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06-30-2009, 10:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Maryland
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Need some suggestions please!
My 55gal is doing very well so fat as its 7 months old.
Livestock: 2 clowns, 1 Damsel 2 snails and 3-4 hermits
I want some more fish in my tank. I want something that not really that small but is attractive and easy - moderate to keep.
Any suggestions?
Ans how many livestock should i hold in this tank?
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06-30-2009, 11:07 PM
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College Reefer= Broke
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Location: Middle town KY
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could go for a Goby or Blennie but that damsel might pick on new fish
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06-30-2009, 11:30 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
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I would work on getting that damsel out so he's not a problem for any future fish. After that I would look at getting a lawnmower blenny, I love mine and hes always out around the tank. I also have a yellow choris wrasse that I love watching cruise around the tank picking little critters off the liverock.
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06-30-2009, 11:45 PM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Bi-color blenny, Royal Gramma or 6 line wrasse
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06-30-2009, 11:56 PM
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Tarpon
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Orange Park Florida!
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+1 I LOVE my six line, they have a great personality!
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07-01-2009, 12:00 AM
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New Reefer
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Location: Maryland
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i was thinking about bicolor blenny or 6 line.
i was also looking at some big fish.. like tang.. or something
how easy is a powder brown tang?
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07-01-2009, 12:02 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Thousand Oaks, California
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Your tank isn't big enough, it needs ALOT more room to swim
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07-01-2009, 12:04 AM
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Ghost of reefers past
Join Date: Jan 1999
Location: Southern Oregon, Way West of Dimples ;)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kingumar
i was thinking about bicolor blenny or 6 line.
i was also looking at some big fish.. like tang.. or something
how easy is a powder brown tang?
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They really need a lot more than a 55g, any of the powder tangs should be considered fairly high risk
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07-01-2009, 12:08 AM
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New Reefer
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Maryland
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yea i thought that be the case..
so any suggestions on any med size fish?
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07-01-2009, 10:23 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Jul 2009
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if you want smaller fish i like coral beauty angel and flame angels
they are both very pretty!
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07-04-2009, 05:19 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2009
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I second the angels, The coral beauty and flame always add good color. There are always a lot of good other angles that show up now and then.
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07-04-2009, 05:20 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2009
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6 line is good too. They are pretty small though. But they eat alot of bugs....
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07-04-2009, 07:28 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Is this a FO tank?
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07-04-2009, 09:16 PM
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REEFer In Progress
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: La Crosse, WI
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I loved my sixline, UNTIL i added another, more expensive, wrasse. The sixline was completly peaceful when it was the only wrasse in the tank but, as soon as I added the fairy wrasse, he became a devil. He has since been re-homed, which was not fun trying to catch him in a 90 gallon reef!
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Last edited by ZMattie; 07-04-2009 at 09:26 PM.
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07-04-2009, 09:26 PM
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REEFer In Progress
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: La Crosse, WI
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Medium sized fish for a 55 gal? My suggestion would be...
Reef Safe:
-Fairy or Flasher Wrasses
-Anthias
-Gold Head Sleeper Goby (Sand Sifting Gobie: does VERY well at keeping my sand bed clean!)
FO (Fish only):
-Dwarf Lion Fish (depending on how small and what type you clowns are)
-Flame Angel
Theres many more, take a look at liveaquaria.com or saltwaterfish.com. Live aquaria give you a great description and tells you just about everything you need to know about the fish.
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