bencollinz Posted May 20, 2013 Author Share Posted May 20, 2013 My fish literally live only on the right 1/3 of my tank. I feel like i should buy more to fill the void... Link to comment
metrokat Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 My fish literally live only on the right 1/3 of my tank. I feel like i should buy more to fill the void... Must have something to do with flow and cave protection or whatever. Re-arrange the rocks or move the powerhead and see. Link to comment
FishDooD65 Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 My fish literally live only on the right 1/3 of my tank. I feel like i should buy more to fill the void... you can definitely keep a dwarf angel or two. I would suggest a small tang as well, only if you plan on rehoming it or getting a larger tank in the future of course. I had two small tangs in my 55 without a problem. I think you could possibly keep a kole or tomini tang without a problem, they are some of the smaller tangs. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 you can definitely keep a dwarf angel or two. I would suggest a small tang as well, only if you plan on rehoming it or getting a larger tank in the future of course. I had two small tangs in my 55 without a problem. I think you could possibly keep a kole or tomini tang without a problem, they are some of the smaller tangs. I'm reading that almost all angels will nip at corals? I will have coral in the future. thoughts? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Depends on the individual fish. It's good to go ahead and plan for one eating a certain type of coral and to just stay away from that type (and it may even only be a certain color of that type). Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 I definitely need something red and/or blue. green? I have white, black, purple/yellow, "pink"/yellow, orange. Link to comment
FishDooD65 Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Honestly, i have had 4 dwarf angels (potters, flame, coral beauty, and flameback) in my previous tanks and none nipped at corals. from what i have heard and experienced, if you feed your angels well, they usually tend to not nip at coral. But its usually hit or miss. If you see the fish nipping, remove it and replace it. Some nip and some never nip. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted May 21, 2013 Share Posted May 21, 2013 I definitely need something red and/or blue. green? I have white, black, purple/yellow, "pink"/yellow, orange. cherub and a couple chromis.. and... a flasher wrasse (pair if you can find one).. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 21, 2013 Author Share Posted May 21, 2013 cherub and a couple chromis.. and... a flasher wrasse (pair if you can find one).. any particular type of the flasher wrasses? there are 5 different kinds on LA? Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Well whatever it was went into the vortech and got diced up. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I said flasher.. i meant fairy wrasse.. any of the Cirrhilabrus will be more peaceful. Check out Cirrhilabrus solorensis and the lubbocks.. add them at the same time and you wont have issues. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 I said flasher.. i meant fairy wrasse.. any of the Cirrhilabrus will be more peaceful. Check out Cirrhilabrus solorensis and the lubbocks.. add them at the same time and you wont have issues. I like both of those you mentioned. Hopefully my LFS has at least one. Link to comment
MikeTR Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 They should be in the $30-35 range.. both of them. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Hippo tang (because every woman has to be obsessed with finding nemo) or the 2 wrasses? Link to comment
FishDooD65 Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I vote small tang (kole or tomini) and two wrasses! you can always rehome the fish when it gets bigger or get a bigger tank! Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 fine, no tang. I vote small tang (kole or tomini) and two wrasses! you can always rehome the fish when it gets bigger or get a bigger tank! Tomini or kole eye I don't like either of those. maybe they look better in real life? I'll see if LFS has either. Link to comment
The Salt Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hippo is a great fish but can be tricky at first. Getting them to eat at the beginning is work. I had two of them over the years. The second one I picked up from another reefer and it adjusted much quicker then the one I got from the LFS. If you can, get yourself a used fish, much less work. LOL! ...I vote hippo by the way! Link to comment
Chadf Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I had a hippo in a 55 back in the day, not a good idea. It grew from 4" to 8" in about 2 years, became very stressed and skittish. Link to comment
bencollinz Posted May 24, 2013 Author Share Posted May 24, 2013 found these while seeding the lawn... our new niece! they meet for the first time Link to comment
BattleAthletics Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Hey Ben take a picture of you doing the same pose and in the same car seat Link to comment
MikeTR Posted May 24, 2013 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I'd have no problem with any of the zebrasoma genus in a 55 gallon.. yes they will outgrow it eventually but they dont have the swimming habits like a hippo. Get them small and it'll be a few years before you need to get them out. Link to comment
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