sara February 1, 2018 Share February 1, 2018 Hello! My name is Sara (as the user name may suggest and I am a new member of WAMAS that already loves the club! I went to the winter meeting and could not stay long but from what I saw I loved the environment and came home with several new frags. I’m looking for some advice about fish. I want more fish! Colorful, cute, full of personality, etc, etc. But I also want to keep my tiny bits of coral in-tact. Perhaps someone can offer advice on a few fish that would work with my current set-up? FISH Yellow Tang (~3") 2 Ocellaris clownfish (one mature ~3" and one teeny) Watchman Goby (~1") 2 Cardinal Fish (~3"/each) INVERTS 1 Large Cleaner Shrimp 2 Peppermint Shrimp 2 emerald crabs Various snails and hermits CORALS (all very small frags - just getting started) Zoathids: yellow, unknown orange, radioactive, captain america, fairy dust Palythoas: everlasting gobbstopper, mindblowing Montipora: sunset, mystic sunset, setosa Leptoseris: moonmist Cyphastrea: my oddity , bling bling , copper Soft Corals: Toadstool Mushroom Leather Coral, Sinularia Finger Leather Coral, Green Star Polyp (GSP), Duncan Gorgonian: Purple Sea Whip I don’t have it yet, but will be getting a tiny bit of Pulsing Xenia too! and eventually a bubble tip anenome for my clownfish TANK 90 gallon Glass tank (Marineland 90 w/ corner overflow) LIGHTING Current USA Orbit Marine 48" LED (x2) FILTRATION Aqueon Sump - 2 filter socks changed 2x a week Reef Octopus 110SSS Space Saver Protein Skimmer Reef Octopus VARIOS-6 DC Controllable Return pump BRS Dual Chamber Media Reactor with GFO and Carbon Circulation Virtech MP40 (1) Auto Top Off Tunze Osmolator 7G RODI Reservoir (All water for top off and water changes is RODI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 1, 2018 Share February 1, 2018 Lawn mower blenny, good work fish, graze on rock all day, plus have a fun personality. I also like the bicolor blenny. lots of personality Anthias, very active. create lots of movement in your tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phlynamjax February 1, 2018 Share February 1, 2018 I think you need some wrasses in your tank. How about some flasher or fairy wrasses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malacoda February 1, 2018 Share February 1, 2018 I'll second the wrasse recommendation. Might want to consider a fang blenny as well, very underrated fish IMHO - active, hardy, won't bother coral, and they get along with most fish (except other fang blennies). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 I am a wrasse addict, love them. but be warned. If you are going to get them, make sure you put a screen top on the tank. They WILL jump. Unfortunately, i have lost several this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Pair (m&f) of occelated dragonets (aka "scooter blennies"). They are adorable in pairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroinmd February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Agree you need a wrasse. My leopard wrasse is one of my VERY favorites! Also love my yellow assessor. Such a quirky fish, swims upside down under rock ledges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara February 2, 2018 Author Share February 2, 2018 You guys are freakin awesome!!!!!!!! Thank you for all the great ideas. I have my fish wish list now! I'm going to choose the variety of these fish that have the most peaceful temperament and are the easiest to care for: -One or two blenny's (their faces look like cartoon characters - I'm going to love these guys!) -Anthias (Ignitus seems to be the most peaceful of the anthias) -Mccosker Flasher Wrasse Thanks again to all who replied or read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Just to emphasize what menglish said above, you defintely need to have a screen top on your tank. Particularly with wrasses and anthias. Egg crate isn't enough to keep fish from jumping to their doom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zygote2k February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Less is more. The fish you have are enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khh27 February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 I would stray away from the xenia. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara February 2, 2018 Author Share February 2, 2018 Less is more. The fish you have are enough. No way! More is more!! But I know I know, I will probably learn my lesson the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLazar February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Hi Sara, Jon and I have been working on our stock list for our 350 and agreed that some of the most interesting behavior comes from having bonded pairs of some species. We have several bonded pairs in quarantine right now. I love the bonded neon blue and yellow line goby pairs (the tank is big enough to support both). They scoot together on the surface of the rocks and are quite entertaining. We have bonded orange stripe prawn gobies (unfortunately their paired shrimp perished shortly after arrival) and a pair of yellow watchman gobies. We also have pairs of fire fish and orchid dottybacks. I love the antics of the tail spot blenny and could watch him for hours. Our next phase after these are out of quarantine includes anthias and wrasses. The final phase is the more aggressive fish, mostly tangs. Can't wait to see pictures of your new additions! Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 2, 2018 Share February 2, 2018 Just came back for Fintastic Aquarium in Fredrick. They have McCosker wrasse very reasonably price. Plus other small fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 3, 2018 Share February 3, 2018 (edited) We also have pairs of fire fish and orchid dottybacks. I love the antics of the tail spot blenny and could watch him for hours. How were you able to get the bonded pair of orchid dottybacks? I would love to have a pair of them. Edited February 3, 2018 by treesprite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Lazar February 3, 2018 Share February 3, 2018 (edited) How were you able to get the bonded pair of orchid dottybacks? I would love to have a pair of them. We bought two juveniles from ORA so there'd be less aggression, and introduced them simultaneously in a tank with lots of hidey holes. Introducing a large and a small at the same time is reported to also increase the odds of success. Dottybacks are hermaphrodites, so they'll naturally transform into a male and a female like clownfish do. Ours have a ways to go before they're laying eggs, but they're interacting as a pair...not just two fish in the same tank. Edited February 3, 2018 by Jon Lazar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstContact February 4, 2018 Share February 4, 2018 (edited) I'd like to jump on the wrasse bandwagon. Also want to put in a good word for non-reef safe wrasses, but you can't keep clams or any kind of clean up crew. Edited February 4, 2018 by FirstContact Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara February 4, 2018 Author Share February 4, 2018 This is what I ended up buying from LiveAquaria: 3 Blue/Green Reef Chromis Sailfin/Algae Blenny McCosker's Flasher Wrasse Ignitus Anthias Royal Gramma Basslet 2 of the chromis were DOA which was sad but the rest are doing good so far. The anthias hasn’t eaten yet and is hanging in the corner but started coming down today. The basslet is mostly hiding. The wrass is really cute. I have a feeling the lawnmower Blenny will become my favorite. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara February 4, 2018 Author Share February 4, 2018 I would stray away from the xenia. Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk I’ve heard others say this too . It’s invasive right? I just find it so mesmerizing. I’ll wait and do more research. Thanks for the tip. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sara February 4, 2018 Author Share February 4, 2018 Hi Sara, Jon and I have been working on our stock list for our 350 and agreed that some of the most interesting behavior comes from having bonded pairs of some species. We have several bonded pairs in quarantine right now. I love the bonded neon blue and yellow line goby pairs (the tank is big enough to support both). They scoot together on the surface of the rocks and are quite entertaining. We have bonded orange stripe prawn gobies (unfortunately their paired shrimp perished shortly after arrival) and a pair of yellow watchman gobies. We also have pairs of fire fish and orchid dottybacks. I love the antics of the tail spot blenny and could watch him for hours. Our next phase after these are out of quarantine includes anthias and wrasses. The final phase is the more aggressive fish, mostly tangs. Can't wait to see pictures of your new additions! Maureen It sounds like you have certainly done your homework and had a great game plan. I’m jealous! I didn’t really have a plan so am just trying to get peaceful and easy fish for now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menglish February 4, 2018 Share February 4, 2018 Congrats of the fish purchase. I love my McCosker wrasse and my lawn mower blenny, aka grampa (just looks like an old man to me). The thing with chromis is you may have ended up with one anyway. They have a way of "taking out" each other. I started with 9 in my old 90G and over time ended up with one. A common complain from people who keep them. I do not know why this is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treesprite February 5, 2018 Share February 5, 2018 We bought two juveniles from ORA so there'd be less aggression, and introduced them simultaneously in a tank with lots of hidey holes. Introducing a large and a small at the same time is reported to also increase the odds of success. Dottybacks are hermaphrodites, so they'll naturally transform into a male and a female like clownfish do. Ours have a ways to go before they're laying eggs, but they're interacting as a pair...not just two fish in the same tank. I had no idea they changed sex. Thanks for that information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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