Stocking ideas? Compatibility? Thoughts? Or am I full?

fishoholic · #1 05-01-2013, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by FishyFishy!

I'd say you can easily add a few more fish. I would go with a Niger Trigger and a Red Coris Wrasse. Both are spectacular fish, I absolutely loved mine.

I have a red coris wrasse who is supposed to be in my fowlr tank but he decided he likes my reef better. Removed all the rock dug through all the sand waited a couple of weeks and still couldn't catch him out of the reef!

Most likely will add a niger trigger as I do love triggers. I had one before that did well until the blue line trigger I had got bigger then him and chased the niger out of the tank! Now I have a tight cover and no blue line trigger so it should be safe

Coralgurl · #2 05-01-2013, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic

I have a red coris wrasse who is supposed to be in my fowlr tank but he decided he likes my reef better. Removed all the rock dug through all the sand waited a couple of weeks and still couldn't catch him out of the reef!

FishyFishy took my red coris wrasse. I was able to catch him very easily. placed a large net in the tank for a few days, did nothing but adjust it occasionally. Then started putting the food in the net, all fish would dart in to grab some. Did this for a day or so. The red coris was caulky though and would stay in the net with the food, so I scooped him, no stress, no chasing and he was out. Might be worth a try??

fishoholic · #3 05-01-2013, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by kien

So in other words you think Doug is full of fishpoop?

Doesn't Doug work in a fish store? If a customer were to come into the store with the same parameters as your tank and asked him the same question you asked, would he not give them the same answer?

You and your darn logic! When I don't get an answer I like I tend to ask for a second opinion

I think it has more to do with not spending money I don't have then how full the tank is.

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Originally Posted by Coralgurl

FishyFishy took my red coris wrasse. I was able to catch him very easily. placed a large net in the tank for a few days, did nothing but adjust it occasionally. Then started putting the food in the net, all fish would dart in to grab some. Did this for a day or so. The red coris was caulky though and would stay in the net with the food, so I scooped him, no stress, no chasing and he was out. Might be worth a try??

Thankfully my red coris has been fairly well behaved (other then eating the odd snail every now and then) so I don't mind him being in the reef.

Thanks everyone for the info on the bird wrasses. It's a 230g fowlr tank so it should be a good fit for them.

mrhasan · #4 05-01-2013, 07:00 PM

humuhumunukUnukuapua'a trigger

(I am not kidding with the name!)

fishoholic · #5 05-01-2013, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mrhasan

humuhumunukUnukuapua'a trigger

(I am not kidding with the name!)

Those are cool but very similar to the bursa trigger that I already have in there.

Bursa

Humu

lpsreefer · #6 05-01-2013, 07:27 PM

Go bigger then regular fish!
Purple tang and a pair of crosshatch triggers!
Maybe a banana wrasse

fishoholic · #7 05-01-2013, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by lpsreefer

Go bigger then regular fish!
Purple tang and a pair of crosshatch triggers!
Maybe a banana wrasse

I have a purple tang in my reef. I love crosshatch triggers but they are expensive and not aggressive enough to hold their own against my king angel. I was debating between a banana wrasse or bird wrasse, bananas are pretty but rarely available in Edmonton.