OK Pro's.. New Fish?

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by CBSurfrider, Dec 5, 2013.

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  1. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    I have had the Potters without issue, a difficult fish to acclimate sometimes. The Cherub a beautiful fish was aggressive and a clam nipper, the Flame also became aggressive as it matured. I hear Coral Beauties are wonderful but another more difficult to acclimate Angel. If you can not feed a varied diet with sponges and marine algae then pass on the Angel.
     
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  3. Trumptitan

    Trumptitan Astrea Snail

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    I just did something similar looking for a center piece fish for my tank and wound up getting a yellow twin spot hog fish and a melnareus (SP) wrasse from a club member that was getting out. The two fish had lived together for awhile so hopefully no problems with them being similar and I love both the hog fish is out for longer periods of time and the wrasse has a 7pm bed time regardless of the light going off a little later than that.
     
  4. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    I ended up getting a Purple Dottyback. I also picked up a bag of pods to get that going in my tank. Great suggestions, I googled every fish mentioned above lol That flasher Wrasse is really cool looking.
     
  5. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    The girlfriend wasn't impressed I skipped out on buying her a yellow tang. I explained why and she said then we must build a bigger tank! Fine with me! So next year we are going to do a FOWLR in the 200gal range.

    edit: When this happens it's going to be hard for me to resist getting a Purple Tang which is bar far my favorite fish to look at. Also the sailfin tang that has the orange color stripes in it.
     
  6. ingtar_shinowa

    ingtar_shinowa Giant Squid

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    Purple dotty or Orchid dotty? Orchid's are pretty chill, purples can be vicious. There are alot of people who have been sucessful with purple tangs over the years.
     
  7. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I agree with you on the purple tang CBS. One of my favorites as well :)
     
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  9. FishThumb

    FishThumb Astrea Snail

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    If you want the yellow, get a yellow coris wrasse.
     
  10. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    I just logged on here to see if Purple Dotty's are timid? I thought I already lost it, but I just found it hiding in a little area of my tank.
     
  11. Todd_Sails

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    9 fish already in a 75? Oopps, there I go again ;-)
     
  12. CBSurfrider

    CBSurfrider Millepora

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    There's plenty people on here that have way more than that in their tanks. I really doubt 3 firefish and a dottyback create that much of a bioload?