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    Tank finally finished!

    I posed a couple of fish stocking questions a few months back when my porcupine puffer decided he no longer enjoyed the company of my anthron puffer.

    I decided instead of getting rid of the porcupine I would buy a new tank for him. I decided on a 220 6ft tank. For the past few months the puffer has been forced to live in a 29 gallon tank. The new tank has finally cycled and I will be putting in the puffer to his brand new tank!

    I also plan on transferring over my Moorish Idol to the new tank too because he is beginning to look cramped in the 125 gallon tank.

    My question is whether my final stocking plan seems reasonable. I have been visiting fish stores, book stores, every reefing website, etc and have decided on this list:

    Porcupine Puffer (transferring from 29)

    Moorish Idol (transferring from 125)

    Powder Blue Tang

    Saddleback Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium)

    ***MAYBE a hawkfish since they dont swim around and would just chill on rockwork

    thoughts? criticisms?

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    Re: Tank finally finished!

    I think (personally) it is a good list. You just have to monitor the size of the fishes put in with the Puffer. You want large enough fish so the Puffer doesn't think they are its meal.

    Just add the fish in slowly -- like one fish every 6 to 8 weeks. Don't rush it, regardless of whether or not you think the fish looks cramped. Give ample time for the system to grow and mature as the bio-load increases.

    LEE

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