Centerpiece fish

gkimble · #1 07/16/2007, 06:13 PM

I am having a tought pick for a 72 gallon bowfront reef tank.
My tank will have 72 lbs of tonga shelf rock with 2 bubletip anemones, sps, lps, zoanthiads, ands clams. I have a pair of goldstripe maroon clowns, about the size of an inch and a half, and a coral beauty. I want a bold reefsafe fish.
Fish I have an eye on
Hippo tang....worry about having to small of a tank
purple tang....maybe to agressive
Powder blue or brown tang
regal angel.....might eat my zoos
harliquin tusk(australia)...might hide a lot.
pinktail trigger
crosshatch trigger
bluejaw trigger
sargassum trigger
I am up for anything. Please post your thughts

supervdl · #2 07/16/2007, 06:19 PM

Hippo tang....worry about having to small of a tank TANK IS TOO SMALL
purple tang....maybe to agressive MIGHT BE ALRIGHT
Powder blue or brown tang IMO TANK TOO SMALL
regal angel.....might eat my zoos IS GOING TO EAT THEM
harliquin tusk(australia)...might hide a lot. OK IF YOU DON'T HAVE SHRIMPS OR SNAILS ETC
pinktail trigger DON'T KNOW
crosshatch trigger TOO SMALL OF A TANK
bluejaw trigger TOO SMALL OF A TANK
sargassum trigger DON'T KNOW

THEREFORE, PURPLE TANG MIGHT BE THE WAY TO GO. TUSK MIGHT BE OK DEPENDING ON WHAT ELSE YOU HAVE IN THE TANK.

Scalestfw · #3 07/16/2007, 06:36 PM

Radiant Wrasse. Different colors than most other fish, very active and expensive enough to be called a centerpiece.

Engine 7 · #4 07/16/2007, 06:39 PM

I would love to put a Crosshatch Trigger in my new 220 except they are $500.00. The triggers are too big for a 72 gallon tank.

Jeff

xtrstangx · #5 07/16/2007, 06:42 PM

No triggers or tangs, IMO.

Look at fairy wrasses. Colorful and some are pretty cheap/hardy.

Peter Eichler · #6 07/16/2007, 07:01 PM

I don't think any of the fish on your list are good choices. How about a Jordan's or Mysteri Wrasse? If you can find a Chevron tank that's healthy (good luck) that would be a better choice if you really want a tang, they're not very hardy fish though.

AndyB4784 · #7 07/16/2007, 07:44 PM

Tomini tang. Max length is about 6 in.

gkimble · #8 07/16/2007, 08:03 PM

ok thanks guys I will look at the differnt wrasses. I like the tusk.

VP · #9 07/16/2007, 08:08 PM

About a month ago I got an Exquisite Fairy Wrasse. It is the coolest fish, very active, peaceful, beautiful and entertaining. I would suggest this fish.

gkimble · #10 07/16/2007, 08:14 PM

I like the wrases. If I went with a purple tang could I do some fairy wrasses as well? or will the purple be to much of a hastle.

VP · #11 07/16/2007, 08:49 PM

gkimble,

I have a small purple tang and the exquisite fairy wrasse and they do well together (but I also have two green chromis that take most of the tang's wrath and that's why I bought them ... dithering fish is what Bob Fenner calls them). Now I don't know what will happen when the purple tang gets bigger. Hopefully they will all get along because they grew up together.

V

gkimble · #12 07/16/2007, 09:46 PM

thank you I will look into it.

TIMMYE · #13 07/16/2007, 10:07 PM

I would look at some of the wrasse's. You can get some very brightly, active fish. The fish on list IMO would not be a good match for your tank due to size. Good luck!!

gkimble · #14 07/16/2007, 10:12 PM

Yeah thats what I am doing right now hanks for all teh advice

OmarD · #15 07/16/2007, 11:40 PM

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Originally posted by TIMMYE
I would look at some of the wrasse's. You can get some very brightly, active fish. The fish on list IMO would not be a good match for your tank due to size. Good luck!!

Check out this guy...

Cirrhilabrus jordani
Hawaiian Flame Wrasse

Jutta · #16 07/17/2007, 12:35 AM

DONT go for the tusk! Even m 180g was too small for him, they like to swim very fast and he got really frustrated with the tank not being long enough. Was sad watching him so gave him back!

gkimble · #17 07/17/2007, 11:14 AM

really I thought the harliquin tusk only gre to about 10 inches. I love that flame I was looking into getting a pair.

marinelife · #18 07/17/2007, 11:44 AM

Tomini tang or Kole tang would be great or a dwarf Angel

gkimble · #19 07/17/2007, 03:44 PM

thanks I will lokk into the tomini tang, can't add another drawf angel, allready have a coral beauty

ibjj · #20 07/17/2007, 03:56 PM

scott's fairy wrasse...very pretty..but sometimes can be jumpers

gkimble · #21 07/17/2007, 04:03 PM

yeah I was look ing into the scotts fairy wrasse. Might try to pair up a wrasse like a flame or a scotts.

OmarD · #22 07/17/2007, 07:21 PM

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Originally posted by gkimble
yeah I was look ing into the scotts fairy wrasse. Might try to pair up a wrasse like a flame or a scotts.

Flames are much cheaper if you buy them by the pair at my LFS...

If you are talking about pairing different wrasses, be careful.

Must have completely different body shapes or will be trouble.

My flame gets along swimmingly with my sixline.

Don't know about others...though hard to imagine such a mellow fish could ever get mad at anyone.

B.C.theReefer · #23 07/17/2007, 07:44 PM

The blue hippo I think you could get away with. I have one in my 80gal with a yellow tang. And they are just fine. Of course, with both of them, I will have to upgrade to a larger tank eventually. But with just the one, as long as there is enough open space, it should be just fine. Just my opinion.

gkimble · #24 07/17/2007, 08:13 PM

yeah I ma sorry I was planning on buying them as a pair. I love teh flame wrasses. I will throw in a madrin in about a year or 2 as well. But I love the wrasses

OmarD · #25 07/17/2007, 08:24 PM

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Originally posted by gkimble
yeah I ma sorry I was planning on buying them as a pair. I love teh flame wrasses. I will throw in a madrin in about a year or 2 as well. But I love the wrasses

Love mine also.

LFS tried his darn'est to sell me a pair, but being pretty fished up I settled for just the male.

Am glad I did now. Having two in tank would be just too distracting.

Looks great when swimming about with Yellow and Blue tangs. Quite a contrast in color.

awesome actually.

Yep, I love them!