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07/12/2019, 09:07 AM | #1 |
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Yellow Reef Safe Fish
Any ideas for a yellow or mostly yellow, mostly reliably reef safe fish that will play well with others?
Current occupants are: Pair of Ocellaris Clowns 3in/4in Longnose Hawkfish 5in Algae Blenny 4in Banggai Cardinal 2in Carpenter's Flasher 5in Linespot Flasher 3in Pair of Green Chromis (planning on 5 total) 1.5in Whitetail Bristletooth Tang (4.5in) Skunk Cleaner 2in Coral Banded Shrimp 3in Acans, Zoas, Euphyllia and plating Montipora for corals Tank is standard 75 gal 4ft long, 18" wide Thanks!
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07/12/2019, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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Yellow Clown Goby, just one though.
FYI... The CBS will not play nice with the cleaner shrimp.
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07/12/2019, 09:30 AM | #3 |
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A Yellow Coris wrasse would be a great addition, except sometimes they eat CUC.
A Yellow Tang is the most obvious choice, but may fight with your Whitetail. |
07/12/2019, 11:29 AM | #4 | |
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My LFS has some very nice little 3in guys. Thinking about it ...
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07/13/2019, 06:22 AM | #5 | |
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I have had a YT and a BT in a 65g for years, but added last and at same time. |
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07/13/2019, 12:49 PM | #6 |
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Stay away from a Yellow Clown Goby as if it has leprosy IF you have any SPS corals in your tank. They LOVE to nip at the polyps, I had to move mine to my softy tank asap as it was nipping at all my SPS non stop soon as i introduced it! LOL..........Cute lil fish tho.
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07/13/2019, 02:27 PM | #7 |
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Maybe a yellow lemon peel angelfish. Get it while ya really small like I did. Haven’t had any issues with it eating coral
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07/15/2019, 08:42 AM | #9 | |
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07/15/2019, 06:42 PM | #10 |
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Yellow Blenny?
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07/16/2019, 02:46 PM | #11 |
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I have a Yellow/Purple Wrasse and would recommend. And they eat Vermetid snails.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfexVdOKXxk
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07/17/2019, 08:39 AM | #12 |
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How about a Midas blenny?
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07/17/2019, 08:57 AM | #13 |
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I'd suggest a gold assessor basslet. I had one and never had any issues. They're fun to watch and will swim around in crazy directions/angles.
Search live aquaria for them, for a pic. I do NOT recall paying that much when I bought mine, but that was several years ago. Thanks, Joe |
07/17/2019, 11:45 AM | #14 |
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Avoid the lemonpeel angel. Fragile, and problematic. Takes a large tank as they grow.
Also, don' t try 5 chromis. Even with the 2, you'll be down to 1 before too many more months. They do not get along together and kill each other over sleeping nooks.
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07/17/2019, 01:31 PM | #16 | |
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With Blennies (Midas or Canary Yellow) would that be okay with my Sailfin/Algae blenny?
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Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels |
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A Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus oualanensis) is similar in size and color and also perfectly reef safe. Other mostly yellow Meiacanthus blennies would be the Green Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus tongaensis) and the Forktail Blenny (Meiacanthus atrodorsalis). The Purple Stripe Dottyback probably classifies as reef safe as well but these guys may kill small shrimp and can be quite aggressive. Royal Grammas are half yellow, pretty peaceful, and totally reef safe. And if you have a few thousand dollars burning a hole into your pocket you could try to get a captive bred Gramma dejongi which is even more yellow. Yellow Prawn Gobies (Cryptocentrus cinctus) are also perfectly reef safe and peaceful.
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07/25/2019, 10:47 AM | #20 |
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Multiple Blennys
Will the Midas Blenny play well with the Sailfin/Algae blenny?
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