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    One Spot Foxface vs Foxface Lo

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    Are they really different species with different maximum sizes? Websites say 10 inches for the Lo and 8 inches for the One Spot. Are they any less active than Tangs?

     

       The FishBase profiles give a maximum recorded size of 8” for the One Spot, 10” for the Foxface Lo but “Common Length” is listed as also 8 inches.

    Are there any triggerfish suitable for a smaller tank?

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

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    5 minutes ago, soggycookies said:

    my old one was 5x2x2ft, about 120 gallons. current one is 6x3x2.5ft, about 300gallons. my tank is on ground level so i can’t say for the weight criteria of your apartment. best ask your local engineer about it to be safe.

    have a reeftank with mostly soft coral with a large angel as the centrepiece fish, several tangs, a large thalassoma wrasse, couple of clowns and 2 squirrel/soldierfish and a type of demoiselle.


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    Envy you lol. 

    Hawaii indefinitely bans all collection for aquariums.

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    29 minutes ago, he said:

    Dont think so i guess.. since they have quite an established cultured coral farming in the sea .. The previous ban was mainly due to the overharvesting of wild coral and poor management of the industry . 

    Aquaculture and Captive Breeding are the best hope for the long-term prosperity of our hobby. I’m all for it. Are most corals coming out of Indo these days aquacultured ones?

    Are there any triggerfish suitable for a smaller tank?

    in FOWLR (Fish-only with Live-rock)

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    8 minutes ago, soggycookies said:


    one of them died when my old system crashed a few years back, the other i sold cause it didn’t get along with my sohal tang for some reason


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    I see.... How big’s your tank and what do you have in it? Do you live in an apartment if so which floor? I’m asking because I live on a second floor apartment, in China tho.

    Questions about a few fish.

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    4 minutes ago, soggycookies said:


    butterflies and genicanthus are more peaceful fish compared to the others on your list, so adding them first would be a good idea. as for water quality, generally all of them need stable parameters to thrive.

    that said, tangs are more prone to diseases due to their thin slime coat. bristletooth tangs are supposedly the most peaceful tang but ime they are aggressive towards blennies and gobies that resemble blennies, probably due to competition over their food source(algae). they do eat detritus but they clean up film algae and diatoms better than acanthurus and zebrasoma tangs, which eat more filamentous algae.


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    Thanks a lot, that’s really helpful. The inclusion of a blenny is also another reason why I have given up on a Bristletooth Tang, because I have read many cases of them having conflict. 

        For wrasses I am also considering a Hogfish like a Red Stripe and Green Coris so would love to know more about them.

    Questions about a few fish.

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    31 minutes ago, soggycookies said:


    pretty sure yellow tangs are still available. see them quite often, just that their prices have spiked, almost doubled.

    as for hardiness, the butterflies are the most delicate, so you’ll probably want to add them first if possible, followed by the genicanthus angels, then tangs and finally the coral beauty.

    one main challenge you will probably run into is getting your tangs to coexist peacefully with one another. depending on your tank size, this varies in difficulty. also, adding them together may make it easier at first, especially if they were all bought at the same time. that said, there’s still a chance they will fight for territory eventually.


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    I’m going to do an upwards of 4 larger fish in a 6’ x 2’ x 1.5’ tank so 130G (128.39 if we are being precise). I am not sure if I will add more than 1 Tang, was just looking into the Mimic for a possibility. I have given up on Bristletooths because heard they can be harder to get eating as they like to eat detritus while Zebrasoma and some Acanthurus are traditional herbivores / omnivores.

         Just how delicate are the Genicanthus and Yellow Pyramid Butterflies? Do they get sick easily? Need very good water quality at all times? What about the Coral Beauty and Tangs?

        For smaller fish I am looking at 1 Ocellaris pair (Captive Bred), Yellow Watchman Goby and Tiger Pistol Shrimp combo, some damsels, Pajama Cardinal, some wrasses including Yellow Coris. That’s what I am considering for now.

        Royal Gramma, Midas Blenny, Long Nose Hawk, Borbonius Anthias, and Burgess Butterfly (Roaps) also on pending list.

    Questions about a few fish.

    in General Reefkeeping_

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    Hi all I would like to know what is your opinion of the following fish I am considering for my tank?

    1. Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish

    2. Spot Breast (Japanese Swallowtail), Lamarck’s and Watanabei Angelfish

    3. Coral Beauty Angelfish

    4. Burgess Butterflyfish

    5. Mimic Lemonpeel Tang

    6. Zebrasoma Tangs (Purple, Scopas, Yellow- Hawaii ban so not available anymore)

     

    How would you rank their hardiness and resistance to diseases? Would you say any of them are particularly hard for beginner like me?

     

    Hawaii indefinitely bans all collection for aquariums.

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    https://bigislandnow.com/2021/01/13/judge-bans-all-aquarium-fishing-in-hawaii/

     

    Sad. Until enough Captive Bred specimens hit the market (and affordable), I guess it’s goodbye to our beloved Yellow Tangs, Kole Tangs, Potter’s Angels, Crosshatch and Humu Triggers, Lemon Butterflies, Christmas Wrasses, Potter’s Leopard Wrasses, Flame and Multicolor Angels, Bandit Angels and countless others. 

    Hi there New reefer here would like some help

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

    Posted · Edited by Bao3niang

     

     

      Oh hi there I am new here, I am a reefer currently living in Guangzhou, China. It’s not easy to find a reefing community here in Asia because the state of the hobby here is relatively new compared to many Western countries but I am fortunate enough to have come across here. :) It has been my dream to start my own reef tank since I was 8 or 9, currently 24 and hope to get started in Q1 of this year. I am Chinese-Canadian grew up in Vancouver both parents from Chongqing.

     

       I don’t know how many of you live in condos but my condo will be on the second floor, with load bearing wall and no one beneath me. Wooden floor and concrete underneath. Do you think it will be safe to support a 125g (468L) tank? Dimensions will be 175cm x 60cm x 45cm. 

     

       I see on sites like FishBase and works by authors like Scott W. Michael, Burgess, Rudie Kuiter and so on that some of these fish reach pretty big sizes like over 20cm or even 30cm, however is that to be expected for the average specimen whether in the wild or in our systems?

     

         My tank is planned to be mostly a soft coral and LPS tank, beginning with soft corals. SPS I will have to see after a year or so depending on how things go.

     

        As for the fish currently can confirm:

    2 Ocellaris Clowns (Captive Bred and the only Captive Bred on my list)

    1 Yellow Coris Wrasse (for coral pest control)

    1 Pajama Cardinalfish

    1 Yellow Watchman Goby + Tiger Pistol combo (for symbiotic relationship)

    3-4 Damselfish: Yellowtail Blue, Azure, Lemon/ Talbot’s, Blue Devil

     

    Want up to 3 Large fish not sure if too many, definitely want 1 Zebrasoma Tang:

    1 Zebrasoma Tang (First Preference: Purple Second Preference: Yellow Third: Scopas)

     

    Considering:

    Foxface Lo (most likely will get)

    Lemonpeel Mimic Tang

    Tomini Tang

    Spot Breast (Japanese Swallowtail) / Watanabei Angelfish

    Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish

    Xanthurus Cream Angelfish

     

    Considering (Medium Sized Fish):

    Borbonius Anthias

    Roaps Butterflyfish (Burgess most likely)

     

    Considering (Smaller Fish):

    Coral Beauty Angelfish

    Saddle Valentini Puffer

    Royal Gramma

    Midas Blenny

    Long Nose Hawkfish

     

     

    This is like a potential wish list for me. I wonder what would be the best combo especially for the large fish?

     

    Also are any of the fish I have chosen hard to keep?

     

    Basically don’t want anything too difficult especially because I am a beginner. Since many of the fish also come from Indonesia and Philippines how bad is the cyanide situation these days?

     

    Would really appreciate help! Thanks.

     

     

     

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