Centerpiece fish ideas for reefer 350??

[Peepers]

Was wondering if anyone had some ideas for a "centerpiece" type fish for the reefer 350? As I have seen a lot of people housing tangs, I don't want to put a Tang in a tank the size of a 350. So was hoping for ideas.

 

[Pdash]

Whitetail bristletooth tang, an absolutely gorgeous fish imo, I have the same tank and that's what I went with. Just make sure to give him swimming room, make sure he can swim all the way around the front and back of the tank, and plenty of hiding spots (helps with aggression imo). Opps didn't read that right. Perhaps one of the smaller genicanthus or maybe a flame angel if you dont want tangs.

 

[Peepers]

Whitetail bristletooth tang, an absolutely gorgeous fish imo, I have the same tank and that's what I went with. Just make sure to give him swimming room, make sure he can swim all the way around the front and back of the tank, and plenty of hiding spots (helps with aggression imo).

This Tang will be ok full grown in the 350? That'd be great!

 

[Pdash]

I'm planning to upgrade before he's completely grown, full grown is probably questionable, based on how mine is at around 4". Fantastic fish though, I liked them before I got him, but man do I love that fish now that I have it. Beautiful and scours the tank clean of algae.

 

[pcon]

A pair of Centropyge or Paracentropyge would be a fantastic centerpiece. Arguably perhaps the atlantic longnose butterfly Prognathodes aculeatus, at only 4-5" could be okay. Again borderline on size for a burgess, but another possibility. Wrasse like a mystery, flasher, fairy, or halichoeres. Depending on the level of care anthias like the ventrals, blotchy, or bartletts could be good showy fish. While limiting on your other stocking options, Golden Dwarf Moray eels could be decent. Similarly a marine beta, given no small fish.

Lots of fun options in that sort of tank! any special interests? Caribbean, Australian, African? Deep water? Predator? Deep bodied, long bodied? Reef safeness? Budget? Difficulty of care? Peacefulness? Tank mates it needs to be compatible with? Captive bred? So many different directions that a show fish can take a tank, and vice versa. It's one of my favorite parts of the whole build process, picking the fish that everything is going to work around.

 

[Peepers]

A pair of Centropyge or Paracentropyge would be a fantastic centerpiece. Arguably perhaps the atlantic longnose butterfly Prognathodes aculeatus, at only 4-5" could be okay. Again borderline on size for a burgess, but another possibility. Wrasse like a mystery, flasher, fairy, or halichoeres. Depending on the level of care anthias like the ventrals, blotchy, or bartletts could be good showy fish. While limiting on your other stocking options, Golden Dwarf Moray eels could be decent. Similarly a marine beta, given no small fish.

Lots of fun options in that sort of tank! any special interests? Caribbean, Australian, African? Deep water? Predator? Deep bodied, long bodied? Reef safeness? Budget? Difficulty of care? Peacefulness? Tank mates it needs to be compatible with? Captive bred? So many different directions that a show fish can take a tank, and vice versa. It's one of my favorite parts of the whole build process, picking the fish that everything is going to work around.

Thank you for the advice. I'm upgrading to the reefer from my current 29. So far I have in my 29 a pair of small Domino clowns, Carpenters flasher wrasse, coral beauty, algae blenny, yellow watch man goby/pistol shrimp pair, red bra, and a few soft corals, mainly zoas and a ricordia. Oh and a royal urchin. So I was hoping to get just one or two more fish as I think that I have quite a bit by the time they're all grown. So wanted to add a centerpiece fish or two to existing stock. Plan on having mostly softies and lps.

 

[Nikita1981]

I had the white tail bristletooth in a 350 and personally I did not like it. Very nervous fish, swimming at high speed all the time or in hiding. I have never been able to admire the looks of it up close, I have only seen it pass by really fast if I tried. I would not keep it again in this size tank.

Good luck with your choice, I find it hard myself to find a centerpiece fish for this tank.

 

[Pdash]

I had the white tail bristletooth in a 350 and personally I did not like it. Very nervous fish, swimming at high speed all the time or in hiding. I have never been able to admire the looks of it up close, I have only seen it pass by really fast if I tried. I would not keep it again in this size tank.

Good luck with your choice, I find it hard myself to find a centerpiece fish for this tank.

Interesting, mine has figured out I mean food, and has settled down a lot, but like I said he needs hiding spots so he isn't too nervous/aggressive. Oh he also hates my algae scraper with the intensity of a thousand suns, kinda comical. The tank is also in my bedroom so he sees me a lot, I can stand right in front of the tank and watch him no problem. However, overall he can still be a little twitchy, so certainly something to consider.

 

[Ly78]

Flame angel,in my rsr250 always swimming around displaying himself and that bright red/orange sure attracts the eyes to it.....and im lucky to have one that ignores corals.