Couple Questions

[Caleb1266]

I am setting up a 150g FOWLR and had a couple questions

1. What is/are your favorite utility fish and why?
2. what is your ideal cleanup crew for a tank that size? (Assuming there are no fish that will eat them in the tank)
3. What is your favorite bigger fish that has a relatively small bioload? (I know that the bigger the fish the more the bioload)

Thanks!

 

[Bethany Yates]

Hey Caleb!
My most favorite fishes ever are lawnmower blennies and diamond gobies.
I am cursed when it comes to snails, they always end up dead, polluting my tank. Emerald crabs are great! I think they are hilarious and do a pretty good job keeping nuisance algae under control. I have had problems with emerald crabs and sea stars though so be warned.
I am not sure I have a suggestion for your third category but good luck setting up your tank!!!

 

[Billdogg]

Blennies and gobys are a must have IMHO. They all have a ton of personality and also serve very useful purposes in our systems.

For CUC I have a number of different snails, but nowhere near the "recommended" amount. Ditto with a couple of brittle or serpent stars -NOT SAND SIFTING STARS!!! the SS's will decimate the infauna of your sandbed and then slowly starve.

For a nice community fish of the larger variety, I like the bristletooth tang family - I have a Tomini who is a model citizen.