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Fish Help Please!

Canadia_eh

Canadia_eh

Looking to add some fish to my 40 gallon reef tank.

I want colorful active fish to bring some life to my tank.

Currently I have a goby and pistol along with 3 peppermint shrimp. Also 2 small emerald crabs.

I will definitely add 2 clownfish but what else can I add that are active and colorful?
 
art13

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careful with the type of clowns, certain ones can become very aggressive. firefish are colorful, there may be a wrasse or two that would be suitable in that size tank, if you go on live aquaria you can search different kinds of fish, and on the right there is a drop bar you can use to sort out what fish are suitable in that size tank. Certain hawkfish would be an option as well.
 
Canadia_eh

Canadia_eh

art13 said:
careful with the type of clowns, certain ones can become very aggressive. firefish are colorful, there may be a wrasse or two that would be suitable in that size tank, if you go on live aquaria you can search different kinds of fish, and on the right there is a drop bar you can use to sort out what fish are suitable in that size tank. Certain hawkfish would be an option as well.
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That site is great!

I just really want bright and active fish to see interacting with my tank. Fish shopping makes me really wish I had a huge tank haha.
 
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Anthias would be a good choice. Lyretail are very nice along with bartletts. Midas Blenny comes to mind as well. Carpenters wrasse or possibly a mccoskers wrasse.
 
art13

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I would go with lyre tail personally as a single anthias, they do well alone, and it will go male and they have some very nice coloring.
 
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i was thinking a small angel but they may become a bit aggressive in a small tank. He also said reef tank, angels are hit or miss with corals.
 
njtiger24 aquariums

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I love my flame angel. My flame was one of the first fish I got. Went from my 36g to my current 54g. Keep him well feed and he hasn't nipped any of my corals. Also check out some Cardinalfish, such as the Baggi and/or PJ
Saltwater Aquarium Fish for marine Aquariums: Pajama Cardinalfish

Now I personally never had one but I seen videos and the Longnose Hawkfish look cool
Longnose Hawkfish

Now I do agree with @horseplay on be ready to pull a fish if they are not playing nice with your system cause what a fish does for one person does not mean they will act the same in a different tank.
 
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kschweer said:
Anthias would be a good choice. Lyretail are very nice...mccoskers wrasse.
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The two that immediately came to mind. I had one of each of these in my 40b and they did fantastic.
Also, if your tank is stable (1+ years old) and has pods living in it, a spotted mandarin is an unusual and beautiful fish. I loved watching mine gliding around hunting the rocks.
 
art13

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Mandarins are one of my favorite as well, if you get him eating frozen food he'll stay fat and happy with that and the pods he finds
 
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ORA Gold assessor basslets are a great choice too. They do well in groups, are beautiful fish and are pretty active but peaceful fish.
 
Trio91

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Canadia_eh said:
You guys are supposed to make my life easier ! Most of these I have never heard of.

Mandarins are amazingly beautiful! I have lots of choices I guess.

You guys are all the best!


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personally i wouldn't do mandarin's unless your tank is really "mature". it's not as easy as it may sound to get them to eat frozen food and most will only eat live pods and without a constant supply they will more likely starve and die. You'd need to buy some constantly or create some type haven for them in a fuge.

just my opinion (beautiful fish btw)
 
Canadia_eh

Canadia_eh

trio91 said:
personally i wouldn't do mandarin's unless your tank is really "mature". it's not as easy as it may sound to get them to eat frozen food and most will only eat live pods and without a constant supply they will more likely starve and die. You'd need to buy some constantly or create some type haven for them in a fuge.

just my opinion (beautiful fish btw)
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I have been looking into how hard it was to breed brine shrimp. My tank is new but most of my rocks and sand is from a very mature tank. I see pods everywhere both in my sump and tank. Regardless I really would like to learn to breed brine shrimp so I can keep them nice and fed so they don't go after corals.

Anyone know if this is possible ? Hatching them is really easy but I know nothing about breeding. (Maybe have them breed in the sump?)
 
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I have never bred them before but aside from that, a mandarin will definitely eat up every last pod that you have in your tank in a very short period last time. @Paul B has an auto feeder/hatchery that he invented. He had a long thread on it and a few other things on this site
 
Canadia_eh

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trio91 said:
I have never bred them before but aside from that, a mandarin will definitely eat up every last pod that you have in your tank in a very short period last time. @Paul B has an auto feeder/hatchery that he invented. He had a long thread on it and a few other things on this site
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I saw that, looked pretty simple to make. Just looking if there is any self sustaining way of producing them.
 
Trio91

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They will reproduce on their own as long as they have time to do so. You may want to try to start a "hatchery" and simultaneously purchase pods. Give them time to breed n multiply while still proving a mandarin with a supply of purchased pods.

It's what I would do
 
Canadia_eh

Canadia_eh

trio91 said:
They will reproduce on their own as long as they have time to do so. You may want to try to start a "hatchery" and simultaneously purchase pods. Give them time to breed n multiply while still proving a mandarin with a supply of purchased pods.

It's what I would do
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I'm going to try the hatching process now...well before committing to the fish.

So brine and pod travel safely up the return pump?
 
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