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btldreef

Moderator
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Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/60#post_3360819
too bad there is a very low selection of Fish you can have when you have Corals......................................
Not really, there are tons and tons of fish that are suitable for your tank and will do fine with corals, just not large angels and tangs.
Anthias will be fine in your tank down the road, they're not a beginner fish.
Start with something easy, like a pair of clowns or a goby of some sort. Then move on to a wrasse, flasher and fairy wrasses come in some amazing colors and would be perfect in your tank (only one unless you get a male and female pair and add at the same time). You already have a dwarf angel, so that slot is filled, but you could look into a blenny, they have great personalities and everyone who gets one ends up loving them. I'd recommend a Lawnmower, a BiColor or a Starry Blenny.
You could do a smaller colorful fish such as a Fridmani dottyback (aka Orchid Dottyback), or a basslet (Royal gramma, black cap) of some sort.
IMO, the only tang that is at all suited for under 100G is a Kole Tang or others in it's group (Ctenochaetus), but they should never go in a new tank.
 
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molodets

Guest
If i got Lemon Peel I can't have flame angel or coral beauty angel???
 
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molodets

Guest
Wow Kole tang is very nice!
How long before I can add Kole tang to my TANK??
 

btldreef

Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3360868
If i got Lemon Peel I can't have flame angel or coral beauty angel???
I definitely would not suggest it in your size tank. The Coral Beauty is the same body shape, so that won't work more than likely. I have a flame and a coral beauty together, but my tank 155G.
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Originally Posted by molodets
http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3360871
Wow Kole tang is very nice!
How long before I can add Kole tang to my TANK??
I'd wait a few months and let your rock and tank mature a lot first, especially since you already have one algae grazer (the lemon peel) in there already.
 
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molodets

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Whats hard about candy cane, trumpet coral?
do i have to FEED it?
 
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molodets

Guest
Look how he feeds Sun Coral, not individually
is that ok?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTtJlyBcSv0&feature=related
 

btldreef

Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3360889
Whats hard about candy cane, trumpet coral?
do i have to FEED it?
They're moderate. They like stable tanks with decent lighting. I wouldn't necessarily say they're difficult, it just wouldn't be the first coral I'd suggest. That being said, Candy Cane coral was actually the first coral I ever owned and i still have it.
 

btldreef

Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3360892
Look how he feeds Sun Coral, not individually
is that ok?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTtJlyBcSv0&feature=related
He's still making sure that every polyp gets fed. You can feed them this way once they're trained to eat, but in the beginning, it's easier if you feed each one individually. I do this with mine sometimes if I'm feeding rotifiers or cyclopeez shrimp that are just too small to feed individually, but I mainly give them mysis, they just seem to respond better to that.
If you look closely, not all of his got fed, so I wouldn't suggest this as the way to feed daily. Also, when you feed larger foods like mysis or brine, they don't open back up right away. These guys look like they're still really hungry after he feeds.
 
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molodets

Guest
Now I think, maybe I should return Lemon Peel and get Yellow Tang since I can't have Flame angel, coral beauty and Lemon peel together.
So I'll just get Flame angel and yellow tang...
good turn around?
 
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molodets

Guest
Please explain!
what is the difference between
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False Percula Clownfish - Aquacultured
VS
False Percula Clownfish - Wild
can you also put them together?
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there are some clown fish that are TANK RAISED and they are more expensive...
why?
 

btldreef

Moderator
Quote:
Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3361013
Now I think, maybe I should return Lemon Peel and get Yellow Tang since I can't have Flame angel, coral beauty and Lemon peel together.
So I'll just get Flame angel and yellow tang...
good turn around?
IMO, a Yellow tang really isn't the best option for your tank. You'd be better suited with the LemonPeel you already have and a Kole.
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Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3361017
Please explain!
what is the difference between
----------------------------------------------------------
False Percula Clownfish - Aquacultured
VS
False Percula Clownfish - Wild
can you also put them together?
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there are some clown fish that are TANK RAISED and they are more expensive...
why?

They are the same, just one was bred in captivity and the other is wild caught. Yes, they can go together, but I've noticed that the Captive bred usually are calmer/less aggressive and healthier, so the extra money is worth it. With captive bred, you also know how old they are.
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Originally Posted by molodets
http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3361043
OK if I would get Bubble Tip Anemone??
not now. Your tank is too new. You need an established tank (6 or more months old) with stable parameters. Clowns don't "need" an anemone.
 

gemmy

Active Member
Quote:
Originally Posted by molodets http:///forum/thread/383713/fish-help/80#post_3360871
Wow Kole tang is very nice!
How long before I can add Kole tang to my TANK??
You must read one SWF book and have a mature tank (tank with stable water conditions for 6 months) before owning a kole tang. The outcome will not be good if you fail to heed my advice.
 
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molodets

Guest
I went to fish town today to get Bicolor Blenny, Golden Tiger Blenny OR diamond blenny. They didn't have it!
So I came up to one of the sales man and said, I want to buy
Acanthurus sohal "Sohal Tang" (not that I would buy, I just wanted to know how honest they are)
I ask the sales man.
- i said: I want to get that Acanthurus sohal "Sohal Tang, whats the minimum size for this tang?
sales man: What size is your tank?

- i said: Just tell me the minimum tank size
sales man: You should remember one important fact!
no matter what, the tang
will never out grow your tank
, if he is 3 inches
now, and your tank is 75 gallons he will GET maximum 5 to 6 inches big, no more.
because the tank
is small for tang
to grow bigger.
what do you think?
 

tangs rule

Active Member
THe sohal tang is one of the larger tangs, reaching 19" in the wild. In the home tank - 200 gal minimum they'll get to 15"
The local fish store clerk wants to sell you everything in the store, before it dies of disease, most likely...
earlier I advised the 2 best books for starters on deciding on fish & inverts and I really suggest them - you'll use them forever while in this hobby
Slow down a bit and see how the current tank stocking works for a couple months. Then add things slowly, after careful research. Reef tanks set up overnight by beginners usually crash in short order, killing everything in the tank - and then you have to start over from scratch. And that's NO fun, and costs $$$.
 

saltfan

Active Member
Oh no, thats not how it works at all. He is trying to make a sale. The fish will grow to full size as long as water parameters are good.
 

btldreef

Moderator
I would NEVER shop at FishTown. They have horribly unhealthy fish and have a terrible reputation. Granted, they have great prices, but that's because all their fish are diseased.
 
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molodets

Guest
I didn't wanted to buy a tang... I just wanted to see how honest they are!
Also you are 100% right about them...
Its all over the other forums people are saying exact same thing!!!
THEIR FISH ARE NOT HEALTHY!!!
EVEN YOU SAID IT!!!
I WILL NEVER EVER EVEN BOTHER TO GO TO THEIR STORE AGAIN!
Thank you for support!!!
 
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