Blue Hippo Tangs in a 90G

[Bloomk]

And I assume these shrimps are reef safe and so forth? What do they eat?

 

[redsea]

Yep, reef safe. They will pretty much eat anything. Mine eat brine shrimp!

 

[Bloomk]

So if you have a newer less established tank they will be ok without feeding them or what?

 

[DA fisherman]

This is the only forum where a 90g is not good enough for 1 SMALL tang......but yet he wants to get "the shrimp that cleans nemo" "so I guess I have to know the name" and you guys tell him yeah get him :-/
I guess there's no "SHRIMP POLICE"

Moving a fish is more stressful to move after a year or two...forget it ..........w/e
Just study up on these fish books Internet and sometimes forums will help. Good luck buddy....

 

[Kempker1498]

Once your tank gets established check out the Mandarin...awesome fish...but like I said make sure your tank is established or u will starve the fish.

 

[Bloomk]

Once your tank gets established check out the Mandarin...awesome fish...but like I said make sure your tank is established or u will starve the fish.

That's a really cool fish! Love it.

 

[redsea]

Yep, it has to be established with live rock. The Mandarin also needs TONS of Copepods, so you will need to have a population reproducing over a few months to have a good culture. And I agree, the Mandarin is a very cool fish! I hope to get one someday!

 

[huma-huma]

This is the only forum where a 90g is not good enough for 1 SMALL tang......but yet he wants to get "the shrimp that cleans nemo" "so I guess I have to know the name" and you guys tell him yeah get him :-/
I guess there's no "SHRIMP POLICE"

Moving a fish is more stressful to move after a year or two...forget it ..........w/e
Just study up on these fish books Internet and sometimes forums will help. Good luck buddy....

you can most def house a small tang in a 90, people do it all the time, he was questioning if a B.H.T could be housed in his 90, and yeah technically speaking it could, but only if you want it dying a pre-mature death and very possibly infecting other fish due to its stress-induced sickness... theres no reason a kole tang or yellow tang couldnt be housed in a 90. And theres really no shrimp police because other than decent parameters and no copper, they have next to no requirements, unlike tangs.. which IMO have moderate requirements..

 

[Bloomk]

I went and got 2 peppermint shrimp. Wanted some firefish too but nobody has any

 

[huma-huma]

The peppermints are soo cool to watch! Wish I could have a few

 

[redsea]

I went and got 2 peppermint shrimp. Wanted some firefish too but nobody has any

I have a Peppermint! Do you have pictures? Congratulations on your new additions!

 

[Bloomk]

here is a pic. The one in the cave of the white rock is one of the pepermints.

 

[redsea]

here is a pic. The one in the cave of the white rock is one of the pepermints.

Very nice! Thanks for the picture! I only get to see mine at feeding time pretty much, he is anti-social!

 

[Bloomk]

Haha, I have 5 shrimp now... I don't know the names of those red ones, I also have one with really long feelers that is striped. I'll email my guy and ask him.. Got so excited I forgot haha

 

[redsea]

Haha, I have 5 shrimp now... I don't know the names of those red ones, I also have one with really long feelers that is striped. I'll email my guy and ask him.. Got so excited I forgot haha

A Cleaner Shrimp?

 

[Bloomk]

More pictures of the tank

 

[Bloomk]

This is the one im talking about. He's cool. Loooong tentacles

 

[redsea]

This is the one im talking about. He's cool. Loooong tentacles

Cool tank! That is a Coral Banded Shrimp. I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Coral Bandeds kill other shrimp .

 

[Bloomk]

I was told they are aggressive if there is more than one.

 

[Bloomk]

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=497+525+698&pcatid=698

This confirms what I was told and all the other shrimp are the same size as him. So I might be ok.