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  1. sean122

    sean122 Astrea Snail

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    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Do you still have the dragon wrasse?
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    Nice!
    I would try to conceal the power cords behind the tank!
     
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    Other than that girl commenting asking if the urchin was a fish and the excitement I felt seeing another 3reefer with a Facebook...looks nice! Very wide open. Which has it's own cool look to it.
     
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    lol thanks, yes i still have the dragon wrasse, can be a bit "boisterous" at times, hiding things like power cords and stuff are gunna be my next job im looking into building a stand so i can get a sum to hide the skimmer ect and hide stuff behind rocks etc gotta catch tho damsels tho!, i also intend to get some more rock in there i only have like 12kg in there

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    I wouldn't call this criticism, observation sounds better.
    You have a couple of potential stocking problems with your current fish/invert list.
    Your dragon wrasse isn't really reef safe and will eventually take a bite out of your cleaner shrimp. They are considered "not" reef safe because, they eat everything(including your starfish possibly) and re-arrange rockwork. It's also a burrower and would do much better with a sand substrate rather than cc.
    And your tank looks a little new for the 2 dragonettes. Additionally they will be competing for the same food source which is also a potential problem. They have sensitive eating habits.
    Awesome dragon wrasse.... I've always wanted one.
     
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    i have live sand mixed with reef base typed stuff for substrate, when i bought the dragon the guy at the lfs told me it would be fine, i is a little aggressive to other fish sometimes but tend to mind its own buisness, dragonettes?? are they the gobys?

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    Yep, the dragonettes in your tank are the mandarin and scooter. Commonly called gobies.
    And as your dragon wrasse gets bigger it becomes more boisterous with large/sharp teeth. I'd say it's going to determine what you can and can't keep. Most definitely that thing will come across your cleaner shrimp in the middle of a molt possibly and eat it for dinner. I would say that fish would do much better in a fish only/aggressive reef.
     
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    ok thanks for the advice, you gave me an idea, i have a flame angel, 2 clowns scooter blenny, bi color blenny, the cleaner shrimp chalk goby and the mandarin would they all be fine and dandy in my other 24gal tank?? or would they be too cramped or out grown it

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    Your 24 will accommodate your 2 clowns and your cleaner shrimp. What is it you are trying to accomplish by moving all of those fish over? Trying to keep the dragon wrasse?
     
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