MuralReef 360 Classroom Tank
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Now I really want to get some more fish. Current stock list is as follows:
2 ocellaris clowns
1 scopas tang
1 coral beauty
1 Bangaii Cardinal
1 Midas blenny
1 checkerboard wrasse
1 yellow coris wrasse
I am thinking I want some tangs, wrasses, a reef safe trigger, and maybe a large angel. I know some of these may pose some problems but I am open to suggestions. I always thought 3 blue hippos would be cool.
2 ocellaris clowns
1 scopas tang
1 coral beauty
1 Bangaii Cardinal
1 Midas blenny
1 checkerboard wrasse
1 yellow coris wrasse
I am thinking I want some tangs, wrasses, a reef safe trigger, and maybe a large angel. I know some of these may pose some problems but I am open to suggestions. I always thought 3 blue hippos would be cool.
If you're going to do both wrasses and tangs, I'd add a cleaner wrasse to the list. The wrasses eat inverts, so ya can't have shrimp or crabs, but the tangs are prone to ich. A cleaner wrasse will do the same job as a cleaner shrimp would, and that'll keep your tangs happy. If you get the coral beauty, keep a fish trap handy- there's a 50-50 chance it'll nosh on the corals. Mine liked softies, but I've heard plenty of stories from others that theirs never touched anything. (and yes, I fed it plenty. Probably too much- decent size chunk of frozen food twice a day.)
It's just like angels that nip coral...some do some don't. I have a yellow coris, red lined, and red velvet fairy that pay no attention to my shrimp...the Lubbock's I had was the same way. A blue finned fairy I owned for s small stretch devoured my peppermints within minutes of adding them.
I think a lot of it depends on the size of the wrasse vs the shrimp, along with the obvious personal behavior. Other thing I've seen mentioned is that wrasses tend to do better when added to a tank with established shrimp rather than vice versa. Although my experience fits that pattern...I think s larger wrasse is more of a threat regardless...
I think a lot of it depends on the size of the wrasse vs the shrimp, along with the obvious personal behavior. Other thing I've seen mentioned is that wrasses tend to do better when added to a tank with established shrimp rather than vice versa. Although my experience fits that pattern...I think s larger wrasse is more of a threat regardless...
During research on cleaner wrasses, I found that they generally have an abysmal rate of survival in home aquariums, even large ones. Neon gobies perform the same function in reef tanks, but they can be captive bred. I'm all about sustainable harvest so I think that neon gobies are a better alternative to consider, plus they are likely to survive longer.
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Haven't checked the numbers since last time but it looks great. Added like three different types of montis, some Cali tort, birds nest, huge piece of Hollywood stunner, and a few other frags today. Just need to let them adjust to the light and move them up to mount them at some point later this week. I got like three bags from Seth as a trade for my gen x. And like 7 different awesome pieces from Clayton (Saltysamurai) when I picked up the dbtc Hollywood stunner.
I've got to clean the glass tomorrow and I'll take some pics. I added a Tomini tang and a Blue hippo on Monday. They both look great and are eating well. Mounted some of the frags on the rock today. Definitely going through a minicycle with some hair algae in the overflows but not in the tank. Tangs are gobbling it up. Ordered a magnet should be here on Monday so cleaning will be a snap and I can start taking more pics.