Most of the fishes have settled down, and I think there was a lot of activity last night because the new fishes were trying to figure out where their sleeping spot is. And the existing fishes were defending their territory. During the day, I see some tangs chasing, but nothing that is too concerning.
I know other people keep way more fishes, but I think I'm done with adding fishes for awhile, the tank is at fully capacity with 16 fishes. I'm keeping an close eye for any signs of fish disease in the next month. I'm running the UV 24/7 for the next few weeks, and then turn it back to a lower scheduled timing once all is clear.
Here is my fish list.
Clowns: Black Ice clown and a True Percula clown. I was hoping they would pair up, but they sleep on opposite corners of the tank. Not host anything since I don't have an anemone. The black ice clown has a very distinct coloring on its tail that looks like a Pac-man, so that's his name "Pac-man". And were hoping they would pair, so we can call her "Ms. Pac-man". Oh well, you can't force love.
Flame Hawkfish: Funniest fish in the tank. He darts in and out of rockwork to snatch food. He just waddles around, zooming up to the water surface for no reason and sit on powerheads. And he would stare at you. His name is "Googly eyes" for obvious reasons.
Springeri Damsel: Pretty azure blue and black patterns. He is territorial about his rock. Kids named him "Hale'akala". A good fish for pest control if they pop up. Many LFS keep them in their frag tanks, and one of the lesser aggressive damsels.
Cooper's Anthais: Pink and fast. Always hungry and likes to blow up his mouth. Kids named her "Pinky Pie".
Royal Gramma: Cool fish. Just chillin. Gets along with everyone. Such unique color in 1 fish.
Yellow Coris Wrasse: Since I don't want to pay for a post-Hawaii ban yellow tang prices, this fish has a great bright yellow. Cool fish that just picks on the sand all day long. Another great fish for pest control especially those flatworms which took over my 1st tank.
Mandarin Goby: One of my favorite fishes. I could not keep one before because you had to feed it pods and it wasn't readily available as it is today. But this one actually eats pellets and flakes, and I have a big enough tank now with plenty of copepods. I still need to check if it is male or female. Just a beautiful fish. This one likes to hide and very shy, but fat and happy. One of the main reasons I have a sand bed.
Blue/Greem Chromi: There are 3 of them, and one is bigger and dominant. Kids named them "The 3 Musketeers". I really like how they school together and just simple nice fishes.
Tang Gang:
- Desjardini Tang - Smallest of the bunch. Gets picked up since he is the smallest, but he is the most fierce in getting food. Always with a fully belly. The kid's named him "Lil Yachty".
- Scopas Tang - He's the biggest one, and likes to throw his weight around. He likes to chase the Desjardini around. He tried to tail spike some of the other tangs to establish his dominance. We call him "The Godfather".
- Powder Blue Tang - The 2 powder tangs like to chase each other. Hopefully, that's all...we'll see when they get bigger. Just a must have tang for any fish tank.
- Powder Brown Tang - He's fearless. New to the tank, and he was just cruising already. The colors are even better than the powder blue in my opinion.
- Naso Tang - This is the fish that my wife loves. Tried to QT 2 blond nasos myself previously, and both didn't make it through QT. At first, I thought I was doing something wrong with QT, but it seems to be hobby wide that Nasos have poor survival through QT (plus dewormer). I highly suspect it is the Prazi / GC that is the issue. But I can't prove it. So far, this naso has been really cool and swimming around happily. Not fighting with any of the other tangs, just doing his thing cruising around