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I'm still working on my fishlist and am trying to decide between these two as one of the definites. The info on all the sources I've checked varies quite a bit between peaceful, semi-aggressive, aggressive, and I was hoping to get some opinions of people who've had one or the other in their tanks. Other future inhabitants for the tank will be a goby, a blenny (specifics to be determinded, the goby maybe a Rainfordi or a Hector's and the Blenny possibly a Midas or a Red Sea Mimic) and a small school of either chromis or Filamented Flasher Wrasses.

I wish I had the lighting to help you out, but my pc lighting isn't going to do your corals any good, I assume? My 40G is still empty of any fish and only has a few zoas, a leather, candy cane and hammer frag in it.

I looked at the yellow headed jawfish and they sounded really cool, but it sounded like they needed a really deep sandbed, with rubble, not just fine sand. I only have about 1 1/2 inches, so I had to scratch it off my list. Do you have one? And how much sand is in your tank?

I haven't really looked at the Angels, yet. Have to read up on them. Aqua Serene has two Rainford's gobies, but they aren't eating. They've been there since May 2nd, and look okay, but they didn't go for any of the food the guy threw in. Maybe too many people staring at them, but I heard the Rainford's are hard to get to eat and I don't want to watch one slowly starve to death in my tank. I may check up on them again in a few days. And I guess I'm attached to the idea of a small group of the same fish. I wish my tank were bigger, or anthias smaller!

I've been making list after list and reading up on my choices, but I'm more confused than ever. Every single fish I read about has some shortcoming (jumper, aggressive, too timid, hard to feed etc.). Help me out with your experiences and tell me what *you* would put into a 40G with 20L sump! I have a shallow SB (1 1/2-2"), about 60lbs of LR, with lots of swimming room. My original plan was to get 4 or 5 chromis, maybe a pseudochromis fridmani (last fish), a Hector's or Rainford's gobi, and Red Sea Mimic blenny or Harptail Blenny. Have also condidered filamented Flasher Wrasses (1 male with a few females) instead of the Chromis, but price and availability are a consideration.

I have 50G of water (maybe a bit more with the sump, but the tank itself is only a 40G (36x15x16). If I do decide to try the chromis, should I only get 4 or 5? Or is that too many? I read about them some more yesterday and some people think they need to be fed several times a day (like anthias) to keep them from turning on each other. How often do you feed your's?

What about Lyretail Anthias? I read they like to hang out in groups, but can't find much info on them on the net in general.

The cardinals mostly just hover in one place as far as I've seen and I was hoping for a more active fish or two. How active are the firefish (apart from wanting to jump out of the tank)?

Price was a bit of a consideration, too! And activity level. So, royal grammas school and don't turn on each other?

Thanks! It actually sounds like they prefer to be single. :( Some people's seem to be okay in small groups, but I'll have to rethink.

Can you tell me where I can find that thread? So, Chromis are NOT schooling fish at all? Maybe I should just get two then?

I'm adding a small school of chromis to my 40G (was thinking 4 or 6), but I keep seeing people recommend to get an uneven number. Is there a good reason or is it just a myth that gets passed on. What are your experiences?(scratch)

Thanks! Does the mag-float have replaceable pads?

Edit: For some reason the word SCRATCH gets turned into the *Scratch* icon each time the word is used! laugh Today my rainbow lifegard scratch removal kit arrived, and after the initial shock of seeing the horrible scratches it created before it got better, I am quite pleased with the result. I had tons of small scratches on the inside (not just on the bottom near the sand) and I was hoping to get some ideas how to avoid them in the future. The acrylic safe sponge I've been using is obviously not as safe as they advertise! Are there any recommended magnet cleaners that do not create scratches as long as you stay away from the sand? And I read that some people put some micromesh on their inside magnet to constantly buff out small scratches. I wonder if this is safe for the inhabitants. It sounds like a great idea! And in a few days, my aqua lifter pumps for an auto top-off should arrive. While researching, I came across a lot of mention that RO/DI top-off water should be aerated and buffered, while other places said this is not necessary. What's everybody's experience here?

Did you say you were working on a DIY seaswirl, too?

Hey, this looks great! How much $$ are in that little mod?

Are we talking SPS here, or LPS/Softies, too?

We moved a tank just a couple of miles in town two years ago, and ended up having a major outbreak of first slime, then hair algae, and the sand never looked as bright and clean as it did before. I'd start new to avoid problems right from the start and just keep a little of the sand as a starter culture. I did have good luck rinsing the sand for my 40G i got from Cormac *really* well with freshwater and using it with some LS added from my 20G.

My fish recovered well from ich in a quarantine tank at 84F, with salinity dropped slowly to 1.009. Are your fish still eating? -Susanne

It sure *looks* like a tiny cerith snail! I hope it makes it!

Here are the pics of the two types of zoas I have enough of to make a frag. The pictures are not too great, but good enough, I hope. Colors are pretty close, but a little brighter in reality.

Ah, okay! I have a couple of finger leathers in the 20H that want to take over the tank (anyone need some? ). But I've seen picture of leathers with green polyps, which I'd love to get some time!

Thanks! I actually have a little digitata high up in my 20H that's been doing soso. Very slow growth, but it *is* growing. Color is just a tannish brown, but I suspect it's do to the lighting. I'll move that one into the 40G and see if it likes the lighting better in there, and if yes, I may try another. I can already tell that a 40G is way too small! DOH! -Susanne

I wanted to take a look at your tank pictures, but all I get is: "Oops! My image for this link is no longer here." Is it just me and my computer settings? -Susanne

I may already have that same candy cane, then. Give me a day or so, and I'll try to get pics of the zoas I have! And I'll get back to you on the frogspawn then two! Got to run off to work right now... -Susanne