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Old 03-02-2004, 03:23 PM   #1
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Tankmates???


OK...I'm thinking I'm ready to try again and add more critters/fish to my 90g (all filtration equipment used is rated for larger tank/125g)--here's what I have--mine is mostly a FOWLR setup, although I do have some softie corals (mushrooms, small leather coral, button polyps) and a rock and condy anenome:

1 Blue Hippo Tang (2")
2 Percula Clowns (Small)
2 Green Chromis (1")
1 Pink Spotted Goby (3")
1 Bi-Color Blenny (2")
1 Dusky Jawfish (1")
1 Arrow Crab (Medium--eats those Bristle Worms!!)
1 Brown Crab (Same type as Emerald--BIG, I call it my Godzilla crab--came in on some LR--is very peaceful just picks at the rocks and gets the leftover food on the bottom. It's body is about the size between a nickel and a quarter)

Here's what I'm thinking about adding--no not all of these--just my current choices for additions:

1 Sand Sifter Goby (will it get along with the Pink Spotted? Mine is pretty aggressive--it lunges at the Hippo all the time!)

1 Dwarf Angel (the blue w/yellow face one--had one before the crash and it was pretty peaceful and didn't bother anything in the tank)

1 Six Line Wrasse

1 Scooter Blenny

Additional cleanup crew:

2-3 Peppermint Shrimp
1-2 Cleaner Shrimp
10-20 Nar...Snails
5-10 Astrea Snails

I actually added the Hippo and a Yellow Tang in together, but the Yellow didn't make it...that was about a month ago--is it too late to try to add another Yellow Tang?

What do ya'll think about these choices?
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Old 03-02-2004, 04:14 PM   #2
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if your pink spot lunges, i would stay away from something else that dwells on the bottom (ie another goby esp a sand sifter. ive heard personal accounts of bicolors nipping at corals. same with dwarf angels. i vote no on the scooter blenny unless you have tons of pods and a refugium (take it from personal experience. i had mine for forever and thot he would be fine but he died recently from a cause that can only be starvation despite the fact he ate frozen foods). a six line will compete with a scooter for food too, and also your pink spot. so now that ive shot down all your choices, i am feeling pretty guilty and am going to go home and do some research on what I think you should add next! lol!

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Old 03-02-2004, 04:28 PM   #3
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well here, let me tell you what i have in my tank that i love and think you would like too:

royal gramma: wont step on anyones toes.

blue or yellow assessor: beautiful, peaceful, neat swimming behaviour.

algae blenny: not much color, not open water swimmer, but interesting nonetheless.

green chromis: I think you'd like the way three more would look in your tank...

I think that probably you could add a yellow tang, or even a purple, but that would be one of the last fish you would want to add.
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