What should I do next?

juniors04

juniors04

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What fish should I get next in my tank? Or should i call it a set tank and put nothing else in it? 300 gallon tank, 8 feet long, has been up and running for 19 months now. Here is the current stocklist.
French Angel
Annularis Angel
Lookdown Jack
Blue Throat Trigger
Vlamingi Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Yellow Tang
Tooni Tang
Gold Maroon Clown
Flame Hawk
Facula Butterfly
Samuari squirrelfish
1 Blue damsel.
 
flower

flower

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I love you avatar puppy! I’m not much on a tank your size, but it seems you have an awful lot of tangs in there. 1 ½ years is not a very old tank, so your fish are pretty young. They are going to grow…so I would think your done, and maybe over done.
How about some pictures…I would love to see your tank. A bigger picture of your puppy too.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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I would add some smaller fish for more color/life in the tank. Maybe a school of anthias or something along those lines?
I agree with flower, you fish need to grow, don't over pack your tank. I wouldn't add more large fish for some time, but smaller ones should be fine.
 
juniors04

juniors04

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3274811

I love you avatar puppy! I’m not much on a tank your size, but it seems you have an awful lot of tangs in there. 1 ½ years is not a very old tank, so your fish are pretty young. They are going to grow…so I would think your done, and maybe over done.
How about some pictures…I would love to see your tank. A bigger picture of your puppy too.

Yeah my Fench and Vlamingi Tang have grown the most. I will try and get some pics up of my tank im not that good with cameras so ill do my best.
 
juniors04

juniors04

Member
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3274831
I would add some smaller fish for more color/life in the tank. Maybe a school of anthias or something along those lines?
I agree with flower, you fish need to grow, don't over pack your tank. I wouldn't add more large fish for some time, but smaller ones should be fine.
Yeah maybe a few smaller fish maybe a Flame angel? I dont think Anthias fish will do to good in my tank my fish can be very aggressive towards new members.
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by juniors04
http:///forum/post/3274973
Yeah maybe a few smaller fish maybe a Flame angel? I dont think Anthias fish will do to good in my tank my fish can be very aggressive towards new members.
Most anthias, such as Lyretails are actually quite aggressive, which is why I mentioned them. A dwarf, or even two dwarf angels would be a good addition.
 
srfisher17

srfisher17

Active Member
Originally Posted by BTLDreef
http:///forum/post/3275001
Most anthias, such as Lyretails are actually quite aggressive, which is why I mentioned them. A dwarf, or even two dwarf angels would be a good addition.
Lookdowns can reach 18"+ and are serious predators. He'd eat anthias in a second, I'm surprised he hasn't got the damsel. Is he still quite small? Most Lookdowns are sold at larger sizes.
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

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Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/3275281
Lookdowns can reach 18"+ and are serious predators. He'd eat anthias in a second, I'm surprised he hasn't got the damsel. Is he still quite small? Most Lookdowns are sold at larger sizes.
Sr. beat me to it... Would be tricky to introduce smaller fish without making them a Lookdown snack. Though to be honest, I don't think a solo Lookdown is going to get much over a foot in captivity, unlikely to exceed around 15" or so, +/- tail length.
If you're really itching to add more, I would say just some more damsels. Damsels are actually intelligent fish that generally are pretty good at not becoming a snack. Chromis, on the other hand, are the Rosy Reds of the saltwater world. They swim right to the predators. 6 or 7 yellowtail damsels swimming through the rocks would be cool. But like everyone else said, the fish have growing up to do, and all those nearing adult size isn't likely to work out in a 300gal in the long run.
 
juniors04

juniors04

Member
Originally Posted by srfisher17
http:///forum/post/3275281
Lookdowns can reach 18"+ and are serious predators. He'd eat anthias in a second, I'm surprised he hasn't got the damsel. Is he still quite small? Most Lookdowns are sold at larger sizes.
Hes a extra large 10 inches to be exact. He hasnt grown much had him for a year now. He ate my other 2 damsels and cleaner wrasse.
 
juniors04

juniors04

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3275327
Sr. beat me to it... Would be tricky to introduce smaller fish without making them a Lookdown snack. Though to be honest, I don't think a solo Lookdown is going to get much over a foot in captivity, unlikely to exceed around 15" or so, +/- tail length.
If you're really itching to add more, I would say just some more damsels. Damsels are actually intelligent fish that generally are pretty good at not becoming a snack. Chromis, on the other hand, are the Rosy Reds of the saltwater world. They swim right to the predators. 6 or 7 yellowtail damsels swimming through the rocks would be cool. But like everyone else said, the fish have growing up to do, and all those nearing adult size isn't likely to work out in a 300gal in the long run.
So what fish of mine will out grow my tank? I figured maybe my French or Vlamingi would but thats about it out of the list.
 
aquaknight

aquaknight

Active Member
Originally Posted by juniors04
http:///forum/post/3275417
So what fish of mine will out grow my tank? I figured maybe my French or Vlamingi would but thats about it out of the list.
IMO as large adults, the three, the Lookdown, the Vlamingii, and the French, all would be happier in something like a 10 footer with some nice depth to it.
However, I meant more along the lines the needs of all those fish, as a whole when grown to adults, will likely exceed the capacity of a 300gal. Not that a particular fish will need more then the tank, just all of them probably will. To be honest, rereading your list, it's not as bad as I thought. It's not outrageous or anything, if my previous post my have hinted that way.
A video of the tank would be a great way for us to help visualize!
 
juniors04

juniors04

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3275452
IMO as large adults, the three, the Lookdown, the Vlamingii, and the French, all would be happier in something like a 10 footer with some nice depth to it.
However, I meant more along the lines the needs of all those fish, as a whole when grown to adults, will likely exceed the capacity of a 300gal. Not that a particular fish will need more then the tank, just all of them probably will. To be honest, rereading your list, it's not as bad as I thought. It's not outrageous or anything, if my previous post my have hinted that way.
A video of the tank would be a great way for us to help visualize!

Hey I got a video up of my tank go to the fish only tanks topic. sorry i took long.
 
juniors04

juniors04

Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3274811

I love you avatar puppy! I’m not much on a tank your size, but it seems you have an awful lot of tangs in there. 1 ½ years is not a very old tank, so your fish are pretty young. They are going to grow…so I would think your done, and maybe over done.
How about some pictures…I would love to see your tank. A bigger picture of your puppy too.

I got a video up if you want to see some of the fishes. Go to the fish only tanks topic.
 
thecanuck

thecanuck

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i just saw your vid, nice tank. If i was you i wouldn't overstock it, it has a very decent amount of fish already. I would add a school of green chromis, that are about 3-4 inches. They wouldn't get eaten, and would add a lot of movement to your tank.
 
juniors04

juniors04

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Yeah I recently gave my yellow Tang to my cousin to make room for a Purple Tang in the future. I have a Flame angel in the QT right now. Im thinking of giving away my squirrelfish also.
 
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