Center piece fish ideas??

alabama reefer

alabama reefer

Member
Hi all!!! I have been out of the hobby for a couple of years but recently acquired an established reef tank (and occupants) from a friend. As the title says I am looking for ideas on a center piece fish so I am looking for suggestions.
90g
30g sump
120+ lbs live rock
LPS coral & softies
BTA and other various clean up crew inverts
Two Osc. Clowns, blue damsel, falco hawkfish,
and royal gramma.
Thanks in advance!
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

Active Member
yea this forum dies off in the middle of the summer.do you have a sump for more water volume? personally i love my flame hawkfish. i have a 250 reef with tangs and bigger fish but my flame is my favorite.had him for over 5 years now
 
spongeycrab

spongeycrab

Member
I would recommend some type of Tang, Butterflyfish, Rabbittfish or dwarf Angle
Tangs
Tomini Tang:





Care Level: Moderate







Temperament: Peaceful







Reef Compatible: Yes







Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025







Max. Size: 6"







Color Formhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Tan







Diethttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Herbivore







Compatibilityhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: View Chart







Originhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Fiji, Indonesia, Solomon Islands



ss="QSrefinement">Family: Acanthuridae
Butterflyfish:
Pyrmid Butterflyfish:





Care Level: Easy







Temperament: Peaceful







Reef Compatible: Yes







Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025







Max. Sizehttp://javascript:popupWindow(: 7"







Color Formhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Black, White, Yellow







Diethttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Omnivore







Compatibilityhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: View Chart







Originhttp://javascript:popupWindow(: Hawaii, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea



lor="#0066cc">Family: Chaetodontidae
 
alabama reefer

alabama reefer

Member
I like the flame angel but haven't sold my wife on it. I had a coral beauty in my previous 150g tank. I definitely want something that will do some grazing and has some color.
Yes I do have a 30g sump
 
slice

slice

Active Member
My Flame Angel is the "center piece fish" in my 47g. He is very active and grazes non-stop. His tank mates are a Royal Gramma, a Sixline and an LMB.
He keeps everyone's aggression in check.
 
alabama reefer

alabama reefer

Member
Well at least I'm not a newbie and didn't jump all over the bigger tang ideas. With that said I do appreciate the suggestions so far
 
deejeff442

deejeff442

Active Member
its all good. with that i had 4 tangs in a 90 for a few years one was the purple .but then i went to a 150 then my 250.
 
S

siptang

Guest
I have 2 tangs in my 72g and they do quite well. I know it's frowned upon but they survived through everything and haven't got sick ONCE.
I just give them ample room to swim and lot of rock work for them to entertain themselves and to graze. I also put couple of more k-evos with wave makers and they seem to love that as well.
With that said,
dwarf angels like coral beauty and flame angel like you said above is a fantastic idea if you do decide to do both, please introduce them the same time and keep your eyes on your softies.
flame hawk fish - keep your eyes on your shrimps.
lyretail anthias - awesome colors and personality.
carpenter wrasse - male on is awesome looking.
4 line wrasse - very chill fish which is super beneficial to your tank due to it's ability to eliminate all sorts of parasites in your tank.
yellow tang in a 90g is more then do-able.
 
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