Fish for an sps tank

[hng]

What are some good for an sps reef tank? I already have a yellow tang, two cowns, and a royal gramma in my 90 gallon bare bottom tank. Any sugestions?

[chrischris]

anthinas(spelled wrong)
a group of 4 of them would be cool

[depitch]

Anthias' have to be feed too frequently, more feedings more poopings.

Maybe Blue or Green Chromis?

[chrischris]

mine do fine with 1 feeding a day which is what i feed my tank normaly

[crvz]

Anthias would be cool, my LFS had a bunch of sunburst anthias the other day. Are you looking to add one or two larger fish, or a number of smaller fish? Maybe a sargassum trigger, or another tang of some sort?

[chrischris]

o and dont get cromis there cool fish but they get old fast
maybe an atlantic blue tang

[hng]

Probably not another tang, I don't want to tempt fate by putting another large fish in there (he's not big now, but can grow to be big). I'm thinking of a pygmy angel or some other "medium" sized fish. I used to have a coral beauty in my old tank and he never bothered any of the corals, but back then I didn't have any sps or clams (it was a softy tank).

[chrischris]

with some of the corals you have i wouldnt temp fate and get a angel
how about a h. butterfly fish?

[Big B]

Look at the Blennies. They are very cool fish that have a lot of character.

[skey44]

try a sand burrowing wrasse (i hear it can work bb) i just ordered a christmas wrasse but do have a ssb. the genus haliochoerus (sp?) are supposed to be valiant attackers of sps pests. if one of these doesn't work out I bet a six line would guard reasonably well. I'd get the haliochoerus sp. off LA diversden so it has been acclimated under their conditions and then it would have a better chance in a bb tank (h. iridis (supposed to be the best sps defender) wrasses are often on there).

my 2cent a little rb/aefw/planaria insurance if you will.

[Hop]

Some of the more rare cardinals would be my first choice

[skey44]

my personal sps fish list (red sea regal angel, scopas tang, (2) ora naked clowns, royal gramma, a few more on the way including two wrasses that are supposed to provide good defense). I'm also gettin a euro-lid (basically lids for an aga aquarium that look like euro bracing) this week made by our acrylic manufacturer. hopefully will somewhat prevent jumping but still open in the center for gas and heat exchange.

[joker577]

Explain the good for defense part...for what?

[skey44]

red bugs, aefw, planaria, and monty nudibranchs. they are not all eaten by every wrasse in this genus but many do and its worth it to me+ they are pretty. they do often end up snacking on ornamental shrimp though. most people in the sps forum at RC with larger tanks have a whole host of these wrasses and the leopard wrasses, bc they often will eat the "bugs" that many sps get. and the bugs our tanks get. there is actually a good thread on their now where im trying to get word on which ones eat which bad guys through actual experiences. one more problem... often times you have to knock off the worms or what nots and train the fish to eat them.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1345973

[tellycoleman]

yes I agree a 6 line would help you avoid red bugs and other nasties