55 Gallon

[nemo1458]

I currently have a 55 gal up and running with the current stocklist of:
1 False Percula Clown
2 Green Chromis
1 Bumblebee Chromis
1 4-wheel Drive goby
and some snails and hermit crabs
im lookin to add a couple more fish ones that are kinda bigger in size.. i was lookin at rock beautys? any suggestions would be helpful thank you

 

[srfisher17]

A rock beauty is a very difficult fish, sometimes considered "expert only". If you have plenty of mature LR, most of the other dwarf angels should do OK. Flame, coral beauty, flameback, etc. There are also many beautiful & peaceful fairy and flasher wrasse that you may want to check out.

 

[nemo1458]

yea i do like the coral beautys is there any butterfly fish that would do pretty good? and those wrasses have very nice colors

 

[srfisher17]

There are other opinions, but; IMO, a 55 is too small for almost any grown butterfly.

 

[nemo1458]

yeaa and most butterflies need a diet of clams..im looking for just a bigger fish that would do well in a 55 but there doesnt seem to be too many that can

 

[nemo1458]

also could some one help me with posting pics?

 

[srfisher17]

Originally Posted by NeMo1458
http:///forum/post/3260144
yeaa and most butterflies need a diet of clams..im looking for just a bigger fish that would do well in a 55 but there doesnt seem to be too many that can
I don't know why SWF.com lists clam as a major food requirement for butterfly fish on their web site. Most do very well on any basic omnivore diet. There are several gorgeous butterfly fish that are nearly impossible to keep because they only feed on certain corals/coral polyps.

 

[nemo1458]

my lfs had an arc eye hawkfish that i really liked so i got him.. also im going to eventually be adding corals could anyone tell me some good lighting systems for a 55 gallon thanks

 

[mrdc]

Never heard of a 4-wheel drive goby. Will have to look that one up.
Do you have an idea what type of corals you might be interesting in getting? If you can afford it, I would go with some sort of halide compact unit.
Ok I see it's the same as the twinspot signal goby. Not sure how it got the 4-wheel drive nickname.

I guess from it love of digging up sand.

 

[bishthefish]

I would look at getting a dwarf angle or two

 

[srfisher17]

IMO&IME; 2 dwarf angels in a 55 is a sure death sentence for one of them. (Unless you find a mated pair, almost impossible.) Sure, there have been exceptions, but not many.