i want something... unique
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mx#28
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Hmmmmm....
Flounders, mantis shrimp, sea robins, many scorpionfishes, frogfishes, walking batfish, garden eels, toadfish, flashlight fish, ghost pipefish, sculpins....
There are lots of wild things that come out of the ocean. Some are easy to care for, others much harder - it all depends on what you're looking for.
Flounders, mantis shrimp, sea robins, many scorpionfishes, frogfishes, walking batfish, garden eels, toadfish, flashlight fish, ghost pipefish, sculpins....
There are lots of wild things that come out of the ocean. Some are easy to care for, others much harder - it all depends on what you're looking for.
alix2.0
Active Member
Originally Posted by MX#28
http:///forum/post/2755008
Hmmmmm....
Flounders, mantis shrimp, sea robins, many scorpionfishes, frogfishes, walking batfish, garden eels, toadfish, flashlight fish, ghost pipefish, sculpins....
There are lots of wild things that come out of the ocean. Some are easy to care for, others much harder - it all depends on what you're looking for.
well its gotta work in a 75 DT, be reef safe, and not kill every other fish its with. past that im game. as long as its at least a little bit bizarre.
http:///forum/post/2755008
Hmmmmm....
Flounders, mantis shrimp, sea robins, many scorpionfishes, frogfishes, walking batfish, garden eels, toadfish, flashlight fish, ghost pipefish, sculpins....
There are lots of wild things that come out of the ocean. Some are easy to care for, others much harder - it all depends on what you're looking for.
well its gotta work in a 75 DT, be reef safe, and not kill every other fish its with. past that im game. as long as its at least a little bit bizarre.
alix2.0
Active Member
Originally Posted by tr1gger
http:///forum/post/2755019
Purple reef lobster, people love to see mine
dont they hide a lot though?
http:///forum/post/2755019
Purple reef lobster, people love to see mine
dont they hide a lot though?
alix2.0
Active Member
hmm. im looking for something a little more visible. i think lions and eels are cool, but theyre also large and i guess not reef safe. what about a dwarf lion or like a snowflake eel? not really that bizarre but different and something most people dont see everyday. would a dwarf lion be bad in a reef or eat small fish? im not really sure how big they get. also, i have shrimp and a LOT of cleaners in my tank, so something that wont eat those. im probably really restricting myself to, like, a sixline or a mandarin or something, which i DO NOT want. *sigh*.
tr1gger
Member
Try this list of reef safe fishAnthiasBassletsBlennies (excluding fang blennies, a few species will nip at polyps and giant clam mantles)Cardinalfish
Chromis
Clownfish (sometimes excluding the maroon clown which can grow very aggressive and territorial)
Damsels (sometimes excluding larger, more aggressive Dascyllus varieties)
Dwarf angels (dwarf angels in a reef setting has been heavily debated)
Dottybacks (will consume small shrimps; can be highly aggressive)
Dragonets
Foxface (foxface and rabbitfish will occasionally eat certain corals if underfed)
Gobies
Jawfish
Pipefish (can be killed by stinging corals and anemones)
Pseudochromis (will consume small shrimps; can be highly aggressive)
Seahorse (can be killed by stinging corals and anemones)
Tangs
Wrasse (there are both reef safe wrasse and ones that are notorious for killing small fish and invertebrates)
Chromis
Clownfish (sometimes excluding the maroon clown which can grow very aggressive and territorial)
Damsels (sometimes excluding larger, more aggressive Dascyllus varieties)
Dwarf angels (dwarf angels in a reef setting has been heavily debated)
Dottybacks (will consume small shrimps; can be highly aggressive)
Dragonets
Foxface (foxface and rabbitfish will occasionally eat certain corals if underfed)
Gobies
Jawfish
Pipefish (can be killed by stinging corals and anemones)
Pseudochromis (will consume small shrimps; can be highly aggressive)
Seahorse (can be killed by stinging corals and anemones)
Tangs
Wrasse (there are both reef safe wrasse and ones that are notorious for killing small fish and invertebrates)
mx#28
Active Member
Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2755018
well its gotta work in a 75 DT, be reef safe, and not kill every other fish its with. past that im game. as long as its at least a little bit bizarre.
How dedicated of a tank keeper are you? If you're willing to stock the refugium well with copepods/amphipods and feed some live brine now and then, shrimpfish are safe, peaceful, and a little odd.
http:///forum/post/2755018
well its gotta work in a 75 DT, be reef safe, and not kill every other fish its with. past that im game. as long as its at least a little bit bizarre.
How dedicated of a tank keeper are you? If you're willing to stock the refugium well with copepods/amphipods and feed some live brine now and then, shrimpfish are safe, peaceful, and a little odd.
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alexmir
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sea horses are pretty odd, stock the tank with ALOT of beautiful gorgonias, would be really pretty. Other than that, mantis shrimp are pretty awesome.
Are you wanting something thats unique to the hobby, or to people coming over? Also, you could go with a non-photosynthetic tank, would be REALLY unique, and pretty challenging.
Are you wanting something thats unique to the hobby, or to people coming over? Also, you could go with a non-photosynthetic tank, would be REALLY unique, and pretty challenging.
matt b
Active Member
Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2755071
its not up. its in the process. im planning, because im bored and i do need to start thinking about it. its getting there though. i absolutely <3 serpents. that one's really cool.
Reef systems got a lot in a few weeks ago and they were only 20 each. I have 2 and they are both very active.
http:///forum/post/2755071
its not up. its in the process. im planning, because im bored and i do need to start thinking about it. its getting there though. i absolutely <3 serpents. that one's really cool.
Reef systems got a lot in a few weeks ago and they were only 20 each. I have 2 and they are both very active.
matt b
Active Member
Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2755077
i have a tupperware in my 29 with ceramic filter tubes in it. i tossed 2 micro brittles in there a couple months ago, now theres a ton. they reproduce like mad. i want a big one. the micros are really neat, but you never see them.
Trust me you do not want a big brittle. They never stop growing. And just become a HUGE pain. I wish I had some of the micros. I have been in the hobby for 3 years and never seen one in any of my tanks.
http:///forum/post/2755077
i have a tupperware in my 29 with ceramic filter tubes in it. i tossed 2 micro brittles in there a couple months ago, now theres a ton. they reproduce like mad. i want a big one. the micros are really neat, but you never see them.
Trust me you do not want a big brittle. They never stop growing. And just become a HUGE pain. I wish I had some of the micros. I have been in the hobby for 3 years and never seen one in any of my tanks.
