What fish for prop tank?

Jean-yus · #1 05/14/2005, 05:37 PM

Well, I have seen some prop tanks use fish such as Six Line wrasse to combat flat worms and other fish for other reasons.

But In those tanks there is nothing for the fish to hide in, so it would feel secure. So would you guys recommend putting fish in a Prop tank for Pest control? And if so, what fish would you put in the tank, and what would that fish control?

Thanks.

hamburglar · #2 05/14/2005, 08:04 PM

I like the 6-line idea. How about a yellow tang for algae?

Jean-yus · #3 05/14/2005, 08:48 PM

I was thinking that, but some like to nip at corals IME and Its only a 40g breeder tank.

nazzy_19 · #4 05/14/2005, 09:42 PM

What about a lawnmower blenny??? Great great algae eater and a nice nice small fish with tons of personality. I am gonna put one in my future prog tank.

Jean-yus · #5 05/14/2005, 10:15 PM

Good idea.

Anyone have like a list of animals they would concider good for a prop tank? Any snails/Shirmp/Fish/Hermits???

I was thinking A Lawnmower also, I have one in my 10g already.

The tank would be pretty plain... Maybe 20lbs of LS on the bottom, Egg crate set pretty high up so the corals would be like 10" from the light.

I was going with NO LR... But I may pick up a few "Safe" peices from locals...

So far I was thinking:

6 line
Yellow Tang (Baby)
Lawnmower Blenny
20 Cerith
10 Astrea
10 Margarita
5 Turbo

not all at once, but when and if I need it...

I would probably start with a Cleaner Shirmp, Lawnmower, Yellow Tang, Six line. And Ceriths for the sand. Adding them in the first month I got it going, slowly.

tblue · #6 05/15/2005, 08:08 AM

A little off topic, but you might consider some liverock rubble under the trays.....you could then use those pieces for mounting your cuttings/frags to later.

I'm not sure I would go with the small tang....lawn mower blenny would be better in the long term.

Tim

ILikeFish · #7 05/17/2005, 05:33 PM

I would drop the tang even thou you seem litte eset on it.
Everything else seems good. I would go with a cleaning crew and some shrimp in my prop tankwhen I get it going.

adrinal · #8 05/24/2005, 06:20 PM

One BCB or LMB (just don't feed the BCB or he won't do his job on the algae in preference for the meat).

20-30 cerith

30-40 astria

done
Oh, and lots of frags

I agree on no Tang. Also forget the turbo and margarita.

robwsup · #9 05/27/2005, 07:03 PM

Foxface, sixline, yellow coris wrasse.

That combo has worked well for me.