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fishfreak1242

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So I'm planning out what fish to get and my fish list and heres what I have so far:
-Pearly Jawfish
-Purple Firefish goby
-Yellow watchman goby
-Lantern Basselet
-Solar Fairy Wrasse
-Twin Spot Hogfish
My tank is a 75 gal and right now I have a pair of occellaris clowns, a fire shrimp and a cleaner shrimp. So how does this list look? Will any of these fish fight each other or won't go together? I was also thinking about getting a anthias, but I have no idea what kind to get or if my tank will be big enough. Any help would be appreciated
-Julien
 
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aznt1217

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Looks fine to me. Anthias will be okay, just make sure you have A LOT of flow in the column they gotta move a lot.

Make sure you get a small Anthias though. Also do you want a group or just one? If you get just one check out the Fathead anthias.
 

fishfreak1242

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Looks fine to me. Anthias will be okay, just make sure you have A LOT of flow in the column they gotta move a lot.

Make sure you get a small Anthias though. Also do you want a group or just one? If you get just one check out the Fathead anthias.
Ok. Is there any particular order in which I should get them? I was thinking of getting the Bangaii Cardinal next or one of the gobies.
I will probably just end up getting one anthias and that will be at the end when I get more flow. Right now all I have is a Koralia 3 and a Maxijet 1200.
 
I wouldn't get a Bangaii Cardinal if I were you, I have a Pajama Cardinal and he's so boring, he doesn't swim he just stays in once spotm once in a while he'll switch sides of tak. The oly time I see him moving is when it's time to eat but thats not much action either. If you really want to get a Cardinafishl, I suggest getting 3 or more because they school nicely although I think they're not very attractive at all.
 

fishfreak1242

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I wouldn't get a Bangaii Cardinal if I were you, I have a Pajama Cardinal and he's so boring, he doesn't swim he just stays in once spotm once in a while he'll switch sides of tak. The oly time I see him moving is when it's time to eat but thats not much action either. If you really want to get a Cardinafishl, I suggest getting 3 or more because they school nicely although I think they're not very attractive at all.
Yeah I used to have PJ cardinal too, and he was so bland so I was thinking that this one would be a little different, so I guess I will take him off the list.
 

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fish list sounds fine, a 75 is athe minimum i would have for a anthias. They do ok alone, but are usually better in schools. You should also try a twin spot hog, i have one in my reef tank and they are so cool.
 

aznt1217

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Some hawkfish (long nose and flame) have the potential to eat small inverts just keep that in mind.

The Jawfish is fantastic but BE PREPARED to baby it for a few weeks till it musters up the courage to eat on it's own. Make sure you have a closed lid because they are olympic jumpers... no kidding.

Cardinals are actually not THAT BORING. It depends on the temperament of the fish, usually they should be kept in a group of 3 (small groups) for them to be happy and swimming in a pack.

The 75 Gallon Bioload capacity will depend on what you want to keep. For example, a Tang is an absolute waste factory compared to a clownfish. Is it a Reef or Fish Only. You get a little more room with a Fish only for nitrates.

9 or 10 fish can easily be sustained, if I had a 75 I would set it up so I can keep 30 fish-- yes I am insane but look at my Title-- Addicted to fish. I would buy a Denitrator so I can stock my tank to the hilt and make a lot of caves so fish can hide and there is less chance of aggression.
 

fishfreak1242

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Some hawkfish (long nose and flame) have the potential to eat small inverts just keep that in mind.

The Jawfish is fantastic but BE PREPARED to baby it for a few weeks till it musters up the courage to eat on it's own. Make sure you have a closed lid because they are olympic jumpers... no kidding.

Cardinals are actually not THAT BORING. It depends on the temperament of the fish, usually they should be kept in a group of 3 (small groups) for them to be happy and swimming in a pack.

The 75 Gallon Bioload capacity will depend on what you want to keep. For example, a Tang is an absolute waste factory compared to a clownfish. Is it a Reef or Fish Only. You get a little more room with a Fish only for nitrates.

9 or 10 fish can easily be sustained, if I had a 75 I would set it up so I can keep 30 fish-- yes I am insane but look at my Title-- Addicted to fish. I would buy a Denitrator so I can stock my tank to the hilt and make a lot of caves so fish can hide and there is less chance of aggression.
30 fish?!?!? Thats crazy. At most I will end up with 15. I plan on getting a canopy that will cover my tank on all four sides and cover it so there is less like of a chance of the fish jumping. I don't really think I want the cardinal with it being all boring and I don't want to have to get more than 1.
 

aznt1217

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Yea 30 fish. I know I am insane, but I am a fishguy not really corals.

-You should get multiple Jawfish of the same kind, they are extremely fascinating. I have two and it's amazing, funny, and worrisome all at the same time watching them in the tank.

-If you want fish that swim very actively. I would get a mix of Chromis' so that they can school. In particular I would buy like 3 of each Green, Blue, and Yellow Chromis. They are REALLY nice looking IMO.
 

fishfreak1242

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Yea 30 fish. I know I am insane, but I am a fishguy not really corals.

-You should get multiple Jawfish of the same kind, they are extremely fascinating. I have two and it's amazing, funny, and worrisome all at the same time watching them in the tank.

-If you want fish that swim very actively. I would get a mix of Chromis' so that they can school. In particular I would buy like 3 of each Green, Blue, and Yellow Chromis. They are REALLY nice looking IMO.
Do you mean 3 Green 3 blue and 3 yellow, or 1 green 1 blue and 1 yellow? Are they hardy?
 

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