Best centerpiece fish for custom 125g tank?

[Zionas]

Worried they get huge though to like 18 inches.

 

[Haydn]

Forgive me for putting a bit of a dampener on this, I have read many of your posts and answered some. I do know planning your stocking list is the most exciting part of starting a tank, but you need to put the same enthusiasm and drive into the life support system for the animals you plan to keep. This is something many newbies forget which can lead to expensive mistakes and re-thinks. I know I have over the years made some silly errors and should have thought before I spent my money.

You have a blank canvas, no tank, no equipment, no stock- build from the bottom up, explore what equipment is out there, use the expertise on sites like this to advise which kit will be suitable and how you manage your tanks environment.

After all Reefkeepers are just water keepers.

 

[Haydn]

Also in your posts you suggest you are tight for space (I'm sorry if I have read it incorrectly) You need to plan, for example, where your QT system will fit if you are having one (if not I could consider giving Tangs a miss). I don't know what the quality of the water is like in HK but will you need an RO system, do you have the space to produce and store the RO. Is your water pressure enough to run a RO without a pressure pump.

I am afraid these questions and many more will need answering before you even get a tank or the life expectancy of your fish will be measured in months not years.

 

[Zionas]

For the QT system not entirely sure where I’ll put it, but RO will be hooked to the kitchen sink / drainage as that’s the only place where I can have it.

And for a protein skimmer I’ll be using a Bubble King Eco Max 250, so pretty high end. I’ll have to check the list I’ve made for some of my other equipment, power heads will be using 2 Jebao S40s. Being in China (Guangdong though close to HK) it’s not always the easiest to get high end Western equipment.

The rest of my equipment list is basically locally produced stuff, test kits I will be using Salifert’s products.

Will be looking more into equipment once I go home.

 

[Sigmund]

Beautiful fish. Did you have trouble getting it to eat?

This is the 2nd one I have had. First one was confused it seemed to eat out of the water column, but just figured it out after a few days. Got it to eat a few pieces of the substrate first. The one in the pic ate everything from day 1.

 

[OrionN]

 

[Clownfish_Boy]

Gorgeous, but not reef safe.... Will peck at corals.

 

[recreative]

Griffis Angel. Don't get enough love. Beautiful, smart, and pretty hardy.

 

[Zionas]

Ahhh ok how big does a fully grown one usually get?

 

[recreative]

LA shows up to 10" which I feel is pretty big for a 125g but they also show it needs about 100g tank.

Ive had for for a few years, lovely fish. I have a regal, bandit, black tang, white tail . . . Griffis might be my favorite.

 

[haitian_reefer]

Triggers, triggers and triggers.

You can't go wrong with a reef friendly trigger.

 

[HB AL]

You can't go wrong with a reef friendly trigger.

Swimmers, hardy, tons of personality. Currently I have 5 beautiful triggers in my reef tank.

 

[haitian_reefer]

Swimmers, hardy, tons of personality. Currently I have 5 beautiful triggers in my reef tank.

What!!!?? I thought Picassos weren't reef safe? What other triggers do you have?

 

[ThePurple12]

Go with whichever you prefer- they'll all work!

 

[ThePurple12]

You can't go wrong with a reef friendly trigger.

Swimmers, hardy, tons of personality. Currently I have 5 beautiful triggers in my reef tank.

Do large triggers eat small fish? You've got me interested.

 

[Scorchx1245]

magnificent foxface!

 

[HB AL]

Do large triggers eat small fish? You've got me interested.

Not really, as long as you feed them well and don't starve them. The smallest fish I currently have is a bicolor blenny and they ignore him. If you were to add a small fish to 1 or a group of triggers I would do it at night after the triggers have been sleeping. Reason being is if you throw a small fish in while they are all awake they will/might think its food and one bite from a trigger can cause some major damage.

 

[HB AL]

What!!!?? I thought Picassos weren't reef safe? What other triggers do you have?

Thats not a Huma its an Assasi. I have 5 total the Assasi, Clown, Blueline, Niger, and a Pink tail. They don't eat the corals and when I put the 1st trigger in there all my hermits became nocturnal, smart little suckers. Just the other night I flashed my flashlights in the tank and visually counted 15 so they are doing fine.

 

[Zionas]

That’s a nice collection of angels you got there. I messaged LiveAquaria about where they get their max sizes from and all they told me was they have their own team of “academic experts” that studies each species in depth.

However general consensus here is that many fish don’t reach their maximum sizes as listed online though not sure what you think. Would appreciate it thanks.

 

[recreative]

That’s a nice collection of angels you got there. I messaged LiveAquaria about where they get their max sizes from and all they told me was they have their own team of “academic experts” that studies each species in depth.

However general consensus here is that many fish don’t reach their maximum sizes as listed online though not sure what you think. Would appreciate it thanks.

Thanks, I love angles . . . smart and beautiful. very interesting fish.

You could try a smaller one 3" and I would bet it would a pretty long time for it to double, let alone triple in size. By then you may be ready to move on to a bigger tank or trade it for another smaller fish of value. good luck with your search!