ser_cyclops
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what would make a great edition to my reef tank? right now i currently have
2 perc clowns
1 coral beauty
1 lawn mower blenny
1 Bangaii Cardinal
2 perc clowns
1 coral beauty
1 lawn mower blenny
1 Bangaii Cardinal
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ser_cyclops
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no starfish or shrimp the tank has been set up for about 2 months and i started adding fish a couple weeks after cyle
granny
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Honestly, I would wait before adding any more fish. Are you doing regualr water changes, at least 20% every two weeks? Do you keep tabs on your nitrates and check to see if you have any ammonia or initrate spikes after adding fish?
Yours is a pretty new tank and you have a pretty good fish load in it now.
There are several varieties of shrimp that will make a good addition to your tank. They do not tolerate high nitrates, though, so you want to make sure they are 12 or below.
I have 5 peppermint shrimp, one blood red shirmp and two cleaners. The cleaners are out the most. The peppermints come out to eat and when the lights go out. the blood red hangs in a cave, but I can still see him. Your coral beauty may kill a serpent star so go with something more substantial if you add a starfish. a larger brittle star would work and they are easy keepers as well.
Yours is a pretty new tank and you have a pretty good fish load in it now.
There are several varieties of shrimp that will make a good addition to your tank. They do not tolerate high nitrates, though, so you want to make sure they are 12 or below.
I have 5 peppermint shrimp, one blood red shirmp and two cleaners. The cleaners are out the most. The peppermints come out to eat and when the lights go out. the blood red hangs in a cave, but I can still see him. Your coral beauty may kill a serpent star so go with something more substantial if you add a starfish. a larger brittle star would work and they are easy keepers as well.
ser_cyclops
Member
i do a 10% water change weekly, i wasnt plaining on adding any more fish right away just trying to see to see what other fish i could have becuase in the next month i plain on ordering my clean up crew and some stuff from swf and also i want to get a mandarin after my tank has been set up for atleast 6months and i also plain on starting a pod farm for him so my tank will still have pods
ser_cyclops
Member
and also what about a Fire Fish Goby?
granny
Member
Firefish gobies are pretty cool. They prefer tobe in groups, are jumpers and might be picked on by your B. Cardinal.
Mandarins are beautiful, but extremely difficult to keep. General rule of thumb is 100 lbs of lie rock and a year old successful tank.
They eat constantly, but are slow so cannot compete for other the pods with other fish and inverts in your tank who are also going to eat the pods. I had one for several years in a 90 gallon with over 150 lbs of live rock and still fed him black worms to supplement.
It was frustrating as he would sit there till one practically fel on his head before he would grab it. Meanwhile the other fish were grabbing everything in sight!
Mandarins are beautiful, but extremely difficult to keep. General rule of thumb is 100 lbs of lie rock and a year old successful tank.
They eat constantly, but are slow so cannot compete for other the pods with other fish and inverts in your tank who are also going to eat the pods. I had one for several years in a 90 gallon with over 150 lbs of live rock and still fed him black worms to supplement.
It was frustrating as he would sit there till one practically fel on his head before he would grab it. Meanwhile the other fish were grabbing everything in sight!
ser_cyclops
Member
i have about 75lbs of fiji lr right now and im going to get another 25 and also you are telling me if i get a Fire Fish Goby to get more than one maybe 2?