reef fish

I have a sailfin tang and a tomato clown in my 65g reef tank. What other fish could I add that these guys will not kill. I had a red spotted hawkfish for two years with these fish but he just passed.Please help! Thanks

 

Hello

Hello!


First...the Sailfin Tang has to go.... I had one the size of a dinner plate in my 180, and the other thing is Tomato clowns are spawns of the devil literally! They are very mean....


When you remove the Sailfin you can add more stuff, and make sure they are fine with the Tomato, and if the Tomato is aggressive you might need to get rid of it

But some options are, Gobies, Blennies, Basslets, A reef safe Wrasse maybe...

 

Yea I was hoping that wasnt the answer but I figured it was. Thanks for your reply. I have had the clown for a few years and I like him but he is very very mean he even attacks my hand

 

yeah sorry man, but the tang gots to go. Then you have TONS of options. dwarf angels, wrasse, blennies, gobies, etc etc. I'm a new convert to wrasse addiction, awesome fish. But they do require more care than the average fish. Peruse liveaquarias site and come up with a stocking list, then re post here so we can help.

 

acclimating a domino damsel now. Wonder if he can make it!!!

 

get rid of the tang before adding anything, it will outgrow that tank very very fast. and as said above tomatoe clowns are practically satan spawn, it will be difficult to add anything without it getting bullied to death.

 

Rule #1, dont ever mention anything about a tang in a tank below 100 gallons...you WILL get jumped by the tang police!! haha, GL

 

its really a combination of factors, if it was not such a large tang he posessed no comments would have been made most likely, but because sailfins get huge in a very short amount of time and need huge tanks it is best he take care of that first, taking into account his tank is almost a third of the size of the suggested tank size for a full grown sailfin.

 

Oh I agree with you 100%.

 

I agree with you chelsea, its just funny that someone will get punked with a yellow tang in a 75.... I am not so worried about a yellow tang in a 75 myself. I saw someone buy an emperor angelfish for a 65 today. I wanted to step in but I wanted to be able to go back to the only lfs in 120 miles...