Looking for good colorful fish to add to tank, suggestions?

dsmccain

dsmccain

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Hi, my 72 bow is up and going. We just bought some fish this past weekend, but want to get another in due time. Right now, the tank started out with the following.
1 False Clown
1 Valentini
1 Chromis(soon to be food)
1 Volitan Lion
1 Yellow Tang
1 Hebioschus(sp?), looks like a Moorish Idol
We are looking at the Pink Squared Anthias, or Red Head Salon Wrasse.
Any other suggestions? Thanks
 
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saxman

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Woah...that's a LOT of bioload to add to a tank all at once, hopefully it's well-cycled. I wouldn't add any more fish to that setup at all (the volitans alone will likely become a 12" cube with good nutrition).
Depending on the size differentials, all of your fish could conceivably become meals for your lion, not just the chromis. At the very least, the chromis and the ocellaris will be toast.
Your butterfly is a Heniochus sp.
If your lion is eating FW feeders, you'll need to wean it off of them. If you're feeding it goldfish or rosy reds, it's even more imperative that you do so as your lion will likely end up with a CNS disorder, fatty lipidosis, or both. Ghost shrimp, guppies, or mollies are much better choices.
Here's a good article on weaning/feeding your lion: http://www.lionfishlair.com/feedingtechniques/toolsofthetrade.shtml
 
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adam57

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I agree that is alot of fish for that tank. The lion and the heniochus will both grow like weeds. I have a red headed solon fairy wrasse in my 130 gal. and he is a bright beutiful fish at a reasonable price.
 
flower

flower

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What about a nice sponge, they add color and help with filter feeding to clean the water. It's not a coral so you don't need lights...I don't see any angelfish on your stock list that would eat it.
 
dsmccain

dsmccain

Member
thanks for the advice, i'll check into one of those sponges you are talking about. i have a starfish in there(chocolate chip), ironically, nobody even looks at it which is nice. the red head salon fairy wrasse seems like the most probably choice at this time.
just to clarify, i didn't add all these fish at once, about 3 weeks ago, i added the tang and heniochus, the others have been in the tank for months. didn't want to scare you all thinking i put them all in at once!
i was warned about the lionfish(his potential eating of the smaller fish), and his rate of growth, if he ever becomes a problem, i will get it to a bigger and better home, possibly for store credit!
 
dsmccain

dsmccain

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saxman,
the lionfish eats ghost shrimp right now(i put 2 in for it every few days), i need to get some tongs so that i can spot feed it and get it weaned on the frozen food
thanks for the link to wean the lionfish
 
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saxman

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Actually, that CC stafish you have has a tendency to eat tankmates as well...they have no trouble getting ahold of a sleeping fish if they're hungry.
 
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saxman

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Quote:
Originally Posted by spanko http:///forum/thread/383276/looking-for-good-colorful-fish-to-add-to-tank-suggestions#post_3356550
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Originally Posted by saxman http:///forum/thread/383276/looking-for-good-colorful-fish-to-add-to-tank-suggestions#post_3355005........................................
Here's a good article on weaning/feeding your lion: http://www.lionfishlair.com/feedingtechniques/toolsofthetrade.shtml
Shameless plug!
Imagine trying to cut-n-paste that one, pix and all...
 
wen tom

wen tom

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I had a huge lion for years, if you keep him well fed I bet it won't be an issue. Mine wasn't. Also had trouble getting to frozen, the net worked best for me. Released live ghost shrimp in front of it, so it knows where the food is coming from, gut loaded and froze, then started slipping them in on it. He did have to get pretty hungry but he's doing it now on a regular basis.
 
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