65 pred. Tank Q's

I know you probably want to kill me but know I'm going to make the 65 gallon reef I just discussed with 1.0 into a 65 pred. Ok here's what I want to get.

Blood red hawkfish

Fuzzy dwarf lionfish

Red-tail filefish

Lantern basslet

Blue spotted toby puffer

Snowflake eel

Bicolor angelfish

Hope nothing is wrong with this list 8)

 

Make sure to get a healthy bi color angelfish, snowflake eels get too long IMO but I'm not a big expert on them. Tobies being so similar to puffers shouldn't be with lionfish but I don't really know... IIRC filefish are quite peaceful, not pred. tank fish

 

The snowflake eel would be fine. It will probably always be under a rock other then when it eats.

 

Well... Poop uh so what should I do?


Blood red hawkfish

Fuzzy dwarf lionfish

Lantern basslet

Bicolor angelfish

Red lined wrasse

Three stripe damselfish

Chocolate chip starfish

 

Oh then I'll take out the damsel and put him back.

 

Please list some latin names, there are a lot of red lined wrasse. Also stay away from damsels.

 

Any puffer with a lionfish is bad juju, esp with tobies. They will definitely pick at the lionfish...I have a photo someplace of a toby-chewed fuzzy...not pretty (the lion died, BTW).

The filefish may or may not pick at the lionfish...I'd have a Plan B in case this happens.

SFE's get very aggressive once they reach about 18" - 20" and beyond. I had one kill a toby and several other tankmates after being a model citizen for close to 10 years. After that, I had to keep it alone in its own setup.

Besides being just plain nasty, the damsel will end up being food for the lion or the eel.

I'm not a fan of CC stars, as they're about as predatory as stars get. I don't trust them not to snack on a sleeping fish or the CUC. They do make good food for harlequin shrimp tho...

 

here are the pix i mentioned...





the culprit was a blue-spotted toby. the LFS had no idea not to mix them.

 

Wow that actually makes me sad I hate seeing anything hurt or suffering. Also ya think a deblius reef lobster or red reef lobster would be ok or are my fish too small and slow cuz liveaquaria says they'll leave sleeping fish alone and I know, I know they're trying to sell fish but for most people they've been rather trust worthy. Ah man I like eels but oh well. Yeah I took the toby off the list and the filefish.

Can you guys help equipment also I'll give you a list of what I think I'll get when I get home on my phone now.

 

Here's the Latin name:
Halichoeres biocellatus

Also are you sure filefish are too peaceful clostest thing to trigger I love em.