Stock list ideas for 55 reef

jay0705

jay0705

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Honestly it depends what you want. From your list any can be added, prob wrasse last. In my experience the fish that most often are aggressive towards new additions are dotty backs, tangs, pseudo's, certain wrasses, some angels.
My purple pseudo does not like new additions, now in the same tank I have a 6line. He doesn't give them a second look.
 
pegasus

pegasus

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aduvall said:
Are yo sold on the 6line? My guess is he would be last aggression wise.
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Actually, they would be the most aggressive out his bucket list. Either that, or I have a pair of a-hole six lines. The pair was the second to last addition to my tank, and they arrived with a chip on their shoulders. Actually, they don't have shoulders, so they arrived with a chip on their dorsals. They harassed a lot of the fish, and picked fights with my damsel and dottyback. After a few scuffles, they finally settled down. These fish were already in the tank, but the six lines had a bit of an attitude problem. I'd definitely add them last, as all the others are passive fish... at least towards other species.
 
pegasus

pegasus

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jay0705 said:
Honestly it depends what you want. From your list any can be added, prob wrasse last. In my experience the fish that most often are aggressive towards new additions are dotty backs, tangs, pseudo's, certain wrasses, some angels.
My purple pseudo does not like new additions, now in the same tank I have a 6line. He doesn't give them a second look.
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You can add damsels to that list, also. Between my yellowtail damsel, neon dottyback, and six line wrasses, I'm pretty much stuck with what I have in the tank now. I might be able to add a piranha.. or barracuda... or great white...
 
jay0705

jay0705

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Ha ha ha i have a yellow tail, sunrise dotty back, and maroon clown. They all behave, there is also a spotted mandarin and a scooter blenny w them. Now it has been awhile since I added any new fish tho
 
Dflo

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Not sold on anything particular yet except ocellaris since they are in my qt tank. I've heard mixed reviews on chromis.
 
jay0705

jay0705

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Chromis are a pain in the ass. It always seems they pick eachother off. I started w 3 now have 1. I have clowns in all my tanks, really anything can go w them. If u want to go the most peaceful route, your clowns, royal gramma, fire fish, fairy wrasse, coral beauty angel, a ways down the road pair of green mandarins. I have all these fish all coexist very well w eachother and other fish
 
Dflo

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Yeah def don't want any pains in the ass lol. Have 3 damsels in FOWLR tank and can't wait to get rid of them when upgrade. Think do firefish next when it's time. What is everyone's thoughts on pajama cardinals
 
aduvall

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pegasus said:
Actually, they would be the most aggressive out his bucket list. Either that, or I have a pair of a-hole six lines. The pair was the second to last addition to my tank, and they arrived with a chip on their shoulders. Actually, they don't have shoulders, so they arrived with a chip on their dorsals. They harassed a lot of the fish, and picked fights with my damsel and dottyback. After a few scuffles, they finally settled down. These fish were already in the tank, but the six lines had a bit of an attitude problem. I'd definitely add them last, as all the others are passive fish... at least towards other species.
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That's what I meant. You should add them last due to aggression.

Sorry for the mis statement.
 
pegasus

pegasus

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I had a pair of PJ's, and while rather colorful, they were the most boring fish I've ever owned. They only moved when they ate, or the current happened to move them a little. They didn't do well for me... and I didn't cry when I lost them.
 
lmforbis

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Mine is very docile but I rarely see it. Unlike my Bengaii it really doesn't come out while the lights are on even when I feed the tank. He just sits behind the rocks and grabs food as it blows by.
 
pegasus

pegasus

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lmforbis said:
Mine is very docile but I rarely see it. Unlike my Bengaii it really doesn't come out while the lights are on even when I feed the tank. He just sits behind the rocks and grabs food as it blows by.
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Bengaii and PJ cardinals are, by nature, nocturnal feeders. If I shined a light in my tank after dark, I'd see the PJ's cruising around looking for food. Daytime? Not so much...
 
Dflo

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The pair of ocellaris I have are tank raised. Would it possible to do a pair of tank raised black and white ocellaris as well and they get along with each other?
 
pegasus

pegasus

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Your best bet with clowns is to introduce them all at once. I added two black saddleback misbar clowns to my 125 that were bought from the same display tank at the LFS, and eventually had to separate them as one started harassing the other when they got older. You never know how fish will interact with each other, although they typically will coexist when added simultaneously. I watched some videos where 30 clowns were added to a 120 gallon tank, and they seemed to do fine. This isn't something your average aquarist can get away with, but I thought it was pretty cool. Since it's not about products for, but simply a tutorial, I'll post the link: http://brs.li/CFHarem.

PS: #3 introduces the clowns, and #5 is a 6 month update. The others are basically the system building series.
 
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