How Would You Stock A 120 Gallon

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  1. AdamS

    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    ya and i have to be carefull that the triggers wont ruin it by smackin it down...guess i might try acrylic dowels.
     
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  3. Pelado

    Pelado Montipora Digitata

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    Jeez... Adam.. you keep changing your mind. Decide first what you want... whether with corals or without and then it is easier to give you some advice.
     
  4. AdamS

    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    i definatly dont wont corals i just want a aggressive fowlr.
     
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    marlinman Zoanthid

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    One thing about triggers. They have their pointed dorsal fin that is sharp and at night they like to lodge themselves in between rocks and they will extend their dorsal fin to protect themselves from predators. They do this in the wild so if a shark or some huge fish comes by they can only bite off the tail. True story.
    So like I said before I would lean more towards either large rocks that are strong enough to handle the movement or just separate big rocks and not have to worry about it but the latter may be unfair to the fish.:cry: IMO.
     
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    marlinman Zoanthid

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    I've had a clown trigger, huma huma trigger, pink tail trigger and a queen trigger so I sort of have an idea about them. I had them in a 150 gal tank. Not together but I had a huma huma and a clown together that were very aggressive and the ich came and killed everything (part of the learning process) then I had the queen and the pink tail together. I preferred the latter personally because the pink tail was my favorite because of his personality but the queen is a gorgeous fish that I don't see anymore in stores. They do get big fast.

    Think about a Dragon Wrasse, they are a trip to watch and their cheap and don't get huge. All you need to keep him happy is to have several very small pieces of coral and rocks so he can grab them with his mouth and move them into position to sleep under them at a particular time everyday. Mine did it at 6:30 PM. I could set my watch by him.;D
     
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    kss2801 Montipora Capricornis

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    I'd second a pink tail. I have one know and he is really awesome. I can even hand feed him. When he eats food floating at the top his fin sticks out of the water like a shark, very cool fish.
     
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  9. AdamS

    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    I do like the pink tail but im not so fond on the colors. I like the niger because of its fins and i liked the humu because it is one of the smaller triggers and nice colors. i really like titans because of the small one at my LFS but it will get too big and own the tank. What do you think my list should be then? My ideas are on the other page. thanks
     
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    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    So how does this list sound to everyone?
    -Niger Trigger
    -Humu Trigger
    -Dogface Puffer
    -Snowflake Eel
    -Sailfin Tang
    -Vol. Lion
    If you have any suggestions on what else i could do or add let me know. thanks
     
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    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    anyone have any suggestions for this list about what to add or take off or anything? thanks
     
  12. AdamS

    AdamS Coral Banded Shrimp

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    if i took off the lionfish what else could i add? i only say this because with a lion i couldnt add any smaller fish really and i want to keep the option for smaller fish open. Also for what i am planing how many fish would you suggest to put in?