Livestock suggestions anyone?? :)

i have heard of this but in all the times ive kept one i have never had this problem

 

Tangs, especially yellow tangs are extremly popular fish. and the main reason why you see people putting tangs in small tanks and thinking its ok is because usually tangs come in extremly small. You rarely see the large ones at the lfs.
So yes at this point in time they will fit. but its like people either figure they have a short life expectancy or assume there tank will keep them small. Its like they fail to understand the tang will eventually get bigger and I believe this is cruelty keeping a growing fish in a way to small tank. That just me. I guess if you know 100% your Tang is only in that tank temporary then only time I could see considering it.

To my knowledge im unaware of bicolors being nippers. If there are some its probably a paersonality or specimen specific issue rather than species issue. The bicolor in my lFS bicube is very peaceful.

 

I'm pretty much torn between a Bi color and Midas Blenny for my next fish.. Someone help sway my decision! haha

 

haha do both! lol

 

Start a new thread with the 2 suggestions along with any other choices you want narrowed. Im sure youll get opinions on which is the cooler blenny

 

btw bicolors are herbivores. midas are omnivores. if this helps. Most of the herbivore blennies help control algae.

 

Okay I put up a thread on Bi color vs Midas Blennys and got some good feedback there. I buy all my fish from a friend of mine, whom is about to open is own LFS (so pumped), but he's been trying to talk me out of the blenny. I'm starting to agree with him. They're really cool and I love the way they look, but it seems like it'd be taking a risk with the whole coral nipping issue. I wouldn't want that to happen. So he helped me get a new list together.. Tell me what yall think. All feedback is appreciated

Livestock.
2 Ocellaris Clowns (already in tank)
1 Tiger Watchman Goby
1 Firefish (red, purple, or scissor tail.. suggestions welcomed)
1 Longnose hawkfish
1 Coral Beauty (maybe)

 

If you get a hawkfish, then you cant have any shrimp (cleaner, fire, peppermint) because he will eat them. The coral beauty runs into the same issue of coral nipping, its about a 50/50 chance that they will or not. I just got a purple firefish and love him, great color.

 

I do know this. . The extremity in which dwarf Angels Nip compared to Blennys is like Night in day. Dwarf angels that nip, ..nip often and nip at everything! plus its a 50/50 shot. however the majority of blennies "do not" nip. Very small risk of that happening. Worse case you can take it out if you experince this.

If its one peace of advice I can give you is this...Somtimes is actually better to not take advice at all. and here is why...people tend to give you advice on what They experienced themselves and rarely on an over abundant experience with the species or study of a specific animal.. Thats why you notice you never get the same answer from anybody even if there all experienced hobbists. Now im not saying this with everything, IE. Water Changes, Complete non reef compatible livestock,dosing, prameters, and things like that, if an experienced hobbist give you advice its best to take it. However when its a smaller risk or a matter of choice or option..
youll find somtimes its better to take risks and find out for yourslef.

prime example is my galaxia coral. I put up a post last year if anyone recommended it...almost everyone annomossly told me not to get one and that it was to agressive and that it couldnt be placed in close proximity with other corals because of the long sweeper tentacles.
While the advice they gave me was mostly accurate, it wasnt neccessarily the case for my specific circumstance. I went against the general "status quo" purchased the galaxia and come to find out that not only is my galaxia purty darn peacful, but I didnt even have to isolate him by himself as people had told me would have to happen. He has been in close proximity to my torch, my acans, and a couple zoa colonies for over a year and has not bothered them at all.

Had I not taken this risk I would have been deprived of a coral i had set my eyes on for quite a while.

now im not saying its always best to take huge risks or not take advice but in circumstances like this with the blenny choice you will find yourself in similiar circustances often and if you really want a blenny just take the risk and experience it for yourself as long as its not detrimental to the health of the species and just like my galaxia you can always take him out if you dont like his attitude

but even after all what I said and you dont take my advice...LOL
Look at Algae blennies. not as colorful but are cute (they have eye brows! lol. purty cool) and just as good of personality as the bi-color and they are great for algae and are very peaceful towards inverts and corals.

 

Anthony.. I completely understand where your coming from. As far as not taking advice goes, thats good advice to take lol. I'm definitely going to take some chances on some fish (I.E. Coral beauty) but the guy I buy my fish from said if they turn out to be nippers, I can swap them out! I'm lucky in that respect I think, I'm sure not all LFS are willing to trade like that. He and I have been brainstorming on a few fish that aren't quite as common, not the "typical" salty fish. If you know what I mean. I'm so pumped about the tank i'm sure I'll love whatever fish I end up getting, so I'm not too worried

I love those algae blennies! They do have eyebrows lol they look soo funny. I've been eyeing the Tiger Watchman Goby lately, not a typical watchman people have, but its reallyy cool looking..