What fish should I get?

[cbashaw]

I finally got my damsels out of my tank last weekend. Now I'm trying to decide what I should put in in place of them.

 

My tank is a 110G with mostly soft and LPS corals.

 

I have the following fish:

 

Yellow tang

Hippo Tang

2 Percula clowns

 

 

 

I've considered possibly getting Anthias but it seems that is what everyone is getting lately. I'm hoping to get something less common.

 

 

Any suggestions on other fish I should think about getting?

[Gadgets]

I finally got my damsels out of my tank last weekend. Now I'm trying to decide what I should put in in place of them.

 

My tank is a 110G with mostly soft and LPS corals.

 

I have the following fish:

 

Yellow tang

Hippo Tang

2 Percula clowns

I've considered possibly getting Anthias but it seems that is what everyone is getting lately. I'm hoping to get something less common.

Any suggestions on other fish I should think about getting?

 

I think a group of Lubbock's wrasses would be nice.

 

I have a male. This is the only pic I have of my male. Not a good pic though.

 

[steveoutlaw]

A flame angel is always nice. One of my favorite fish to watch is my 6 line wrasse but you need a good pod population. Hawkfish are also very interesting to watch.

[wolfman]

A flame angel is always nice. One of my favorite fish to watch is my 6 line wrasse but you need a good pod population. Hawkfish are also very interesting to watch.

 

Do not get a flame angel if you have zoos or are planning on getting zoos because they nip

Edited October 22, 2006 by wolfman

[jamesbuf]

Do not get a flame angel if you have zoos or are planning on getting zoos because they nip

 

not always. I've got a coral beauty and a flame angel and niether of them bother any of the corals...(knock on wood). From what I've read on here an other sites, dwarf angels are usually reef safe, but you do come across one that may nip on corals every now and then. I know someone on here unfortunately ran into a flame that had started to nip at corals.

 

 

 

Chris, if you do plan on getting the anthias, why don't you start a group buy from that nyaquatics place. They have the cheapest prices I've seen by far. I know everyone was more than happy with their order they got last time. Very healthy and decent size. Count me in on the group buy if you start one. After seeing my tank, you thinking you need for fish eh? I think I have room for a couple more fish.

Edited October 22, 2006 by jamesbuf

[HowardofNOVA]

Chris

I have to agree about Flame Angels, some will, some won't but mine devasted my GSP and was constantly nipping my Zoo's and probably would have to come out of my tank had not the Blue Velvet Damsel KILLED him!!

 

Wrasses like Raf's Melanorus and and my favorite Yellow Canary would be excellent additions!

 

Another favorite of mine is the Flame Hawkfish, but I enjoy my Shrimp more!!

 

As I've mentioned before and with 110g tank a school of B/W Heniochus Dipreutes would be too cool!!

[cbashaw]

Great call on the heniochus I think I might do that.

 

Would a group of leopard Wrasses be a good idea? We got on in at Aquarium One yesterday and the colors are amazing. I have read they do best in groups of 3 or more.

[scarletknight06]

Leopard wrasses are fairly diificult to keep IIRC. I believe their diet in the wild consists of vermitid snails (those white tiny tubular worms that attach themselves to all surfaces of your tank) and it is very difficult to get them to eat prepared foods. I do know of a couple people who have succesfully kept them though.

 

I'm not a big fan of wrasses, plus they like to go carpet surfing. What about a bluejaw trigger of harlequen tusk (if you dont care about your hermits or snails that is).

[cbashaw]

I do like the blue jaw they are nice. I also saw pink tail triggers can be reef safe.

 

Does anyone know much about the yellow candy hogfish? It says you can keep a few of them if they are introdiced simultaneously.

 

[Charlie97L]

I do like the blue jaw they are nice. I also saw pink tail triggers can be reef safe.

 

Does anyone know much about the yellow candy hogfish? It says you can keep a few of them if they are introdiced simultaneously.

 

 

all of the triggers are not crustacean safe. so if you like shrimps, fugeddaboudit.

 

i believe they are not shrimp safe once they muture, if that matters. www recommends only 1 per tank, in the 2 threads i saw about them there.

Edited October 24, 2006 by Charlie97L

[scarletknight06]

yes pink tails are reef safe too, but I've never known anyone thats kept one. IIRC they get a little bit larger too.

[cbashaw]

This is what Marine Depot says about the pink tail trigger:

 

"General Notes: Better behaved than the Niger Triggerfish, the Melichthys vidua or Pinktail Triggerfish is probably the most desireable for the reef aquarium. Is very shy at first but will become friendlier than many of the other triggers and not become aggressive with age but more tame. It is very hardy and can be kept with peaceful fishes of equal size or larger. It not as likely to re-aquascape your tank as the other triggerfish species often will. Will eat shrimps and other crusteaceans."

 

If I get the trigger or the hogfish I will have to get rid of my coral banded shrimp but I'm not that attached to him anyway.

 

I'm assuming he will be fine with my tangs but do you think he will go after my clowns?

[Charlie97L]

i read on wet web that pink tails can become aggressive... that sounds like a marketing ploy to me.

 

some of the sales sites do have good data, but i trust an impartial source more.

 

i think you'd be fine with your clowns. i'd steer away from any gobies, or things like that, they will probably become a snack.