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Sharklover
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I would get a kole tang 3 blue chromis and a skunk cleaner to add to yours
Sharklover
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Ok so u should get the fish i said and mabey an easy coral(or another)i think that would work great-cheap,hardy,good looking,big personalities,and also usually stay were u can c em
Reef expert
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One of my favourite reef fish are leopard wrass and royal gramma if you are looking for any bigger fish I would recommend the following: fireback angelfish, bicolored angelfish, flame angelfish, pacific yellow tang, sail fin tang and the twinspot wrass.
All the fish above are able to be added to your system with out harming your existing fish.
All the fish above are able to be added to your system with out harming your existing fish.
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rdnelson99
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Here is our list of inhabitants. Love them all.
Kole Yellow Eye Tang
6 Line Wrasse
3 Blue/Green Chromis
2 Clowns
1 Fire Shrimp
3 Emerald Crab
CUC
Will be adding a Diamond Goby in the next couple of weeks.
There are other fish I would love to have but with the size limits of my tank I am very happy with what we choose. They all get a long and lots of action in the tank.
Kole Yellow Eye Tang
6 Line Wrasse
3 Blue/Green Chromis
2 Clowns
1 Fire Shrimp
3 Emerald Crab
CUC
Will be adding a Diamond Goby in the next couple of weeks.
There are other fish I would love to have but with the size limits of my tank I am very happy with what we choose. They all get a long and lots of action in the tank.
Ok here is my list. The inverts I'm doing for sure but the fish are just some that I like and still filtering through
6 sexy shrimp
1 blood red
1 skunk
1 pom pom crab
1 blue tuxedo
Fish
I have:
2 black occ clowns
1 sailfin blenny
My list of maybes is:
Golden angelfish
Potters angel
Yellow coris wrasse
2 neon gobies
Two spot goby (pair)
Purple queen anthias
Ventralis anthias
Long hawkfish
Sprineri dottyback
6 sexy shrimp
1 blood red
1 skunk
1 pom pom crab
1 blue tuxedo
Fish
I have:
2 black occ clowns
1 sailfin blenny
My list of maybes is:
Golden angelfish
Potters angel
Yellow coris wrasse
2 neon gobies
Two spot goby (pair)
Purple queen anthias
Ventralis anthias
Long hawkfish
Sprineri dottyback
carey
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You do know how itty bitty the sexy shrimp are right? I decided against them in my 20g because of their size.
Not sure about the anthias, if you can have two in a single tank. I;ve also been learning that multiple angels is a no no so you might have to choose one.
Good selection of fish though, I'm a big anthias and hawkfish fan myself. lol
Not sure about the anthias, if you can have two in a single tank. I;ve also been learning that multiple angels is a no no so you might have to choose one.
Good selection of fish though, I'm a big anthias and hawkfish fan myself. lol
Rutrag
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Anthias are schooling fish. Although I have seen them kept singly, my experience with them was not stellar in singles. They appear to be better off in a school, but a school will require a lot of space in your tank.
As to the angels, I'd go with the Potter's, mainly because of price. (Neither the golden or the Potter's are low-end for dwarf angels.) I also really like the Potter's on a personal note.
I don't have any experience with pipefish, but my impression is that they need to be in almost a species tank with other pipefish and seahorses. I can't imagine that they compete very well with all those others for food.
You's also have to be careful about the hawkfish with the shrimp as they tend to like them - for lunch. The longnose hawk is supposedly a little less prone to going after them.
I've read that dottybacks are also often aggressive towards similarly shaped fish, so if you add one, put it in after your gobies are established. I think most wrasses can hold their own against them though. A less agressive and cheaper alternative is a royal gramma, although they will drive away similarly shaped fish. In my experience they don't really chase like I've heard that a dottyback will. Once the intruder is away from the gramma's hideyhole, they chill out.
As to the angels, I'd go with the Potter's, mainly because of price. (Neither the golden or the Potter's are low-end for dwarf angels.) I also really like the Potter's on a personal note.
I don't have any experience with pipefish, but my impression is that they need to be in almost a species tank with other pipefish and seahorses. I can't imagine that they compete very well with all those others for food.
You's also have to be careful about the hawkfish with the shrimp as they tend to like them - for lunch. The longnose hawk is supposedly a little less prone to going after them.
I've read that dottybacks are also often aggressive towards similarly shaped fish, so if you add one, put it in after your gobies are established. I think most wrasses can hold their own against them though. A less agressive and cheaper alternative is a royal gramma, although they will drive away similarly shaped fish. In my experience they don't really chase like I've heard that a dottyback will. Once the intruder is away from the gramma's hideyhole, they chill out.
O wow awesome thank you very much for all the info! Very helpful.
But ya sadly the angels are on the pricey end but oh well ha of course those are the ones I like.
And ya I'm going to make sure all of my inverts are very very well established no more fish are going in there until I get the rest of my inverts. Unless I can find a mated pair of twinspot gobies but that will be it for now.
Again thank you for your input
But ya sadly the angels are on the pricey end but oh well ha of course those are the ones I like.
And ya I'm going to make sure all of my inverts are very very well established no more fish are going in there until I get the rest of my inverts. Unless I can find a mated pair of twinspot gobies but that will be it for now.
Again thank you for your input
Ok this is what I've dwindled it down to.
just not sure what angel I'm going to do
Golden angelfish
Potters angel
Yellow coris wrasse
2 neon gobies
Two spot goby (mated pair)
Purple queen anthias
Long hawkfish
Sprineri dottyback
just not sure what angel I'm going to do
Golden angelfish
Potters angel
Yellow coris wrasse
2 neon gobies
Two spot goby (mated pair)
Purple queen anthias
Long hawkfish
Sprineri dottyback
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