100$ BlueZoo Spending

[Zer0]

Alright guys, bluezoo is having a labor day thing where if you purchase over 75$ worth of product, its free overnight shipping.. so im taking advantage of it. And i figure i might as well spend 100$ instead of 75$. So i want you guys to give me some suggestions, and maybe chime in on some of my own suggestions.

Heres what i have in the cart so far..
2 Emerald Mithrax Crabs
1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp
5 Astrea Snails
5 Nassarius Snails

That adds up to about $50.15.. so i still have around 50 or 60 more bucks to spend. I want to get some coral, but if theres any other inverts you guys think my tank would need, or i should get, then please list 'em.

I was also wondering if there are any sea stars or sea urchins, that would fair well in a fairly new tank like mine. If not its cool, im just askin.

Thanks guys.

 

[melosu58]

I was also wondering if there are any sea stars or sea urchins, that would fair well in a fairly new tank like mine. If not its cool, im just askin.

Thanks guys.

IMO you`ll need a mature tank for either of those esp. the sea stars. IME

 

[Zer0]

Alright cool. Just wanted to know what some people had to say. I'm not in a rush to get any of them. Was just seeing if there was anything hardy out there that could do well in a fairly new tank. Thanks melosu.


Anyways, i've come up with a final list. Maybe theres room for editing, but if you guys think its good, just give me a thumbs up.

2 Emerald Mithrax Crabs
5 Nassu Snails
5 Astrea Snails
1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp
1 Pom Pom Xenia Branch
1 Green Candycane Coral

So.. what do you guys think?

 

[thominil]

Add a few more nassarius and astrea, maybe 3-5 more. Try some of the LPS, like anchor, frogspawn, or candycane. Maybe another cleaner or 2.

 

[h8z2luze]

Sweet! We want pics asap!

 

[thominil]

Sounds good to me.

 

[Zer0]

Alright, i'll add a few more of those snails, but i don't think i could afford another cleaner shrimp haha. Maybe a peppermint shrimp or two since they're cheap. Also, i'm getting a candycane coral haha, but i would really love to get a frogspawn or anchor or torch.. they're just pretty expensive.. Maybe i'll see if one of my parents will buy it for me lol. Thanks for the input thom.

 

[thominil]

No problem lol. Hmmm.....do they have white-banded cleaners? Those tend to be only $10-$15. Just a thought, how about some acros?

 

[Zer0]

Naw, they only had scarlet cleaners.. which are 17$. I like the acros, but i just talked to my parents and they said they had no problem buying me another coral.. They said i had a 40$ limit lol. So should i get the frogspawn/hammer/torch??

 

[thominil]

Yup! Once they start to grow, you can split them up and make some $ back.

 

[Zer0]

Alright cool. That sounds like a good idea too. Which one do you think i should get? I like the frogspawn.. but the hammer looks freakin awesome.

 

[thominil]

Which ever one you like better lol. Just remember, you need to place them away from other coral, a corner of the tank to themselves is best.

 

[Flake]

I love all of the euphyllia. They're gorgeous. I have 2 frogspawns and a torch and they just add so much to the aquarium. Hammers look awesome but my vote is for frogspawn.

 

[Zer0]

Yeah, i think im going to go with the hammer. Its nicer than the torch, but its cheaper than the frogspawn. haha. Thanks for all the input guys. And thom, i will be sure to give it its own little corner.

 

[melosu58]

I would try a bubble coral first and then a hammer and frogspawn. They do have sweeper tentacles and need to be at least 5-6 inches apart. Maybe you could get a shrimp goby to go with the pistol shrimp. A pink spotted goby would do nice.

 

[Zer0]

I would have loved to get another fish.. but i have 3 right now. 1 firefish, 2 ocellaris, and i just added the firefish on friday. So i think i would have to wait another month of so to add another fish.

 

[thominil]

Your tank was cycled, you should be fine adding another fish IME. Four fish in a 55g, especially with how small they are don't amount to much on the bioload.

 

[Zer0]

Hmm.. well now that you say that, maybe next week i'll get a yellow watchman or some sort of watchman. Thanks for the info thom.

 

[thominil]

No problem. Yellow watchmans always seem to look like a grumpy old man to me, just me I bet.

 

[Zer0]

Hahaha, you give yourself too much credit.