What would you choose. I do know I want green chromis, occ clowns, Bht, and a royal gramma. What eles would look good if I have the room as well. Remember its a 60 gallon tank so no big fish. How would a yellow tang do?
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Fish selection.
reefer87- Posts : 674
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reefer87- Posts : 674
Join date : 2011-09-10
Age : 37
Location : Point Mugu
Here's my wish list:
Bht
Yellow tang
Royal gramma
Blue green chromis
Occ clowns
Diamond goby
Flame Angel
Coral beauty
If you think something would or would not be compatible please let me know.
Bht
Yellow tang
Royal gramma
Blue green chromis
Occ clowns
Diamond goby
Flame Angel
Coral beauty
If you think something would or would not be compatible please let me know.
reefer87- Posts : 674
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mark the yellow tang off the list. i think it will be to big for my tank.
Crusty Old Shellback- Charter Member
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Looks good. Not for sure what a Bht is.
You may want to look at one large show fish. And then the rest small fish. A yellow tang would be Ok in your 60 as long as you don't get oen too big and you have swiming room for him. Or maybe even a Copper Banded Butterfly.
You may want to look at one large show fish. And then the rest small fish. A yellow tang would be Ok in your 60 as long as you don't get oen too big and you have swiming room for him. Or maybe even a Copper Banded Butterfly.
reefer87- Posts : 674
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Bht=blue hippo tang.
Crusty Old Shellback- Charter Member
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Blue Hippos get huge, in case you didn't know. 
Mine was about 8" long when i got rid of him and he wasn't full grown.
May want to forgo the blue and stick with the yellow. JMO.
Mine was about 8" long when i got rid of him and he wasn't full grown.May want to forgo the blue and stick with the yellow. JMO.
reefer87- Posts : 674
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I already have a blue its in my nano and 3yrs old and a little bigger than a quarter.
dwolson2- Admin
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From what I have read keeping a GHT in a tank that is too small for it(like you .25 sixed one in your nano) is really stressfull on the fish.
dfladermaus- Charter Member
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Hippo tangs are pelagic fish, so they tend to need a lot of swimming room and tend to get pretty large, >12".
Just because the fish is only that big now doesnt mean it is happy. After 3 years a BHT should be somewhere around 6" long or more, so the fact that its only 3" is not good for the fish. Im not trying to be a jerk, but eventually the fish will die, most likely from stress or it will get super aggressive, or it will start eating things that you dont want it to eat. fish tend to do that when they are very stressed from cramped quarters.
Just because the fish is only that big now doesnt mean it is happy. After 3 years a BHT should be somewhere around 6" long or more, so the fact that its only 3" is not good for the fish. Im not trying to be a jerk, but eventually the fish will die, most likely from stress or it will get super aggressive, or it will start eating things that you dont want it to eat. fish tend to do that when they are very stressed from cramped quarters.
reefer87- Posts : 674
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Ok thanks for the info I will keep an I eye on her. If need be I will sale or trade it for something else.