need opinions on new fish?!?

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  1. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    so i have a full blown reef setup,sps,lps,softies, 60 gal (long) 48x13x24 sump, fuge, lots of LR(check phishpics)
    in my tank now i have
    sixline wrasse,
    2 o.clowns,
    goby okinawae (yellow clown goby)
    & mandarin(will be going to a diff tank very soon)


    1) do you think my tank will be pushin over stocked with a new fish.?

    i have looked over a lot of fish and not many seem like they would make a good fit. but the fish i do think would make a good fit seem to be schooling fish.?

    blue/green chromis
    bangaii cardinal
    anthias

    2)so can the chromis and bangii be kept succesfuly as a singles?(if not,do you think 2 bangiis/or chromis would increase my bioload alot?)

    3)is there any anthias that can be recommended for my setup.?

    4) any other ideas you can give me for my setup would be a big help?

    i hate/love adding new fish its so stressfull!!!!!!
     
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  3. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Froc3 Fire Goby

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    Yeah, it's been shown that anthias actually "swim" more than tangs, so do with that info what you will. You're definately ok for a few more fish - the cardinals are far too boring IMO. Why not a flasher wrasse of some sort? They're really cool and will only have minor conflicts (IME) with your sixline.
     
  5. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    hmmmmmmm. i really would like to get a blue tang, but size says 12" adult, how big would it get in my 60 and how fast(about)?

    and yeah i wont even try the anthias.

    and chromis just seems like a waste of fish space.
     
  6. Bogie

    Bogie Snowflake Eel

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    Get a Blue Tang if you want. It will do fine for couple years in a 60 gallon. Just be sure to pick out a healthy one and don't freak out if breaks out with some ick in the first couple of months.
     
  7. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    lol thats what im worrid about, i bought a yellow tang when my tank was newer and it got ick, so i freaked out treated it and returned it lol.
     
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  9. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    DO you think there are any better choices of tangs for my tank than the regal tang.?
     
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    If you wiki the cardinal you will see they have been close to extiction. I like the blue tangs colors, but they tend to be really shy and are food crazy. I like the yellow tangs, he was a good fish for years w/o any problems. green chromis are little *****s. I have 3 athias right now and they seem good and eat good.
     
  11. bmshehan

    bmshehan Fu Manchu Lion Fish

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    get a naso, powder brown, or whitecheek IMO! I loved my whitecheek till I realized he brought in oonidium which in turn brought death to all my fish :(!
     
  12. BluePhish

    BluePhish Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    ahhh so frustrating .... corals are so much easier than fish lol..

    i still do not know what i am going to do....i went to a LFS today after work, they had a blue tang who looked good until i seen him scratching, and he was a lil bigger than i wanted.

    but they did have some nice healthy perfect size yellows... would a yellow have more room to grow in my 60 than the blue.?

    also thought about a kole tang , but its patterns are very very similar to the sixline. so that could be a problem.

    i am going to another LFS in a few to see what they have.