Medium sized aggressive tank upgrade

[eatbreakfast]

Wrasses, hands down.

 

[94Roarge]

What kinds take the cake?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Anampses lennardi, Paracheilinus attenuatus, Cirrhilabrus sanguenensis.

 

[94Roarge]

The lennardi are a bit of a craze right now over here. I dig the sanguenensis, that's a funky looking wrasse!

 

[eatbreakfast]

Lennardi don't make it to the States very often and are priced out of my range.

Sanguenensis doesn't make it in the hobby as of yet.

 

[94Roarge]

They are probably averahing $300aus over here

 

[eatbreakfast]

$700-800 here.

 

[94Roarge]

Ouch. Unless it's a really cool small to moderate size growing pred I won't go too close to $200

 

[94Roarge]

Managed to get a my hands on a valenciennea helsdingenii, any out of the ordinary things to consider for it? I already know it will get to a considerable size, and I will have a relatively deep sand bed. It is eating prepared quite well.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Besides that they are accomplished jumpers.

 

[94Roarge]

I'm in the process of making some mesh lids [emoji14]

 

[94Roarge]

Is there any difference in genders for Canthigaster compressa?

 

[94Roarge]

Plus how do tobies mix with other tobies?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Is there any difference in genders for Canthigaster compressa?

Not that I know of offhand.

Plus how do tobies mix with other tobies?

It can be hit and miss. Conspecifics are more likely to be aggressive.

 

[94Roarge]

Not that I know of offhand.

It can be hit and miss. Conspecifics are more likely to be aggressive.

In that case are there some that surely don't? I have in mind Canthigaster compressa and leoparda

 

[eatbreakfast]

In that case are there some that surely don't? I have in mind Canthigaster compressa and leoparda

It's more based on the individual, not the species.

 

[94Roarge]

What kind of chances do you think I would have of keeping a puffer of some kind that isn't a Canthigaster with a toadfish, eel and dwarf fuzzy for starters?
I have seen quite a few people with puffers and lions and no ill effects, and we have a huge mappa with an equally huge volitans at my work and they don't even take notice of each other.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I personally don't think it's a good idea. Sure, there are always exceptions, but puffers are intelligent and curious and they explore their surroundings with their teeth.

 

[94Roarge]

Yeah, that's where I was leaning towards. Rather not take the risk.

A question on mandarins, would a ffm trio work out? And would mixing the splendidus with the picturatus be problematic? For a 1200L tank

 

[eatbreakfast]

That should be fine. Mixing species isn't a problem in that size tank.