Deciding on what fish to get.

[peaches7412]

Now that the brooklynella is gone, I want to ask on your opinions on what fish to get. I have a bangaii cardinal in it right now, basically used him as a test to see if the disease was gone (and he is good, but I think I have to much flow for him, he always stays in low flow areas). I was thinking about getting the following:

Fire dartfish

Purple dartfish

Orange spot goby

And a wrasse (not sixline)

I just wanted to ask what you think of this livestock in a 29 biocube? Are 2 dartfish ok together, and also what wrasse could I get, because I want something that will get rid of the clear flatworms I have and lower the pod population I have in the tank. I would want a leopard wrasse, but I hear that they are really hard to keep.

 

[hud3339]

brooklynella is a clownfish disease. It wont effect any other fish

 

[peaches7412]

It was brought in by the coral beauty I got (which died to the same thing as my clownfish did), this disease just affects clownfish the most, but other fish aren't completely immune to it from what I have read. But also it could have been something else, but because the cardinal I have had for 2 weeks is completely fine, I am just glad that it is gone.

 

[kirkwood]

what about a mandarin dragonet? would be fine in a 29 and would take care of pods. Doesn't hurt that its a good looking fish too.

 

[jmaneyapanda]

hud3339;709303 wrote: brooklynella is a clownfish disease. It wont effect any other fish

100000000% FALSE. Brooklynella will infect and kill almost ANY fish.

 

[peaches7412]

Kirkwood;709361 wrote: what about a mandarin dragonet? would be fine in a 29 and would take care of pods. Doesn't hurt that its a good looking fish too.

I do want one, but even though I have a bunch of pods now, I don't think that the population will be able to keep up with the mandarins appetite, and I wouldn't want him to starve if he turns out not to eat prepared foods.

 

[ralph atl]

kirkwood;709361 wrote: what about a mandarin dragonet? Would be fine in a 29 and would take care of pods. Doesn't hurt that its a good looking fish too.

not!!!!

 

[peachyreef]

I wouldn't attempt a mandarin unless you have adequate pods. I have a mandarin in a 30 long, but he is fat and happy because I ran my tank 1-2 years before I added him. I also have pod refuge, cheato in the tank. That is probably the only reason I am doing so well with him though.

I think your list looks really good and peaceful!! yellow coris, cryptic six line, possum wrasses would be good in a reef.

If you want something different I have a few fish in mind. I would recommend Midas blenny, a single anthias, yellow dwarf moray, royal gramma, pearly jawfish, scooter blenny, flameback angel, or cherub angel. It depends on what you want to to do

best wishes with the new guys!

 

[ralph atl]

peachyreef;709478 wrote: I wouldn't attempt a mandarin unless you have adequate pods. I have a mandarin in a 30 long, but he is fat and happy because I ran my tank 1-2 years before I added him. I also have pod refuge, cheato in the tank. That is probably the only reason I am doing so well with him though.

I think your list looks really good and peaceful!! yellow coris, cryptic six line, possum wrasses would be good in a reef.

If you want something different I have a few fish in mind. I would recommend Midas blenny, a single anthias, yellow dwarf moray, royal gramma, pearly jawfish, scooter blenny, flameback angel, or cherub angel. It depends on what you want to to do

best wishes with the new guys!

great choices!

also, a flame wrasse of some type


and the most interesting is a gobi & shrimp symbiotic relationship like the aurora or many, many others.....

 

[peaches7412]

peachyreef;709478 wrote: I wouldn't attempt a mandarin unless you have adequate pods. I have a mandarin in a 30 long, but he is fat and happy because I ran my tank 1-2 years before I added him. I also have pod refuge, cheato in the tank. That is probably the only reason I am doing so well with him though.

I think your list looks really good and peaceful!! yellow coris, cryptic six line, possum wrasses would be good in a reef.

If you want something different I have a few fish in mind. I would recommend Midas blenny, a single anthias, yellow dwarf moray, royal gramma, pearly jawfish, scooter blenny, flameback angel, or cherub angel. It depends on what you want to to do

best wishes with the new guys!

I agree with the mandarin, I don't even have the fuge running yet for the cube. About the yellow coris, I here a ton of stories of them being reef safe, but I still have read some stories that they have eaten cleaner shrimp before. Just scared to take the small risk, but I do like them, if you can change my mind SEA atlanta had some yellow coris with purple belly (not sure the exact name, but same species right). Also what is a cryptic sixline?

mysterybox;709481 wrote: great choices!

also, a flame wrasse of some type


and the most interesting is a gobi & shrimp symbiotic relationship like the aurora or many, many others.....

Just looked up the flame wrasse, and I don't think I am ready to put that much up for a fish... just yet:thumbs:. Also, the orange spotted goby (Amblyeleotris guttata) does make that symbiotic relationship if I do decide to get the pistol shrimp, but won't they be less of sand sifters and stay more near the "den" where the pistol shrimp stays?

 

[the-bubonic-one]

peachyreef;709478 wrote: I wouldn't attempt a mandarin unless you have adequate pods. I have a mandarin in a 30 long, but he is fat and happy because I ran my tank 1-2 years before I added him. I also have pod refuge, cheato in the tank. That is probably the only reason I am doing so well with him though.

I think your list looks really good and peaceful!! yellow coris, cryptic six line, possum wrasses would be good in a reef.

If you want something different I have a few fish in mind. I would recommend Midas blenny, a single anthias, yellow dwarf moray, royal gramma, pearly jawfish, scooter blenny, flameback angel, or cherub angel. It depends on what you want to to do

best wishes with the new guys!

Whats the difference in not suggest getting a mandarin, but suggesting a scooter dragonet? Do scooters take to prepared foods better then mandarins?
Don't get me wrong I don't suggest a mandarin either

 

[ralph atl]

Great point, I missed that...all are dragonets...

 

[falos]

Male scooters and finger dragonites will eat pellets and shrimp as long as they can git to it there slow eaters I haven't had much luck gitting a female of those 2 types to eating prepared foods

 

[the-bubonic-one]

+1
I had a male scooter about ten years ago take to frozen brine shrimp the next day after purchase.

 

[ralph atl]

falos;709558 wrote: Male scooters and finger dragonites will eat pellets and shrimp as long as they can git to it there slow eaters I haven't had much luck gitting a female of those 2 types to eating prepared foods

This is so not true, only rarely will one accept prepared pellets and frozen...

FALSE!! This is the exception!! That's why so many wither away and starve to death!

 

[KrisDeitz]

Ive had 3 and everyone ate Brime Right away and blood worms. Only one ate pellets

 

[the-bubonic-one]

woah woah nay say'r. True it does lie on individual specimens. I think conditioning is a lot to due with fish sometimes and some are more easily conditioned.

 

[hud3339]

jmaneyapanda;709392 wrote: 100000000% FALSE. Brooklynella will infect and kill almost ANY fish.

Wow, that's what I have always thought!!!! Learn something new everyday.

 

[falos]

I have 3 pair finger dragonites all the males eat pellets females have Ben pods only
the key word is I all fish are different no 2 are the same but if you take the time to offer foods
From a piplet you have a higher success rate with dragonites eating prepared

I have forgotten most people see fish as expendable they die just replace and that they are with out intelligence or the worst just sompthing to show off to there yuppie scumm friends
Can your dog or cat feed them selfs why would you thank your fish can

 

[jmaneyapanda]

falos;709576 wrote: I have 3 pair finger dragonites all the males eat pellets females have Ben pods only
the key word is I all fish are different no 2 are the same but if you take the time to offer foods
From a piplet you have a higher success rate with dragonites eating prepared

I have forgotten most people see fish as expendable they die just replace and that they are with out intelligence or the worst just sompthing to show off to there yuppie scumm friends
Can your dog or cat feed them selfs why would you thank your fish can

Whether males or female, it makes no difference in getting them acclimated to aquarium food. If your 3 pairs exhibit this, it is just coincidence, and not a rule.

Also, how the food is offered is important, but isn't the only key. What is offered is also critical. A fish that, since hatching, has only hunted and eaten micro crustaceans with look at a pellet and think "I can't eat that", no matter how you present. Unfortunately, dragonets, as a family, are just fish that often do not learn what aquarium food is.