Fox and Trigger

[alco1]

depending on their personality.... some can be bullies... others can be perfect. for a reef.... they do quite well. may get the odd one that might test a coral out but wouldnt eat them. theyre really great fish with a beautiful deep red. If you want to get one i would save it to last and get the rest of the fish in there first..... just incase you end up with a bully

or maybe throw a blue ringed octopus in there, theyre small and would fit nicely in your size tank..... they maybe be the most poisonous octopus in the world... so just wear gloves

 

[alco1]

dont have a FA..... my fish are too big, they would just eat him lol. but seen them around for about 50-70$

 

[woody390]

Angels are prone to nipping corals so if you want to put one in there build up a lot of coral in the tank before you add the flame so if it does nip coral it will have more than one to nip at and shouldn't annoy the same coral over and over. As said before though a fox will not work in a 40 you need probably double that for an eight nice fish that like a to swim

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

blue ring can kill you in 14 minutes... no

 

[alco1]

small banana wrasse?

 

[alco1]

was joking about the octpous btw

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Okay... Ive decided Thanks all!

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

I got my biggy fish and a shrimp and goby pair. Maybe I can get a little hawk or something small that hugs the surface

 

[alco1]

i would agree with woody btw.... try to take the foxface out.... they like to have a bit room to swim

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

yea the situation with the FF is an odd one. we are going to order a couple young ones. My boss says I can have one for the tank until I feel hes big enough That I can bring him in for a 300 gallon frag tank.

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Will this work? 55g

Fox Face
Flame Angel
Yasha Goby + Pistol Shrimp pair
Clown Pair

 

[bribo12]

Will this work? 55g

Fox Face
Flame Angel
Yasha Goby + Pistol Shrimp pair
Clown Pair

IMO that's fine. Stock the goby, then the clowns, then the foxface and the angel last.

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Okay Sweet! Im super excited. What about a Clean up crew?

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

What sort of clean up crew would I be lookong at? would all those fish be fine in a reef with some little guys to clean?

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

Now when you say the goby and shrimp first then clowns.... and so on... how long of a period in between stocking?

 

[bribo12]

Now when you say the goby and shrimp first then clowns.... and so on... how long of a period in between stocking?

I'd say once the tank is cycled, add a new fish every couple weeks. As far as cuc add whatever you like snail wise. I don't like hermits but that's just me. Astrea and cerith are my favorite snails.

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

I'd say once the tank is cycled, add a new fish every couple weeks. As far as cuc add whatever you like snail wise. I don't like hermits but that's just me. Astrea and cerith are my favorite snails.

Alright thank you for your input. Its been a ton of help and Im happy to get the fish that I wanted... Aside from the Niger Trigger but thats fine. I am going to start a new thread under getting started based upon the building of this reef! I dont think I would get anymore fish but is there space for a little guy if I do stumble across something?

 

[Rmckoy]

I want whatever this is!

That is a very nice fish .
What is it ?

 

[Rmckoy]

you want something really colorful..... how about a manderin?

They require a well established tank .
They are picky eaters and mostly only eat live pods .

 

[AtoZ Cichlids]

They require a well established tank .
They are picky eaters and mostly only eat live pods .

Eeeyup!