Okay, I have been thinking about my other fish options. The blue dot is ready to go in and he will need some roommates. I went back in time and thought about all the fish I had and their pros and cons. I've got the next fish picked and they will be Banggi Cardinals. I have to sex them to make sure I get a male and female then quarantine. I will then move on to my active fish, which may be a wrasse or clowns. If I do clowns, I will not get my mandarins because I don't want too many fish. I guess I will need some input from everyone as well. I like hearing opinions as there are things that I overlook at times.
As far as coral, I've got to be a bit careful on adding coral that I own already. One of my buddies has been holding them for me and I have way over the amount allotted for this competition. I added my frogspawn, which I guess is valued at $15.00 per head. I have 10 heads so $150.00 (a bit pricey for my area but what's fair is fair).
This leaves me with $350.00 left on coral. I will be adding a Duncan, and some zoas, and I will have to pick what I have left and maybe make a few additional purchases.
Anyway, I am digging this competition because it makes you think. Instead of just dropping stupid money and thoughtlessly throwing coral in your tank to win a prize, it makes you budget, makes you think, and opens the playing field to creativity (all of which we should all be doing anyway).
Hope y'all are enjoying what I have so far. Things will be coming together faster over the next several weeks so hang in there with me!
