smarls
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So I have been rebuilding my reef for just over a year now...it crashed last time I moved apartments. While it was a horrible thing to go through, it did give me a chance to rectify some of the mistakes I had made up until that point (ie - having a 2 1/2 foot SFE in my reef knocking everything over!)
Anyways, my tank has been basically fish-less up until about 3 weeks ago (shrimp, crabs and lots of snails, but no fish). I have spent a lot of time rebuilding the coral part of the reef, and I am pretty happy with that progress. However, although I love coral more than the fish themselves, I think fish make a reef look alive.
Anyways, during the fishless period, I did a lot of reading on the boards as to what fish people liked and didn't like, knowing that one day I would want to add fish again. This selection process has been complicated as I now have about 15-20 colonies of zoas, several LPS, and I cannot add a fish that would run the chance of eating them (so no flame angel - damn).
My first choice I added about 3 weeks ago a FoxFace, that is doing great. Love it...great personality, always moving, always foraging, no patterns, no diseases, basically my dream fish. However, the one other fish I have always wanted was a Tomini Tang (I blame Brooklyn Johnny for this!). They are pretty hard to find, but I have found someone who is selling one, and it is something I would like to buy.
My water parameters are great, my coral is thriving, and the foxface is happy. My tank is a 55 gallon, HOB skimmer, 240 PC lights (50% 10k, 50% 03 Actinic), lots of LR, and a shallow CC bad (yeah, that's one thing I should ahve fixed during the crash). Anyways, my question after this long ramble...the tomini (basically a colorful Kole) is fine in a tank that size, as is the foxface. However, would they both be fine in a tank that size? These would be the only two fish, but I do not want to create a bad situation for eaither one.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts / opinions.
Stewart
Anyways, my tank has been basically fish-less up until about 3 weeks ago (shrimp, crabs and lots of snails, but no fish). I have spent a lot of time rebuilding the coral part of the reef, and I am pretty happy with that progress. However, although I love coral more than the fish themselves, I think fish make a reef look alive.
Anyways, during the fishless period, I did a lot of reading on the boards as to what fish people liked and didn't like, knowing that one day I would want to add fish again. This selection process has been complicated as I now have about 15-20 colonies of zoas, several LPS, and I cannot add a fish that would run the chance of eating them (so no flame angel - damn).
My first choice I added about 3 weeks ago a FoxFace, that is doing great. Love it...great personality, always moving, always foraging, no patterns, no diseases, basically my dream fish. However, the one other fish I have always wanted was a Tomini Tang (I blame Brooklyn Johnny for this!). They are pretty hard to find, but I have found someone who is selling one, and it is something I would like to buy.
My water parameters are great, my coral is thriving, and the foxface is happy. My tank is a 55 gallon, HOB skimmer, 240 PC lights (50% 10k, 50% 03 Actinic), lots of LR, and a shallow CC bad (yeah, that's one thing I should ahve fixed during the crash). Anyways, my question after this long ramble...the tomini (basically a colorful Kole) is fine in a tank that size, as is the foxface. However, would they both be fine in a tank that size? These would be the only two fish, but I do not want to create a bad situation for eaither one.
Any thoughts?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts / opinions.
Stewart
IMO, a small bristletooth tang in a 55g is not too much of an issue. If you have plans to not add other fish, and CAN make the decision, should it be warranted, to give the tang to someone else, than I don't have too many problems. Whether it will disturb the peace, however, is impossible to know, IMO. Definitely very tempting, I can see, to find one from a hobbyist who has kept it some time now. 
