I have been setting up a 120gal for seahorses, and i came to realization today that in order to get all the seahorses i need in this tank to make it work properly that i will have to spend like $800 just on them. so i decided that its just not worth the cost. so today i purchased a lemmon peel angel for the tank, he/she is happily eating the hair algea off the back glass, any way i was thinking of putting in a coral beauty or a potters angel, then a juvinile queen angel, after that it would be smaller fish like royal grammas or something, im not sure what yet. i was looking for some input i want community fish but no tangs as i wish to keep most of my plants. here's the tank ifo 120gal 72" long, 6" sand in tank 75-80lbs live rock piled at one end to hide my return and a 750gph power head, the tank is heavly planted with algeas ie halimadia sea grapes, sea grasss, sargasum grass and a few others i dont even know what they are. i have 2 72" 175watt vho lights with an ice cap ballast, my filtration consits of a sump i built with a huge wet dry cranking out nit, to fertilize the plants, also a 12"x12" refugium that has 5" of live sand half new bought from my lfs the other half is from an existing tank about 60 lbs total and a return pump 600 gph at head. i am currently building a skimmer that will be 42" tall and 4" around. any suggestions would be helpfull and appriciated.
So What Do You Think?
- Thread starter Will C1
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no reef fo only the lights are for the algea i got them so cheap i couldent pass it up ($80) also im not shure on order i was planning on putting the queen in last just not sure exectly what i want yet hopeing these suggestiond would help to narrow it down once i get that i will decide order. also the lemmon peel i just got about 3 hours ago is allredy eating from my hand how cool is that i really like this fish so far.
I've seen a flame and a queen in a 90 corner tank.
They didn't seem to mind each other at all.
I've seen a Flagfin(similar color to a lemonpeel) and a coral beauty in 175 bow tank as well.
Now, that said. I think the lemonpeel, coral beauty, and queen could go together in that size tank.
Keep in mind that the queen will get BIG.
So be prepared for getting harrased 'bout keeping it in that small of a tank.
I'm sorry to here about not catching the sob damsel.
They didn't seem to mind each other at all.
I've seen a Flagfin(similar color to a lemonpeel) and a coral beauty in 175 bow tank as well.
Now, that said. I think the lemonpeel, coral beauty, and queen could go together in that size tank.
Keep in mind that the queen will get BIG.
So be prepared for getting harrased 'bout keeping it in that small of a tank.
I'm sorry to here about not catching the sob damsel.
both tanks were/are displays at the store.
In the 90 corner with the flame and queen, we also had 3 bannerfish, Hippo tang, and I think a Koran.
The tank was fine until the lights on the 90 corner reef next to it started on fire and we lost all fish.
The 175 bow now has the flagfin, coral beauty, hippo tang, 2-3 corris wrasses (they move so fast I can't tell), 10 green chromis, a nasty mantis shrimp, sand sifting stars and other clean-up crews.
Orchid dottybacks would be cool in there (2-3 could go together)
Anthias would also cool.
In the 90 corner with the flame and queen, we also had 3 bannerfish, Hippo tang, and I think a Koran.
The tank was fine until the lights on the 90 corner reef next to it started on fire and we lost all fish.
The 175 bow now has the flagfin, coral beauty, hippo tang, 2-3 corris wrasses (they move so fast I can't tell), 10 green chromis, a nasty mantis shrimp, sand sifting stars and other clean-up crews.
Orchid dottybacks would be cool in there (2-3 could go together)
Anthias would also cool.
cool i think i have made my decision and order of entry take a look and see if it will be ok
1)lemmon peel angel (allready in)
2)10 green chromis
3)coral beauty or potters angel
4)2or3 dotty back (havent decided on species yet)
5)queen angel
does this sound fine? i will add them probably in 2 week intervals ie the chromis in 2 weeks then so on snd so on. is this too many fish?
1)lemmon peel angel (allready in)
2)10 green chromis
3)coral beauty or potters angel
4)2or3 dotty back (havent decided on species yet)
5)queen angel
does this sound fine? i will add them probably in 2 week intervals ie the chromis in 2 weeks then so on snd so on. is this too many fish?
Will C":2x3tm3no said:
Stay away from the genus Holacanthus! Pomacanthus angels are generally less aggressive, but they can get nasty too. IMO, P. annularis is your best bet in that genus. Apolemichthys angels are less aggressive still and there are some great choices here, such as the Goldflake (A. xanthopunctatus) and Flagfin (A. trimaculatus). Least aggressive are the angels in the genus Chaetodontoplus. The Blue-Stripe (C. septentrionalis) has been around lately and Scribble Angels (C. duboulayi) are another good choice. If you really want to get bold, try a Red Sea/Indian Ocean Regal Angel (Pygoplites diacanthus). IMO, perhaps the prettiest fish in the sea. Be sure to see it eat first!
Greg
Will C":1ai6v6sp said:
A lot depends on the relative sizes of the fish, but I would generally add a regal angel first. If you're getting a regal, forget about other large angels. It will get bullied. But once you have a regal, why would you want any other angelfish?
Greg
Will C":1qvynqvv said:
There are a lot of hardy butterflyfish if you don't have corals to worry about. All the butterflys in the tinkeri complex are VERY hardy but expensive, but worth the money. I'm referring to Chaetodon tinkeri, C. burgessi, C. mitratus, and C. declivis. The Hemitaurichthys butterflys (pyramids) are very sturdy as well as Heniochus. There are moderately hardy butterflys such as C. fasciatus, C. lunula, C. ulietensis, C. falcula, C. semilarvatus, C. kleinii, etc. Prognathodes butterflys from the Atlantic are also hardy but tough to find.
Greg
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