Hello all,
Our Biocube 32 has been up and running for about 18 months now, and everything is going reasonably well. I credit most of our success to regular weekly 5 gallon water changes keeping the parameters steady. The tank has about 20+ lbs of live rock and a fairly deep sand bed.
For fish we currently have:
- One Royal Gramma - This guy is a beautiful fish, easily 3 inches. The big guy rules the tank and regularly attacks his reflection in the glass, particularly when the glass is clean. I'm guessing he is a male...
- Pair of Ocellaris clownfish - These guys are tanked raised and very chill. They put up with some harassment from the Gramma, but it does not seem to have any real impact on their behavior. They are both growing and seem content.
Coral:
We have a wide range of LPS and soft corals growing nicely. The fish and other inhabitants leave the coral pretty much alone.
Casualty:
We lost our Jawfish, who was awesome, about six months ago. He had been in the tank for about 2 months. I attribute his death to the aggressive behavior of the Gramma both during feeding time and while attacking his reflection in the glass. It was just too much stress for our little jawfish. We would love to get another jawfish at some point, but we are going to wait for the Gramma to pass, which could be years away...
We would like to add another fish to the tank, but we need to add something that will put up with the Gramma. I have been researching the six-line wrasse. I like his size, activity level, and somewhat feisty reputation. Any thoughts?
If not a six-line, do you have any other suggestions? Ideally, we would like to something that is active, colorful and not too difficult to keep.
Please let me know if you need any more details. We are new to the hobby, but the whole family is hooked.
Thanks in advance!
Our Biocube 32 has been up and running for about 18 months now, and everything is going reasonably well. I credit most of our success to regular weekly 5 gallon water changes keeping the parameters steady. The tank has about 20+ lbs of live rock and a fairly deep sand bed.
For fish we currently have:
- One Royal Gramma - This guy is a beautiful fish, easily 3 inches. The big guy rules the tank and regularly attacks his reflection in the glass, particularly when the glass is clean. I'm guessing he is a male...
- Pair of Ocellaris clownfish - These guys are tanked raised and very chill. They put up with some harassment from the Gramma, but it does not seem to have any real impact on their behavior. They are both growing and seem content.
Coral:
We have a wide range of LPS and soft corals growing nicely. The fish and other inhabitants leave the coral pretty much alone.
Casualty:
We lost our Jawfish, who was awesome, about six months ago. He had been in the tank for about 2 months. I attribute his death to the aggressive behavior of the Gramma both during feeding time and while attacking his reflection in the glass. It was just too much stress for our little jawfish. We would love to get another jawfish at some point, but we are going to wait for the Gramma to pass, which could be years away...
We would like to add another fish to the tank, but we need to add something that will put up with the Gramma. I have been researching the six-line wrasse. I like his size, activity level, and somewhat feisty reputation. Any thoughts?
If not a six-line, do you have any other suggestions? Ideally, we would like to something that is active, colorful and not too difficult to keep.
Please let me know if you need any more details. We are new to the hobby, but the whole family is hooked.
Thanks in advance!
