Fish that eats amphipods

paintballer768

paintballer768

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Heres my situation. My 24 gallon is just starting to get some expensive zoanthids in it, and my coral beauty has recently taken a taste to it. Therefore, hes being evicted.
My other problem is the amphipods. They eat some zoanthids and hurt the polyps and tear em up. This only happens when I get a frag/colony with some hurt ones on it already, but they finish up the job.
What can I get thats suitable fora 24 gallon sps/lps/zoanthid tank, and thatll eat the amphipods?
 
m0nk

m0nk

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2719279
If it's a solo fish setup, sixline should work.
I agree. You could also setup a frag tank to grow your zoas out just enough that any dead ones won't be around to tempt the amphipods.
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2719279
If it's a solo fish setup, sixline should work.
Forgot to mention Ive got a 2-3" maroon clown in there as well. Ive wanted a sixline for a while, do they dwell mostly in the rocks? If he does then it would work because the clown does not go in there and theres a great deal of holes and caves inside.
Originally Posted by m0nk
http:///forum/post/2719283
I agree. You could also setup a frag tank to grow your zoas out just enough that any dead ones won't be around to tempt the amphipods.
I already considered that but I have no more room
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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They cruise in and out of the rocks all day. If there's ample caves, and move behind/under/in the rocks, they'll spend a good bit of time there.
The Maroon might not be to willing for a new tankmate though. But I don't see any problems the other way.
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/2719369
They cruise in and out of the rocks all day. If there's ample caves, and move behind/under/in the rocks, they'll spend a good bit of time there.
The Maroon might not be to willing for a new tankmate though. But I don't see any problems the other way.
The maroon is always cranky about his space, but the wrasse will be fine IMO. He'll love the rocks.
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

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What about a flasher wrasse or something like that? What about the "yellow coris wrasse"? I really like them, and love the color!
 
powderblutang

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flashers need alot of room to swim, even for the're size they need atleast four foot of swimming room. Unless you are attached to the maroon clown I would get rid of him, with the size of your tank he is bound to start a scrap, plus they get large for a clown, think of the bioload, of a 5in fish
 
paintballer768

paintballer768

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Originally Posted by powderblutang
http:///forum/post/2720455
flashers need alot of room to swim, even for the're size they need atleast four foot of swimming room. Unless you are attached to the maroon clown I would get rid of him, with the size of your tank he is bound to start a scrap, plus they get large for a clown, think of the bioload, of a 5in fish
Yea true. I was kind of hoping mine would turn out to be a male so that they didnt get too big, the females get large.
 
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