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05-24-2005, 08:41 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
Posts: 178
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 |  Any Fish Thoughts?
Currently I have 2 tomato clowns (mated pair), and a royal gramma for fish. See my signature for what else I have in the tank. I was thinking of some schooling fish, and didn't come up with anything good, then thought about the Cardinal fish, but wasn't sure since it's nocturnal and I don't have a ton of live rock. So have been thinking about Dotty Back, Neon Blue Goby, Six Line Wrasse, or maybe an Angel fish. Anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Would like something with some blue in it (probably not the right motivation for a fish, but nevertheless the case).
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55 gal glass tank, 2 power heads, wet/dry filter, protein skimmer, 50 lbs live rock, pair of tomato clowns, 1 royal gramma, 1 coral beauty angel, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 12 assorted snails (astrea/turbo), 15 assorted hermit crabs, green bubble tip anemone, red mushrooms, yellow polyps, 1 green leather, green star polyps, yellow toadstool | 
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05-24-2005, 09:33 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,450
  
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
well, if u want a nice swimming fish, maybe a hectors goby or court jestor goby, they r cool  and since ur tank is 55 gal like mine (a bit small) they r a pretty good size...if u wanted blue u can get neon gobies, they r cool _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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05-26-2005, 11:37 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
Posts: 373
Karma: 92
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
I have a Neon Dottyback and love him. He is very active, curious and loves to show off. Best of all he has a bright blue topside! 
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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05-26-2005, 01:04 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
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| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
Don't mix a gramma with a dottyback. They'll fight.
If you intend to stay fish-only, I'd get a butterfly. Lots of nice ones to choose from. _________ -Mickey 175g Bowfront - 75g Refugium - 100g Sump - 3 Phoenix 14k 250W MH - AquaC EV240 Skimmer - 240lbs Haitian Live Rock - 4" DSB - Red Velvet Fairy Wrasse - Azure Damsel - Banggia Cardinal - Firefish Goby - Blackcap Basslet - Purple Tang - Powder Brown Tang - Regal Tang - Green Manderin - 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp - 2 Peppermint Shrimp - 2 Emerald Crabs - Rose BTA - Orange Linkia - Tuxedo Urchin - Spiney Urchin (hitchhiker) | |
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05-26-2005, 08:04 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Denver, CO,Colorado
Posts: 178
Karma: 10
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
I intend on adding some coral and/or invertabrates at some point, so Mickey, any other suggestions knowing that?
Also, I've heard Butterfly's are aggressive, where as my others aren't so much, you still think they are OK? | |
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05-26-2005, 08:46 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: , SC,South_Carolina
Posts: 594
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| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
I would steer clear of the Butterfly since you have shrimp. The butterfly will nip at them until they have no legs left. I would go with the neon. _________  &&Right now I'm in the middle of a conversion from reef to Discus/ planted aquarium. Hair algae beat me down. Maybe a nano in the future. Everything screwed up so I'm converting to FOWLR. Wish me luck. | |
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05-26-2005, 10:00 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 20
Posts: 3,450
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
ya i have been looking for a neon for a while... , hey does anyone know if a 2 in pistol shrimp would be eaten by a 2 in wrasse? i got a 1/2 in pistol and got eaten very fast..forgot wrasses ate them...  but the slore has a big pistil 2...anone know? | |
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05-26-2005, 10:48 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
Posts: 1,181
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
I agree, stay away from dottybacks and pseudochromis with that R. Gramma. Also most wrasses will harrass small shrimp, if not eat them. What about Blue Devils, cheap and beautiful.
Might also think about a Coral Beauty Angel for something blue. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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05-27-2005, 07:39 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Overland Park, Kansas
Posts: 202
Karma: 31
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
Raven, not all wrasse are shrimp eaters. The fairy wrasses (Cirrhilabrus) are great reef fish. Very beautiful and peaceful, though pricey. They do better in a larger, and preferably deeper, tank, though. | |
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05-27-2005, 02:42 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: May 2004 Location: Huntsville, Alabama
Posts: 139
Karma: 38
| Re: Any Fish Thoughts?
I would get a purple firefish goby, awesome fish.
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20G Mini Reef - 130w PC - 30lbs Fiji live rock - 25lbs special grade reef sand - CPR BakPak
90G Cichlid Tank - 80w lighting - skilter 250 - emperor 400 - Magnum 250 - MJ 1200 | |
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