Fish Compatibility

[RWhitt907]

Im setting up my 75g DT, so far I've just got my two Clowns and 4 zoas that survived my crash. I just purchased a Pixie Hawk (in QT), and was curious if there any issues with the following fish

McCosker's Flasher
Naoko Wrasse
Jawfish/Watchman Goby
Kole Tang
Flame or Lemon Peel Angel
Purple Dartfish
Mandarin/Scooter Blenny

 

[fishywishy]

Dont get a lemon peel. They’re not that reef safe.

Everything on the list is fine.

 

[RWhitt907]

Dont get a lemon peel. They’re not that reef safe.

Everything on the list is fine.

Whats the deal with Lemon peels? Just curious?

 

[Tahoe61]

Dont get a lemon peel. They’re not that reef safe.

Everything on the list is fine.

Exactly. And potentially an aggressive fish. Personally I like Coral Beauties.

 

[RWhitt907]

Exactly. And potentially an aggressive fish. Personally I like Coral Beauties.

I have had CB before. Just thought about going a different route. Possibly a Flame

 

[fishywishy]

Whats the deal with Lemon peels? Just curious?

Oh wait, i forgot the naoko and flasher are the same genus so you might have aggression issues between the two. They will probably be fine in that size tank but keep that in mind.

As for the lemon peel, they’re kinda aggressive sometimes and are known to nip corals. Every now and then, someone gets lucky and gets a reef-safe one, but most of the time, they turn into little monsters.

 

[RWhitt907]

Oh wait, i forgot the naoko and flasher are the same genus so you might have aggression issues between the two. They will probably be fine in that size tank but keep that in mind.

As for the lemon peel, they’re kinda aggressive sometimes and are known to nip corals. Every now and then, someone gets lucky and gets a reef-safe one, but most of the time, they turn into little monsters.

Would you have recommendations instead of the Naoko? Any colorful fairies?

 

[littlefoxx]

ask @Slocke and @i cant think for wrasses! And personally not a fan of a tang in this size tank, but if you do make sure you have a very good balance of caves for it to swim through as well as enough open water for swimming, super active fish

 

[fishywishy]

Would you have recommendations instead of the Naoko? Any colorful fairies?

My favorite fairy wrasses are the Fiji exquisite and ruby wrasses, which are great options.

Other good options are the cleaner wrasse, sixline wrasse, Melanurus wrasse, and ornate leopard wrasse (though the leopard wrasse is difficult care for).

 

[Slocke]

Im setting up my 75g DT, so far I've just got my two Clowns and 4 zoas that survived my crash. I just purchased a Pixie Hawk (in QT), and was curious if there any issues with the following fish

McCosker's Flasher
Naoko Wrasse
Jawfish/Watchman Goby
Kole Tang
Flame or Lemon Peel Angel
Purple Dartfish
Mandarin/Scooter Blenny

Lose the tang. Wrasse are good. Though I’d add a second fairy.

 

[RWhitt907]

Lose the tang. Wrasse are good. Though I’d add a second fairy

Anything from the circled lists are good together?

Edit* I missed the highlighted stuff. I'll check those out. Pintail and Naoko would be a cool combo.

 

[Slocke]

Anything from the circled lists are good together?

Edit* I missed the highlighted stuff. I'll check those out. Pintail and Naoko would be a cool combo.

Yeah. But the more spread out the better

 

[RWhitt907]

Yeah. But the more spread out the better

I figured no more than 1 from a group is best. How many wrasses would you consider for a 75?

 

[Slocke]

I figured no more than 1 from a group is best. How many wrasses would you consider for a 75?

3-4 flashers or fairies
Leopard or small Halichoeres like a yellow wrasse

 

[RWhitt907]

3-4 flashers or fairies
Leopard or small Halichoeres like a yellow wrasse

Perfect. I'll probably ditch larger showcase fish and keep a bunch of smaller guys