I need one more fish...ideas?

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by JKT69, Jul 28, 2009.

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  1. drew3

    drew3 Blue Ringed Angel

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    yes by far mandarin fish are the best but make sure you have a refugium and plenty of pods or else the mandarin will die especially with the six line wrasse because ive heard they eat copepods as well but then again ive heard they havent
     
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  3. horkn

    horkn Giant Squid

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    I would not try a mandarin in only a 34g tank. They require far too many pods than a 34g tank can provide.

    Also, with a 6 line, I might avoid any fairy wrasses as cool as those are. 6 lines are known to be nasty to other wrasses.
     
  4. lunatik_69

    lunatik_69 Giant Squid

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    How about a Midas Blenny? Great fish!!

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    QUICK STATS Minimum Tank Size: 30 gallons Care Level: Easy Temperament: Peaceful Reef Compatible: Yes Water Conditions: 72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.020-1.025 Max. Size: 5" Color Form: Blue, Yellow Diet: Omnivore Compatibility: View Chart Origin: Maldives Family: Blenniidae


    The Midas Blenny is an excellent candidate for a reef tank. It is a beautiful, deep golden-yellow with a shadow of blue under the chin and bright, blue-rimmed eyes. When swimming, the motion they use is very eel-like.

    This blenny will appreciate a minimum tank of 30 gallons or larger with numerous rocks on which to perch. Sometimes, the Midas Blenny will vex small planktivores and has been known to nip at firefish and gobies. Larger tanks are advantageous as many of the Midas Blenny's aggressive behavior traits seem to relate to a confining tank situation. Unlike most blennies, the Midas Blenny requires a meaty diet including finely chopped crustacean flesh, mysis and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp, along with frozen herbivorous preparations, micro and blue-green algae.