opinions on stocking

[Baldy]

I have a one spot. I'm comfortable with him in my 75 as everything I've read recommends 70-75g min for them. It is a reef tank as well. I don't have much for corals, some Kenya trees, xenia, branching hammer, fuzzy mushroom, palus, zoas, candy cane, and trying some favites, blasto, and chalice frags . My PC fixture is a limiting factor

Back to he original question though, a flame angel and possibly another fish down the road, will it be too much?

[ScubaSteve]

If you are keeping the foxface, I'd say one or the other. Butterflies are my favourite fish but they can be a bitch to keep, especially the pakistani's. You need to keep the water pristine and keep stress down otherwise they can be disease magnets, which will kill it and your other fish. The flame angels are probably less reef safe than the pakistani's as they'll go after softies (especially zoas... they LOVE zoas once they get a taste for them).

If you do decide to add both, I'd add the pakistani first. I wouldn't want that fish on the bottom of the pecking order, especially with 4 other fish that could be potential bullies. Flame angels are hardy enough to put up with the crap they'll take as bottom fish on the totem pole.

[Nano]

aren't fox faces coral nippers?

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

The flame angels are probably less reef safe than the pakistani's as they'll go after softies (especially zoas... they LOVE zoas once they get a taste for them).

thats entirely individual fish dependent..... yours liked zoas......Lauries likes SPS.....the one I had didnt touch a thing.......you pay your money, you take your chances

Originally Posted by nanomano

aren't fox faces coral nippers?

some have been know to eat polyps and other soft corals......some dont.....again, depends entirely on the individual fish

[Wayne]

Originally Posted by TheNewGuy

Back to he original question though, a flame angel and possibly another fish down the road, will it be too much?

You should be fine to add a Flame and perhaps another smaller fish.... As long as you skim well, keep up on your water changes and try not to overfeed.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by TheNewGuy

I have a one spot. I'm comfortable with him in my 75 as everything I've read recommends 70-75g min for them.

Like what? Vendor sites? I have been considering adding a One-Spot to my 90, but I think it is a tight squeeze for a 90, and have decided against it. I think a 75 is too small for a Pakistani as well, and being "TheNewGuy" I don't think you will be successful with that fish. That is a fish that should only be attempted by experienced reef keepers, and imo the best results are with tanks much, much larger than yours.

[Lance]

I had a One-Spot in my 90g and it outgrew the tank. It spent most of its time pacing the glass. I moved it to the 225g and it was much happier.

[reefwars]

i think every rabbitfish ive ever had has been to big for any of my tanks.....i dont trust alot of sites where they give you the minium gallons....more of a guideline not to be taken to heart....their even hard to get rid of when they grow to big, not a huge demand for foxfaces these days

[intarsiabox]

My one spot foxface must be a dwarf. I've had him for close to 2 years now and he's still no more than 4" long. Also one of the most docile fish I've ever had next to my chicken firefish.

[Baldy]

sorry myka, but i was not asking for advice on my current stock. i did my research before purchasing the foxface, and no, it wasnt just vendor sites min recommendations i looked at. Advice taken on the pakistani, it was a potential, something i saw at my LFS and absolutely loved, but not a necessity for me. thanks for the help guys, ive gotten the answers i needed. so before this turns into a bigger flame war, unsubscribed.