Let's hear your stocking options

Abhishek · Dec 20, 2016

Hi friends ,

Have started my reef after 6 years . Here's the build thread :-

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/finally-reef-tank-started-after-6-years.277366/

Tank is 30 in x 30 in x 18 in and gonna be sps dominated .

Just received my first fishes - a pair of onyx clowns .
I like to have less fishes with focus on specific species . Thought was to either make it anthias or wrasse specific.

Want to know how would you stock the tank ? May be 1-2 show fishes and everything around them ?

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Dec 20, 2016

Abhishek said:
Hi friends ,

Have started my reef after 6 years . Here's the build thread :-

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/finally-reef-tank-started-after-6-years.277366/

Tank is 30 in x 30 in x 18 in and gonna be sps dominated .

Just received my first fishes - a pair of onyx clowns .
I like to have less fishes with focus on specific species . Thought was to either make it anthias or wrasse specific.

Want to know how would you stock the tank ? May be 1-2 show fishes and everything around them ?

Regards,
Abhishek

A flasher or small fairy wrasse would work, perhaps a yellow coris too.

For anthias, a small group of randalls.

Abhishek · Dec 20, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
A flasher or small fairy wrasse would work, perhaps a yellow coris too.

For anthias, a small group of randalls.

Thanks for the reply .. Well can I put a possum, a fairy and a flasher in the same tank ?

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Dec 20, 2016

Abhishek said:
Thanks for the reply .. Well can I put a possum, a fairy and a flasher in the same tank ?

Regards,
Abhishek

Yup

Abhishek · Dec 22, 2016

How hard are dispar anthius compared to Randall's ?
Divers den have a trio of dispar .. thinking of taking the plunge but wanted to check ..

Regards,
Abhishek

becks · Dec 23, 2016

Peacock wrasse, mines my favourite fish in my tank and she's beautiful

Abhishek · Dec 23, 2016

becks said:
Peacock wrasse, mines my favourite fish in my tank and she's beautiful

Do you keep more than one of them ? What do you feed them and do you have other wrasses along with them ?

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Dec 23, 2016

Abhishek said:
How hard are dispar anthius compared to Randall's ?
Divers den have a trio of dispar .. thinking of taking the plunge but wanted to check ..

Regards,
Abhishek

They are compatible in care. I suggested randalls over dispars because they stay smaller and your tank is on the small side for a group of social anthias.

Abhishek · Dec 23, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
They are compatible in care. I suggested randalls over dispars because they stay smaller and your tank is on the small side for a group of social anthias.

Thanks for the reply . As far as aggression goes , how well do Randall's do among groups ? And how difficult generally to get them eating ?
Lastly challenge is to find good specimens .

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Dec 23, 2016

Abhishek said:
Thanks for the reply . As far as aggression goes , how well do Randall's do among groups ? And how difficult generally to get them eating ?
Lastly challenge is to find good specimens .

Regards,
Abhishek

Randalls do well in groups and usually aren't too difficult to get eating, they are an easier anthias species.

becks · Dec 23, 2016

Abhishek said:
Do you keep more than one of them ? What do you feed them and do you have other wrasses along with them ?

Regards,
Abhishek

I only have one peacock wrasse, I also have a adorned wrasse (Halichoeres cosmetus) and a yellow coris (Halichoeres chrysus) and there is no aggression between them at all. My peacock wrasse eats the same as the rest of my fish which i feed the following: Fresh or frozen clams, scallops, mysis, Artemis enriched with spirulina, artemis enriched in omega3, small krill, marine mix. I don't feed my tank dry food except the odd occasion i add some algae flakes which all the wrasse eat too, my adorned wrasse will eat nori too. I also add some live brine enriched brine shrimp and ghost shrimp from time to time too.

Peacock wrasse have a reputation for being difficult, but mine was brilliant from day one but I do put that down to in the UK we don't really have anything like liveaquaria so mail order fish is not common, my lfs holds all new fish for two weeks in his QT system where he dewormsand either copper or hyposalinity depending on species, its not fool proof like any lfs who offer some kind of QT but I think its great for the fish to settle and destress after being caught and flown around the world etc, my wrasse was eating from day one.

Abhishek · Dec 24, 2016

Well keep a watch out for peacock wrasses .

Can multiple fairy wrasses be combined in the same tank ?

Regards,
ABHISHEK

eatbreakfast · Dec 24, 2016

Abhishek said:
Well keep a watch out for peacock wrasses .

Can multiple fairy wrasses be combined in the same tank ?

Regards,
ABHISHEK

Yes, fairy wrasses mix well for the most part.

Abhishek · Dec 26, 2016

eatbreakfast said:
Yes, fairy wrasses mix well for the most part.

Thanks for the reply.. I might have the chance to pick up a trio of leopard wrasses.
Now they are claimed to be difficult , needing a matured tank.
I have a 1-1.5 inch sandbed with Tropic Eden sand and feeding only LRS frozen foods and PE mysis frozen ..

Do you think its ok to try a trio of the leopards ? I might keep the tank to themselves apart from a pair of onyx clowns if thats what they need ..

Regards,
Abhishek

eatbreakfast · Dec 26, 2016

Trying a trio of leopards will be fine. They don't handle shipping well, and because of that, can be challenging the first few weeks. But after thay settle can be quite hardy.