Thanks for the responses guys.
I thought of the 6 line and the mandarin eating the same thing but didn't consider getting the mandarin until last. I'm aware of the 6 month general rule and planned to stick to it. What I didn't think of was the blenny eating the same stuff. I actually considered dropping the idea of the 6 line but can't decide which would be more hardy and beneficial. We want a variety of colors and the ability to have fish at all levels of the tank instead of just down low or mid level. I can handle one of the three but it'll be hard to decide which to get. I like the idea of the Blenny eyeing everything. The boys would have a blast with that. I do like the colors of the others too though and they all have some type of beneficial factor to them being in my tank. Decisions...
I liked the look of the chili and she wanted it. I didn't read on it and that seems to be apparent now. Maybe we'll skip that one here. Thanks for saving me alot of reading.
I hear that nobody should go with a tang because of size but I see so many of them in similar tanks for extended periods of time. When we decided to go with the yellow and one of the others, we understood that we'll have to get them small and either sell them off to the
LFS for credit when they're too big, or hopefully our plans to get back to our other house up north would work out in 2 years and we could take everything up there to a 120-150g setup in my bar (basement). I don't plan on having large fish in this tank. I know the hippo is beyond borderline for my tank but the other two were said to be better in a smaller setup like mine. Not that they were great but that they would be OK. I'd like a good vibrant, hardy tang of some sort with some good blue color. I just want to be sure to inhabit more than just the bottom of my tank with fish.
If i were to concentrate my
fuge on copepods, would I be OK to have one of the 3 fish in the tank. I'm going with Figi which is said to be less dense than other rocks and fills more space. It sounds logical to me that the weight wouldn't mean as much as the mass. Am I thinking right on this? I really want to get the rock in and see where I sit with space. I would add more after curing if needed later. I just don't want to pay for so much rock only to not want that much in the tank. I'm also going with some
LR in the
fuge and
sump areas to help but I'm limited on that space too.
I'll have to re-look at what we like and see if anything else fits the bill. I'm sure I'm not going to get it perfect the first time but would surely like to try and get close.
Thanks for the ideas and recommendations. I'm open to more.
Dave
