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View Poll Results: Recommend My Next Addition... | |
Flame Angel
|     | 2 | 11.76% | |
Coral Beauty
|    | 4 | 23.53% | |
Percula Clown
|    | 7 | 41.18% | |
Green Chromis
|    | 4 | 23.53% | |
Yellow Tang
|    | 0 | 0% |
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05-29-2008, 02:58 PM
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#1 (permalink)
| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
Posts: 704
|  Which fish?
Well 2 days ago i did my first water change after 2 months, parameters are...
Ammonia 0-ppm
Nitrite 0-ppm
Nitrate 0-ppm
PH-8.2
ALK-8-
Phosphate-0.03-ppm
Salinity-1.023
Temp-80F
So the big question is, i was thinking of adding my next addition, what should i get? either,
1-Flame Angel
2-Coral Beauty
3-Percula Clown
4-Green Chromis
5-Yellow Tang _________ Hardware-55G Rena Md,Filstar XP3 Filter, 200w Heater, 1xSeio 2, 1xKoralia 2, Lee's Medium Skimmer, 8x39watt T5 Fish-Yellow Tang, Coral Beauty, Midas Blenny, Clown, Chalk Goby Inverts-Snails, Hermits, Black Long Spine Sea Urchin, Blue Linika StarFish, Cleaner Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Feather Duster, Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Coral's-Green/Purple/Hairy Mushroom's, Xenia, Button, Green, Yellow Polyps, Toadstool Leather,Finger Leather, Purple tip Frogspawn.  | 
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05-29-2008, 03:01 PM
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#2 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
Posts: 3,530
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Number 3... Can't go wrong with a clown.... _________ My Tank Thread...... EST. 10/30/07 5.5 gal, 72watt's of pc's, rio skimmer, hob rated at 40 gal, stealth heater, b/w aussie clown, emerald crab, turbo, bumble bee, astrea, and nassarius snails, aussie open brain, pink birdsnest, wallhammer, multiple acro's, numerous monti's, zoa's, palys, ppd's, duncans, mint gsp's, reg gsp's, blue clove polyps, grn bali slimer, and tons of ppl sponges. | |
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05-29-2008, 03:05 PM
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#3 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 29
Posts: 585
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If you're gonna add all those eventually,....then i'd prolly go w/ the beauty first cause it's more docile than the rest and you have a better chance when the time comes for your next inhabitant. not as aggressive or territorial. _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 50lbs LR, 80lbs LS, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, striped grouper, mexican turbo, astrea and red foot snails, striped, red and blue legged hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, white and purple bubble coral(very little), red and green mushrooms, orange gorgonian, candycane  Tanks, No Thanks. We Free Dive! | |
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05-29-2008, 03:06 PM
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#4 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 29
Posts: 585
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Quote:
Originally Posted by baugherb  Number 3... Can't go wrong with a clown.... | clown was my 2nd choice | |
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05-29-2008, 03:07 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Great Blue Whale
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
Posts: 2,833
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Originally Posted by baugherb Number 3... Can't go wrong with a clown.... | I agree #3. Second choice would be a group of blue/green chromis. | 
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05-29-2008, 03:09 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
Posts: 3,963
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Angels and Tangs require alot of space to roam and forage for food. Plus aggressiveness by them and the possible "reef safe" debate with regards to corals, anemones and other inverts poses a problem.
Green Chromis' are a close relative of the Clowns and Damsel fish but without the tendancy for being boisterous(aggressive), plus they make a beautiful sight with a school of 5 or more!!!!!!!!
Alot depends on what you would like to purchase later on in terms of fish and inverts!!!! Compatibility issues can be a factor now as well as in the future!
It is advantageous to add the most aggressive fish species last, to curb aggression!!!! HINT _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
"IF THE PHONE DOESN'T RING...IT'S ME"  jb  | |
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05-29-2008, 03:11 PM
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#7 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
Posts: 3,530
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Chromis are cool looking... | |
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05-29-2008, 03:43 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CANADA Age: 38
Posts: 51
Karma: 26
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From experience I would suggest 3 Chromis at first, followed by 2 clowns....the rest is up to you, but if and when you decide to add a Yellow Tang, add this one last. They are very aggressive and require plenty of space.
Good luck, keep us posted as what you decide. 
You may want to consider adding a Skunk Shrimp and a few Hermit crabs to keep everything clean. _________ 
Fish only aquarium: 55 gal. Bio-Wheel Wet/Dry Biological Filter and the use of Pura Complete and a Nano Skimmer : Fish: Yellow Tang, Pacific Blue Tang, (2) Percula Clowns, (3) Green Chromis, Skunk Shrimp, Cleaner Wrasse, (5) Hermit Crabs, Yellow Tail Damsel, Four Stripe Damsel. | |
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05-29-2008, 03:52 PM
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#9 (permalink)
| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama Age: 31
Posts: 658
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you know a coral beauty and a flame aint gonna work out so well dont cha? The flame will torment the coral beauty till it dies. | |
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05-29-2008, 04:46 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
Posts: 1,244
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the clown is by far the safest
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55 gallon reef with 4x54 watt t5,29 gallon sump,red monti cap,1blue echinophyllia,trumpet,red lobo,2 toadstools 1purple and 1neon,gsp,xenia and yellow xenia,red ,many mushrooms,2 giant frilly shrooms,cabbage coral,yellow polyps,many zoos,1 orange and one neon green nepthia,duncans,cladiella | |
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