Stock list and tank size

tendar · 01-17-2003, 04:55 PM

I am going to be getting a new tank and have put the 120 on hold since I have come up a fish list I would like have in it. The tank would start out as a FOWLR tank then progress to a reef after it has been up for a while well planning it that way anyway.

Here are the fish I would like to add in order

Harlequin Tusk
Bluejaw Trigger possibly male and female
Pinkface Wrasse (thalassoma quinquevittatum) here is link to what one is http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...21&pCatId=1151

Now I would like to think about maybe after it had been up for and find a healthy one a Regal Angle but if I get the male female blue jaw would skip for sure them.

Right now I am looking at a 60x21x24 130 gal.

Any thoughts on the 4 fish for this size tank and the sixe of the tank. Want to keep the tank around 100-130 gall but dimensions are wide open sice it will be a custom made acrylic tank. They all stay pretty much stay at or under 10" and are more or less reef safe supposivly.

Thanks Gregg

Bughead · 01-19-2003, 02:42 PM

iI don't have personal experience with those fish, but I know that the Harlequin Tusk is not reef safe. I kinda don't think triggers are reef safe either. But the fish sound fine for the size of tank FOWLR you plan. I'm pretty sure you'll have to find another place for those two fish when you convert to a reef.

jwtrojan44 · 02-01-2003, 10:00 PM

The trigger/tusk/wrasse combo would work quite well. The blue jaws are one of the planktonic triggers and in many cases (not all) are considered to be one of the better choices for a reef. They are less prone to snacking on your inverts, including cleaner shrimp. I would urge you to stay away from the regal angel. Stunning fish to say the least, but a dismal survival record. If you opt to pursue this species, special order it and insist on one of the Red Sea specimens. Make sure you see it eat at the store, and then quarantine it for three weeks prior to placing it in your main tank. I've seen too many of these fish die at lfs or in home tanks. The potential drawback to keeping an angel in this type of set up is the water quality. Triggers and tusks are messy fish and filtration must be top notch. Angels are rather intolerant of sub standard water conditions. I have a 120 (60x18x26) and while a nice sized tank, I think the trigger/wrasse/tusk combo would fill it up nicely.

tendar · 02-02-2003, 12:41 AM

Thanks for the reply
I have decided to skip the angle for now. I would probably special order it from marine center if I got one.

01-17-2003, 04:55 PM	#1
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	Stock list and tank size I am going to be getting a new tank and have put the 120 on hold since I have come up a fish list I would like have in it. The tank would start out as a FOWLR tank then progress to a reef after it has been up for a while well planning it that way anyway. Here are the fish I would like to add in order Harlequin Tusk Bluejaw Trigger possibly male and female Pinkface Wrasse (thalassoma quinquevittatum) here is link to what one is http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...21&pCatId=1151 Now I would like to think about maybe after it had been up for and find a healthy one a Regal Angle but if I get the male female blue jaw would skip for sure them. Right now I am looking at a 60x21x24 130 gal. Any thoughts on the 4 fish for this size tank and the sixe of the tank. Want to keep the tank around 100-130 gall but dimensions are wide open sice it will be a custom made acrylic tank. They all stay pretty much stay at or under 10" and are more or less reef safe supposivly. Thanks Gregg

01-19-2003, 02:42 PM	#2
Bughead Governor Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts: 1,152	iI don't have personal experience with those fish, but I know that the Harlequin Tusk is not reef safe. I kinda don't think triggers are reef safe either. But the fish sound fine for the size of tank FOWLR you plan. I'm pretty sure you'll have to find another place for those two fish when you convert to a reef. __________________ The road to hell is paved with good intentions, but it's the thought that counts.

02-01-2003, 10:00 PM	#3
jwtrojan44 Citizen Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: pa. Posts: 140	The trigger/tusk/wrasse combo would work quite well. The blue jaws are one of the planktonic triggers and in many cases (not all) are considered to be one of the better choices for a reef. They are less prone to snacking on your inverts, including cleaner shrimp. I would urge you to stay away from the regal angel. Stunning fish to say the least, but a dismal survival record. If you opt to pursue this species, special order it and insist on one of the Red Sea specimens. Make sure you see it eat at the store, and then quarantine it for three weeks prior to placing it in your main tank. I've seen too many of these fish die at lfs or in home tanks. The potential drawback to keeping an angel in this type of set up is the water quality. Triggers and tusks are messy fish and filtration must be top notch. Angels are rather intolerant of sub standard water conditions. I have a 120 (60x18x26) and while a nice sized tank, I think the trigger/wrasse/tusk combo would fill it up nicely. __________________ It aint' pretty being easy.

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02-02-2003, 12:41 AM	#4
tendar Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: tempe,AZ Posts: 1,114	Thanks for the reply I have decided to skip the angle for now. I would probably special order it from marine center if I got one.

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