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  1. sneaton

    sneaton Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    help me choose.....what fish would you recommend for a 48x24x12 frag tank? already have a kole tang
     
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  3. pink4miss

    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    if you growing frags in the tank i would recommend a fish that eats flat worms and other nuisance critters
     
  4. sneaton

    sneaton Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    whats the best wrasse for pest elimination? i was also thinking about a foxface
     
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    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    look threw here, it might help you decide what one you like the looks of and what they eat, a lot of wrasses eat nuisance critters.Wrasse Fish for Sale: Cleaner Wrasse and other Reef Safe Wrasse Species

    orchid dotty backs are also good ( i recommend tank raised) they eat bad critters, i have seen mine eat bristle worms. and you can get a pair of them. they are small and very interesting to watch as a pair
     
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    howsboutafiver Banned

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    pink4miss Panda Puffer

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    keep in mind wrasses are jumpers, so you will want to put a screen cover on the tank
     
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    packerfreak25 Bristle Worm

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    pink streaked wrasse or ORA blue mandarin
     
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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    pink streaked wrasse/possum wrasse
    Hoevan's wrasse
    orchid dottyback
    These will help eat pests
     
  11. sneaton

    sneaton Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    i was at premium yesterday and they had a baby 6line wrasse so i got her...shes already searching around the frags for critters to eat....seems like shes working
     
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    howsboutafiver Banned

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