Species Tank

[zygote2k]

I'm gonna do a total species tank in my cube. I was thinking about Blue Eyed Cardinals and a nice stand of Acropora.

Anyone got any suggestions?

[Omair]

I'm really looking forward to see where you go with this.

[davelin315]

Large Pacific Striped Octopuses!

 

I would go with some Anthias and a single large coral head.

[OldReefer]

That itis a great idea Rob. I have always wanted to set up a tank like that with Sea grass, cardinals, long spine urchins, and maybe garden eels. Maybe even some gonipora...all of those things appear naturally together.

[zygote2k]

I thought about Anthias but they have more aggression issues than Cardinals.

I've even thought about a big school of Damsels or Chromis.

Instead of Acroporas, I might go with Gorgonians and their ilk which will push me towards Caribbean species.

[Chad]

I saw two holocanthus worms with symbiotic emperor shrimp in a small LFS yesterday... That would make a cool species tank!

[BowieReefer84]

Angler fish and Acros.

 

Large school of damsels sounds cool as well.

Edited March 17, 2013 by BowieReefer84

[Steve175]

I'd be happy to donate a few damsels to the dedicated angler tank.

[Jon Lazar]

A deep sand bed and a mated pair of yellowheaded jawfish.

[John]

Clam and mushroom tank...

[Coral Hind]

A deep sand bed and a mated pair of yellowheaded jawfish.

The Philly Zoo had a large tank with a dozen yellowheaded jawfish and sea grass in it and that looked really cool. I think a tank like that but with gorgonians or ricordia mixed in instead of the grass would be a pretty cool Caribbean tank.

[Decadence]

I have a few of those cardinals and they do not like the flow required for all of my SPS. If I were to do a species tank, it would be a minimalist 24x24x18 rimless (with a net) with a pair of candy basslets and a zoa garden with very blue lights.

[Chad]

The emperor shrimp I was talking about... Right up your alley, Rob!