60g last few fish?

AC1211 · Feb 7, 2020

So in my 60g I have the following:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 yellow coris wrasse (stressed by the tangs but likely still alive) (hides a bit)
1 diamond watchman goby
5 blue green chromis
1 yellow tang
1 yellow eyed kole tang
4 LPS Frags
1 rock flower anemone (the tank is 13 months old)

Do I have the room to add:
1 lawnmower blenny (to finish off hair algae)
1 aiptasia eating filefish (in case aiptasia comes back but right now its dead)
1 small fish or goby (idk like a yellow watchman goby or a clown goby or one of those gecko gobies)
Also I want to add some soft corals should I wait until the small LPS frags grow if its been 6 months or should I add them?

Peach02 · Feb 8, 2020

AC1211 said:
Do I have the room to add:
1 lawnmower blenny (to finish off hair algae)
1 aiptasia eating filefish (in case aiptasia comes back but right now its dead)
1 small fish or goby (idk like a yellow watchman goby or a clown goby or one of those gecko gobies)
Also I want to add some soft corals should I wait until the small LPS frags grow if its been 6 months or should I add them?

I would say your good to add the blenny, the filefish will likely nip corals so up to you, I wouldn't put another watchman goby in so maybe 2 clown gobies.
Soft corals should be safe to add since they don't effect your calcium alkalinity etc consumption

AC1211 · Feb 8, 2020

Peach02 said:
I would say your good to add the blenny, the filefish will likely nip corals so up to you, I wouldn't put another watchman goby in so maybe 2 clown gobies.
Soft corals should be safe to add since they don't effect your calcium alkalinity etc consumption

I may find some small goby that is not similar and add it with the blenny to the tank. I could wait on the filefish.

AC1211 · Feb 9, 2020

I thought the yellow watchman was different enough that I would be fine. There is no plans for this tank having sps anymore I gave up on the idea after my lps although surviving is not growing through 6 months. What small goby species should I use I am scared though bc the tangs may have killedmy yellow coris wrasse but I have many sand piles where it could be hiding.

Peach02 · Feb 9, 2020

AC1211 said:
I thought the yellow watchman was different enough that I would be fine. There is no plans for this tank having sps anymore I gave up on the idea after my lps although surviving is not growing through 6 months. What small goby species should I use I am scared though bc the tangs may have killedmy yellow coris wrasse but I have many sand piles where it could be hiding.

The aggression wasn’t the main reason i said not to add the yellow, it was because it and the diamond would probably out compete eachother for food and both starve

DeniseAndy · Feb 9, 2020

Clown gobies will happily hang out in soft corals and be happy. Mine loved my green nepthea in the past. That is a big bioload for the 60g. Tangs can cause a lot of poop. I would stick to a small fish like clown gobies to help keep bioload lower.
What softies are you thinking? Some are hard on LPS (certain ones anyway).

AC1211 · Feb 9, 2020

DeniseAndy said:
Clown gobies will happily hang out in soft corals and be happy. Mine loved my green nepthea in the past. That is a big bioload for the 60g. Tangs can cause a lot of poop. I would stick to a small fish like clown gobies to help keep bioload lower.
What softies are you thinking? Some are hard on LPS (certain ones anyway).

Well the tangs won't be there forever I may pull them out eventually. I was going to put a bunch of mushroom corals in.

AC1211 · Feb 9, 2020

Peach02 said:
The aggression wasn’t the main reason i said not to add the yellow, it was because it and the diamond would probably out compete eachother for food and both starve

I don't know my fish are pretty well fed. The only skinny fish are new fish for a week. My concern is aggression from my tangs although I have no confirmation my tangs likely killed my yellow coris wrasse as it has been missing for 6 weeks.

DeniseAndy · Feb 9, 2020

Shrooms should not be an issue for lps. Would love to see some pictures. Got a build thread?

AC1211 · Feb 9, 2020

Nuvo 60g "reef"

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www.reef2reef.com

Baldguy · Feb 9, 2020

A pistol shrimp/goby pair. Would not have a tank without them.

Peach02 · Feb 9, 2020

AC1211 said:
I don't know my fish are pretty well fed. The only skinny fish are new fish for a week. My concern is aggression from my tangs although I have no confirmation my tangs likely killed my yellow coris wrasse as it has been missing for 6 weeks.

yes however watchmen gobies get most of their food from the sand bed and often won't eat mysis etc