aquatic pet discussion

[silentstorm]

Just picked up my new additions - any special requirements I should know about?

Got a sailfin tang, 2 percula clowns, a maroon clown, a boxer shrimp, 2 gobies, 3 true crabs, 3 turbo snails, a hermit crab and a cleaner wrasse.

coflake

Also got a seabae anemone

[axonify]

We're missing some crucial details here. What's the tank size, for instance? What kind of lighting setup do you have? And how much live rock are we talking about? Also, did you add all these new inhabitants at once?

The sailfin tang, for example, requires a lot of space, so I hope your tank is big enough to accommodate it. As for the clowns, the two perculas are a good choice, but they might fight with the maroon clown. Speaking of which, the maroon clown might also have issues with the perculas.

Regarding the boxer shrimp, I'm a bit concerned that if your tank is on the smaller side, it might see the gobies as a snack. By the way, what kind of gobies do you have? And what's the story with the three true crabs? Are they emeflaked or something else? If they're not emeflaked, you should be cautious.

On a more positive note, the turbo snails and hermit crab are good additions. However, I have to advise against the cleaner wrasse. These fish are notorious for not eating prepared foods and instead feed on parasites from other fish. To keep one healthy, you'd need a massive school of fish, which isn't practical.

Lastly, what's your lighting situation like? The seabae anemone typically requires a lot of light, and it's generally not recommended to add anemones to tanks younger than six months.

[silentstorm]

36 Gallon tank,
Jebo skimmer and aquah2o external filter doing the job, 450L/H flow rate is decent.
Lighting consists of Reefglo 20 Watt 50/50, dayglo 20 watt 10 000 k, a moonlight 20 watt for that natural ambiance and a powerhead 1200 L/H for some extra circulation.

20 KG of live rock and crushed coflake in there too.
Added 4 fish a couple of weeks ago and 4 more today.
Still figuring out the name of those crabs, they're reddish with blue bellies, pretty cool.

[rusticore]

Tang police alert, I'm calling you out. Seriously though, why the rush, didn't think to run it by us first?

[flynix]

Sailfins are actually worse, they outgrow yellow tangs, I've seen reports of them reaching up to 40cm from top to bottom, maybe that's an extreme case, but still, they grow massive. I'd definitely reconsider getting one, especially since they're probably tiny right now, but trust me, they'll get huge.

As for the maroon and perculas, I don't think they'll mix well, their body shapes are pretty similar, so there's bound to be some aggression.

I've had a different experience with cleaner wrasses, almost all of them have taken frozen food without any issues, I've had around 30 of them and not one has rejected frozen brine. That being said, I think a neon goby would be a better choice, they're mostly tank-bred and do a great job, plus they're easier to care for. I've learned from my mistakes with cleaner wrasses, they do play an important role in the environment, but I'd opt for a neon goby every time now.

[rusticore]

my tank is running os parameters, btw

[silentstorm]

tank is oversize, not OS, i think i got the conversion wrong. 36 gallons is a decent size, the sailfin tang is actually pretty hard to find most of the time.

[dirtknight9]

So how many litres is the tank then, since you're saying it's OS?

[rusticore]

bout 100 liters, roughly 26 gallons. Not a big tank, it's actually overstocked, that's what OS means.

[flynix]

You likely won't see the tang much, they're usually imported tiny, but trust me they grow huge.