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Post by Merman on Apr 1, 2014 0:47:07 GMT -5
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Post by Merman on Apr 1, 2014 1:04:26 GMT -5
There is a pic of the 5th one that hitchhiked in. Not sure why I can't get a better pic of that one.
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Post by Launch on Apr 1, 2014 21:58:55 GMT -5
If you were going to add a Yellow Tang, I would wait until you have all your other livestock added. Yellow Tangs can be very aggressive and territorial so it is best to add them last to minimize this as much as possible.
A yellow eye kole tang is a nice addition. They normally don't pick at corals and they don't get as large as some of there other tangs.
I agree with Seggsy on the royal gramma. Mine is pretty docile and doesn't pick on any of my other fish.
I would stay away from hawk fish as this tend to pick on smaller gobies.
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Post by Che on Apr 3, 2014 23:24:19 GMT -5
Hey. Real nice goby. I also have never seen one. I had a " royal gramma" in the past that was a real ahole and turned me off the species not I'm thinking maybe it was a dotty back and I've been under a false impression. Perhaps I'll give the royal gramma another chance... Perhaps.
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Post by Merman on Apr 4, 2014 17:07:29 GMT -5
Thanks launch and che, sorry for the delayed response but i had to wait for the data cycle on phone to refresh.
I have been reading a lot exploring possible stocking options and i think i have a good list put together. Also turning my old 90 gallon into a refugium for this tank to up my total water volume to 200 gallons.
Here is the list: Blue reef chromis Carpenters flasher wrasse Neon goby Pair of ocellaris clowns Scissortail dartfish Pajama cardinal Fathead sunburst anthias Red scooter blenny Wheelers shrimp goby Yasha white ray shrimp goby Tanakas pygmy wrasse Green banded goby Comical blenny Hectors goby Court jester goby Green clown goby Barnacle blenny And a cleaner wrasse assuming i can find one thats eating frozen already.
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Post by Merman on Apr 4, 2014 17:09:31 GMT -5
I really like gobies/blennies incase it isnt obvious
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Post by Admin on Apr 4, 2014 18:28:53 GMT -5
That is a nice list
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Post by gabor129 on Apr 4, 2014 19:51:56 GMT -5
And very nice list! Hope you got a cover for your tank, hate to see you loose fish. Some of the ones you listed are known jumpers. (wrasses) Also if you like the blennies than you have to get a tail spot!!!
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Post by Merman on Apr 5, 2014 10:09:53 GMT -5
Thanks guys Yes I have a top on the aquarium so should be safe from any escape attempts hehe.
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Post by Merman on Apr 5, 2014 10:20:23 GMT -5
And very nice list! Hope you got a cover for your tank, hate to see you loose fish. Some of the ones you listed are known jumpers. (wrasses) Also if you like the blennies than you have to get a tail spot!!! Googled the tailspot blenny really like it but also found this guy: Horned blenny www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+23+1426&pcatid=1426Maybe I can get both we will see
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Post by seggsy on Apr 5, 2014 10:31:20 GMT -5
Just be careful about getting too many fish that eat the same food source. EG I have heard of a mandarine starving once a scooter blenny was introduced. Nothing aggressive, just started to get skinny over time. I am wondering if having too many blennies or gobies may have that issue. I am sure if you take your time stocking and watching closely you will notice any issues early.
Very cool list - I hope you can find most of those!
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Post by Merman on Apr 5, 2014 21:27:21 GMT -5
Just be careful about getting too many fish that eat the same food source. EG I have heard of a mandarine starving once a scooter blenny was introduced. Nothing aggressive, just started to get skinny over time. I am wondering if having too many blennies or gobies may have that issue. I am sure if you take your time stocking and watching closely you will notice any issues early. Very cool list - I hope you can find most of those! Thanks seggsy and normally I would have that concern too about the copepod population but I have a huge population already and I think when I add the 90 gallon refugium it willbe overkill. I have never seen a mandarin goby, mine or my friends refuse a bloodworm so when I started the tank is added a couple bottles of copepod and when the mandarin goby was introduced i fed him bloodworm and cyclopleeze for the first little while and he didn't really pick at the glass or rocks that much. Now there are copepod everywhere and I don't feed the mandarin at all. He grazes on the liverock and glass all day has a fat belly and there are always tonnes of copepod all over the glass. Also I added some of the copepod to my quarantine tank which doesn't contain any predators for them so I should be able to add some from there if I need to.
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Post by Merman on Apr 5, 2014 21:35:03 GMT -5
Oh and I know bloodworm aren't really for saltwater fish but when I brought the mandarin home from the store it was very skinny with a pinched stomach and the bloodworm help fatten them up. He's nice and plump now and only eats copepods:)
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Post by Che on Apr 6, 2014 15:33:56 GMT -5
Many mandarins are eating frozen now in the stores which is a nice change. Of course it would probably only be a supplement if you have many Copepods. And tips on how to get a population boom? I'm waiting for my tank to show signs of more before I get a dragonet.
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Post by gabor129 on Apr 6, 2014 18:12:54 GMT -5
I'm interested in where did you get the copepods as well!!!!
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