Starfish_Lover Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Greetings! I have a 30 gallon Bio-Cube and currently my livestock is as follows: 1 starry-eyed blenny 1 yellow tailed blue damsel 1 tomato clown fish with it's bubble tip anemone 1 emerald crab 1 sand sifting sea star 1 serpent star 1 skunk striped cleaner shrimp 1 coral banded shrimp 1 small purple lobster 6 nassarius snails 2 blue legged hermits 2 scarlet legged hermits 2 bumble bee snails 2 trochus snails 1 sun coral 1 green plate coral 1 grape coral 1 colony of small zooanthoids 1 colony of large zooanthoids 1 small rock with bisma worms 5 small stalks of pulsating xenia Amazingly, the water parameters are holding stable and everyone is thriving. However, everything is growing and I know it could implode at any moment. What I am planning is to redo my tank as a FOWLR type tank, though I would like to keep as many of the inverts as possible. I will also be keeping the anemone for the tomato clown. He has grown up with it and I fear just taking it away will really stress him out. I would like to remove all my corals, zooanthoids and xenia (basically anything that is sessile goes) and replace all that with a single fish. In your opinions, what fish would be best suited to the remaining critters I already have? Thanks so very much! Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Let me make sure I understand.... you want to remove all the corals, keep the fish you have and ADD one fish? Or, remove the corals and have just ONE fish total? Mark Link to comment
Izzue Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Remove: Yellow tail damsel. Sun Coral Xenia Fish addition: Good luck You have a King of Tank Tomato with nem...he will rule that tank Enjoy Him!!!! YOu may get bye with another goby or blenny...depends. I would add a Neon blue cleaner goby. As far as feeding the remaining corals...go Light and just feed the nem and fish. Others will pull from water column. 0.02 Izzue Link to comment
reefdan Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 i think you'll be fine. get rid of your damsel (gets aggressive) and sand star (will starve in your size tank) Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 I read it again and understand. To be honest, I would remove the damsel and the clown/nem. The clown will get to be a SOB and either KILL or terrorize everything else, same with the damsel. You have the wrong tank for more than 3 fish (4 small) no matter what corals you have or don’t have. If you want a bunch of aggressive fish then get a larger tank, 50G+. Nano tanks are best suited to reef (coral) tanks with a FEW small fish. It’s a loosing battle to try what your wanting, not enough room or water. My 2 cents. Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 The tomato clown is quite a kittycat and the damsel seems to only care about one cave. I am planning to upgrade in the next year to a 55 gallon. Seems like the consensus is taking out the corals will not make a bio load difference. Am I correct in that? Link to comment
Longinus Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Seems like the consensus is taking out the corals will not make a bio load difference. Am I correct in that? Correct, as long as you dont feed the corals/feed sparingly you will be fine. Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 Okay, maybe I didn't make myself clear in my original post. I want to remove the corals, softies and other sessile critters. I find that I really am only enjoying the activity of the fish and inverts. So, the corals (and all the others) are leaving regardless of if I am able to add another fish or not. Link to comment
masterbuilder Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 OK... well. I still dont see why you want to get rid of the corals. They require no care and dont hurt anything. But, its your tank. Anywho...if I was going to TRY to add anything...maybe a sixline wrasse. They can hold their own against anything, are very colorful, entertaining, active and will most likely end up as your favorite fish. Your not going to get much agreement here with your plan...this is mainly a reef site. Enjoy your tank. Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 OK... well. I still dont see why you want to get rid of the corals. They require no care and dont hurt anything. Ok, now I'm confused. I was under the impression that they needed feeding. I have been feeding the xenia, sun coral, plate coral, and zooanthoids cyclop-eze by syringe. I was originally just putting it in like the fish food, but the filter seemed to pull it all out before it truely circulated. The sun coral started looking very unhappy. Once I started the targeted feedings it revived and thrived. Am I doing something wrong? Link to comment
Izzue Posted May 11, 2008 Share Posted May 11, 2008 Not tring to be to harsh...but. You should have researched your corals better. Xenia...needs no feeding. Plate will do better with spot feed cyclopeeze once a week. zoos...will pull from water column sun coral...takes a ton of food to keep happy...not a wise choice for Nano tank...a 30 can handle this better but you will need to feed. Thats why I recommended the boot...If you take the time you could spot feed SC in bowl then toss the nutrient rich water. Feed fish with no current and let excess food inrich the water for 30 minutes...turn filtration and flow back on... You didnt state you had a skimmer...it would help with the overfeeding if it occurs...not to mention pulls fish snit etc. Izzue Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 I do have a skimmer in the second chamber. Other than the six line wrasse, would an orchid dottyback be a possibility? Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 11, 2008 Author Share Posted May 11, 2008 More so than the wrasse? I've done some reading on the dottybacks and yes, the whole group tends to be on the aggressive side, most seem to say that the orchid is the least aggressive. With my tomato clown and yellow tail damsel, I don't want a fish that's going to live in terror. Link to comment
tangboy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Just toss in a dwarf lionfish and watch what happens, he'll decide what goes and what stays for you Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 sixline +1 I don't know what that means. Link to comment
CorvetteJoe Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 I don't know what that means. It means he is the first person to agree with the person that mentioned the sixline. For instance, I would say sixline +2 I love my sixline. Very entertaining and fun to watch. extremely colorful. Mine has shown no aggression. I'd have to agree with some of the others that if you are seeking less maintenance, get rid of the few corals that have special needs and just keep the zoas and xenya. I don't do anything for my zoas and xenya and they are perfectly happy. I also have a clownfish/anemone (not hosting yet) and a sixline along with lots of inverts. This way you can enjoy the look, colors and extra ambiance of the corals and not really worry about the upkeep since they can take care of themselves. Link to comment
phil121 Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 sixline + 3 Its my favorite fish. Super active and colorful. Link to comment
Starfish_Lover Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Thank you to each and every one of you who have replied with such useful information. I truly appreciate it. Sixline wrasse it is! Link to comment
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