Can I add a coral beauty?

[dadstank]

for those who don't know my set-up:

it is a 55 gallon reef with a large sail fin tang, a small hippo tang, a forever old damsel, and 2 convict blennies. a few corals, button polyps, mushrooms, cabbage leather, a LARGE leather, white star polyps, and a christmas tree coral.

can i put a coral beauty in the tank? i really like the way they look. my dad had one. (i found it perfectly dried behind the tank when i moved it)

 

[WRASSER]

It seems a little crowed

 

[SnowManSnow]

angels are hit and miss with being reef safe. some have beautys in there with success, and some dont. ITs kindofa coin toss to chance if you ask me.

b

 

[Anonymous]

It's very unlikely to bother those specific corals. They are most prone to picking on stony corals, particularly the large polyped fleshy ones. YMMV.

Having said that, your tank sounds a little crowded already with the two tangs.

 

[dadstank]

understood. that's why i like having this forum...

i consider my "reefing" knowledge very very limited...

thanks........


i'll wait for someone to leave...

 

[Anonymous]

I think the tank will be very crowded when the convict blennys grow to about one and a half feet. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

I think the tank will be very crowded when the convict blennys grow to about one and a half feet. :wink:

It's a goby, not a blenny.

I used to have a trio of them, all 18"+ long. You could take them out of the tank and pet them. Here's a terrible pic :

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

I think the tank will be very crowded when the convict blennys grow to about one and a half feet. :wink:

It's a goby, not a blenny.

I used to have a trio of them, all 18"+ long. You could take them out of the tank and pet them. Here's a terrible pic :

Peace,

Chip

It's neither a goby or blenny. It's alone it the world. :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

I think the tank will be very crowded when the convict blennys grow to about one and a half feet. :wink:

It's a goby, not a blenny.

I used to have a trio of them, all 18"+ long. You could take them out of the tank and pet them. Here's a terrible pic :

Peace,

Chip

It's neither a goby or blenny. It's alone it the world. :wink:

Yup. www.fishbase.org lists the max size as 13" too. You guys would make great fishermen.

 

[Anonymous]

Matt, I could actually take mine out of the water and hold them (they went limp and didn't thrash), so I actually measured them.

16", 16" and 18" were the sizes.

I guess I should've kept them, eh?

Peace,

Chip

 

[RobertoVespucci]

Did you eat them instead? Battered, fried, and slapped in a hoagie . . .

 

[Anonymous]

I think the tank will be very crowded when the convict blennys grow to about one and a half feet. :wink:

It's a goby, not a blenny.

I used to have a trio of them, all 18"+ long. You could take them out of the tank and pet them. Here's a terrible pic :

Peace,

Chip

It's neither a goby or blenny. It's alone it the world. :wink:

Yup. www.fishbase.org lists the max size as 13" too. You guys would make great fishermen.

Oh, only 13" well then get 2 or 3 more for the 55 gallon. :lol:

 

[Anonymous]

Matt, I could actually take mine out of the water and hold them (they went limp and didn't thrash), so I actually measured them.

16", 16" and 18" were the sizes.

I guess I should've kept them, eh?

Peace,

Chip

Yeah!

It's entirely possible they get larger in captivity, too......

 

[Anonymous]

Did you eat them instead? Battered, fried, and slapped in a hoagie . . .

No, traded them in and re-did the 110 gallon they were in. They ended up being sold to a restaurant for their display tank. Don't know what happened to them after that.

Peace,

Chip

 

[Anonymous]

Yeah!
It's entirely possible they get larger in captivity, too......

I would say so!

Peace,

Chip