adding some color

[salt210]

my wife made a comment over the weekend about needing some color in the tank.
first off let me fill you in on what is already living in it. the livestock includes:
7in volitan
3in stars and stripes
4-5in koran
2ft zebra moray
misc damsels
condi anemone
so my question is, is there anything( fish, coral etc...) that I could add tot the tank to add some color to it? I plan on getting a long tentacle anemone within this next week.
the lighting on the tank is 2x250 watt halides and 192 watt PC.

 

[shaunalynna]

Get her a little tank for her to play with. If you get her a 12-14gal one she can make it reef safe and add anything she wants. If it was me and my Ex-husband that is what we would have done. I am not sure what can be added in your tank though currently to add color. Most tanks like yours with preds usually don't have much color.

 

[cedarreef]

how big is the tank? if it's big enough you may be able to get away with a tang like a purple or powder blue as they tend to be quite aggressive and can probably hold their own in that tank..... if not, +1 on the getting her another tank

 

[salt210]

its a 210

 

[jp30338]

Originally Posted by salt210
http:///forum/post/2765834
its a 210
Go with a powder blue or purple tang, perhaps a french angel.

 

[salt210]

Originally Posted by jp30338
http:///forum/post/2765841
Go with a powder blue or purple tang, perhaps a french angel.
the french angel is nice, but we already have the koran angel in there

 

[jp30338]

Ok, then no other angel with a koran! Redsea tang or some type of sailfin tang. Maybe another puffer.

 

[rcreations]

Tangs are some of the most colorful fish. You could go for a powder blue tang, yellow tang or purple. Depends on what color you want.

 

[salt210]

I will check the tangs out. I know I don't want a hippo( dori). that last one we had we had to get rid of. it was a PITA

 

[alh]

Why was the hippo a PITA? (I was thinking of getting one)

 

[salt210]

Originally Posted by alh
http:///forum/post/2766825
Why was the hippo a PITA? (I was thinking of getting one)
I think that it was just the one I had in my tank, but it bullied all of its tankmates. harlequin tusk, dogface, the only fish it left alone was the lion that we had

 

[anonome]

Why not add a foxface? Loads of color and great algae eater. Has personality to boot.

 

[salt210]

what about if I got rid of the puffer? I think I might be now anyways.
I think that it might have killed one of my anemones

 

[soulfish]

Get a Harlikin Tusk to add some color.

 

[aquaguy24]

Originally Posted by SoulFish
http:///forum/post/2769403
Get a Harlikin Tusk to add some color.
+1

or some type of bird wrasse..