Help me decide

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by dienerman, Nov 19, 2012.

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  1. dienerman

    dienerman Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I recently upgraded from a 75 to a 125 Gal tank and am thinking of making 1 or two additions. It is mixed reef tank so anything i put in needs to be reef safe. I currently have a tomato clown, scopis tang, two cardinals, one yellow tail anthia and a pink watchman goby. Looking for suggestions as to what to add.
     
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  3. tank1970

    tank1970 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    tank1970 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Get rid of the tomato and there are many options, lol. ;D
     
  6. dienerman

    dienerman Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yea... i ve thought about rehoming the tomato several times. She is big and aggressive and i m not a huge fan of her sand storms. I have seriously concidered the royal gramma and may go that way. I cant say i really get excited about wrasses as i do not want any jumping issues or feeding issues but i am at least willing to entertain the idea of one.
     
  7. Mrhighline

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    Pretty sure a Royal gramma will hold its own ... a few guys in my reefclub havd coined them @-hole fish.
     
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  9. Ryan_310

    Ryan_310 Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Wrasse are really fun fish and bring a lot of life to a tank. Yes they do jump but I havent had to change my feeding habbits with them at all. I just use selcon or some other nutrient to help.
     
  10. dienerman

    dienerman Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Good to know......there is a lot of swimming space with many hiding spots so even if it is a bit of an @ hole i would think it would still be ok, particularly since it will be one of the last fish. I will still look at the wrasse though. It is amazing how limited the choices get when you want a peaceful mixed reef tank!!
     
  11. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    A coral beauty angel may be a good choice. I agree about the tomato, I would try and rehome and get a nice pair of clowns of your choice. It opens up so many possibilities with anemones and other activities. I don't have an anemone yet or a lot of coral (just xenia and mushrooms) but the coral beauty has left everything alone and is very colorful.
     
  12. dienerman

    dienerman Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    I have toyed with the idea of a coral beauty however i am a bit paranoid of it nipping my corals. Does anyone else have experience with this? I assume that proper feeding will reduce nipping but i also assume that it comes down to the individual fish. Im not thrilled with the idea of having to remove a fish once it is put in if that can be avoided.