Stocking advice

certain_code · Sep 13, 2015

Tank: 80 gallon shallow deep blue 24x48x18
Rock: 60 lbs live rock
Coral: Assorted LPS and Softies, eventually looking for SPS

Current stock:
4" Tomini tang
3" Singapore Butterfly (nipping so might trade in)
6 line wrasse
Blue Damsel
Neon Dottyback

Some criteria:
- Want to go with non-jumpers (have top screen but dont love using it)
- sand stirrers/hair algae eaters welcomed
- more color the better, rare(ish) fish welcomed

Thanks for any advice!

eatbreakfast · Sep 13, 2015

cgaubuchon said:
Tank: 80 gallon shallow deep blue 24x48x18
Rock: 60 lbs live rock
Coral: Assorted LPS and Softies, eventually looking for SPS

Current stock:
4" Tomini tang
3" Singapore Butterfly (nipping so might trade in)
6 line wrasse
Blue Damsel
Neon Dottyback

Some criteria:
- Want to go with non-jumpers (have top screen but dont love using it)
- sand stirrers/hair algae eaters welcomed
- more color the better, rare(ish) fish welcomed

Thanks for any advice!

Any fish can jump. Also, you have some fish in there that can get a little aggressive toward new additions.

Bullet gobies sift sand and eat hair algae.

Meiacanthus blennies have venomous fangs, so most fish leave them alone.

certain_code · Sep 13, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
Any fish can jump. Also, you have some fish in there that can get a little aggressive toward new additions.

Bullet gobies sift sand and eat hair algae.

Meiacanthus blennies have venomous fangs, so most fish leave them alone.

Was more so noting desire to stay away from fish notorious for jumping. I of course know any fish can and eventually will jump.

Thanks for the ideas

TreyC2010 · Sep 13, 2015

I was looking at a Hectors Goby for my new setup. Videos and posts say they eat hair algae and sift sand. I've had a sleeper goby and those guys do work on a sand bed but they are jumpers. Lawnmower Blennies tear some algae up and leave little lip imprints everywhere (cool to me).

eatbreakfast · Sep 13, 2015

TreyC2010 said:
I was looking at a Hectors Goby for my new setup. Videos and posts say they eat hair algae and sift sand. I've had a sleeper goby and those guys do work on a sand bed but they are jumpers. Lawnmower Blennies tear some algae up and leave little lip imprints everywhere (cool to me).

Yeah, but hector's gobies are smaller than bullets and are more likely to be bullied by your current fish. And lawnmower blennies hang out on the rocks and Ctenochaetus tangs often take issue with them and sixlines and dottybacks are territorial about the rockwork.

4FordFamily · Sep 13, 2015

Orchid dottyback IME are not territorial at all and model citizens

eatbreakfast · Sep 13, 2015

3FordFamily said:
Orchid dottyback IME are not territorial at all and model citizens

...but the OP has a neon dottyback, and they can be aggressive, especially if another dottyback were to be added.

4FordFamily · Sep 13, 2015

eatbreakfast said:
...but the OP has a neon dottyback, and they can be aggressive, especially if another dottyback were to be added.

Ahh yes that's what I get for skimming. Neon dottyback are very aggressive.

Breakthecycle2 · Sep 14, 2015

You're going to have an aggression problem with the damsel and dottyback for sure.

jgraz · Sep 14, 2015

Breakthecycle2 said:
You're going to have an aggression problem with the damsel and dottyback for sure.

Don't forget the 6-line.

You have managed to collect 3 of the more aggressive fish in this hobby. Depending on how established they are you might have trouble adding anything.

Breakthecycle2 · Sep 14, 2015

jgraz said:
Don't forget the 6-line.

You have managed to collect 3 of the more aggressive fish in this hobby. Depending on how established they are you might have trouble adding anything.

I did forget about the 6 line. Personally, I don't know why so many want 6 lines. They can be really nasty.

certain_code · Sep 14, 2015

Honestly only the 6 line and the Damsel go after each other but it's very rare at best. Actually nearly nothing is aggressive from watching my camera recordings and the tank day to day.

eatbreakfast · Sep 14, 2015

cgaubuchon said:
Honestly only the 6 line and the Damsel go after each other but it's very rare at best. Actually nearly nothing is aggressive from watching my camera recordings and the tank day to day.

They may not be aggressive toward one another, but will likely be intolerant of new additions.