tank mate ideas for oscallaris, algae blenny, and 6 line wrasse pls!
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travelerjp98
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How long has the tank been established for?
travelerjp98
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Actually, if the tank is established, a Kole Tang would be a nice show fish.
kilofey
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The tank has been up and running for about 6-7 months now. I would love to have a tang, but ive read that they are very susceptable to stress and disease, my favorite tang would be a sail fin tang if i had the reef keeping confidence to keep a tang lol.
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line?
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line?
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line?
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line?
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
btldreef
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Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3446906
The tank has been up and running for about 6-7 months now. I would love to have a tang, but ive read that they are very susceptable to stress and disease, my favorite tang would be a sail fin tang if i had the reef keeping confidence to keep a tang lol. If you quarantine all your fish and keep your tank healthy, tangs are fine. People that have issues are the ones that don't feed properly, offer their fish the right environment and introduce disease either through a sick or unquarantined fish or even a coral. A sail fin, unfortunately, is too big for your setup.
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? Depends on the gobies you're considering. I wouldn't put two sand sifters together, but a Firefish and a Diamond would be fine together. I have two little red stripe gobies, a pink bar shrimp goby and a bullet banded sleeper goby all together in my tank and they get a long fine. Your best bet would be to add them at the same time. It's never a guarantee. I had a mated pair of yellow watchmen gobies and then one day the male went crazy, killed the female and started attacking all the other fish in my tank. I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). In some cases you can have more than one, it's not recommended though. I have a tail spot with a black combtooth. They've been together for years and have no issues. Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line? I don't recommend it. These are all fish that six lines are known to try and bully, especially if the six line has been in the tank and established territory first.
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. Without a refugium, you probably can't sustain a mandarin forever, unless you plan to reseed your tank often with pods. Mandarins hunt for food ALL DAY and can quickly deplete a "good" pod population in a tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line? Depending on the aggression of your six line and your pod population. If the six line feels that the pod population is low, he may see the mandy as a threat. I had a six line kill a mandarin.
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3446906
The tank has been up and running for about 6-7 months now. I would love to have a tang, but ive read that they are very susceptable to stress and disease, my favorite tang would be a sail fin tang if i had the reef keeping confidence to keep a tang lol. If you quarantine all your fish and keep your tank healthy, tangs are fine. People that have issues are the ones that don't feed properly, offer their fish the right environment and introduce disease either through a sick or unquarantined fish or even a coral. A sail fin, unfortunately, is too big for your setup.
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? Depends on the gobies you're considering. I wouldn't put two sand sifters together, but a Firefish and a Diamond would be fine together. I have two little red stripe gobies, a pink bar shrimp goby and a bullet banded sleeper goby all together in my tank and they get a long fine. Your best bet would be to add them at the same time. It's never a guarantee. I had a mated pair of yellow watchmen gobies and then one day the male went crazy, killed the female and started attacking all the other fish in my tank. I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). In some cases you can have more than one, it's not recommended though. I have a tail spot with a black combtooth. They've been together for years and have no issues. Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line? I don't recommend it. These are all fish that six lines are known to try and bully, especially if the six line has been in the tank and established territory first.
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. Without a refugium, you probably can't sustain a mandarin forever, unless you plan to reseed your tank often with pods. Mandarins hunt for food ALL DAY and can quickly deplete a "good" pod population in a tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line? Depending on the aggression of your six line and your pod population. If the six line feels that the pod population is low, he may see the mandy as a threat. I had a six line kill a mandarin.
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
thumpco
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Yeah lots of different kinds of gobies but some you must be careful together
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Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3446906
The tank has been up and running for about 6-7 months now. I would love to have a tang, but ive read that they are very susceptable to stress and disease, my favorite tang would be a sail fin tang if i had the reef keeping confidence to keep a tang lol.
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line?
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line?
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3446906
The tank has been up and running for about 6-7 months now. I would love to have a tang, but ive read that they are very susceptable to stress and disease, my favorite tang would be a sail fin tang if i had the reef keeping confidence to keep a tang lol.
As far as gobys go, can i keep more than one per tank? I made the mistake with my algae blenny, if had i known i can only have one i would have picked a more colorful one (though i have grown attatched to our AB we love "waldo"). Id love to have a whole bunch of gobys cause they have adoreable personalities :->
How would a fire fish or royal gramma or orchid dotty back(or other dotty backs), get along with my six line?
Also, does it sound like i have enough copepods to sustain a mandarin...... i have roughly 1-3 copepods per squear inch on the front of my glass.... iono about anywhere else but i assume its pretty much the same everywhere in the tank. And could a mandarin go with my six line?
Okay, thats all the questions i have lol. Thanks for the help guys!
kilofey
Member
Hmm, i read about so many fish that shouldnt be with a six line. What smaller fish can go with him? I only have a 5 gal qt, so the fish cant be too big. How aboud dwarf angels? I know i want a goby or 2 but aside from that, it seems like i keep hitting a road block when it comes to 6 line tank mates. Hes definately worth it, ive always wanted one as they are my favorite sw fish, so having one was a must. Now its just a matter of working around him. Im not super big on large fish cause id like to keep a light bio load, id be open to a medium sized fish, but i prefer smaller fish. I like alot of movement in a tank, so smaller ones fill space quite well and give the tank alot of activity
thumpco
Member
Dwarf angel? Hmm he will be ok in the 5 will be happier in bigger, but fine till he gets transferred. Actually I have been doing more reading and getting a shy goby to go with a six will eveuntally turn bad because the six line will mess with shy tank mates. So a good fish to put in with a six line could be a Swales Swissguard Basslet?
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Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3447240
Hmm, i read about so many fish that shouldnt be with a six line. What smaller fish can go with him? I only have a 5 gal qt, so the fish cant be too big. How aboud dwarf angels? I know i want a goby or 2 but aside from that, it seems like i keep hitting a road block when it comes to 6 line tank mates. Hes definately worth it, ive always wanted one as they are my favorite sw fish, so having one was a must. Now its just a matter of working around him. Im not super big on large fish cause id like to keep a light bio load, id be open to a medium sized fish, but i prefer smaller fish. I like alot of movement in a tank, so smaller ones fill space quite well and give the tank alot of activity
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Originally Posted by Kilofey http:///t/389763/tank-mate-ideas-for-oscallaris-algae-blenny-and-6-line-wrasse-pls#post_3447240
Hmm, i read about so many fish that shouldnt be with a six line. What smaller fish can go with him? I only have a 5 gal qt, so the fish cant be too big. How aboud dwarf angels? I know i want a goby or 2 but aside from that, it seems like i keep hitting a road block when it comes to 6 line tank mates. Hes definately worth it, ive always wanted one as they are my favorite sw fish, so having one was a must. Now its just a matter of working around him. Im not super big on large fish cause id like to keep a light bio load, id be open to a medium sized fish, but i prefer smaller fish. I like alot of movement in a tank, so smaller ones fill space quite well and give the tank alot of activity
kilofey
Member
Well, problem is: he is in qt right now. I just got him and havent added him quite yet. I only have a 5gal qt, so im not sure what to do. I dont mind choosing my stock to suit him but im not sure what to do with him if im going to add another fish first. I suppose he could possibly live in a breeder net until another fish is out of qt but its kinda mean. Ive read theyre a 50/50 fish. You may get a total angel and you may get a complete jerk. Maybe ill just try my lucak. He has a really good appetite, so maybe catching him wont be too tough if i wait with a very large fish scooper and wait for the perfect time to swoop him up. I have some things to think about i suppose.
kilofey
Member
No, i cant put him in my sump, BUT i just found a 10 gal complete set up with hood and everything. I just talked to the guy and ill be picking it up saturday... 10 bucks on craigslist even has a stand! If i get a divider, i can always keep him in my qt tank until i feel hes ready for the big boy tank lol.
Pls let me know if keeping my six line in a divided 10 gal qt isnt a good idea
Im really not worried about him catching any diseases if kept in my qt. The place i get my stock from qt all their fish for 2 weeks and regularly doses their dt with medicine to ensure healthy fish (hence why they have an absolutely 0 return policy lol and their fish cost a tad more but its worth it). Im pretty sure the guy isnt lying through his teeth cause they have a section of plain tanks, no substrate or decor, a section with substrate and lr, and a section of just inverts, so they can freely dose with copper or other meds if they wanted to.
Pls let me know if keeping my six line in a divided 10 gal qt isnt a good idea
Im really not worried about him catching any diseases if kept in my qt. The place i get my stock from qt all their fish for 2 weeks and regularly doses their dt with medicine to ensure healthy fish (hence why they have an absolutely 0 return policy lol and their fish cost a tad more but its worth it). Im pretty sure the guy isnt lying through his teeth cause they have a section of plain tanks, no substrate or decor, a section with substrate and lr, and a section of just inverts, so they can freely dose with copper or other meds if they wanted to.
kilofey
Member
Very true 
i hope hes nice cause i dont want to get rid of him. Hes so pretty and has so much personality. We named him "good year" because his body looks like a blimp, especially after dinner time. We name our fish odd names lol. We have party fish and sissy fish (clowns) cause one loves to party and wiggles non stop and the other is smaller and more shy, then our algae blenny is named "waldo" after wheres waldo cause hes always in plain sight staring straight at us but he blends in so well. And our pepermint shrimps (r.i.p. i was too new to the hobby and nitrates killed them) were windex, zhock, consuela, ans mr. Clean and we had a disease in the tank that wiped out "mazda" the fire fish and "fancy feast" the roual gramma...... hence the quarrantine tank........ oh how much ive learned the hard way lol. Im having good luck now that ive spent countless hrs doing research.
Fish are NOT in my toilets natural diet, and id like to keep it that way!
i hope hes nice cause i dont want to get rid of him. Hes so pretty and has so much personality. We named him "good year" because his body looks like a blimp, especially after dinner time. We name our fish odd names lol. We have party fish and sissy fish (clowns) cause one loves to party and wiggles non stop and the other is smaller and more shy, then our algae blenny is named "waldo" after wheres waldo cause hes always in plain sight staring straight at us but he blends in so well. And our pepermint shrimps (r.i.p. i was too new to the hobby and nitrates killed them) were windex, zhock, consuela, ans mr. Clean and we had a disease in the tank that wiped out "mazda" the fire fish and "fancy feast" the roual gramma...... hence the quarrantine tank........ oh how much ive learned the hard way lol. Im having good luck now that ive spent countless hrs doing research.Fish are NOT in my toilets natural diet, and id like to keep it that way!
kilofey
Member
Since ill be dividing my qt, im thinking about making my very last 2 fish the six line and a royal gramma. Any thoughts? Ive been reading alot of old posts on here where people had no problems, then some where the 6 line was a bully then some where the gramma was... so im thinking if i ad both at the same time, if they decide to be bullies, theyll bully each other but they will be added at the same time to neutral territory... i kinda feel like both are a necessity to my tank lol. Bltdreef, I did read more success stories than horror stories, so i may take the gamble and if worse comes to worse, one will leave. But i have a 75 gal tank, with about 80 lbs of rock so they should have enough room to stay away from eachother
kilofey
Member
Sweet, so i know what my last 2 fish will be lol, now i just have to get some gobies and a couple others first. Im thinking about a firefish. I had one with a RG and they were perfectly fine (till the disease wiped them out) *grrrr*
Do sand sifting gobies ONLY eat junk from the sand? Or is that a gamble too? Cause alot of things in this hobby tend to make you gamble your money away lol. And do they eat any algae off the rocks? Id like to save all my algae for my algae blenny. Can you suggest a pair of gobies that are different and will coexist?
Sorry for all the questions, but you wont learn anything until you get out there and learn something! Lol. Im just done learning the hard way by getting fish just because theyre "pretty" without learning everything i can about them first.
Do sand sifting gobies ONLY eat junk from the sand? Or is that a gamble too? Cause alot of things in this hobby tend to make you gamble your money away lol. And do they eat any algae off the rocks? Id like to save all my algae for my algae blenny. Can you suggest a pair of gobies that are different and will coexist?
Sorry for all the questions, but you wont learn anything until you get out there and learn something! Lol. Im just done learning the hard way by getting fish just because theyre "pretty" without learning everything i can about them first.
travelerjp98
Active Member
Sand sifting gobies don't eat "junk"... they eat different types of pods. A lot eat frozen.