Suggestions for small fish

[Reeferkcp]

Springer damsels are great. Not too aggressive so u can keep other smaller fish. Tank that big I would get a few firefish, basselet, dottyback, ect

 

[joseserrano]

gobies, cardinals, and maybe pipefish

 

[Discotu]

I’d get 10 different fairy wrasse, 15 chromis, a springers damsel, 12 dispar anthias, and 12 resplendents

I was waiting for the punchline..."all quarantined and ready to go!" Lol.

Do you have a mesh cover and/or does your canopy wrap around the whole tank just in case for the jumpers?

 

[bakbay]

I was waiting for the punchline..."all quarantined and ready to go!" Lol.

Do you have a mesh cover and/or does your canopy wrap around the whole tank just in case for the jumpers?

lol - yah, just checked out @Dooly ’s “wrasses” while I was there today. Too rich for my blood though…

My tank is eurobranced on top but no cover. Would suck to see multiple dead presidents actually died on the floor though!

 

[Jimbo327]

15 chromis, 15 various anthias with 2 borbonius, 2 pipefish, 2 cleaner wrasses, 2 rainfordi gobies, swissguard basslet.

 

[bakbay]

15 chromis, 15 various anthias with 2 borbonius, 2 pipefish, 2 cleaner wrasses, 2 rainfordi gobies, swissguard basslet.

I had 9 chromis before - they ended up killing each other. I now got ONE left in the frag tank.

 

[Ampink949]

Large harem of clowns would look great. Some orange would really pop in your tank.

 

[bakbay]

Large harem of clowns would look great. Some orange would really pop in your tank.

I didn’t have much luck with a harem of clowns, perhaps need to get tiny ones. Well, I had 11 if those Black Storms before. Now I have…ONE?

 

[ndrwater]

I had 9 chromis before - they ended up killing each other. I now got ONE left in the frag tank.

Was at Seaside in HB today and that had half a dozen Borbonius... I also talked to David about some Talbots.. maybe Tuesday or Thursday .

 

[bakbay]

Was at Seaside in HB today and that had half a dozen Borbonius... I also talked to David about some Talbots.. maybe Tuesday or Thursday .

Curious - how much were they?

 

[ndrwater]

Curious - how much were they?

Honestly, I didn't look... They had a couple relatively small and a bunch what I would call mid size to large. All still had juvi colors

 

[banuvatt]

My 450gal has mostly large angels & tangs — all 30 of them! I need some suggestions to add color and motion to the tank. First come to mind would be a school of anthias. However, I don’t want to feed frozen. What do you guys recommend? Blue/green chromis, damsels (some can be nasty), harem of clowns? I’m leaning toward the latter - thoughts?
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Fusillier damselfish they are open water shoaling fish.

 

[bakbay]

I might do a bunch of damsels - very affordable and just to create “chaos” inside the tank. Will see

 

[banuvatt]

Monodactlyus kottelati will also work for a tank that size. They dont get that big and they shoal pretty well.

 

[bakbay]

Monodactlyus kottelati will also work for a tank that size. They dont get that big and they shoal pretty well.

I don’t even know what that is so will have to look that up! Sounds very prehistoric and scary species

edit: oh, monos! I’m an idiot

 

[banuvatt]

I don’t even know what that is so will have to look that up! Sounds very prehistoric and scary species

edit: oh, monos! I’m an idiot

I know a guy in Irvine who sells them if you are interested. Since they are brackish you can introduce them to salt from 1.005 with no issues.

 

[bakbay]

I know a guy in Irvine who sells them if you are interested. Since they are brackish you can introduce them to salt from 1.005 with no issues.

thanks — will pass for now. Those are still too big for me. I’m researching to get a bunch of Ocellaris or damsels

 

[JojosReef]

lol - yah, just checked out @Dooly ’s “wrasses” while I was there today. Too rich for my blood though…

My tank is eurobranced on top but no cover. Would suck to see multiple dead presidents actually died on the floor though!

Did you see his absolutely amazing Blue Star Leopard wrasse? Got a beauty of a CBB in there, too! Oh, and his black back china pearl is a doll!

 

[ndrwater]

@bakbay ... You need to come see us at the SoCaliReefer Meet-up this Friday... I have a secret you'll want to get in on.... But... You'll have to see me in person...

 

[bakbay]

@bakbay ... You need to come see us at the SoCaliReefer Meet-up this Friday... I have a secret you'll want to get in on.... But... You'll have to see me in person...

Man - the anxiety is killing me and can’t sleep!$$@ I HATE you! ok, “very much dislike” you

Anyway, will definitely try and also get my wife to go as well so she can be my designated driver! ha