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01-27-2011, 04:32 PM
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I wouldn't recommend buying any fish with a good possibility you have to take them out later. This causes a lot of stress on your tank and is a real pain. I did this previously and my fish never trusted me again, running and hiding everytime I came up to the tank rather than coming out for food. Fish traps will sometimes work, but there is no guarantee.
If you want angels that do not nip at corals, look at the group called Genicanthus. Here is a link to some of them: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/marine/fi...s/genicanthus/ You could probably look to get a pair of one of these fish instead of the 3 dwarf's and the bioload would be similar.
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240 gallon tank build: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=110073 Last edited by ponokareefer; 01-27-2011 at 04:47 PM. 
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01-27-2011, 05:11 PM
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Lots of great info thank you everybody. Yeah I keep hearing "Only bad things happen fast". I guess that makes sense when you conisder the bacteria vs bioload. Lots of great info on angels too, thanks. I also want to be careful not to buy a specimen that is too difficult to take care of, being new and all. If I do loose a fish and I'll try my damnest not to, I don't want to loose my shirt as well.
hat being said, how accurate is LiveAquaria.com when they mention the care level of different fish?
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01-27-2011, 05:51 PM
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LiveAquaria.com is not bad, but what I typically do is type the fish name into the search at reefcentral.com(after becoming a member), and take a look at what people's actual experiences are with keeping the fish long term( 2 years and up). The reason I say long term is some people will say "I have kept 12 chromis together for 6 months and had no problems", but they fail to comment that after about a year, 12 became 10, then 8, and so on. Just be warned though, reefcentral is huge and a search can yield a tonne of results.
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01-27-2011, 06:24 PM
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[quote=ponokareefer;585613]I wouldn't recommend buying any fish with a good possibility you have to take them out later. This causes a lot of stress on your tank and is a real pain. I did this previously and my fish never trusted me again, running and hiding everytime I came up to the tank rather than coming out for food. Fish traps will sometimes work, but there is no guarantee.
Some people happen to love them.. ya know. 
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01-28-2011, 01:25 PM
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Well I got the test back on my water and the ammonia is down to zero and nitrites are near zero. By teh time I get back from Vegas I should be ready to go. Thank you all for your help and friendly advice. I am still undecided about the chromis or clown to starat, but if I get a chromis it will only be one. Thanks again and I'm sure I'll be back for more advice
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