Fish ideas

[btackerman]

I have 370 in a credit for live stock and decided on do I get a fish that I personally would never purchase on my own or a few to a lot of fish and I need ideas. I do have a some what peaceful 400 gallon system and have my 2 angles, 2 maroons, a bird wrasse (male), lyretail anthias (female), moorish idol, and a bunch of tangs. In corals I have a bunch of softies and anemones. Any ideas?

 

[dzfish17]

One of my favorites is the Cuban hogfish... Should be fine with your other fish... I had one and he never bothered corals either.

 

[BantyRooster97]

more lyretail anthias, pyramid butterfly

 

[PTXReef]

My biased opinion would be to get a mandarin but you might never see it in such a large system .Maybe something that will hopefully school like some more anthias? Do you like clownfish? I would love to have a harem of clowns if I had such a huge tank.

 

[Ghrommi]

I would look into some kind of schooling fish if I were you, e.g. adding more anthias like others already suggested.
Other than that, I really like One Spot Foxface, but my tank is too small for one.

 

[Pbh-reef]

I’d get an aussie harlequin tusk, a poma lab bred angel (personifier would be my choice), a pair of blue throat triggers, or a trio of geniacanthus angels (though that may be above the credit depending on species)

 

[|Tom the Bomb|]

@btackerman
i would get more anthias
add a zebrasoma tang (i like purple), a acanthurus or paracanthus (u have a blue as it seems so get a naso)
and it looks like u have a ctenochaetus
I would also get a Echidna moray (something like barred, skeletor)
and a lionfish
(radiata, antennata, mombassa, zebra)
wouldnt do the biggest might get ur anthias and plus the bigger ones lik volitans are also more aggressive
and finally a peaceful trigger
form the xanthichthys genus
maybe also a wrasse from the thalassoma or halichoeres genus

 

[btackerman]

My biased opinion would be to get a mandarin but you might never see it in such a large system .Maybe something that will hopefully school like some more anthias? Do you like clownfish? I would love to have a harem of clowns if I had such a huge tank.

My only fear is I have a mated pair of maroons and my female is very aggressive. Don’t want to throw away money on clowns that won’t even have a chance.

 

[btackerman]

@btackerman
i would get more anthias
add a zebrasoma tang (i like purple), a acanthurus or paracanthus (u have a blue as it seems so get a naso)
and it looks like u have a ctenochaetus
I would also get a Echidna moray (something like barred, skeletor)
and a lionfish
(radiata, antennata, mombassa, zebra)
wouldnt do the biggest might get ur anthias and plus the bigger ones lik volitans are also more aggressive
and finally a peaceful trigger
form the xanthichthys genus
maybe also a wrasse from the thalassoma or halichoeres genus

I love lion fish but unfortunately I am in Florida and finding one at a decent price is not easy. Last time I saw a volitan it was close to 300. It would most likely be more at my lfs now.

 

[PTXReef]

My only fear is I have a mated pair of maroons and my female is very aggressive. Don’t want to throw away money on clowns that won’t even have a chance.

That’s true that it would be risky but if anyone could do it, it would be with a large system if you wanted to!

 

[PicassoClown04]

I love lion fish but unfortunately I am in Florida and finding one at a decent price is not easy. Last time I saw a volitan it was close to 300. It would most likely be more at my lfs now.

If you want a lion fish in Florida jump in the water with a slurp gun, then it’s free and you’re doing a good thing by taking it out of an environment in which it’s invasive .

 

[|Tom the Bomb|]

I love lion fish but unfortunately I am in Florida and finding one at a decent price is not easy. Last time I saw a volitan it was close to 300. It would most likely be more at my lfs now.

oh ok
well u can try all the other fish i listed
as for lions
zebra, antennta, mombassa work too