Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > Marine Fish Forums > Reef Fishes
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 01/23/2010, 10:31 PM   #1
WillLevantovsky
Registered Member
 
WillLevantovsky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 67
Talking Looking For A New Addition To My 55 Gallon Reef Tank... Need Suggestions! :)

Hi! i have a fairly new 55 gallon reef tank with a 10 gallon DIY wet dry filter and sump, and 2 DIY hang on back refugiums.

tank parameters seem to be perfect:

ammonia-0

nitrIte- 0

nitrAte-0-5

Phopshate- a little high but close to 0

and PH- 8.2-8.3

the fish i currently have are:

1 PAIR of false percula clownfish

2 sergeant major damsels

1 regal blue hippo tang (1" long and is in here until he gets about 4" long then going into a 330 gallon)

and 1 yellow tang (1" and going to be in the same home as the hippo)

i dont feel it necessary to list my coral as i don't think it has any affect on fish suggestions but if you like to know just ask...

so, im looking for a beautiful fish to add to the tank that will be fine in the 55 for life... it must be completely reef safe and not very aggressive. and when i say that it should be fine in the 55 for life i do not want any more tangs as i even feel that 2-4 full grown tangs in the 330 gallon is to much! and the only fish that i want to have to take out of the 55 are the ones that i have stated... so bottom line- a beautiful, attractive, and hardy reef safe addition. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!

THANKS!

-will


__________________
The Day That Government Accepts The Responsibility For The People; Is The Day That The People Lose Responsibility For Themselves.
WillLevantovsky is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/23/2010, 10:33 PM   #2
WillLevantovsky
Registered Member
 
WillLevantovsky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 67
Also, the tank has 90 lbs of live rock and 60 pounds of live sand. and I will add a mandarin goby dragonet when my tank matures...


__________________
The Day That Government Accepts The Responsibility For The People; Is The Day That The People Lose Responsibility For Themselves.
WillLevantovsky is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 08:34 AM   #3
Gatorzone19
Registered Member
 
Gatorzone19's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 100
How bout a longnose hawkfish!


__________________
55g Reef Lighting: Nova Extreme 4x54 watt
Filtration: HOB Large Refugium with Protein Skimmer
12g Aquapod w/ 150w MH

Current Tank Info: 55g Reef
Gatorzone19 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 09:06 AM   #4
jasonrp104
Registered Member
 
jasonrp104's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: vt
Posts: 1,113
Flame angel or other centropyge. My flame always got the most attention.

Once the 2 tangs are out though


jasonrp104 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 10:55 AM   #5
WillLevantovsky
Registered Member
 
WillLevantovsky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 67
thanks guys, but asfor the hawkfish im looking for something that will stand out a little more and i have a hawk in my 30 gallon fowlr anyway... also, wont flame angels pick at my corals and clams?! i'v always wanted one but they are labelled ad reef safe with caution....


__________________
The Day That Government Accepts The Responsibility For The People; Is The Day That The People Lose Responsibility For Themselves.
WillLevantovsky is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 11:43 AM   #6
julie180
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Raymore, MO
Posts: 2,556
Yes, a flame may pick at coral and clams.

What about a flasher or fairy wrasse. The colors are bright and they tend to be well behaved.


julie180 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 02:29 PM   #7
WillLevantovsky
Registered Member
 
WillLevantovsky's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Posts: 67
your right! thanks! ill look into them!


__________________
The Day That Government Accepts The Responsibility For The People; Is The Day That The People Lose Responsibility For Themselves.
WillLevantovsky is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 02:30 PM   #8
walt13
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: ST Paul, MN
Posts: 154
1. Flame hawk- always out in the open and great personailty,
2. Starry blenny- always picking algae and changing from the black with white spots to white and black spots is pretty cool.
3. Christmas or yellow coris wrasse- always in the open until bed time.
Walt


walt13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 02:44 PM   #9
wrasseguy2
Registered Member
 
wrasseguy2's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: louisanna
Posts: 1,544
how about one of the flasher wrasses but you will need a top to keep them from jumping


wrasseguy2 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 02:53 PM   #10
Gatorzone19
Registered Member
 
Gatorzone19's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 100
Midas Blenny!


__________________
55g Reef Lighting: Nova Extreme 4x54 watt
Filtration: HOB Large Refugium with Protein Skimmer
12g Aquapod w/ 150w MH

Current Tank Info: 55g Reef
Gatorzone19 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 04:59 PM   #11
reppo13
Registered Member
 
reppo13's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 207
Potters or a Flame angel is the way to go.


reppo13 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 09:29 PM   #12
Iwishihadgills
Registered Member
 
Iwishihadgills's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Lodi,CA
Posts: 695
cave basslet


__________________
cameron
Iwishihadgills is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 01/24/2010, 10:23 PM   #13
tcmfish
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Posts: 3,658
Are the sergent majors going in the 330 too? cuz if they aren't you won't have any other fish in that 55, maybe not even both sergent majors. If you have a home for those....

Liopropoma carmabi
Flame Hawk
Centropyge angels (If you list your corals it might help in fish selection... )
Midas Blenny
Marine Betta
Flasher Wrasses

There are lots of other fish, and what everyone else has said is good (thats why I said most of them again) just added the marine betta because they are awesome, extremely hardy, and are a larger fish for that size tank, something that is kind of hard to come by.


tcmfish is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Tags
angel, coral, fish, reef, tang

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 04:18 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.