yveterinarian
Super Active Member
Hello all:
Just started a reef tank after having a seahorse tank for the last 2 years. I made the mistake of listening to the LFS when it came to acceptable tankmates for my seahorses and don't wish to make the same mistake twice.
In the reef tank at present is a Spotted Garden Eel that I have had in my seahorse tank for two years and he is loving the new space! The tank is a 90gal tank with a 35 gal sump/refugium. I also plan to have soft corals and currently have some very small zoa frags, 2 small florida rics, 1 green stripe mushroom, a yellow finger gorgonian, a red fan gorgonian and a tiny plate coral that hitchhiked it's way in on a zoanthid frag I purchased. I have 2 Neon gobies that are in Quarrantine at present with 2 more weeks to go.
I am looking for suggestions you have for reef-safe fish that might work for me, keeping in mind my garden eel. Preferably fish that do not need live food as I am not setup for making live food on a regular basis. I would, however like to stock my refugium with some copepods and brine shrimp for snacks.
On my wish list so far: Mandarin Goby (when I am much more experienced)
Two spot Goby
Sailfin Goby and Pistol shrimp combination (unsure if compatible with Two spot)
Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.
Just started a reef tank after having a seahorse tank for the last 2 years. I made the mistake of listening to the LFS when it came to acceptable tankmates for my seahorses and don't wish to make the same mistake twice.
In the reef tank at present is a Spotted Garden Eel that I have had in my seahorse tank for two years and he is loving the new space! The tank is a 90gal tank with a 35 gal sump/refugium. I also plan to have soft corals and currently have some very small zoa frags, 2 small florida rics, 1 green stripe mushroom, a yellow finger gorgonian, a red fan gorgonian and a tiny plate coral that hitchhiked it's way in on a zoanthid frag I purchased. I have 2 Neon gobies that are in Quarrantine at present with 2 more weeks to go.
I am looking for suggestions you have for reef-safe fish that might work for me, keeping in mind my garden eel. Preferably fish that do not need live food as I am not setup for making live food on a regular basis. I would, however like to stock my refugium with some copepods and brine shrimp for snacks.
On my wish list so far: Mandarin Goby (when I am much more experienced)
Two spot Goby
Sailfin Goby and Pistol shrimp combination (unsure if compatible with Two spot)
Any suggestions will be gratefully accepted.