My new 75 setup

Stocking issues

So the tank's been punking along now for a few months.
I have a pair of tomato clowns and a small powder brown tang.
I tried adding some chromis - actually vanderbilts, which weren't cheap. the tomatos chased them to death.

since then, i've been pretty down on the tank. i'm trying to get fired up again, and would like to have a tank with alot of movement and action. There's a pizza shop near me with a 200 gal tank that seems to have 10 - 15 yellow tangs and several hippos all swimming around. It makes the tank very engaging to watch.

Any recommendations on where I could go with stocking this 75? I'd like to get something that would work the sand better to help keep that clean, and then some fish that will add activity to the tank, make it more interesting to watch.

thanks!
d

 

You are probably going to have to get rid of the clowns to get more active fish in the tank.

Nassarius and Cerith snails will stir up the sand pretty well.

 

well, i am bummed. i got a bubble magnus so that i would stop forgetting to put in my daily dose of b-ionics.

unpacked it tonight - the unit doesn't work! oh well, have to return it and hope the next one isn't busted too!

 

That sucks, hopefully the next one works.

 

new pics

i figured i'd try out the new slr camera on the tank - caught my skunk cleaner shrimp escaping from his molt. also included pics of new galaxia and cup corals.

 

That camera takes a very good picture IMO doog

nice looking corals and fish

Steve

 

thanks steve - the new camera rocks (canon eos). got it for getting pix at the kids sporting events, but now i'm gonna have to look for a macro lens.

 

+1 on the good pictures. Nice shot of the shrimp. Pretty cool.

Your corals are looking nice as well.

 

Well, I'm out for a while now. Came home from 20hours of work to an empty tank, smoking pumps, and a wet smelly basement. Haven't broken it down yet, but I figure the bottom of the DT must have cracked or a bottom seal failed given that every drop of water from the tank is gone.

 

So sorry man! I can only imagine how bad your heart sunk when you saw it. Where you able to save anything?