Author Topic: If I had (Read 6407 times)

micki · « **on:** December 30, 2006, 13:05:35 »

a fish only 150 gallon tank what would some cool fish options be??? I know there would be 2 hippo tangs and 1 powder blue tang in there. Give me some other ideas of "cool" fish to add to that size tank.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #1 on:** December 30, 2006, 13:22:50 »

oh lord, micki is upgrading....I bet she wants to put a 150 downstairs to save her bastard hippos

Harliquin Tusk or however you spell it

micki · « **Reply #2 on:** December 30, 2006, 13:27:17 »

Matt you crack me up! Yes I am trying to save my hippos (and zoas) and yes it would go down stairs. Geeezzzzz how "do" you know these things?

A Harlequin Tusk would be cool. (you kow who would be soooo proud of me for getting one of those!

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Viggen · « **Reply #3 on:** December 30, 2006, 14:56:24 »

I would consider a trigger of some kind. Triggers that are known to not have a attitudes are the hawian (that's what I have), niger, blue jaw/throat, pink tail & a few others that I cannot remember their name & Joel has 1-2 in his shop. For a 150g I wouldn't do a hawian but 1 of the other triggers I listed.

Puffers are also a excellent addition. The porcupine & spiny box puffers are 2 of my favorite! Relativly cheap with a awesome personality. The problem with these guys, are certain fish mostly angels like picking on them

There are several other puffers that you can look at which angels & tangs usually do not bother. I just picked up a Mappa puffer for my FO tank.

Pretty much any angel would work (just not with those puffers). My favorites are the emperor & queen angel. They both can get pretty large & might outgrow the 150g.

wrasses are also pretty interesting. LOTS of cool options there.

You can always add a few more tangs - Naso, yellow, purple etc

micki · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2006, 15:02:44 »

Thanks Gary, those are some cool options as well. I would be hesitant to go with any other tangs. My powder blue has decided to be a pain lately. I would think she would pick on any other tang I would go with. I have considered a trigger. I love some of those fish!

Keep the ideas coming guys.

Viggen · « **Reply #5 on:** December 30, 2006, 15:20:14 »

the powder blue will not just pick on a new tang but any fish that added!

Something that I have done in the past is to make a divider in the tank so when I add new fish I seperate them form the other fish. They have a week or so to become accustom to their new tank. After they are eating for a few days I then remove the divider & usually it makes the introduction a lot less stressfull!!

I am a tang fan thus I would throw a few more in there

Adding multiple tangs/fish at the the same time can make it easier on the new inhabitants. However if your powder blue is anything like my old blue tang (now a resident at Joel's shop) there isn't anything you can do.

It is pretty interesting though. The powder blue's are very difficult to get to do well & are ich magnets. However once established they become terrors & should be the last fish added to the aquarium.

micki · « **Reply #6 on:** December 30, 2006, 15:35:47 »

Gary, I've had my powder blue since April 2005! I had no problem with her at all until recently. She has decided to become the tank bully

Although she only picks on the other tangs not any other fish. She was also the last fish added so I didn't expect to have problems from her.

I love tangs too but due to Miss Attitude I am hesitant to add more. I can always leave her in the 125 until I am done adding fish then plop her in the other tank.

I think my system would be big enough that I could add several fish at the same time without any spike to speak of. "If" (and that's a big "if") I would add the 150 I would have a total of around 400 gallons.

REDPYRO · « **Reply #7 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:14:40 »

here are some of my picks

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=253

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=379

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=365

along with the tusk

and micki how did you not know that i know everything?

REDPYRO · « **Reply #8 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:15:13 »

IF....we all know its when not if

Slicktrax · « **Reply #9 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:18:14 »

you could go with a specific grouping of fish related by location, ie red sea fish, or fiji island fish.

micki · « **Reply #10 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:28:41 »

I like those choices Matt!

Oh yes, I forgot, the great Matt knows all.

I like that idea too Rick.

micki · « **Reply #11 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:35:38 »

Rick, do you have any examples of location fish?

Slicktrax · « **Reply #12 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:46:17 »

nothing specific, most places tell you where the fish come from though.

micki · « **Reply #13 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:52:18 »

Ok gotcha.

micki · « **Reply #14 on:** December 30, 2006, 16:53:00 »

I think some schoolingfish might be cool. There wouldn't be tons of rock in the tank since I'm nto doing coral it would be pretty spacious.

bigfalcon36 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:07:32 »

Get a clown trigger and an emporer angel

micki · « **Reply #16 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:17:15 »

I like those options as well.

This is great! O'm getting all kinds of ideas! Now lets hope I even get a tank. LOL

REDPYRO · « **Reply #17 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:36:11 »

10 bucks says she has a new tank by March

ohioreef · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:36:28 »

I'll be sure to send "you know who" your way!! He'll love the tusk!!! LOL!!!

Viggen · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:36:59 »

I like having a lot of rock becuase it allows the fish to swim through the passages & also hopefully gives them places to hide. I feel this is even more important when there are agressive fish in there.... like the PB tang

A clown trigger is pretty awesome looking however when they get big the could kill all of your tank inhabitants.

You could also put a hawk fish in there, the flame's are cool & have a great personality

micki · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:46:34 »

Quote from: ohioreef on December 30, 2006, 17:36:28

I'll be sure to send "you know who" your way!! He'll love the tusk!!! LOL!!!

LOL I thought you might know who that is...

micki · « **Reply #21 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:47:07 »

Quote from: REDPYRO on December 30, 2006, 17:36:11

10 bucks says she has a new tank by March

March??? Sir, you are underestimating me!

micki · « **Reply #22 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:48:55 »

Quote from: Viggen on December 30, 2006, 17:36:59

I like having a lot of rock becuase it allows the fish to swim through the passages & also hopefully gives them places to hide. I feel this is even more important when there are agressive fish in there.... like the PB tang

A clown trigger is pretty awesome looking however when they get big the could kill all of your tank inhabitants.

You could also put a hawk fish in there, the flame's are cool & have a great personality

I would use the extra rock I have right now. I'm not sure how much that is but it's a good little bit. This tank tank won't have a top on it so I need to make sure I don't ahve jumpers.

micki · « **Reply #23 on:** December 30, 2006, 17:56:26 »

Matt I LOVE the Humu Picasso Triggerfish! I had looked at those a while back but forgot about them. Very cool! I like the coris wrasse too. I wonder if it would be a jumper?

REDPYRO · « **Reply #24 on:** December 30, 2006, 18:08:00 »

March because it was a safe bet! We used to have a Picasso in our bow front that was a fish only tank. Pretty cool fish

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