Can I put Tangs and Wrasses in my tank?

dsaundry · #1 05-21-2008, 11:53 AM

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You can't keep SPS because of soft corals? I don't know about that I have seen 100's of tanks with both in them with absolutly no problems. Look at what I stock (Below), as long as I run carbon everything seems to be nice and happy.
Levi

I agree,I have seen a number of tanks combining both, most seem to be larger tanks. My tank is a dominant softie tank and every sps I have tried has had a short lifespan, I have talked to several members and all agree that you have to be carefull about combining them. Imo, in my next tank I would either make a tank either sps dominant or softie dominant. I run lots of carbon and chemi-pure and still the sps is doomed in my 72g but everything else is booming.

Myka · #2 05-21-2008, 01:46 PM

I will back up what dsaundry says...chemical warfare is a definate consideration. If you want happy, fast growing, brightly colored SPS, then keep it to maybe one or two softies. It depends which softies too...leathers and zoos tend to be the worst to combine with SPS. Carbon helps to absorb some of the chemicals, but an SPS dominant tank does better without any softies in the tank.

bv_reefer · #3 05-22-2008, 01:52 AM

soft corals do release some pretty nasty stuff that sps don't appreciate, i second that, especially leathers like toadstools and fiji leathers. then again my sps don't mind mind the company of some 15 soft corals all around them, however running carbon all the time would be a great idea.

dsaundry · #4 05-22-2008, 07:17 PM

Are you going to go with a bare bottomed tank or are you going to have live sand in the bottom? If it is live sand you may want to consider getting a nice pistol shrimp and goby combination. Keep your fish's in the dwarf variety and you will acomplish a few things, One is that they won't outgrow the tank too fast, Two,you can put a bit more variety in if they stay small, Three, if you don't overload it too much, your bio-load should stay low, making it a bit more low maintanence.

dsaundry · #5 05-22-2008, 07:29 PM

As for suggestions for fish,3-5 Choc Basslets are nice, just make sure you have a good lid on your tank as I have found out the hard way..They jump. Dottybacks are nice, several varieties, Orchids are my fave.. Pseudochromis fish are nice, just be careful what you combine them with. I like 6 line wrasses as well{they jump too}..Lots of other fish, I like the Coral beauty as well, I like the Flame angel and I also like a nice Rusty angel as well. You will only be able to keep one of the angels in your tank though, and they have been known to nip at corals..so far I have been lucky..Do your research and ask lots of questions about the fish you choose to combine, it can save you lots of grief later...