Help me stock my 55gallon

clownfish11

clownfish11

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I've got a 55gallon reef tank with a hob filter for 75gallons, 3 powerheads, a sump with a protein skimmer for 100gallons...
okay so I need some help picking fish...
my current stock list is:
Fish:
-Pair of clowns
-Yellow watchman goby
-red firefish
Inverts/ CUC:
- around 35 assorted hermits
- 1 mithrax crab
- about 15 nass snails
- 1 pistol shrimp
- 1 turtle conch
- 3 random snails
- getting skunk cleaner
- and like 5-6 peppermint
- probably left some out but w/e
Coral:
- 4 types of zoos
- 3 rics
- 3 head candy cane coral
any ideas on fish?
 
hops523

hops523

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I would say a bicolor blenny. I know dont know much about lawnmover blennies, but I know that scooters are hard to feed.And I would say some type of hawkfish, but you would have to watch them with your coral.
 
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azul1994

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Wow dude it took you 2 months do get 1,000 posts it took me a year.
Anyway i would say a school of blue green chromises maybe like 5?
 
matt b

matt b

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Originally Posted by azul1994
http:///forum/post/2591230
Wow dude it took you 2 months do get 1,000 posts it took me a year.
Anyway i would say a school of blue green chromises maybe like 5?
I know right?
A school of chromis would be nice
 
clownfish11

clownfish11

Active Member
Originally Posted by azul1994
http:///forum/post/2591230
Wow dude it took you 2 months do get 1,000 posts it took me a year.
Anyway i would say a school of blue green chromises maybe like 5?
ive got no clue how i got this many posts it prbly cuz of my thread and matts thread it pretty much became and IM thread....
 
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nereef

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Originally Posted by carpetclown
http:///forum/post/2591045
i would get a scooter bleny they are just so cool! and help a little out with algae too!
scooter blennies don't eat algae. also, unless you have a fuge, it will starve in a 55. my suggestion would be a dwarf angel, added after the tank has been up for 6 months.
 
clownfish11

clownfish11

Active Member
ive got a fuge...and how many more fish do you think i can have 3?
i was thinking:
copperbanded
and 1 or 2 more small fish...
 
niskyvaulter

niskyvaulter

Member
im not sure if a copperband can fit in a 55., but i have to go with the chromis, but i think that the blue-green are way overdone. swf has some cool looking chromis. the other thing with a 55 is that there aren't many big swimmer (tangs, anthias etc....) that will fit in a 55. i've been having the same dilemma with mine
 
carpetclown

carpetclown

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scooter blennies don't eat algae. also, unless you have a fuge, it will starve in a 55. my suggestion would be a dwarf angel, added after the tank has been up for 6 months.
Your exactly correct my bad, Other species of Bleny eat algae i assumed that they would too, but assuming is bad and I was wrong
 
sh00tist

sh00tist

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If you plan to keep a lot of zoas/palys I would seriously look into getting a nice wrasse to guard them. The types that sleep in the sand seem to be the best hunters/guard dogs. Look for a yellow coris if you want to go cheap or a radiant,tamarin,exquisite,mystery or a leopard. These animals have a reputation for being poor shippers,Im of the opinion that if these types are shipped with a couple of inches of sand in the bottom of the bag they are in, a large majority of the casualties can be eliminated. Six-lines are also wonderful guard dogs but will generally turn mean as they grow older. The fairy and flasher are also great fish but do not appear to predate upon a lot of the critters we wish to eliminate. As with all wrasse it is VITAL to have your tank covered well because they WILL jump out,its simply a matter of when. Egg crate provides some level of protection,I had 2 jump through my egg crate before I went with glass tops,since then I lost a really nice Lubbock's that jumped when I had my lids open and I didnt see him.
 
masivemunkey

masivemunkey

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I would definitely get a lawnmower they're so cool, they have a lot of personality. It might be best to wait until some algae grows though so he has something to eat, although the one that I had had no problem eating algae sheets and regular fish food.
 
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