re-stocking ideas

freddy · #1 02-09-2009, 01:54 PM

I have a 46gallon bowfront fish recently wiped out by ich,letting tank run for 6 weeks,just looking for diffrent ideas on what types of fish for my tank,would like to base my tank around a clownfish pair but any other ideas would be appreciated,right now I have alot of softies and a squamosa clam,turbo snails and a cleaner shrimp.

Myka · #2 02-09-2009, 02:43 PM

That would be a great tank for a pair of Fairy Wrasses as your feature.

freddy · #3 02-09-2009, 02:52 PM

thks myka,I never thought of that,definitely give it some thought.

ponokareefer · #4 02-09-2009, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Myka

That would be a great tank for a pair of Fairy Wrasses as your feature.

Fairy Wrasses, or flasher wrasses would both work. A royal gramma or orchid dottyback are both smaller, and add a lot of color, without being aggressive. A pair of clowns that would work good would be percula's, false percula's, orange or pink skunk's, as they are all less aggressive compared to tomatoe's and cinnamon's. Bangaii cardinals, firefish, and neon goby's are other options that are good reef fish for smaller set-ups. Do you have a cover on your set-up? If you don't, that will limit what you can put in.

karazy · #5 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 · #6 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 · #7 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.

Rbacchiega · #8 02-11-2009, 07:20 PM

I'm a fan of having a decent sized tank full of smaller fish (ie gobies, blennies etc) rather than having larger ones. My 90 (with the exception of the foxface and the kole tang) will be stocked with fish who's adult size is no more than 4 inches.

Snaz · #9 02-11-2009, 07:22 PM

+1 Orchid Dottyback, great fish with colour and personality.

fishoholic · #10 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.