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09/08/2007, 10:22 AM
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stocking questions
i am new to salt. i have been running a 25 gallon tank for over 2 months now with 2 clowns, one cleaner shrimp, one bi-color gobby, and a few hermits and snails. so far everything is great.
My inquries: i am ready to turn my 90 gallon salt. i would like if you can suggest hardy fish to stock the 90. i do not think i am ready for delicate fish yet. i plan to start with FOWLR however i want to keep my options open for reefing; therfore, i will stay with reef acceptable fish. please chime in with a few suggestions and how many of each, plus if they are compatible with other fish, or not. thank you joe |
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#2
09/08/2007, 09:10 PM
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the tangs and foxfaces work very well. chromis are good as a school, as well as for cycling. eels, hawkfish, triggers...........there's a ton of option for a FOWLR tank. just try surfing sites for good ideas.
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09/08/2007, 09:23 PM
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09/08/2007, 09:43 PM
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you get them after the live rock has already been going for a week or two. test for the safe parameters. they just help as the last little bit. good starter fish. i did it and lost absolutely none of the 13.
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09/08/2007, 09:50 PM
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I agree with Kau, don't use live fish for cycling. Your live rock can do the cycling just fine for you.
As suggested by youngreefer, I would NOT put any tangs or triggers in a 90. A 90 is a 4 foot tank....the tangs need a 6 foot tank as they are very active and need the room to swim or they will be stressed and prone to illness and disease. Triggers grow too big for a 90. Smaller rabbitfish would be ok. Hawkfish are great, as are fairy wrasses. Dottybacks are colorful and active. Maybe a school of cardinals?
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09/08/2007, 09:58 PM
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I'm in the same boat (trying not to jack the OP). I'm going to pick up my 90 tomorrow, however, and have never done sw (other than a couple months of daily research here on RC). I'm looking at:
- either a yellow or blue hippo tang (maybe both) - a pair of onyx percs (my lfs gets them in already mated and hosting, so that's not a concern) - a school of chromis - royal gramma - firefish - maybe another small fish or two (yellow watchman blenny, etc.) Is this load too heavy? Which of the above fish are incompatible with other fish? I know at least one is going to be agressive toward another of those... |
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09/08/2007, 10:06 PM
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^ Nix the Hippo tang for sure. You might be able to pull off a Yellow Tang in a 90, but none of the other tangs. They get too big or are too active.
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09/09/2007, 10:56 AM
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Chromis are hardy, peaceful, and school. Get them in odd numbers (I am putting 3 or 5 in my 90 gallon... probably 5).
For my 90 I added some snails first, then 2 cleaner shrimp (get 2 they like to be together and will reproduce, creating food for others). Then 2 chromis (I would have put 3 if LFS had enough). I am planning on 3 more chromis this weekend. It was a month before the fish were put in. I used cured live rock and live sand to cycle, so things went pretty fast in establishing my bacteria colony. My parameters were stable almost immediately, but I still did not add anything until my diatom bloom happened. Around here it is generally accepted that a minimum tank size for a yellow tang is 75 gallons (but many might say a 5' is necessary), so I am contemplating putting one in later. A couple clowns, a Six line wrasse, and a peppermint shrimp are all I have planned so far since my tank is so young. These are all hardy fish that are reef safe. |
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