Medium sized aggressive tank upgrade

eatbreakfast · Apr 4, 2018

They are beak-like, so while small, can definitely nip at sedentary fish.

94Roarge · Apr 4, 2018

Fair enough. On another note, I am probably going to get a Aqua Medic Blenny tank (76L) soon and I can't decide between putting small scorps in it and moving the tiny fish I have in a pico to my 200L or keep the scorps in the 200L and putting the tiny fish in the 76L. With the scorps out of my 200, none of the other fish should bother with the little fish. What is your opinion?

eatbreakfast · Apr 4, 2018

It's a terrible answer, but it really all depends on what you like and why. Will you get more enjoyment because you want more smaller fish or would you rather have the option to add more predatory type fish.

94Roarge · Apr 4, 2018

Well I'm not too fussed on more preds, my other tank has plenty of those. Do you think 6 yellow spotted scorpion sized scorps, a fortesque wasp and 3 pygmy devilfish would be alright in the 76L with maybe a small more active fish?

eatbreakfast · Apr 4, 2018

That's a decent amount. If they aren't territorial with each other it should be ok.

94Roarge · Jun 5, 2018

What kind of corals does Diproctacanthus xanthurus eat as an adult?

eatbreakfast · Jun 5, 2018

Mostly sps polyps.

94Roarge · Jun 5, 2018

Would it nip at fleshy corals potentially? Trachies or even ast clams?

eatbreakfast · Jun 5, 2018

Not sure. Anytimes I've talked with people that got them it was only sps, but they all also removed the tubelip weasse pretty quickly.

94Roarge · Jul 10, 2018

I have an update for you, I put two trachies in with the little yellowtail tubelip and about a week later it began eating them, very actively too.

94Roarge · Aug 4, 2018

So I have a dilema. I have a yellowtail tubelip in my minireef 160 and I didn't see it for enough days to suspect one of my scorpionfish ate it. Today I was at my lfs and saw a great looking cleaner wrasse specimen that was eating well and I boughtg it as I thought I no longer had the tubelip. I was about to start acclimating the cleaner and the tubelip came out.

Do you think they will be alright together in that size tank with plenty of fish and swimming space/rockwork?

eatbreakfast · Aug 4, 2018

Maybe/maybe not. Cleaners can be pretty aggressive toward other cleaners, but tubelips are more of a coral eater than fish cleaner. So proceed with caution.