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eatbreakfast
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It depends on the LPS but for the most part are fine with them. The only corals I have had trouble keeping with longnose butterflies were open brains, such as acans and scolys, and dendrophyllia. They were fine with everything else.
Hi i have a new reefer 350 from red sea i plan to get hard and soft corals
Here a list of equipement i have
Light:current marine pro 36-48" led
Skimmer: jns cos-1
Pump: lifeguard 3000
Controller: apex new gen
Power head: 2x neptune wav
Sand : fiji pink live aquaria
Rock: 80 lbs marco dry rock
I am looking for idea with stocking for now i got 6x yellow belly damsels
Sorry if my english is not so good i am a french canadian
Here a list of equipement i have
Light:current marine pro 36-48" led
Skimmer: jns cos-1
Pump: lifeguard 3000
Controller: apex new gen
Power head: 2x neptune wav
Sand : fiji pink live aquaria
Rock: 80 lbs marco dry rock
I am looking for idea with stocking for now i got 6x yellow belly damsels
Sorry if my english is not so good i am a french canadian
Here is a small list of fish
2x clownfish
1x powder blue tang
6x yellow belly damsels
1x flame angelfish
1x achilles tang if i can get one here
1x bicolore dottyback
1x goby
1x reef safe wrasse
1-2 shrimp
1x mandarin
This is my list for now
2x clownfish
1x powder blue tang
6x yellow belly damsels
1x flame angelfish
1x achilles tang if i can get one here
1x bicolore dottyback
1x goby
1x reef safe wrasse
1-2 shrimp
1x mandarin
This is my list for now
2 clownfish is good.
Powder blue tang and achilles tang-tank is too small. How about yellow tang, tomini tang, kole eye tang, lavender tang. Mimic tang, or Whitetail bristletooth tang. (Only one tang for a tank this size)
6 damsels. I don't know just be carefull
Bicolor dottyback is good
Goby is good
Flame angel is good
Reef safe wrasse is good
Shrimp is good
Mandarin needs copepods so after your tank matures then you can get one.
Powder blue tang and achilles tang-tank is too small. How about yellow tang, tomini tang, kole eye tang, lavender tang. Mimic tang, or Whitetail bristletooth tang. (Only one tang for a tank this size)
6 damsels. I don't know just be carefull
Bicolor dottyback is good
Goby is good
Flame angel is good
Reef safe wrasse is good
Shrimp is good
Mandarin needs copepods so after your tank matures then you can get one.
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Bonjour, Giroux471!
Those damsels may well be just fine - I have three azure (blue with a yellow belly - Chrysiptera hemicyanea - are these the ones you have?) in a 65 gallon tank, and they're pretty compatible. They do chase a bit, but it's all among themselves, and no harm done. So far, anyway . . .
~Bruce
Those damsels may well be just fine - I have three azure (blue with a yellow belly - Chrysiptera hemicyanea - are these the ones you have?) in a 65 gallon tank, and they're pretty compatible. They do chase a bit, but it's all among themselves, and no harm done. So far, anyway . . .
~Bruce
Coral beauty and flame could prove to be a challenging introduction. It can be done - I have both in my 65 gallon (the flame does chase the beauty a bit...) - but added them together on the same day that I moved the tank across the room. (The coral beauty was established in the tank, the flame had just gotten out of QT.) I would normally expect to see aggression between the two angelfish.
~Bruce
~Bruce
Hi! I'm new to the saltwater aquarium world. Currently I have a 20 gal long aquarium with fiji pink sand and 18.5 lb of live rock cycling. Here's what I'm thinking so far for fish but I'm open to suggestions.
Watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo for sure. I love their little grumpy faces (they reminded me of Jeff Dunham's Walter puppet). I will forego anything else for that little yellow goby's health and happiness.
I like clownfish but I don't know if I'm better off with 1 or a pair. If a pair is better and if they are both Ocellaris, could I pair a black & white with a standard orange & white or are they different enough that there will be a turf war? For the safety of other fish and pistol shrimp should I forego an anemone?
Others that I'm considering are firefish or purple firefish, blue/green chromis, blue damsel, the store that I was in recently had a pink spotted blenny with a fantastic personality and in a year or two I was thinking of adding a blue mandarin (I read that they do best in established tanks).
As far as coral, I'm thinking a few zoas and birdnest once all fish except the mandarin are in.
How long should I wait between adding new friends to the tank?
I currently have an empty 5.5 gal tank that had freshwater fish. Is that large enough for a QT if I'm sticking to little fish?
Watchman goby/pistol shrimp combo for sure. I love their little grumpy faces (they reminded me of Jeff Dunham's Walter puppet). I will forego anything else for that little yellow goby's health and happiness.
I like clownfish but I don't know if I'm better off with 1 or a pair. If a pair is better and if they are both Ocellaris, could I pair a black & white with a standard orange & white or are they different enough that there will be a turf war? For the safety of other fish and pistol shrimp should I forego an anemone?
Others that I'm considering are firefish or purple firefish, blue/green chromis, blue damsel, the store that I was in recently had a pink spotted blenny with a fantastic personality and in a year or two I was thinking of adding a blue mandarin (I read that they do best in established tanks).
As far as coral, I'm thinking a few zoas and birdnest once all fish except the mandarin are in.
How long should I wait between adding new friends to the tank?
I currently have an empty 5.5 gal tank that had freshwater fish. Is that large enough for a QT if I'm sticking to little fish?
eatbreakfast
Fish Nerd
In a 20g tank I would recommend staying at 2-3 fish.
I would recommend only 1 clown rather than a pr in such a small setting. Once a pr start spawning they can get quite territorial.
Even in a well established tank a 20g will be hard-pressed to support a mandarin. Though there are exceptions 40-50g would be the minimum for supporting a mandarin.
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