I have a 120 with a clown ,hooded fairy wrasse, and sailfin tang. I know for sure I'll be getting another clown, and have been considering hippo, powder blue, yellow tang, cbb( but only if it's from the lfs so I can see its eating)maybe even a couple more wrasse that are compatible. Any ideas? I do have my qt cycling and not looking to get any fish quick. Trying to think ahead of time. The tank is going to be a mixed reef Lps sps
Need ideas for the next fish I should get.
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How about some dartfish and/or gobies.
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How long has the tank been up? Good job on your part, quarantine tank is definitely the way to go.
I love powder blue tangs but fair warning they can be problematic with ich, be prepared to quarantine and treat. I wold lean toward a hippo tang to avoid frustration. Yellow tang, definitely go for it. I also like yellow eye kole tang and bristle tooth tomini both compact and built for cleaning rock.
Do you have any interest in blue green chromis. I love their simplicity, they are affordable and half dozen or so look great on a reef.
Blennies have great character. I like bicolor and sailfin algae blennies. While most fish just go about their business, you'll observe these guys watching you as much as you watch them. Neon gobies they say are good for parasite control.
I'd shy away from a copper band butterfly initially. I think they stand a better chance in a mature tank down the road and you may be better equipped as an aquarist to meet the challenge. As far as acquiring one, look for one from Australia. I can assure you they hold up better than ones sourced from Indo or Philippines. I would not personally waste my time buying one from anywhere other than Australia. I'n not saying it wold be impossible to keep one from elsewhere, just that I believe your odds would go up significantly by obtaining an Australian sourced cbb. More money too!
Hope that helps.
Do you have a tank thread where you post about your acquisitions?
TR
I love powder blue tangs but fair warning they can be problematic with ich, be prepared to quarantine and treat. I wold lean toward a hippo tang to avoid frustration. Yellow tang, definitely go for it. I also like yellow eye kole tang and bristle tooth tomini both compact and built for cleaning rock.
Do you have any interest in blue green chromis. I love their simplicity, they are affordable and half dozen or so look great on a reef.
Blennies have great character. I like bicolor and sailfin algae blennies. While most fish just go about their business, you'll observe these guys watching you as much as you watch them. Neon gobies they say are good for parasite control.
I'd shy away from a copper band butterfly initially. I think they stand a better chance in a mature tank down the road and you may be better equipped as an aquarist to meet the challenge. As far as acquiring one, look for one from Australia. I can assure you they hold up better than ones sourced from Indo or Philippines. I would not personally waste my time buying one from anywhere other than Australia. I'n not saying it wold be impossible to keep one from elsewhere, just that I believe your odds would go up significantly by obtaining an Australian sourced cbb. More money too!
Hope that helps.
Do you have a tank thread where you post about your acquisitions?
TR
The tank is 3+ months I'd have to check my posts. Yeah I know about the powder blue problems hippo and acillies tang almost all tangs really are ich magnets lol got lucky with the sailfin I didn't quarantine. But all future fish will be quarantined. I see a lot of yellow eye Kole tangs in my area. I really like the bennies too heard they and chromis can get aggressive down the road. How well do algae bennies do in qt without any rock to graze on?
