reef? or deep? in a 120g

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
rock on. if you practice good husbandry i.e. not over feeding or stocking you can have a fairly easy maintenance plan in any tank. but we keep MONSTERS and monsters need water changes.
 
CentralMayhem said:
rock on. if you practice good husbandry i.e. not over feeding or stocking you can have a fairly easy maintenance plan in any tank. but we keep MONSTERS and monsters need water changes.
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I think I have to agree with miles,seems that afew people on MFK just throw out uneducated opinions.To think some people take them 100% seriously is kinda sad since theyll be spendin cash and time on bad advice that my cost them more cash and time.Things that work for one person may not work the same for another,ecspecailly when its a shot in the dark.Not to mention the fish,isnt this hobbie about giving the creatures we purchase the best of conditions to live in,uncrowded,clean and safe from predators or harm from others.If not Ill stop and sell all my s*** now and get in to cock fighting(thats a roster for all you lamens out there.) or better yet pitbulls.In my opinion theres nothing worse than an overstocked tank or improper tank mates.some of this may be abit of subject but I think it all relates in what kind of hobbists we are or want to be.IN short DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :p :cheers:
 
well thanks to everybody- that is a lot of very nice input... should tide me over for a hot minute at least. Well it looks like it may take a bit longer to accumulate all my equiptment since im a little tight on cash. i just dropped $500 in my car... damn thing. Well anyway thanks to everyone again, i will try to help anyone i can with problems i have too. One last thing, what is everyones opinions about lion tank mates - i'm looking to probably have three in a 180 gallon, is this too many and if not what are some good choices (i would like fish that are beautiful, hardy and something that everyone and their brother doesn't have) thanks again
 
its funny that you mention a tang and a wrasse, as i was looking myself for mates i stumbled across a dragon wrasse, and a red sea pacific sailfin tang - would these fit my purpose - also i found the sohal (very nice) i looked everywhere and couldn't find the abudjubee maori wrasse - i found tons of sites and pics of other maori but never any with abudjubee, do you know scientific name? or a site i can find pics?
Thanks
 
Dragon wrasses dont get that big maybe 4 to 5 inches and dont get very thick. If you are planning on Volitons then a dragon wrasse would probably not be a good choice. I reccommend a greenbird wrasse. They are hardy beautiful, very active and can sometimes get up to 8 inches, I do agree with your red sea sailfin they are also beautiful hardy and grow large, and are very active.
By the way nice looking avatar! :thumbsup:
 
dragon wrasse get twice that size easily bro. sorry. ive had a 10"er. they are a way better choice than the bird wrasse. when dragon wrasse get larger they lose the extended dorsal filament and their juvenile coloration. they are hardy tough fish if you can accquire a good healthy specimen they were considered fragile fish at one point in time because they were often collected with cyanide. dragon wrasse can be a bit aggressive and they are very strong fish so your rock work needs top be very secure. they can move huge pieces of rock and coral for their size. the desjardinii tang is a good choice as well and very pretty. I will try and find the abujubee wrasse for you, i thought it was Cheilinus abujubee, maybee abujubee is just a sub species. ill find it for you for sure though.
 
CentralMayhem said:
dragon wrasse get twice that size easily bro. sorry. ive had a 10"er. they are a way better choice than the bird wrasse. when dragon wrasse get larger they lose the extended dorsal filament and their juvenile coloration. they are hardy tough fish if you can accquire a good healthy specimen they were considered fragile fish at one point in time because they were often collected with cyanide. dragon wrasse can be a bit aggressive and they are very strong fish so your rock work needs top be very secure. they can move huge pieces of rock and coral for their size. the desjardinii tang is a good choice as well and very pretty. I will try and find the abujubee wrasse for you, i thought it was Cheilinus abujubee, maybee abujubee is just a sub species. ill find it for you for sure though.
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Your kidding right man I mean ya they get ten inches in the ocean maybe. Which is not 180 gallons. A dragon wrasse will not get get that big in a 180. ANd Ive done my research to. The average size in an aquarium is 4 inches wich will if not in the first week be consumed by a Volitan. So Central post a pic of a ten inche dragon wrasse in a 180 gallon aquarium and I will beleive you. DOnt think of Napolean and humphead wrasses and think all wrasses are gonna get huge. If he put a dragon in a 300+ then yes I would agree with you he would get ten inches but not in a 180, and he wont grow fast enough because the Volitons even if bought young will out grow it quickly. and that is why I recommend a greenbird because they can be bought fairly young and at good size, and they are about ten times as active as a dragon wrasse and are very hardy, and with the bird wrasse genus you can even combine wich I just learned recently there Genus and store a male and a female in the same quarter.
 
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