re-stocking ideas

karazy · #1 02-09-2009, 11:59 PM

jawfish are neat fish

some other kool fish would be maybe a goby and pistol shrimp pair,
cherub angels, the black occelaris clowns are kool, filament and carpenters wrasse, and ofcourse blennies of all sorts are awesome!

Nihoa · #2 02-11-2009, 07:05 PM

im a huge fan of our twinspot hogfish. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61ieeD-eDwM

hes super active and curious, eats like a horse without any fuss, and got along with everything in the tank (although i hear they might go after smaller shrimp or crabs like pom poms). i wouldnt say hes a centrepiece fish but defin rounds out the tank.

robzilla · #3 02-11-2009, 07:19 PM

sorry to hear about your loss. i like triggers, they are a fish of great personalities. some are fairly reef safe. i had a picasso and now have a trigger.

fishoholic · #4 02-11-2009, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by robzilla

sorry to hear about your loss. i like triggers, they are a fish of great personalities. some are fairly reef safe. i had a picasso and now have a trigger.

A 46g is a bit small for triggers. However pygmy angels are a good choice. The flame angel and coral beauty are two of my favorites.

Whatigot · #5 02-11-2009, 08:14 PM

If I had a 46 bowfront, I would set it up with 4 grammas and let them run it.
I have 3 in my 72 bow and I wish I had added a couple more females when the tank was new...

So fun to watch my big male tend to his little harem of 2 girls...

freddy · #6 02-11-2009, 08:59 PM

I had a coral beauty it was my last fish to die,tried to save but was too late.got 5 weeks to let tank run empty too make sure the ich is gone,I think that last time i was overstocked and my tank could'nt handle the bioload,so this time I want to do it right,just want to thank everyone for the ideas,keep'em com'in.

Whatigot · #7 02-11-2009, 09:19 PM

I have heard of people waiting 6 weeks and still having ich when they restocked.
Be really careful, we'd all hate to see another crash....

freddy · #8 02-11-2009, 10:28 PM

How long do you think I should wait.

freddy · #9 02-14-2009, 05:12 AM

I guess one thing about not having any fish,I have an explosion of copods in my tank they are everywhere,which is a good thing.

High tide · #10 02-14-2009, 02:13 PM

After you have run your tank fallow for a while, try Bangaii Cardinals. Try and get your hands on some captive bred specimens and breed them yourself. Bangaii's are a great choice for a tank of that size because they have a limited territory in the wild. They are also under great pressure from the hobby and will be extinct soon if we, as hobbyists, continue to buy wild caught Bangaii's. Breed Bagaii's and trade/sell them to other hobbyists on CR and at your LFS!