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Most beneficial inhabitants.

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by abower, Aug 13, 2015.

  1. Aug 13, 2015 #1
    abower Ryan, Ia

    abower Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Would like to hear what others have found to be benefitial addition.

    I'll start this off with two:
    #1 Porcupine puffer. Bought this guy at 6" a few month ago. Feed him a raw cocktail shrimp or fish daily. He chomps the peices to all sorts of sizes. A cloud of tiny to small particles of food blast through the tank feeding corals and other fish. Eliminates the need to target feed but on rare occasions.

    #2 by a short margin is the diamond goby. This guy will process huge amounts of sand throughout the day. Forget crabs and starfish. This guy is a one stop source for clean sandbeds. As a note, don't expect a beautifully smooth base, he makes it his own. + one over the yellow headed sleeper gobby, the diamond goby stays low and won't cover the coral.
     
  2. Aug 13, 2015 #2
    Fence13 Des Moines

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    I'm a fan of adding in a small tang (like a Kole Tang) to help with the grazing in the tanks. They always seem to be the best at controlling any algae and the leader of my groups of fish. I have my dwarf angels, foxface, and wrasse all following my Kole Tang in the tank where ever he goes. I have a Tomini in another tank that does something similar too.
     
  3. Aug 13, 2015 #3
    Maureen Urbandale, IA

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    I think my snails rate #1 with me. I would hate to see what my tank would look like without them.
     
  4. Aug 13, 2015 #4
    Armydog

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    Wrasses i love them and they are good for eating pests in our tanks

    Gobies for sifting sand

    Tangs eating nuisance algea

    My goldflake angel cause he looks awesome lol
     
  5. Aug 14, 2015 #5
    MillerTime Ankeny, IA

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    Second on Wrasses. Fun to watch and eat pests.

    Also besides what has been mentioned, I like my pair of fire shrimp. Cool to watch them clean my fish (or my fingers).
     
  6. Aug 14, 2015 #6
    jeremy Davenport, IA

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    Diamond Goby, wrasses, and tangs.
     
  7. Aug 14, 2015 #7
    GoodGreef Clive, IA

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    What is the long term success of Diamond Gobies in say a 75 gallon? I don't know that my tank is nutrient rich enough to sustain one but I would like the sand sifting going on. I tried one months ago, he ate some of the frozen food I fed the other fish as well, but he slowly got thin and died after about 3 months. I don't know if it was just that goby having an issue or if target feeding them isn't going to keep them around if your tank lacks the sand critters to sustain them.
     
  8. Aug 14, 2015 #8
    abower Ryan, Ia

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    I have good success but I have lots of fish that keep him well fed. I also don't have bit 5 snails and crabs each. So I lack competition for the cleaning.
     
  9. Aug 14, 2015 #9
    bladerunner des moines

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    What size of a tank would be recommended to being able to keep 2 fire shrimp?
     
  10. Aug 14, 2015 #10
    Bill Liebbe LeClaire

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    My diamond gobi comes running for mysis along with everyone else on the tank
     
  11. Aug 14, 2015 #11
    MillerTime Ankeny, IA

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    What size of a tank would be recommended to being able to keep 2 fire shrimp?[/QUOTE]

    I have them in a 90g. They stay on opposite sides of the tank. They literally have their spot and only move out to feed or clean a passing fish.
     

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