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02-23-2008, 06:53 PM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Aug 2007
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 |  You decide. What will be my next fish?
I have a 8 month old 55 gallon reef tank with only two fish, a coral beauty and a chromi. (45# LR, 45#LS) I've had these two for 6 months without getting any other fish. I told myself that I was going to wait until everything else was done. For now I'm content. I have my tank, lights, refugium up and running (thanks to the DIY gods), a RODI (thank you Christmas), a phosphate reactor (birthday of course!  ) wavemaker timer and other nice little do-hickies.
So now at long last it is finally time for that third fish. (It's been 6 months people. I deserve a frickin' medal for that) I have done plenty of research for that new special resident. So it is to be expected that after 6 months of staring wistfully at all the pretty fish at the LFS  , researching what would do well in my tank  , and pretty much just having plenty of time to make up my mind.......................
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO GET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   
so you guys feel free to pitch in and give me some ideas. Just so long as it looks good, can stay in a 55, and won't harass my CB and chromi (and the cleaner shrimp, snails, blue legs, and (non)sand sifting serpent star  )
Let's see what you come up with.
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55gal,216 watt Tek T5, 45#LR, 45#LS, 3 maxi-jet 900's on a natural wavemaker timer,phosban reactor, 5 gal fuge (built out of standard 10 gallon tank) with chaeto and feather caulerpa, sealife systems protein skimmer, wet/dry, 3 blue/green chromi, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 1 coral beauty,1 scopas tang, 2 false percs, 5 mexican turbo snails, assorted dwarf blue leg hermits, astrea snails, and nerite snails | 
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02-23-2008, 06:59 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Wow.....the sky is the limit........hmmmm............how about a six line, midas blenny, blackcap, neon goby or a convict blenny. Any dart fish, blennies, damsels, gobies, some wrassees, some tile fishes, hawkfishes, grammas and dottybacks. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew.. 
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02-23-2008, 07:01 PM
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| | Panda Puffer
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sun River,Oregon (Bend) Age: 35
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69  Wow.....the sky is the limit........hmmmm............how about a six line, midas blenny, blackcap, neon goby or a convict blenny. | Nice choices luna. My six-line is one of my favorite fish. Tons of personality and movement. Great colors and markings. | |
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02-23-2008, 07:57 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Orange spotted goby... Only because I have one.... LOL
Last edited by baugherb; 02-23-2008 at 08:26 PM.
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02-23-2008, 08:33 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Indy
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How about a pistol shrimp and a watchman goby. I love mine. Its neat to watch them work together as a team and the pistol popping is funny to me. | |
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02-23-2008, 09:19 PM
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| | Montipora Capricornis
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Columbus, Indiana Age: 23
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How bout a foxface??? Or Banggai Cardinalfish?? 2 of my favorites!! But don't call me a copycat when I get one!!! _________ 55 gallon slowly growing reef aquarium, 85 lbs. live rock, 2 1/2" sandbed, 1 False Percula Clown, 1 Sixline Wrasse, 1 Mandarin Goby, Tetratec PF500 filter, 2 110 watt URI Super Actinic VHO actinics, 2 250 watt metal halides with Reef Optix 2 reflectors powered by Blue Wave 3 ballast, born 1/3/08 My Tank Thread My Tank Video  | |
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02-23-2008, 10:19 PM
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| | Gnarly Old Codfish
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Silverdale, Washington Age: 59
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Asking us what fish to get is like asking alcoholic in liquor store what he wants most... 
Sky is limit...
Just keep eye on size, space requirements and compatility...
Every tank needs a sixline...  _________ AG "125," AquaC EV 180, 30 gal sump, "SCWD", 80 lbs LR, CoralSeaLife "Moonlite" Hood, PFO 250W HQI Mini-Pendant (SPS HQI 14000k bulb)
12 Gallon NanoCube - 24w stock PC 50/50 light "...nothing good ever happens fast in a reef tank, only bad things happen fast..."
- MIKE PALLETTA - (2008 Reef log) ("OmarD"/"Scott") | |
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02-24-2008, 03:38 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Quebec City
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I have heard mixed things on 6line they can be a great addition or they can be a little terror!!! I would have one if I just needed 1 more fish ie last addition so he dont dominate new-bies.
My sugestion for a 55 is a nice little red hawkfish very cool addition Ive kept in the past no real special needs ,reef safe and good coulor http://www.liveaquaria.com/images/pr...ge/p_77116.jpg _________ 
55gl skimmerless, 80lbs live rock, DIY wavemaker running 3x MJ1200 with hydor deflector.
2 DIY fluidized reactors Carbon & ROWAphos
LIghts- 2x 50/50 atinics T10's , 2x life gro T10's ,
1x20,000K T12, 1x6,000K T10.
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02-24-2008, 04:34 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by bmshehan How bout a foxface??? Or Banggai Cardinalfish?? 2 of my favorites!! But don't call me a copycat when I get one!!! | A foxface is a beautiful fish but not recommended for tanks less than 75g, he has a 55g. As Omard stated, "Just keep eye on size, space requirements and compatility". Great advice! | |
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02-24-2008, 06:58 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orlando,Fl.
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i would say a sixline really cool fish.get him small so you can watch him grow.
a sandshifting goby one of my favs.its cool to watch them change the way the sand lays on the bottom and making caves. another cleaner shrimp so you can 2 of the lil guys.they are cool. | |
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