re-stocking ideas

[Myka]

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

[freddy]

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

[ponokareefer]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[freddy]

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.