stocking ideas

Discussion in 'Tropical Fish' started by Tavast, Feb 19, 2012.

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  1. Tavast

    Tavast Bristle Worm

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    I love the helfrichi's, of course I do they're about $100 for one little fish LOL :) champange taste on a beer budget ;) LOL!
     
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  3. Astrick117

    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    They are awesome, but I don't know that I could ever bring myself to purchase a $100 fish that only grows to about 3 in. I love the blue spot jawfish too, but they are basically the same deal.
     
  4. Tavast

    Tavast Bristle Worm

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    Ha ha! I hear ya. That's why there will not be one in my tank. It would hafta be one helluva fish for me to pay $100 for it. ;D
     
  5. chelseagrin

    chelseagrin Fire Goby

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    i would do a dwarf angel, but its hard to know if it will have a taste for corals.
     
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    Inertiatic Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Haha, I know what you mean. I couldn't drop the money on one either, but a purple firefish is more reasonable.
     
  7. Tavast

    Tavast Bristle Worm

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    OK, been looking around and I think I want to do a pinstripe (malanurus) fairy wrasse, it's one of the few that says it only needs a 30 gallon tank, is totally peaceful and has really GREAT colors. BONUS: it will control my bristle worm population :) thinking of pairing it with a small coral beauty, or possibly the white banded possum wrasse, but I'm leary about putting two wrasse in that small of a tank, even peaceful ones. They're totally different shapes though so that might help, but not sure. I think I'm set on the pinstripe for sure though :)