Fish Suggestions

[islandreef]

Ok guys I am putting my list together to start at least planning on the fish. Tank is a 135 will be a softy tank with maybe a few LPS. Lighting is 2x250 watt MH, 2x110 VHO. 55 Gallon sump/refugium, aqua c 180 protein skimmer, Phosphate Reactor.

Have Clowns already picked out. I like sailfin tang, Purple tang, sixline wrasse, any other suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also which should be added first and which one to come last would be ideal.

Thanks.

 

[hud3339]

Drop the six line and go with a lightning wrasse and throw a golden midas blenny

 

[islandreef]

Planning on also getting 2 cleaner shrimps so nothing that will eat them.

Edit: Thanks Hud339 I will look into those, whats wrong with the sixline if you dont mind me asking.

 

[dawgface]

I highly suggest putting the Purple in before the Sailfin, Sailfins can be very aggressive.

 

[hud3339]

Six lines are so mean, I have watched a six line kill fish 4 times its size. There are 100 different kinds of wrasses that are a lot better looking.

 

[thanh386]

I hate my sixline. Depending on price range u can get so many cooler wrasse

Under 20- green, yellow coris wrasse
20-50 - meleanurus, carpenter, mccorrkser, blue flasher
50-100 - high fin flasher
100-150 - flame, rhomboid, lineuatus

 

[jj ocean]

DawgFace;710254 wrote: I highly suggest putting the Purple in before the Sailfin, Sailfins can be very aggressive.

+1 Tangs added at the end, sailfin last. My Sailfin (dejardini technically) is the dominant fish (over an imperator angel & achilles tang).

On the wrasse, go with a melanarus. Most underrated wrasse in the hobby. Gorgeous, reef safe, not aggressive and eats a ton of pests. Other than the tendency to carpet surf and bury in the sand at night (might kick some sand where you don't want it) - no real negatives. I'll have one in every tank I have.

 

[peaches7412]

Sixlines can be little devils, they usually pick on anything new, or go out on an all out attack. Mine killed 2 cleaner shrimp, and I believe a rusty angel. This doesn't have to be all sixlines, just seems to be a majority among people's experiences. I would suggest a four spot wrasse (Halichoeres leucoxanthus), I just got him, and he is a model citizen. He took out 95% of my pod population though, but he also took care of the flatworms, so I am ok with this. Also when I get my fuge up in a few weeks, I think the pod population will come back.

 

[dawgface]

+1 Yellow coris

If you go with the Yellow Coris consider a Radiant as well, they look so cool roaming the tank together in search of pests to eat.

 

[islandreef]

Ok list might be to big for a 135 but let me know your thoughts.

1 Yellow Coris
1 melanarus wrasse
2 Clowns
1 Sailfin Tang
1 Purple Tang
1 Naso Tang
2 Cleaner Shrimps
1 Royal Gramma
1 Golden Headed Sleeper Goby

 

[peaches7412]

This can work for a while, just the sailfin and naso will probably get too big in a while, but by then you will catch the "addiction" and just get a bigger tank!:thumbs:

 

[rdnelson]

Not disagreeing with what has been said here but......my six line has never bothered any other fish in the tank. At least not while I was looking.

 

[islandreef]

By the time those guys get to big for my tank, Hopefully I will get my basement done and will have a 200+ in the basement. I Don't want to go to big though, if I ever decide to jump out of the hobby again, which I don't think will be anytime soon, been out 7 years. People don't seem to want to buy very large tanks.

 

[rdnelson]

I can help you with you basement.

 

[stacy22]

You need an 8' tank for a Naso</em> tang.

 

[islandreef]

Guess I can add another fish to replace the Naso.

 

[falos]

How about a rabit fish insted of the naso the scrible or 2 band are the puppy dogs of coral tanks I love mine eats from hand slows you to pet him (loves to be rubbed between her eyes) and most of all protects new fish from being bullied
I wouldn't add one if you plan on a trigger in the tank though they hate them like a old guy and a little person