Reef fish

[mixeras]

Top reef friendly, easy to care for fish?

 

[Jekyl]

Top reef friendly, easy to care for fish?

Size of tank?

 

[mixeras]

100 gal

 

[vetteguy53081]

Top reef friendly, easy to care for fish?

Generally cardinals, gobies, some basslets and dwarf angels

 

[mixeras]

Generally cardinals, gobies, some basslets and dwarf angels

Any tangs?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Any tangs?

smaller are tomini but make it an addition to tank well established and also gem tang, and kole tang

 

[mixeras]

smaller are tomini but make it an addition to tank well established and also gem tang, and kole tang

This tank is about 2 months old. Should I wait on tangs and start with something more hardy?

 

[fishywishy]

Any tangs?

Yellow tang

 

[vetteguy53081]

This tank is about 2 months old. Should I wait on tangs and start with something more hardy?

while not imperative, the better water quality in addition diet you provide- the better this type of fish will thrive for you and long term
Also, having six of them- caution with yellow tangs which can be very uninviting to new arrivals, at times even non-tangs

 

[mixeras]

while not imperative, the better water quality in addition diet you provide- the better this type of fish will thrive for you and long term
Also, having six of them- caution with yellow tangs which can be very uninviting to new arrivals, at times even non-tangs

Thank you for your help

 

[fishywishy]

Yellow tang

Especially if they’re captive bred

 

[mixeras]

What are you keeping your parameters at

 

[vetteguy53081]

What are you keeping your parameters at

ammonia .012
nitrate (last reading was 8.14)
ph 8.2
salinity 1.0259
phos.051
temp 78.8
mag 1329
CA 484
alk 9.03

 

[mixeras]

ammonia .012
nitrate (last reading was 8.14)
ph 8.2
salinity 1.0259
phos.051
temp 78.8
mag 1329
CA 484
alk 9.03

Awesome. Thank you! How do you text your salinity and phosphates that accurately

 

[vetteguy53081]

Awesome. Thank you! How do you text your salinity and phosphates that accurately

The world of Digital instruments

 

[mixeras]

Which one do you use?

 

[Roatan Reef]

Call the Tang Police now...I have a Yellow Eye Kole Tang ...aka bristletooth tang in my 40B right now..2 Clowns and a Midas Blenni...all doing great,,but the R2R tang police say I'm a bad man!!

 

[CookieRdReef]

Which one do you use?

Hanna checkers are the hobby go to for digital readings. Hanna phosphate checker and alkilinity checker are the most popular. High range nitrate is also well liked.

100g is big enough for a tang. Tomini, Convict are well natured and good for that size. Yellow or Purple would work but are more agressive. People often add tangs later in the stocking process as they are generally more agressive.

 

[mixeras]

I use hanna and Apex