Tiki Reef Joshua
Well-Known Member
Hello!
I have made a few stocking changes lately and I am going to make 1 more addition. My tank is a 100 gallon (shallow-ish) 4' x 2' by 20" tall. My current stock list is below:
Tangaroa Goby (very small)
Diamond Goby
Yellow Tang (pretty small)
Blue Throat Trigger (my buddy)
1 clown
Leopard Wrasse (Medium)
Yellow Wrasse (getting pretty big)
Tailspot blenny (small)
The mixed reef also has a nice maxima and RBTA....
All fish are model citizens. This is a very healthy reef tank and maturing nicely... so... my thoughts..
- Melanerus Wrasse - I would worry a bit about the my yellow a bit. He has been around a while. He is nice, but this is same species.
- A pair of captive bred Radial Filefish - I would worry about the trigger killing them. He is peaceful, but no like species are in the tank. I would also be afraid that coral nipping would turn into coral eating.
- Captive bred Coral Beauty - I would worry about coral damage and/or aggression.
- Potter's Angel - hard to find, and same worries as above.
- A few Lyretail Anthias - I don't know, people love them but they just seem kind of boring to me. I do love swimmers, but they just seem like filler instead of something interesting. Probably the safest bet on the list.
- Some other type of Wrasse.... I dunno
So what do you think and what are maybe some other options? I like to control nutrients naturally without dosing and I frequently come close to bottoming out based on skimmer size and water change frequency, so bio load is not a huge concern... I want just one more something. 1 tang is more than enough for me in this size tank, so not interested in anything with those requirements. What say you?
Thanks for the recommendations!
I have made a few stocking changes lately and I am going to make 1 more addition. My tank is a 100 gallon (shallow-ish) 4' x 2' by 20" tall. My current stock list is below:
Tangaroa Goby (very small)
Diamond Goby
Yellow Tang (pretty small)
Blue Throat Trigger (my buddy)
1 clown
Leopard Wrasse (Medium)
Yellow Wrasse (getting pretty big)
Tailspot blenny (small)
The mixed reef also has a nice maxima and RBTA....
All fish are model citizens. This is a very healthy reef tank and maturing nicely... so... my thoughts..
- Melanerus Wrasse - I would worry a bit about the my yellow a bit. He has been around a while. He is nice, but this is same species.
- A pair of captive bred Radial Filefish - I would worry about the trigger killing them. He is peaceful, but no like species are in the tank. I would also be afraid that coral nipping would turn into coral eating.
- Captive bred Coral Beauty - I would worry about coral damage and/or aggression.
- Potter's Angel - hard to find, and same worries as above.
- A few Lyretail Anthias - I don't know, people love them but they just seem kind of boring to me. I do love swimmers, but they just seem like filler instead of something interesting. Probably the safest bet on the list.
- Some other type of Wrasse.... I dunno
So what do you think and what are maybe some other options? I like to control nutrients naturally without dosing and I frequently come close to bottoming out based on skimmer size and water change frequency, so bio load is not a huge concern... I want just one more something. 1 tang is more than enough for me in this size tank, so not interested in anything with those requirements. What say you?
Thanks for the recommendations!
