Help pick next fish

hellspawn2

Member
I need a little help picking out my next fish. I have 90g that i am setting up as a reef and currently have 2 true perculas and a royal gramma. All tank level are ok except for calcium which i am building a reactor for. So i am open for suggetion. I was looking at some sort of tang maybe hippo or kole from there i am lost. so give me some ideas please i am looking for something with some color.
thanks for the help
Hellspawn2
 

kris

Member
There are tons of great fish you could add--but a small piece of advice would be to decide on ALL the fish you want before you start so can add accordingly. for example, you want a hippo tang, a queen angel, and a pygmy angel. you'd have to put these in order. Pygmy first being the smallest and least aggressive, then the hippo, and the angel very last due to aggression and least tolerant of water quality issues commonly found in newer tanks.
Just an example-
have fun planning!!! and
Good Luck
 

rockster

Member
Get a hippo, great fish. I suggest get it from your lfs, watch it eat and swim, observe the fins. Get the one that is most active and not the timid. I have one and is my favorite. it's just so REGAL to see. shine a flashlight after the lights are out and you'll see that there are more patterns/color than what you see with the lights on.
 

fshhub

Active Member
hippos are defintiely beautiful, and so are koles, IMO, but koles are easier to keep, but the choice is yours as to which you want, just look for captive breed or hatched fish, hippos are often caught using cyanide
as fr other fish, a pair of ff would be nice(as mentioned), scooter blennies are cool too, so are many wrasses, it is a bit easier for you to figure out which ones you like and then check the compatibility, because teh possibilites are almost endless wiht what you have right now,
look at what you want then go from there, one important question you can ask yourself is do you want smaller fish or larger, do you want semi aggressive fish or all community? these can help alot
oh, and also do you have lr? will it be a reef and what type of substrate do you have?, these all can play a role in what you should consider as well
HTH and good luck
 

von_rahvin

Member
before you get any pod eating critters scotter blenies etc make sure you have an established tank.
jawfish make great ones. they are wonderful to watch. sailfin tangs are also great one for munching on algea. i want a hippo quite badly as they are very beautiful.
 

saltylake

Member
you can't go wrong with a purple tang. They are so cool and if you get a good specimen they will provide with alot of interesting interaction with your reef.
 
R

rto 29

Guest
I have a comet in my reef, he is very cool. very peaceful and he doen't bother any of the inverts/coral. Definitly take a look. They're also known as sea beta's
 

b volitans

Member
I'm gonna have to agree with Saltylake, Purple Tangs are AWESOME!!! If you choose a vibrant Specimen it will add alot of color and character. I'm Also partial to The Red Sea Sailfin (desjardin) Tang they can give you an interesting display of color. OR... if you wanted a smaller fish how 'bout the Flame Angel? only thing, Angels have been known to nibble at soft corals and Clams.
 

hellspawn2

Member
Thanks for the suggestion i think i will get the purple tang first followed by either a hippo or kole in the future. Probably for my last fish i a leaning towards a flame angel.
Thanks again,
Hellspawn2
 
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