Caribbean reef

[CindyKz]

Does anyone have a tank that mimics reefs in Florida and /or the Caribbean? I would like to make mine look more like the reefs I am accustomed to diving on, but all I've managed so far is a couple of Gorgonians. Most of the corals and fish available seem to be from other parts of the world. Maybe I'm just looking in the wrong places?

 

[nereefpat]

Caribbean corals are mostly off limits, as far as I know.

Certain Caribbean fishes are pretty common in the hobby though. Basslets, damsels, certain large angels, certain tangs, etc.

What's the tank size? I could come up with a good list, if you want.

 

[FangsAndGames]

I. Have a treasure trove of catologued fish species and coral from the usvi from my time snorkeling and diving


Yellow head wrasse



Royal Gramma



Spanish hogfish



Bicolor Damsel



Rock Beauty



French Angelfish



Stoplight parrotfish



Hawaiian Black Triggerfish



Tarpon



Spotted Ray



Mahi Mahi



Nurse Shark



Barracuda



Three spot Atlantic damsel



Horse eye jack



Dusky damsel



Beau Gregory damsel



Yellow head damsel



Black shoulder tand



Jewel damsel



Stripped blenny



Banded butterfly fish



Four eyed butterflyfish



Gray angelfish



Blue reef Chromis



Queen angelfish



Sergeant major damsel



Blue head wrasse



Blue Caribbean tang



Porites



Sea fan



White encrusting zoanthid



Elkhorn coral



Stag horn coral



Platygyra



Tubastrea

 

[ReefHog]

I would love to have a tank full of Mahi Mahi, Barracuda and maybe a nurse shark ;Woot

 

[FangsAndGames]

LOL. Didn’t delete other stuff

 

[FangsAndGames]

My cousins buddy grabbed ones tail on a dive and got a nasty bite

 

[FangsAndGames]

(Nurse shark)

 

[CindyKz]

Caribbean corals are mostly off limits, as far as I know.

Certain Caribbean fishes are pretty common in the hobby though. Basslets, damsels, certain large angels, certain tangs, etc.

What's the tank size? I could come up with a good list, if you want.

Its 180 gal but pretty well stocked with fish. I do hope to add another wrasse. I would love a blue-headed wrasse, but have heard that they like to turn over rocks to find food. I dont need that stress lol. An Atlantic tang would probably fight with my powder brown

 

[CindyKz]

I. Have a treasure trove of catologued fish species and coral from the usvi from my time snorkeling and diving


Yellow head wrasse



Royal Gramma



Spanish hogfish



Bicolor Damsel



Rock Beauty



French Angelfish



Stoplight parrotfish



Hawaiian Black Triggerfish



Tarpon



Spotted Ray



Mahi Mahi



Nurse Shark



Barracuda



Three spot Atlantic damsel



Horse eye jack



Dusky damsel



Beau Gregory damsel



Yellow head damsel



Black shoulder tand



Jewel damsel



Stripped blenny



Banded butterfly fish



Four eyed butterflyfish



Gray angelfish



Blue reef Chromis



Queen angelfish



Sergeant major damsel



Blue head wrasse



Blue Caribbean tang



Porites



Sea fan



White encrusting zoanthid



Elkhorn coral



Stag horn coral



Platygyra



Tubastrea

The sergeant major might work when i have room for more fish ..

 

[CindyKz]

I thought sea fans dont do well in captivity, maybe i am wrong? That would be nice

 

[BackToTheReef]

I'd love to see a tarpon tank! Talk about a bioload

 

[nereefpat]

Its 180 gal but pretty well stocked with fish. I do hope to add another wrasse. I would love a blue-headed wrasse, but have heard that they like to turn over rocks to find food. I dont need that stress lol. An Atlantic tang would probably fight with my powder brown

Yeah, generally Thalassoma wrasses aren't great for reefs. But, a 180 might be okay. Sargent major damsels get big too. You would think that atlantic blue tangs would be a decent choice, but I have never seen a healthy adult in person or online other than in public aquaria or in the wild.

 

[CindyKz]

You would think that atlantic blue tangs would be a decent choice, but I have never seen a healthy adult in person or online other than in public aquaria or in the wild.

Now that you mention it neither have I
I. I Haven't seen seargent majors for sale much, if ever either.

 

[dennis romano]

My reef tank is loaded with Caribbean fish. The list includes 4 masked gobies, 4 peppermint gobies, 2 neon gobies 1 goldline blenny, a rosy blenny and an argi angel. I would forget the sergeant major. I have seen them softball size.

 

[Reverend Turtle]

Check out KP aquatics website. They offer pretty much everything that you can legally keep from the Caribbean. Though with COVID-19 their selection is a bit lean at the moment.
Edit: here's a link to the site.

Welcome to KPAquatics

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www.kpaquatics.com

 

[Casket_Case]

I. Have a treasure trove of catologued fish species and coral from the usvi from my time snorkeling and diving


Yellow head wrasse



Royal Gramma



Spanish hogfish



Bicolor Damsel



Rock Beauty



French Angelfish



Stoplight parrotfish



Hawaiian Black Triggerfish



Tarpon



Spotted Ray



Mahi Mahi



Nurse Shark



Barracuda



Three spot Atlantic damsel



Horse eye jack



Dusky damsel



Beau Gregory damsel



Yellow head damsel



Black shoulder tand



Jewel damsel



Stripped blenny



Banded butterfly fish



Four eyed butterflyfish



Gray angelfish



Blue reef Chromis



Queen angelfish



Sergeant major damsel



Blue head wrasse



Blue Caribbean tang



Porites



Sea fan



White encrusting zoanthid



Elkhorn coral



Stag horn coral



Platygyra



Tubastrea

Some of those are illegal to own

 

[FangsAndGames]

Some of those are illegal to own

Omg people won’t leave me alone

 

[Casket_Case]

Omg people won’t leave me alone

I’m sorry just wanted to let you know *eyeroll*

 

[FangsAndGames]

I’m sorry just wanted to let you know *eyeroll*

Lol thanks for the laugh