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| My friend is getting a 65 gallon reef tank soon! :P And he said since I'm giving him store credit (from baby guppies and plant clippings, it adds up) to our LFS, I get to coose some of his fish and inverts. It is a pretty tall tank and is really nice looking. Here is a list of what we're putting in it and if you think it is crowded or can fit more or isn't compatible please let me know. Fish: 2 Captive Bred Reidi Seahorses (Hippocampus Reidi), 1 Diamond Watchman Goby (Valencia puellaris), 1 Clarkii Clownfish (Amphibrion Clarkii), and possibly (if room) 2 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) Invertabrates: 2 Skunk Cleaner Shrimp (Lysmata amboinensis), Sunkist Starfish, Fiji Live Rock, Caribbean Live Sand, Colt Coral and other soft corals, I'll take suggetions on good ones! Can he put in the Firefish? And does this whole setup work? Thanks. :D
10 Gallon Planted Freshwater:
3 Balloon Mollies (Hugh + Clementine + Bri)
6 Harlequin Rasboras (The Bike Gang)
4 Kuhli Loaches (Jamal + Lashawna + Devontae + Dex)
3 Otocinclus (The Maids)
4 Gallon Planted Betta Tank:
1 Male Veiltail Betta (Kobe)
2.5 Gallon Betta Tank:
1 Male Crowntail Betta (Colin)
1/2 Gallon Live Plant Aquarium:
Water Sprite
Amazon Sword
40 Gallon Rubbermaid Balloon Molly Grow-Out:
100s of Balloon Mollies (mostly juvenilles to adults)
10 Gallon Birthplace and Nursery:
100s of Balloon Mollies (mostly fry to very young) Other Pets:
0.2.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Chinese Hamster
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That sounds good, but seahorses are pretty weak swimmers and delicate fish, so if they get stuck to that anemone there's gonna be trouble
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ya an anename is totally no good with a seahorse plus seahorses are weak and don't get food with fast fish in the aquarium that will get food to fast
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| I have to agree with the other responses. You really don't want seahorses to have to compete for food, they WILL loose. About the only other fish I would keep in a tank with seahorses are pipefish. Another issue is the size food needed to feed seahorses. They have very small mouths and can't ingest the same foods that you would typically feed say clownfishes. All of the other fish you've listed should (including the firefish) work very nicely in a 65g. Since they're all relatively non aggressive , smaller fish, they should make a good comunity. You may be able to add one or two more depending on size, but I'd start with what you've listed. Your list of inverts sounds reasonable as well. Not really sure what a Sunkist Starfish is. You may want to make sure it's compatible with all of its tankmates. I'd need to know more about the lighting, mechanical filtration etc. to be able to make recomendations on corals. It sounds like you're headed in the right direction though. :)
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| Sunkist starfish were at my LFS. They are a thick but small starfish. They are blue with a bright red center. They are really cool, but I can't find any information on them. Maybe now you recognize it now, sorry I don't know its scientific name. :D Anyway about the anemone, my friend really wanted it but I had to convince him not to get it especially with the seahorses (even without them it still wouldn't be good). ;) But for the fish, the guy at my LFS said we could buy the fish, try it out in the tank, see its personality (i.e. fast to get food, agressive, outgoing) and if it was bad we could bring it back and try another. And all these fish are not naturally fast to get food or agressive. For seahorses you feed them brine shrimp right? So he would get tongs and place it in front of the seahorses, and they would eat it eventually. And for the other fish we would just feed them marine pellets right before we feed the seahorses so they don't steal food. And we'll keep the other fish well fed. I think this could actually work...
10 Gallon Planted Freshwater:
3 Balloon Mollies (Hugh + Clementine + Bri)
6 Harlequin Rasboras (The Bike Gang)
4 Kuhli Loaches (Jamal + Lashawna + Devontae + Dex)
3 Otocinclus (The Maids)
4 Gallon Planted Betta Tank:
1 Male Veiltail Betta (Kobe)
2.5 Gallon Betta Tank:
1 Male Crowntail Betta (Colin)
1/2 Gallon Live Plant Aquarium:
Water Sprite
Amazon Sword
40 Gallon Rubbermaid Balloon Molly Grow-Out:
100s of Balloon Mollies (mostly juvenilles to adults)
10 Gallon Birthplace and Nursery:
100s of Balloon Mollies (mostly fry to very young) Other Pets:
0.2.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.0 Crested Gecko
1.0.0 Chinese Hamster
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| I still don't recognize that particular star fish but I'll see what I can come with based on your description. As far as the seahorses go, it boils down to being your call to make. Seahorses aren't the easiest of fishes to keep to start with. Captive bread being more hardy than wild caught, but still not "HARDY". I wouldn't keep them in anything but a species system myself. They can't take strong current or stiff feeding competition. Your corals are going to need more water motion than the seahorses will be able to navigate. As for feeding, your has merit but when faced with the option of pellet food versus brine shrimp, the other fishes will turn from the pellet to the brine as soon as it hits the water. Again, this has been my experience, the choice is yours to make. :)
So many species, so little money!
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