very sad if the lion eats one of his tank buddies.

blue mushroom anemone
florida false coral
feather duster
derasa clam
orange polyp coral

5 tiny blue hermit crabs
5 tiny red hermit crabs

a snail of some sort

I'd welcome suggestions and advice.

To Reef Central

Hopefully you and your LFS are referring to a dwarf lionfish, otherwise that is a big no. If you are talking about a dwarf lion, that would pretty much be the only fish in your tank.

If you skip the lion, a royal gamma would be good. Not sure what you mean by "black and white" -- could be several fish. A clown perhaps?

What lights? If the standard lights, a clam is out.
Have no idea what a Florida false coral is.
Orange polyp coral -- "sun coral"? (( Tubastraea ))

[pX_PiSToL]

Would two ocellaris clownfish and a Wheeler's Shrimp Goby be fine in a 14 gallon biocube with 20 ibs of live rock? And do the wheeler shrimp goby's have symbolic relationships with pistol shrimps also?

[Toddrtrex]

Originally Posted by pX_PiSToL

Would two ocellaris clownfish and a Wheeler's Shrimp Goby be fine in a 14 gallon biocube with 20 ibs of live rock? And do the wheeler shrimp goby's have symbolic relationships with pistol shrimps also?

It might work in the short term. However, when/if the clowns start to spawn they are going to want the whole tank to themselves.

[jrapp13]

40br with a 29g sump and 10g fuge, vertex in-80 skimmer, 50lbs of live rock.

Fish list:
Crocea clam
2 Ocellaris Clown
Firefish
Chalk Bass
Yellow Watchman Goby/Pistol Shrimp

CUC:
5-6 Nassarius
5-6 Astrea
1 Turbo snail
5-6 Blue leg hermits

Looking for advice and suggestions

[mallorieGgator]

Current tank info:
55 gallon tank- 20 gallon fuge ~10 gallon sump
75# LR (very live- not just cured)
2.5 in sandbed
Reef Octopus skimmer
Current residents:
9 large snails
2 peppermint shrimp
3 pincushion urchins
1 lawnmower blenny
1 pair of oscellaris clowns

Want to add:
2 anthias (suggestion on what to add?) I was thinking barlett's
1 longnose hawk (I know he may eat my shrimp but they're pretty awesome)
MAYBE a YWG but I don't want to overcrowd the tank

Advice would be great. Thanks!

[rancoo]

Would like to get a tang.
Here are the ones i was possible thinking about
Powder Blue
Sailfin
Hippo
Maybe a Yellow

these are my top choices, but am not against others.

What are your experiences with these? I've read that the powder blue may be the most susceptible to ick than the others.

Would i be able to pick 2 of these? any advice would be appreciated. thanks
Brad

[mikeyj28]

65 Gallon RR 30 gallon sump with 10 of it being a fuge. Bubble Magnus BM100 v2. Mag 9.5 return pump. 14k hamilton HQI ATI aqua blue T5s x2. i plan on about 40lbs of live rock want to keep SPS...planning on a medium clean up crew. Also Vortech MP40wEs.

For fish i want to get two Banggi Cardinals and 2 female Lyretail Anthias and im also interested in some blue Chromis and maybe some clowns. Some input would be great so i can plan this carefully.

[Ethan_W]

Originally Posted by longiotti

standard 90 gal. 20 gal sump. octopus skimmer. fug. etc.
anyone had any luck with these? my tank has been set up for over 3 years.

possibly. ive found that it's sometimes a matter of luck with 2 spot gobys. ive went through 2 that ate brine shrimp and 1 that ate frozen and NLS pellets. the one that ate pellets lasted for only about 3 months. i assume you have a good amount of pods in your tank, as you probably know they only eat the little critters in your sand usually. but other than that they are great for cleaning the sand and making it nice and white. just a bit senitive

[Ethan_W]

Originally Posted by rancoo

Would like to get a tang.
Here are the ones i was possible thinking about
Powder Blue
Sailfin
Hippo
Maybe a Yellow

these are my top choices, but am not against others.

What are your experiences with these? I've read that the powder blue may be the most susceptible to ick than the others.

Would i be able to pick 2 of these? any advice would be appreciated. thanks
Brad

what are the dimensions of your tank? in a 110 personally i would say you could get away with one of the bigger tangs on your list for now. others might tell you no. if you wanted to do 2 you could probably get away with the yellow tang and something like a naso or kole tang. just add the yellow last

[rancoo]

Originally Posted by Ethan_W

what are the dimensions of your tank? in a 110 personally i would say you could get away with one of the bigger tangs on your list for now. others might tell you no. if you wanted to do 2 you could probably get away with the yellow tang and something like a naso or kole tang. just add the yellow last

dimensions are 48x18x30.

[aleonn]

Current livestock to be moved to 180 gallon:
Blue Tang
Pair of False-Percula Clownfish
Royal Gramma Basslet


Proposed livestock for new 180 gallon mixed-reef (in sig):
Lyretail Anthias (5)
Midas Blenny
Ember Blenny
Yellow Tang
Mimic Lemonpeel Tang
Naso Blonde Tang
Kole Yellow Eye Tang
Diamond Watchman Goby
Yellow Prawn Goby

Hopefully 180 gallons (72x24x24) is enough space for all these tangs. I'll have lots of live rock (250 lbs) for shelter. I'm considering the Flasher Carpenter Wrasse as well, but am not sure if any wrasses are safe for my current population of 80+ stomatella snails.

[mikeyj28]

Ttt

[Toddrtrex]

Originally Posted by mikeyj28

65 Gallon RR 30 gallon sump with 10 of it being a fuge. Bubble Magnus BM100 v2. Mag 9.5 return pump. 14k hamilton HQI ATI aqua blue T5s x2. i plan on about 40lbs of live rock want to keep SPS...planning on a medium clean up crew. Also Vortech MP40wEs.

For fish i want to get two Banggi Cardinals and 2 female Lyretail Anthias and im also interested in some blue Chromis and maybe some clowns. Some input would be great so i can plan this carefully.

Originally Posted by mikeyj28

Ttt

The chromis will most likely become just one -- several people (( including myself )) have had multiples whittled down to just one, they tend to kill each other off.

What type of clowns?

[Ethan_W]

Originally Posted by rancoo

dimensions are 48x18x30.

yeah i wouldnt put a big tang in a 4 foot tank. maybe a yellow (or 2) and a kole tang

[mikeyj28]

Thanks for the info on the Chromis, how about the Anthais? Im looking at two Black and white Ocellaris clowns

[rancoo]

Originally Posted by Ethan_W

yeah i wouldnt put a big tang in a 4 foot tank. maybe a yellow (or 2) and a kole tang

[Toddrtrex]

Originally Posted by mikeyj28

Thanks for the info on the Chromis, how about the Anthais? Im looking at two Black and white Ocellaris clowns

For that sized tank, the only anthais that I would get would be the "fathead/sunburst". The B&W O's should be pretty good in there.

Originally Posted by rancoo

I want to go with a kole tang for sure, possibly a coral beauty or a flame angel

A Kole would be fine, and depending on what type of tank, either a coral beauty or flame would be fine too -- just remember that dwarf angels can/will nip at corals, some more so then others.

[DoubleM 10]

Originally Posted by emilzabub

I have a 12 gallon tank with 1.5 inches of crushed coral and 12lb of live rock. There is a bio wheel and a filter. salinity is 1.025, temp 80F, pH 7.8

I am planning on getting my first fish tomorrow. I'm really excited, so let me down softly if you must.

lionfish- i'll get a bigger tank when i need it. the guy at the store said he's been there a while and I should have about 2 years in a 12 gallon.

I want to have 2 other fish living with it. one to be brightly colored (like a royal gramma) and one black and white. If he's been in a reef tank for several months, and there are lots of fish it it that he hasn't eaten, maybe i should get one of those. there is a black and white one that is my favorite after the lionfish and i really want it, but i think i'll be very sad if the lion eats one of his tank buddies.

blue mushroom anemone
florida false coral
feather duster
derasa clam
orange polyp coral

5 tiny blue hermit crabs
5 tiny red hermit crabs

a snail of some sort

I'd welcome suggestions and advice.

well that tank is way to small for a lion. i have three tanks runnning. all 3 have dwarf lions. the smallest tank is a 14 biocube. now i know i just said that a 12 is to small. My baby lion is the size of a dime right now and once strong will move in the large 55 gallon with another lion. i also have a 30 with a dwarf lion and a clarkii clow and they pay no attention to each other. so in the end i would say no no to any lion. most people say they are going to upgrade and they dont. lions are messy. they eat small animals like fish and shrimp. the bioload alon says no to the small tank. not just the ending size and swiming ro needed for the animals

[capn_hylinur]

Originally Posted by aleonn

Current livestock to be moved to 180 gallon:
Blue Tang
Pair of False-Percula Clownfish
Royal Gramma Basslet


Proposed livestock for new 180 gallon mixed-reef (in sig):
Lyretail Anthias (5)
Midas Blenny
Ember Blenny
Yellow Tang
Mimic Lemonpeel Tang
Naso Blonde Tang
Kole Yellow Eye Tang
Diamond Watchman Goby
Yellow Prawn Goby

Hopefully 180 gallons (72x24x24) is enough space for all these tangs. I'll have lots of live rock (250 lbs) for shelter. I'm considering the Flasher Carpenter Wrasse as well, but am not sure if any wrasses are safe for my current population of 80+ stomatella snails.

The naso tang might eventually get too big for the 180 gal but the rest should be okay
The carpenter wrasse should be okay with the snails as would a fairy wrasse