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07-10-2006, 11:36 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 76
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Suggestions for fish additions?
Hi,
We started with 5 chromises and 2 clowns, but, as fish will die, are left with one clown ( false perc) and two chromises. We're little gun shy now to add more fish, but will plan to go ahead. Any recommendations? Another clown? Is just one OK? He seems quite happy and he and the two chromises seem to hang around together - everyone is happy. I think we'd like to get a few more chromises also - any problem adding them in? Might also like to get a yellow tang (if the tank is large enough) and some sort of gobie.
Specs: 90 gallon with approx. 90 lbs. live rock and live sand bottom. No corals yet.. three peppermint shrimp and our clean-up crew of snails and crabs.
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07-10-2006, 11:56 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Posts: 206
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arc eyed hawk...pretty cool looking fish and great to watch at feeding time..gobies...i have 2 bar gobies that get along great... clown gobies are cool too but eat at some corals i believe could do some research on that but i have a pair and they are pretty cool |
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07-10-2006, 12:32 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: River Falls, WI
Posts: 707
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are you planning on keeping it fish only? or will it be a reef tank?
there are many fish you could get, some will depend on if you have corals or not
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07-10-2006, 01:03 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alexandria, VA
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Good point. Will be adding corals as well..
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07-10-2006, 01:27 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pawtucket, RI
Posts: 206
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if adding corals...fish choices are somewhat limited as well as the inverts
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07-10-2006, 03:21 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
Posts: 5,697
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royal gramma, great color, midas blennys are cool, bi color blenny, maybe a dwarf angel if you dont mind a possible coral nipper. lots of choices.
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07-10-2006, 04:13 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: SF Bay Area, CA
Posts: 430
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which are the best pigmy angels to get for a reef tank? flame back? lemon peel? I am shopping for fish also, and do want an angel eventually.. I know they can nip, but I want one anyways.. what do peeps here recommend?
As for other reef safe fish, six line and four line wrasses are good reef fish.. I loved my six liner.. he was a lot of fun to watch... always on the go, combing the live rock for little copepods.
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07-10-2006, 04:36 PM
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moddin aint easy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: newnan, ga
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Originally Posted by tiburon
which are the best pigmy angels to get for a reef tank? flame back? lemon peel? I am shopping for fish also, and do want an angel eventually.. I know they can nip, but I want one anyways.. what do peeps here recommend?
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coral beauty, pygmy/cherub, flame, bi color, im sure there are more, but these are fairly common, and probably your best bet for reef safe.
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07-10-2006, 05:20 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Posts: 1,472
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Originally Posted by monpeasch
Hi,
We started with 5 chromises and 2 clowns, but, as fish will die, are left with one clown (false perc) and two chromises.
Specs: 90 gallon with approx. 90 lbs. live rock and live sand bottom. No corals yet..three peppermint shrimp and our clean-up crew of snails and crabs. |
Do you know why the fish died? how is your water quality? did they die during the initial cycle?
your tank is big enough for a tang but it should be the last fish to add to the tank. I always get the bigger/most agressive fish last so it wont harrass the new additions. This gives the smaller more peacefull fish a chance to stablish territorries. I would not get any damsels.
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07-10-2006, 10:04 PM
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It can be rebuilt.
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Pittsboro, NC
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i do not trust any angels except those in the Genicanthus genus.
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07-10-2006, 11:14 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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I don't think your tank is large enough for 2 dwarf angels but the Flame angel was my must have fish I had one in my 95 and he was a coral nipper he unexpectedly died and I'm not going to replace him
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07-11-2006, 09:24 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 372
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Potter's Angel... they are overlooked and are in my opinion, prettier than the coral beauties.
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07-11-2006, 02:04 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 76
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yes, they died very early on after adding to the tank - stress, I think. One of them had ich..Water params are good..the surviving fish are thriving. We are newbies and maybe we didn't get them acclimated slowly enough..who knows..Anyway, we're ready to try again..
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07-11-2006, 02:05 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Alexandria, VA
Posts: 76
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Thanks, everyone, for the suggestions. I'm visiting the LFS this weekend..I'll post pics after everyone's safe in their new home.
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