help me add fish
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sweettooth162
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i am a big fan of niger trigs, or a tang hippo or yellow, maybe a lion fish. ulitmatly its your choice.
john franklin
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IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TANK WITH SALT WATER AND YOUR CHEMISTRY IS GOOD AND STABLE-- I WOULD STICK TO NON AGRESSIVE FISH. NASO TANG. YELLOW TANG, SMALL PUFFER, AND A GOLDEN BUTTERFLY WOULD DO IT. IF YOU GO WITH AGRESSIVE FISH- TRIGGERS, SOHOL TANGS, LIONS, AND SOME PUFFERS YOU WILL BE SORRY IF YOU DONT HAVE QUARANTINE TANKS AND A HOSPITAL TANK THAT ARE SET UP AND READY TO SUPPORT LIFE. YOU WILL FIND THAT WHEN YOU BRING HOME A FISH AND PUT HIM IN THE TANK- ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IS A FIGHT TO THE DEATH WITH ANOTHER BELOVED FISH AND YOU CAN DO NOTHING BUT WATCH. I HAVE ACTUALLY HAD MY KIDS IN TEARS WATCHING THIS HAPPEN AND THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO BECAUSE THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD A TANK TO TRANSFER ONE OF THEM TO WAS THE FISH STORE AND THEY WERE CLOSED.
SUGGESTION- BUY A 20 GAL HOSPITAL TANK WITH A FLUVAL PUMP, HEATER ,AND UV- ADD ONLY DEAD ROCK, FAKE PLANTS AND NO GRAVEL. LET IT CYCLE BEFORE YOU ADD EXPENSIVE FISH SO YOU CAN HAVE A QUARANTINE TANK AND A POSSIBLE HOSPITAL WHEN SOMEONE GETS SICK.
BUY A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS THAT FITS IN YOUR TANK TO SEPARATE NEW FISH FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTER THEY HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER FOR A FEW DAYS, WHEN YOU LET THEM LOOSE THEY DONT EVEN SEEM TO KNOW ANY DIFFERANCE AND FIGHTING IN MINIMIZED- TRUST ME - IT WORKS
QUARANTINE NEW FISH FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN YOUR 75 GAL - ANY SIGN OF SICKNESS - DO NOT ADD- ASK FOR HELP
SUGGESTION- BUY A 20 GAL HOSPITAL TANK WITH A FLUVAL PUMP, HEATER ,AND UV- ADD ONLY DEAD ROCK, FAKE PLANTS AND NO GRAVEL. LET IT CYCLE BEFORE YOU ADD EXPENSIVE FISH SO YOU CAN HAVE A QUARANTINE TANK AND A POSSIBLE HOSPITAL WHEN SOMEONE GETS SICK.
BUY A PIECE OF PLEXIGLASS THAT FITS IN YOUR TANK TO SEPARATE NEW FISH FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTER THEY HAVE SEEN EACH OTHER FOR A FEW DAYS, WHEN YOU LET THEM LOOSE THEY DONT EVEN SEEM TO KNOW ANY DIFFERANCE AND FIGHTING IN MINIMIZED- TRUST ME - IT WORKS
QUARANTINE NEW FISH FOR A MINIMUM OF 7 DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE PUTTING THEM IN YOUR 75 GAL - ANY SIGN OF SICKNESS - DO NOT ADD- ASK FOR HELP
sweettooth162
Member
wow thats kinda scary, never had any problems like that. another fishu could try is a harlequin tusk fish when they are young they are shy when they get bigger they get meaner
ophiura
Active Member
Unless you have a 200-300+g tank in the works, I would not get a Naso. Very nice fish, but get incredibly large. I often see Naso's in 135g tanks and they are clearly very very cramped in there. Yellow or Kole tang would be a better choice, IMO. A dwarf angel would be nice. Foxface rabbitfish is also a good choice (though watch the dorsal spines which are venomous...still a very tough fish with good color). I am also a fan of the gramma or a pseudo (not both). Some of the smaller species of wrasses (reef safe varieties) are also good chocies, but more delicate (velvet wrasse, yellow coris, etc) and some need a good layer of sand to sleep in.
May want to consider if you ever want corals or other inverts before deciding on fish.
May want to consider if you ever want corals or other inverts before deciding on fish.