lets get some fish for my tank!

[reefNewbie]

I have a 4 week old 90 gallon reef tank with a 4in DSB. I want to add some fish, please help me pick some out. I have a few ideas of what i want, but nothing real great. Anyone that has any suggestions on what i should put in there, let me know. I want it to look like a real natural reef with mostly smaller fish, few schools of fish. Then i would also like a tang. probably yellow and regal, or possibly just a white cheek. Give me some ideas please!

 

[LFS42]

Golden Angel
Orchid Dottyback
Blue Spot Jawfish
A couple Black Ocelaris clowns form ORA
Red Sea Salfin Tang

 

[R33f_$hark]

whats ora's website?

 

[Expos Forever]

ORA's site:

http://www.orafarm.com/hobbists.html

Here is a list of clownfish they are presently breeding:

CLOWNFISH SPECIES LIST
False Percula Clownfish - Amphiprion ocellaris
Clark's Clownfish - Amphiprion clarkii
Tomato Clownfish - Amphiprion frenatus
Gold-Stripe Maroon Clownfish - Premnas biaculeatus
Cinnamon Clownfish - Amphiprion melanopus
Fire Clownfish - Amphiprion ephippium
Australian Clownfish - Amphiprion rubrocinctus
Orange Skunk Clownfish - Amphiprion sandaracinos
Pink Skunk Clownfish - Amphiprion periderion
Saddleback Clownfish - Amphiprion polymnus

They also breed dottybacks, and gobies. 8)

 

[jeffsdesigns]

If you have a 4week old Tank.
Don't go overboard.
Just maybe one a week or 2 for starters.

For as Angels.

Wait a while on them.
Water quality is a MUST.
That way, your sure the tank isn't gonna get outta wack.


Just adding one fish may raise your ammonia level a tad but will come down quickly if the tank is completly cycled.

I'd only maybe add a pair of clowns or something like that.

 

[jeffsdesigns]

Also, ORA doesn't sell to hobbyist either.

Have to a retailer go order from them.

 

[Expos Forever]

All good points Jeff...

IMO any LFS that doesn't sell ORA fish (or other tank-raised) should be asked to to. The more people demand it, the more they will carry them. If they refuse: Take your dollars elsewhere! IMO there is simply no good reason to buy a wild-caight clownfish with what we know today. Certified clown pairs are also available from ORA. You can contact ORA and they will tell direct you to the closest retailer. HTH

 

[LFS42]

Don't forget ORA has seahorses, clams, and Acro's too.

Was my list perfect?
I don't see any other suggestions.

 

[Expos Forever]

LFS

I agree with the point that was made by Jeff. Start off with 1 or at most a pair of fish. I personally also like:

Banggais (TANK RAISED!!!)
Flame Hawk
Yellow Tang
Coral Beauty (may or may not nip at corals)
Firefish

 

[Modo]

I'm currently planning a 90g as well. I've been doing some research and I am definately going to go with a Fairy Wrasse of some sort. But, I don't know if these will do well with a dottyback or not. I'm not familiar enough to know if Dottybacks are as aggressive as Psuedochromis. But, Psuedos and Fairy Wrasses are a no-no.

Do a search on "Fairy Wrasses" on this board and here are a few links from different sites.

http://www.reefscapes.net/articles/arti ... brus1.html

http://www.reeftectonics.com/cirrhilab.htm

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthrea ... eadid=6990

 

[The Pirate]

Green Chromes are a non aggressive damsel that is good for a newer tank. Damsels are much hardier then tangs. Open water swimmers (don't hide behind rocks). 5 or more in a tank and they tend to school nicely. Yellow and purple tangs also are nice schooling fish but you need 7 or more at once and you need an 240 or bigger tank. Ah, maybe some day...

 

[LFS42]

I'm currently planning a 90g as well. I've been doing some research and I am definately going to go with a Fairy Wrasse of some sort. But, I don't know if these will do well with a dottyback or not. I'm not familiar enough to know if Dottybacks are as aggressive as Psuedochromis. But, Psuedos and Fairy Wrasses are a no-no.

Do a search on "Fairy Wrasses" on this board and here are a few links from different sites.

http://www.reefscapes.net/articles/arti ... brus1.html

http://www.reeftectonics.com/cirrhilab.htm

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthrea ... eadid=6990

No, dottybacks aren't as aggresive as Psuedochromis.
I would think that a fairy wrasse can go with them also.
My dottyback hangs out in a hole the rock all day.
A wrasse would be a free swimmer, and burrow at night.