TL’s big boy peninsula 385 gal Sps build!

[Troylee]

OS Tang?

I could help you out with wrasse. What are you looking for? Cirrhilabrus, Paracheilinus, Halichoeres? Anampses could be difficult.?


@crusso1993 you better tell him to buckle up cuz you know me with wrasse

Just want some cool looking ones that co-exist lol.. only got the yellow silver belly currently and he’s way cool and chill! Don’t want nobody picking on him..

 

[crusso1993]

OS Tang?

I could help you out with wrasse. What are you looking for? Cirrhilabrus, Paracheilinus, Halichoeres? Anampses could be difficult.?


@crusso1993 you better tell him to buckle up cuz you know me with wrasse

Oh geez… here we go! Better get your fish book out and prepare to look up all the scientific names, @Troylee !

 

[Troylee]

Oh geez… here we go! Better get your fish book out and prepare to look up all the scientific names, @Troylee !

Lol.. I have to do that with my local buddies when they show me a wholesale list

 

[crusso1993]

Lol.. I have to do that with my local buddies when they show me a wholesale list

Sometimes I think it would be nice to know all the real names of everything. Then I remember I do not always know my own name!

 

[Troylee]

Sometimes I think it would be nice to know all the real names of everything. Then I remember I do not always know my own name!

I like picture books!

 

[crusso1993]

I like picture books!

Totally!

While The Reef Aquarium books by Sprung and Delbeek had a lot of pictures, I still had to take aspirin when I read the first volume. I think that was 1995. When the second volume came out I still had to take aspirin but not as much!

 

[Mjl714]

Really beautiful build. The rock work looks great and like others have said, will watching the grow out. Nice work.

 

[Petcrazyson]

Oh geez… here we go! Better get your fish book out and prepare to look up all the scientific names, @Troylee !

 

[Petcrazyson]

Just want some cool looking ones that co-exist lol.. only got the yellow silver belly currently and he’s way cool and chill! Don’t want nobody picking on him..

Well, are you looking for ones that will fill surface space? Paracheilinus are great for that. You’ve got attenuatus, filamentosus, or lineopuntactus or octotaenia.

Any of the Halichoeres species are great for swimming openly and round rocks and are great for eating pests like your leucoxanthus. They can be territorial but with your sized tank you could fit a few, like the melasmapomus or annularis.

 

[Troylee]

Really beautiful build. The rock work looks great and like others have said, will watching the grow out. Nice work.

Thank you for the kind words!

 

[Troylee]

Well, are you looking for ones that will fill surface space? Paracheilinus are great for that. You’ve got attenuatus, filamentosus, or lineopuntactus or octotaenia.

Any of the Halichoeres species are great for swimming openly and round rocks and are great for eating pests like your leucoxanthus. They can be territorial but with your sized tank you could fit a few, like the melasmapomus or annularis.

BRB I gotta look all those up

 

[nuxx]

Tang gang starting to roll deep! Got another friend for them.. mh are off.. sorry for the crappy pic! This was her tank before I bought it.. the guy who bought her had a bigger hippo and they fought so he gave her to me! Yay!

Looking good, so many good options of Tangs to add... little jealous since your tank is wide open now for stocking

 

[Troylee]

Looking good, so many good options of Tangs to add... little jealous since your tank is wide open now for stocking

I know! But I’m thinking long term how many will be able to stay together without issue

 

[Troylee]

Well, are you looking for ones that will fill surface space? Paracheilinus are great for that. You’ve got attenuatus, filamentosus, or lineopuntactus or octotaenia.

Any of the Halichoeres species are great for swimming openly and round rocks and are great for eating pests like your leucoxanthus. They can be territorial but with your sized tank you could fit a few, like the melasmapomus or annularis.

Do all the flashers get along? Or only a couple?

 

[nuxx]

I know! But I’m thinking long term how many will be able to stay together without issue

Had tons in my 470, they were good

I did have to pull my Yellow Bellied Blue though... became a bully...

 

[Troylee]

Had tons in my 470, they were good

I did have to pull my Yellow Bellied Blue though... became a bully...

I know my filtration can handle it no problem! I got a monster skimmer that’s kicking butt! The more I feed the better it gets lol.. it’s just territory and space… currently have 4 I think I could do a couple more.. I want a achillies so bad but they’re the biggest ich magnet ever! My lfs has one for $250 right now it’s beautiful!

 

[Petcrazyson]

Do all the flashers get along? Or only a couple?

Most of them can get along. A lot of them can get quite pushy towards new comers which is why it’s always good to use an acclamation box when adding wrasse. With your size tank you can fit a good mix. Especially if you want to add some Cirrhilabrus species. To give you some perspective this is my wrasse list for my 90 gallon.

Halichoeres iridis
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Cirrhilabrus johnsoni
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Cirrhilabrus naokoae
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Xenojulis margaritaceus

 

[Troylee]

Most of them can get along. A lot of them can get quite pushy towards new comers which is why it’s always good to use an acclamation box when adding wrasse. With your size tank you can fit a good mix. Especially if you want to add some Cirrhilabrus species. To give you some perspective this is my wrasse list for my 90 gallon.

Halichoeres iridis
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Cirrhilabrus rhomboidalis
Macropharyngodon negrosensis
Paracheilinus attenuatus
Cirrhilabrus johnsoni
Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Cirrhilabrus naokoae
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Xenojulis margaritacea

Awesome! Are those guys all invert and clam safe? I wanna get a clam at some point.. forgot to ask that! Cleaner shrimp would be cool but not a necessity..

 

[Petcrazyson]

Awesome! Are those guys all invert and clam safe? I wanna get a clam at some point.. forgot to ask that! Cleaner shrimp would be cool but not a necessity..

Clam yes inverts maybe. Sometimes you can get a rogue Halichoeres and it goes for a clam but I wouldn’t worry about that it’s very very very slim. Now cleaner shrimp aren’t safe lol. They’ll be picked off by a Xenojulis or Halichoeres quickly. But sometimes they won’t touch them. Most snails and crabs are safe too most of the time.

 

[Troylee]

Clam yes inverts maybe. Sometimes you can get a rogue Halichoeres and it goes for a clam but I wouldn’t worry about that it’s very very very slim. Now cleaner shrimp aren’t safe lol. They’ll be picked off by a Xenojulis or Halichoeres quickly. But sometimes they won’t touch them. Most snails and crabs are safe too most of the time.

Good to know! Thank you!! Saved me 12 hours of reading lol… I start to do research and then “squirrel” I’m reading about algae and dust mops I get distracted easily lol..