help me "fill out" my fish selection, please

mayjong · 05/14/2010, 01:07 PM

So-wife wants to add some fish to the 150. It’s a mixed reef, with sps,lps,clams.
Current denizens are-
1 Red cleaner shrimp
1 Sailfin tang
1 Lawnmower blenny
1 Tomato clown (pretty docile since removing nem)
1 Neon dottyback (slight bully, o-k once fish “settle in”)
2 blue-green chromis
2 pajama cardinals

Of course she wants color, so I was thinking –
Pacific tang
Yellow tang
Yellow pyramid butterfly (is this safe?)
Swallowtail angelfish
Some sort of fairy wrasse (any suggestions/easiest care?)
2-4 anthias (suggestions on type/easiest care?)
2 more pajama cardinals (I love ‘em!)
1 mandarinfish

Obviously, I know I can’t add all of these fish; this is just my “short list”
Any suggestions/advice/experience would be cool.
Whaddya’ think?
Thanks!

tcmfish · 05/14/2010, 01:35 PM

What is a pacific tang? There are lots of tangs in the pacific....

Yellow pyramid butterflyfish would be a great choice!! Get a group maybe like three or so and I think you will really enjoy them, with maybe some anthias and fairy wrasses.

mayjong · 05/14/2010, 03:16 PM

sorry , blue tang (Dori)

Beaun · 05/14/2010, 03:32 PM

Blue tang will get very big, with a sailfin already in the tank I would skip the blue tang; I agree with pyramid butterflyfish, it would be a nice addition.

mayjong · 05/14/2010, 04:19 PM

in a group? 2-3?
thanks!

would it be too much to add 2-3 lyretail anthais , and 2-3 p-mid butterflys?

mayjong · 05/18/2010, 02:10 PM

Update-

Kinda funny, went to look at fish with the wife. Fickle creature that she is, we ended getting a Foxface Rabbitfish, 4 firefish and a golden wrass.
None of which were on her wish list! I think that will fill out the tank nicely, they are all resting comfortably in quarantine, all eating well…

snorvich · 05/18/2010, 03:22 PM

Ah, FOUR firefish, long term will become at most 2 firefish or possibly only 1. As adults they only like their mates.

karnivorous · 05/18/2010, 11:33 PM

blue spot jawfish. shell love it. my girlfriend loves mine so much that she talks to it when it looks at her.

mayjong · 05/19/2010, 09:12 AM

thanks on the firefish tip-
i was hoping they would be o-k in a 150. if nothing else, i hope i end up with a male/female combo...

HOBrien · 05/19/2010, 11:09 AM

I have a trio of Solar Fairy Wrasses and a Trio of Lubbocki Fairy Wrasses in my 120 and they are doing great and swim all over with each other and in just their groups.

snorvich · 05/19/2010, 01:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mayjong

thanks on the firefish tip-
i was hoping they would be o-k in a 150. if nothing else, i hope i end up with a male/female combo...

Well, the odds should be in your favor. In the short term, there should be no problem, however.

05/14/2010, 01:07 PM	#1
mayjong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 2,426	help me "fill out" my fish selection, please So-wife wants to add some fish to the 150. It’s a mixed reef, with sps,lps,clams. Current denizens are- 1 Red cleaner shrimp 1 Sailfin tang 1 Lawnmower blenny 1 Tomato clown (pretty docile since removing nem) 1 Neon dottyback (slight bully, o-k once fish “settle in”) 2 blue-green chromis 2 pajama cardinals Of course she wants color, so I was thinking – Pacific tang Yellow tang Yellow pyramid butterfly (is this safe?) Swallowtail angelfish Some sort of fairy wrasse (any suggestions/easiest care?) 2-4 anthias (suggestions on type/easiest care?) 2 more pajama cardinals (I love ‘em!) 1 mandarinfish Obviously, I know I can’t add all of these fish; this is just my “short list” Any suggestions/advice/experience would be cool. Whaddya’ think? Thanks! __________________ No Tanks... I'm out! still lurking, though...

05/14/2010, 03:16 PM	#3
mayjong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 2,426	sorry , blue tang (Dori) __________________ No Tanks... I'm out! still lurking, though...

05/14/2010, 03:32 PM	#4
Beaun It's pronounced Bone Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Hampton, NY Posts: 1,967	Blue tang will get very big, with a sailfin already in the tank I would skip the blue tang; I agree with pyramid butterflyfish, it would be a nice addition. __________________ -Tyler "The only legitimate use of a computer is to play games." -Eugene Jarvis Current Tank Info: None

05/14/2010, 04:19 PM	#5
mayjong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 2,426	in a group? 2-3? thanks! would it be too much to add 2-3 lyretail anthais , and 2-3 p-mid butterflys? __________________ No Tanks... I'm out! still lurking, though... Last edited by mayjong; 05/14/2010 at 04:54 PM.

05/18/2010, 02:10 PM	#6
mayjong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 2,426	Update- Kinda funny, went to look at fish with the wife. Fickle creature that she is, we ended getting a Foxface Rabbitfish, 4 firefish and a golden wrass. None of which were on her wish list! I think that will fill out the tank nicely, they are all resting comfortably in quarantine, all eating well… __________________ No Tanks... I'm out! still lurking, though...

05/14/2010, 01:35 PM	#2
tcmfish Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,658	What is a pacific tang? There are lots of tangs in the pacific.... Yellow pyramid butterflyfish would be a great choice!! Get a group maybe like three or so and I think you will really enjoy them, with maybe some anthias and fairy wrasses.

05/18/2010, 03:22 PM	#7
snorvich Team RC member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Outlander Posts: 40,953 Blog Entries: 46	Ah, FOUR firefish, long term will become at most 2 firefish or possibly only 1. As adults they only like their mates. __________________ Warmest regards, ~Steve~

05/18/2010, 11:33 PM	#8
karnivorous Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: oakville Posts: 209	blue spot jawfish. shell love it. my girlfriend loves mine so much that she talks to it when it looks at her.

05/19/2010, 09:12 AM	#9
mayjong Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 2,426	thanks on the firefish tip- i was hoping they would be o-k in a 150. if nothing else, i hope i end up with a male/female combo... __________________ No Tanks... I'm out! still lurking, though...

05/19/2010, 11:09 AM	#10
HOBrien Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Abilene, TX Posts: 1,439	I have a trio of Solar Fairy Wrasses and a Trio of Lubbocki Fairy Wrasses in my 120 and they are doing great and swim all over with each other and in just their groups. __________________ Heath Disabled Vet Current Tank Info: Have a Neo Nano just set up.

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