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  1. ScottsTanks

    ScottsTanks Flamingo Tongue

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    I have a very large chunk of store credit at my lfs and would like to revamp my 40g breeder. What fish, if money wasn't an issue would you put in this tank?
     
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  2. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    A pair of Picasso Clowns.

    A Helfrichi Fire Fish.

    A Blue Spotted Jaw Fish.

    A Coral Beauty.

    And invest heavily in a good lid.
     
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  3. ScottsTanks

    ScottsTanks Flamingo Tongue

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    Not sure I really want clowns. I like the lid comment though.
     
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  4. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Man there are some beautiful clowns out there. Go to Ibluewater.com, ORAfarm.com, Sustainableaquatics.com and look at what they have. Most LFS order fish from ORA and SA anyways. I was just like you when I started and was really against clowns. Now I have 2 pairs and paid $400 for one of my pairs.
     
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  5. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    can we have a bit more info? what lighting do you have? any livestock in there already?
     
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  6. ScottsTanks

    ScottsTanks Flamingo Tongue

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    I've had clowns in the past and I just don't see the appeal. Maybe it's because I work at a pet store and hear kids chanting "There's Nemo" all... day... long... I would be open to a pair of pink skunk clowns but if my wife doesn't insist on clowns this time I'm not going to get them.

    40g breeder, 20g sump with fuge , 50 lbs of rock, 60 lbs of sand, dsb and liove rock in sump, Coralife Aqualight Pro (150w hqi and 2 65w compacts), no current livestock. This is a complete tank revamp.
     
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  7. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    get a sweet dwarf angel in there, like a multicolored.
     
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  8. sticksmith23

    sticksmith23 Giant Squid

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    Are you planning on a Reef or FOWLR?
     
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  9. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    Centropyge colini
    Centropyge aurantia
    Centropyge venustus
    Centropyge shepardi
    Centropyge flavissimus + vroliki
    Centropyge potteri + Centropyge fisheri
    Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
    Cirrhilabrus laboutei
    Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
    Cirrhilabrus jordani
    Cirrhilabrus naokoae
    Bodianus masudai
    Stonogobiops dracula
    Nemateleotris helfrichi
    Amphiprion leucokranos
    Liopropoma rubre
    Assessor macneilli
    Assessor flavissimus
    Belonepterygion fasciolatum
    Pseudanthias ventralis
    Trachinops taeniatus
    Gramma dejongi
    Lipogramma robinsi
    Lipogramma klayi
    etc
     
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  10. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    yeah a dwarf if your doing a fowlr, if your doing a reef it may not be the best idea.
     
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