Emerald525 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I'm going in with Wanareef on the Saltwater fish buy. (clap)I would appreciate any suggestions on what fish to get. I want a reef safe fish to replace the flame that was not so reef safe after all. Not interested in any "possibly reef safe" "might be reef safe" because it's a pain catching fish that snack on expensive corals.DOH! Hardy and peaceful with some personality would be nice too. This sounds like a singles add now. I currently have the following in the 150 gallon reef tank: 2 mated pair black and white clowns 1 flasher wrasse 2 hippo tangs 1 lawnmower blenny 1 purple firefish 1 spotted mandarin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Anthias... lots and lots of Anthias. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Sounds like you need a pair of blue throat triggers to me. Reef safe and awesome to look at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thanks! I looked at anthias and most of them say that they might eat shrimp. The blue throat triggers are cool but they also might eat shrimp too? Blue throat's weren't available anyway on the website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf86123 Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 You won't have any problem with shrimp and anthias that I know of, they're fairly chill fish, but can be spooked easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 2 mated pair black and white clowns Amphiprion Ocellaris or Amphiprion Polymnus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Amphiprion Ocellaris or Amphiprion Polymnus? Ocellaris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Cool I look into getting an anthia. Any other suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Ocellaris. Whew! How about more fairy/flasher wrasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Thought about that too. I really like the flasher wrasse. That's a good thought too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I say about 2 or 3 little neon gobys. They will help the big fish stay clean, they look nice, never bother anything or anyone and fun to watch when feeding. There like little sharks, they bite and wiggle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 To my knowledge I have never heard of blue throats bothering shrimp. I have to cleaners in my tank and they dont bother them at all, they even let them clean them from time to time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 The blue throats are really cool. They aren't available. I couldn't find anything about whether they did or not. We tried a picasso trigger in the tank but it did keep trying to eat the shrimp. Thanks for all the great suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 The blue throats are really cool. They aren't available. I couldn't find anything about whether they did or not. We tried a picasso trigger in the tank but it did keep trying to eat the shrimp. Thanks for all the great suggestions! Picassos= no. Blue throats, crosshatches, sargassumm and goldenbacks are all considered reef safe. Even Nigers I believe. I have been toying with getting some anthias myself for color. Just picking the right onesDOH! Good luck and post up some picks when you find one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewie Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Josh, Go for Bartletts. Perfect for your tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 A Midas Blenny. Midas Blennys are the best, they are always out and interested in whats going on outside the tank. Jawfish are good too. Ours is like a grumpy old man that is concerned with what his neighbors are doing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanktop74 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 would a midas blenny live nicely with the lawnmower blenny??? Does anyone know?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 would a midas blenny live nicely with the lawnmower blenny??? Does anyone know?? We had our Midas with a Redlip (or Horseface) blenny. I have heard that the Redlips are similar to the lawnmower in terms of temperment and habits. Our Redlip was aggressive to most of the fish in the tank, but completely ignored the Midas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Mine got along fine, but when I had the stupid hawkfish he wigged out my midas and he jumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 Ahhhhh what a cute picture! I think it's settled and the winner is..... a midas blenny! Thanks for the tips everyone! Very helpful information. I would have considered the blue throat trigger but we will get triggers for our fowlr tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate213 Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Gradth, What kind of hawkfish? My wife just got a flame hawk, and I was looking to replace our Midas. I dont want any more jumpers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Spotted hawkfish, small, seemed friendly in my FOWLR tank, all though I did have my XMAS wrasse jump for no apparent reason, soon as I put it in my 180 everyone went nuts. Lost both my firefish(would not come out, think they starved to death), My shrimp hid and would only come out at night. He never went after them, just sat there staring at them(plotting). Chased even the tangs around. Shortly there after my midas that had never even gone towards the surface jumped. I put him back in my FOWLR tank and added a diamond gobie and he litterally tore it apart in a matter of minutes. He was about 1.5 inches. I love hawkfish, would love to have a pair of flames, but I wont risk that again. Good choice on the midas, beautiful fish. You might check with others and their experiences with LMBs. Mine may have been a fluke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted March 31, 2010 Author Share Posted March 31, 2010 I think the Midas will be okay. The lawnmower blenny has pretty much left the other fish alone. So sorry to hear about your experience with the hawkfish. Poor other fish, jumping to their death to avoid the hawkfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen Angel Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I used to have a lawnmower blenny that had a complete cow when I tried to add a midas blenny. I could never catch the little guy and the lawnmower ended up killing him. I had the lawnmower in the tank for a quite awhile, very peaceful toward other fish though. I just got a watchman goby, he is pretty interesting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald525 Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 Thanks for the information. From what I read it says proceed with caution with another Blenny. I think I will give it a try. It's a 150 gallon tank with a lot of live rock so hopefully it will be okay. The lawnmower Blenny is almost impossible to catch so I hope it works out. Leaves everything alone right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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