Next Critter Suggestion?

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by NinjaBum, Apr 2, 2010.

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  1. NinjaBum

    NinjaBum Spaghetti Worm

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    I have a 100g FOWLR

    1 Onyx Clown
    1 Coral Beauty
    1 Spotted Hawkfish
    1 Royal Gramma

    Any ideas? I'm not sure how many more inches of fish I can put in there but I know I have some wiggle room. It'll be a few weeks til I get whatever I choose ordered and picked up so I have ample time to daydream and get input from you beautiful people ;D.

    I'd like something that is an active swimmer in the middle to upper levels of the water column as my Gramma and Hawk just cruise around low and the Coral Beauty just hops around the rock grazing. The clown of course goes anywhere my body is in his unending quest to get fatter::). Any suggestions will be welcome though. I enjoy fish with personality. Thanks in advance almighty 3 Reefers ;)
     
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  3. patrick824

    patrick824 Montipora Digitata

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    foxface rabbitfish, flasher wrasse, powder brown tang. yes i am biased (sig) :)
     
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  4. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Are you interested in tangs? They have a lot of personality. Also, I would recommend a wrasse. I have three and I love them! So much personality and very active, swimming all over the tank and at all water levels. Plus, they come in some amazing colors!
     
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  5. NinjaBum

    NinjaBum Spaghetti Worm

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    Thanks for the suggestions :)

    I want to get a tang but that will be the last fish I add. Would I be able to add a wrasse or the foxface and then later a tang with my bio load and tank size without overdoing it?

    One thing I worry about with a wrasse is them jumping and killing themselves. My tank has a 6 inche overhang all around the tank but other than that its wide open.

    Love the powder brown tang. Never really looked at a picture of one til now but they are stunning :) Are they as susceptable to disease as say a powder blue is?

    K+ to the both of ya
     
  6. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    Wrasses are known to jump, so a lid would be beneficial. Though there are people who keep wrasses in open top tanks. You have to decide if you want to risk it (for yourself and the fish).

    I know that if I didn't have a lid, I would have lost my flame wrasse by now. He looooves to jump up and splash water all over - especially on my face :angry:
     
  7. RedGambit

    RedGambit Giant Squid

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    lol Id go with a few wrasses and a tang and call it quits ... but thats just me :) lol or two tangs and a wrasse LOL
     
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  9. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Yeh your choice chould be a Tang, for sure..variety of tangs to choose from, just depends on the dough you want to spend....I have a Chevron Tang, Sailfin Tang, Regal Tang, And Clown Tang in my reef :)
     
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  10. NinjaBum

    NinjaBum Spaghetti Worm

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    Hmm, I'm digging the powder brown tang suggested earlier, if I cant find one maybe I'll just go with the stock yellow tang haha. Blue tangs scare me cause I'm pretty sure as I'm typing this, some blue tang, somewhere just got ick.

    Maybe flasher wrasse+six line+ powder brown or yellow tang= done? Or just one of the wrasse I listed + tang= done? Not sure if I'm pushing the limit or what.
     
  11. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    just remember Powder Browns can be mean little fish ;)
     
  12. kcbrad

    kcbrad Giant Squid

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    As can six lines. ;)
     
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