Help me pick my next fish

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by country1911, Oct 14, 2010.

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What should my next fish be?

  1. purple firefish

    3 vote(s)
    13.0%

  2. O. Clown pair(one black and white, one regular)

    2 vote(s)
    8.7%

  3. Royal Gramma

    3 vote(s)
    13.0%

  4. Another wrasse(please specify)

    6 vote(s)
    26.1%

  5. Tang, BABY!

    6 vote(s)
    26.1%

  6. I just voted for th fun of it, and don't really care what you get.

    3 vote(s)
    13.0%
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  1. country1911

    country1911 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Currently I have a couple shrimp, a carpenter flasher wrasse and a few corals. I am looking for something that will make a nice colorful addition as well as be active. I have a lid with mesh on the tank so jumpers are ok. Tank is a 72bf with 20l sump.
     
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  2. iWanaclown

    iWanaclown Astrea Snail

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    i would say o with a six line wrasse but you have a wrasse. can always go with a tang they are great like yellow tangs alot of color.or you can go with a dwarf angel but watch the corals. or something cool cardinals they just float and look like a still picture pretty cool to me
     
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  3. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    IME, Royal Grammas eat shrimp.
     
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  4. country1911

    country1911 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thats good to know, I love my ornamentals... And a gramma was definitely on the list, was anyway.
     
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  5. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    country1911

    I selected the last option so thanks for having a sense of humour that allowed me to do that

    but wrasse would be my real choice - Radient , mystery, christmas, fairy etc so many bright colours and facial markings

    Steve
     
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  6. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Voted another wrasse, but I'd definitely stay away from a sixline. Any fairy wrasse would be just fine.
     
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  7. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    Id vote for a bristletooth tang, but they really should just be the last addition to a tang period. Tangs in general.

    So I voted another Wrasse. :) Blue Star or Ornate Leopard Wrasses are great fish.
     
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  8. Nor_Cal_Guy

    Nor_Cal_Guy Gigas Clam

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    I have 6 shrimp (2 cleaners, 3 peppermint, 1 tiger pistol) in my 72g and a RG with no problems. Good hardy fish. My buddy has one with a coral bandit w/o problems too.

    I say bristle tooth as well in the end.
     
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  9. country1911

    country1911 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Sounds like the consensus is another wrasse. How hard are leopard wrasses to keep? I have read that they can be rather difficult. They are gorgeous fish and I would love to keep one.

    How does this look for a stocking list:
    Carpenter flasher wrasse
    fairy or ornate wrasse
    Royal Gramma or Clown pair
    Bristletooth tang

    Hopefully that will give me a nice light bio-load and a fairly easy to maintain tank. I am going for a LPS dominated tank with various other corals including a few SPS eventually.
     
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  10. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    Interesting about the RG eating shrimp . . . I have one housed in a 14BC with peppermints and no problems. Even had a CB with peppermints and the RG and no problems there either . . .

    Interesting . .. care to share more of the history there . . ?
     
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