In the market for a Stunning Fish: Suggestions?

[jawwad2004]

Hey, some of you guys might know that I was skimmerless for about 2 and a half weeks while I was waiting for my Deltec to come in. Big mistake, cause I lost my prized Regal Angel who was going strong for almost 6 months. That fish was the prize of my tank. Im thinking of getting another won, but a good specimen is hard to find. I was thinking of getting a school of anthias 1 male and 2 females or something else. I want something very brightly colored. Any suggestions?

 

[chazertis]

oh man, i'm really sorry about your regal angel

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Dude that sux. I always liked the blonde Naso Tank but I guess that is a common fish.

 

[jawwad2004]

Oh I also forgot to add that my tank is 90 gallons +20 gallon sump +10 gallon fuge with 190lbs of live rock. The naso is really nice, but I think my system might be a little undersized for it since I already have a blue hippo in their. Im thinking about upgrading to a 140 gallon oceanic tank this summer, I might get one then.

 

[DRZL]

how deep are your pockets? :sgrin:

 

[inkblue]

sorry jawwad...:sad2:

 

[loismustdie]

Psudoanthias squammapinnis (spelling is probably off) AKA Lerytail Anthias are probably one of the best anthias suited for the aquarium. They'll eat anything. I'd say they are fairly common though. You can ususally find them for 20 to 30 bucks. Sometimes less. They do best with 1 male and at least 4 females, but I've had no prob with 1 male and fewer females.
Evansi Anthias are really nice too. A little less common, but are much more finicky and sensitive to water quality.
Just in case you weren't sure, if you look up the lerytail?larytail?lrytail?... someone feel free to help out my non-spelling a$$... you will usually find the males and females posted on the same page, but sometimes they call the females "blue eyed anthias".

 

[loismustdie]

BTW, sorry about the regal... that sucks.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Lyretail Anthias Propper name Pseudoanthias Squampinnis

 

[jawwad2004]

how deep are your pockets? :sgrin:

I dont want to go past maybe $120, depending on the size, max 150.

 

[inkblue]

h2o haS a paiR of 4-inCh regaLs going foR $150/paiR :bablefish :spin: :fish: tHey wont spLit them uP

 

[loismustdie]

thanks for the spell check Chief

 

[jawwad2004]

h2o haS a paiR of 4-inCh regaLs going foR $150/paiR :bablefish :spin: :fish: tHey wont spLit them uP

Damn thats nice Ink! Thanks for letting me kno, Im def. going to check them out. But dont you think my 90 might be undersized for them?

 

[inkblue]

:frown: :redface: foR tw0, moSt likeLy (definiteLy)...

 

[michael stern]

h2o haS a paiR of 4-inCh regaLs going foR $150/paiR :bablefish :spin: :fish: tHey wont spLit them uP

how long have they had them, and are they eating (if you know)

 

[jawwad2004]

Ink I am most likely going to go check them out tonight after work. You gonna be going there?

 

[ReefDriven]

The declivis Butterfly is pretty cool looking... Check it out

http://www.marinecenter.com/fish/butterflyfish/declevisbutterfly/

 

[bad coffee]

Helfrichi firefish

Achilles tang

 

[jawwad2004]

BC, I was really tempted to get that achilles tang, but I think my tank is too small I think. I want his though.

 

[inkblue]

Ink I am most likely going to go check them out tonight after work. You gonna be going there?

yeS, i have to g0 see kevin...:goldfish: