[wozza]

ok everyone, i know these posts are kinda lame but i realy cant decide what fish to get for my new bigger tank My 60gal system build.

any fish i do get cant be a jumper cause its a open top, and will have to get along with my current fish:
2 Amphiprion percula (common clown)
1 Centropyge bispinosus (coral beauty)
1 Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (six line wrasse)

thanks james

[almostdiva]

a trio of lyretail anthias (p. squamipinnis)? A small school (3 to 5) of chromis?

How do you feel about gobies? A watchman goby/shrimp pair might be nice.

How about pseudochromis/dottybacks? The splendid pseudochromis is gorgeous and should coexist with your existing fish.

most of the other things I can think of would jump (fairy wrasses, jawfish, etc)

Good luck!

Rebecca

[charlie]

The 6 line will definitly jump. Unfortunatly, because they are a great add to any aquarium. Becky has got you covered tho, a few small anthias would be dynamite. Get all females and one will probably turn into a male for you. That is always fun to watch.

[Reefland]

You might also consider a Royal Gramma or Blackcap Basslet, a couple of our favorites.

[wozza]

Would my tank realy be capable of housing 3 anthias?

How about pseudochromis/dottybacks?

i thought they where aggressive?
but if it would be ok then thats a good'un

You might also consider a Royal Gramma or Blackcap Basslet, a couple of our favorites.

a royal gramma hmmmm.... i had one before and loved it, but he died from white spot, i have since gone fallow and treated fish with copper so no worries about that, and it was about 6 months ago now
but i will keep that one on the list of maybes!

cheers james

[almostdiva]

re: the dottybacks -- some can be aggessive, but probably not more agressive than your clowns... it's an individual personality thing unfortunately, some are more boisterous than others!

I think you can do the anthias... but will defer to people like Charlie, Gene, Kevin who have kept bigger tanks and more anthias. Instead of a trio, you could also consider a sunburst/flathead anthia (Serranocirrhitus latus)-- they are more solitary and can be successfully kept as singles. Here's a pretty good link if you are not familiar w this fish... [url="http://www.wetwebmedia.com/serranocirrhitus.htm"]
One thing I will say if you do like this particular anthia is that I would wait until your tank is 6+ months old (your 60G is a new(ish) upgrade, right?).

Rebecca

[charlie]

I am gonna bow out on this one too, I forgot that your tank was that size. It may be doable tho if there aren't that many more inhabitants.

[wozza]

ok thanks, well i wont go for the anthias, if there is a maybe about it.
i would feel better about not keeping them in my small tank than cramming them in

Rebecca:
as for my clowns being aggressive, not a chance they are tottaly the oppiset, my six line and coral beauty are the boss of them.
chain of command in my tank is:
coral beauty
six line
clowns (bless um)

so unless you consider coral beautys and six lines more aggressive than dottybacks im affraid i cant get one, but i do like that fish and was on my list as fish that i would like some day

P.S if you do consider coral beautys and six lines more aggressive than dottybacks, would adding a royal gramma and a dottyback be ok in my tank?

cheers james

[charlie]

According to Scott Michael, the minimum size tank for most of the anthias he has listed is 55 gal. If you have other aggressive ones in there, maybe it wouldn't be a good idea.

[almostdiva]

I would do the sunburst/flathead maybe, not the lyretail trio for anthias. I tried a trio of lyretail anthias in my 55, which is low-stocked and pretty well skimmed (it was before I added the xtra water movement from the sea swirl though.... and they didn't make it). How much water movement do you have?

I think the dottyback/royal gramma would probably be equal to the coral beauty in terms of aggression. I personally like the black cap basslet the best out of Scott's recommendations, and think it's probably the "nicest" of that group.

Getting down to the last fish to add is a PAIN isn't it?

[wozza]

According to Scott Michael, the minimum size tank for most of the anthias he has listed is 55 gal. If you have other aggressive ones in there, maybe it wouldn't be a good idea.

ok thanks charlie, im not gonna go for them then.

I would do the sunburst/flathead maybe, not the lyretail trio for anthias. I tried a trio of lyretail anthias in my 55, which is low-stocked and pretty well skimmed (it was before I added the xtra water movement from the sea swirl though.... and they didn't make it). How much water movement do you have?

ive got about 28x my tank an hour of flow
3 MJ900s and 2700-300lph return pump.

I think the dottyback/royal gramma would probably be equal to the coral beauty in terms of aggression. I personally like the black cap basslet the best out of Scott's recommendations, and think it's probably the "nicest" of that group.

i think i have got it now, a royal gramma and 3 blue reef chromis

Getting down to the last fish to add is a PAIN isn't it?

haha yeah i real pain

thanks for the help, james