Dustin's 75 Build

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  1. DustyE

    DustyE Fire Worm

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    Thank you!
     
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  3. DustyE

    DustyE Fire Worm

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    Now that the new tank is up it's time to start thinking about adding a few more fish. Besides my coral the only resident in the 75 is a starry blenny, so I have a lot of options to choose from. So far this is what I'm thinking about:

    1 Fairy or Flasher Wrasse
    2 or 3 Cardinals
    Maybe a pair of Orange Skunk Clowns

    If you have any suggestions let me know
     
  4. oldfishkeeper

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    broken record here but I love my flamehawk. what about goby/pistol pair?
     
  5. DustyE

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    Thanks for the reply OFK
    I really like flame hawks, but I don't know if there would be any conflict between it and my blenny. It's funny that you mentioned the goby/pistol pair. I was looking at them the other day, but my wife doesn't like shrimp. I think they freak her out a little, but she won't admit it.
     
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    I came home to find my blenny stuck in my overflow box so I used some leftover screen from my screen tops to make this

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    I got the idea from Av8Bluewater in the thread about keeping the pistol shrimp out the overflow. I'm going to let the silicon dry and then trim off the extra screen. I figured if it didn't work than it would be easy to remove.
     
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    one thing about pistols is that they don't come out a lot.....your wife wouldn't see it very much :) I'm not sure about the flame with a blenny. I've only kept two hawkfish and both were/are pretty tame and didn't/don't show aggression toward any tank mates.
     
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  9. DustyE

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    I picked up some mew additions for the tank yesterday;D

    My wife was wanting a bi-color pseudochromis but I talked her into the Royal Gramma instead

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    We also got three Spotted Cardinals

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    I think I got a pretty good deal on these zoas. I paid $15 for 10 heads. Now they need to open so I can get a positive id on them.

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    We're gonna let things settle for a while before we pick up any new fish, but I think the next addition is going to be a McCosker's Wrasse, and then maybe a couple of Orange Skunk Clowns.
     
  10. Corailline

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    Great fish choices.

    Royal grammas are under rated as are skunk clowns. Did you know that skunk clowns are know to chirp and click at each other, it's pretty cool.
     
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    congrats on the new additions! I did not know that about skunk clowns :) always learning in this hobby!
     
  12. DustyE

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    Thank you!
    I think I want the clowns even more now.

    Thanks OFK!