What is the Largest Living Thing in Your Tank
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Usually safe with most fish, no wrasses, and almost always end up killing a fish they dont like, their bite rivals sharks for their size.
definitely the GSP right now.
But my Clarkii Clown pair think they are the biggest and baddest.
Its an australian Harlequin Tusk and deemed reef safe caution but ive never had issues with them
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Has to be my tiger tail cucumber…..at least 16-18 inches long, only out in the early mornings before work so I don’t have any pictures of him.
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Can’t ever recall a problem between Tusk and wrasses… been keeping both types together since 1973. My 450g tank had ~40 different wrasses with a large Aussey Tusk.
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Same here
While I don’t have to much space in my Reefer 250 for big fish, I do have a 3 or so year old green toadstool grown from a frag that is about 18” around when fully open, and has a 6” wide trunk!
Your tank size is what’s causing less of an issue between them. In smaller tanks like what we have (4-6’ is generally the max size for most reefers) there will be issues caused.
I’ve had tusks killing other wrasses twice their size in the LFS, and we’ve had tusks returned for this reason and they don’t just go for wrasses but a lot of smaller fish that fit in their mouths are at risk of feeding or if it’s a peaceful fish they risk aggression.
It’s a hard question this as I have a few large pieces in my nano but they’re all large in 3-4 different ways so I’ll go for a few categories.
In terms of the largest base, it’s this unknown Acropora species (I believe it’s a Pearlberry but I’m not 100% sure).
In terms of largest mantle/polyp extension it’s this guy, my Maxima Clam (He wouldn’t fully open as I was shading some of the light trying to get the photo).
In terms of Length it’s my 4” Deresa Clam. Getting a photo isn’t easy as it’s sat on a diagonal in a large open area of sand.
My largest feeder/fish is my 2Spotted Mandarin, and it’s odd because I have 6 fish in total but it looks like there’s only 2 fish in the tank
For my 4’ tank it’s rather more easy as my longest piece has the most heads as well so here’s the winners for my 4’x2’x2’ tank.
Largest based out is definitely my rock of Ricordea yumas. This rock is atleast 10”x12” and they just continue to spread.
Largest mantle/polyp extension goes to my Hammer coral. It’s PE has lowered since it was happy but I’m hoping it starts to come back at some point.
The longest coral is my Duncan, this guy has to be 6” long Atleast and has over 20-25 heads. Some of the colony can’t be seen in the photo but it is a beautiful piece in the tank.
And my largest fish I have in this tank is my 7-8” Magnificent Foxface.
P.S. please ignore any murky glass, I have yet to clean it today.
In terms of the largest base, it’s this unknown Acropora species (I believe it’s a Pearlberry but I’m not 100% sure).
In terms of largest mantle/polyp extension it’s this guy, my Maxima Clam (He wouldn’t fully open as I was shading some of the light trying to get the photo).
In terms of Length it’s my 4” Deresa Clam. Getting a photo isn’t easy as it’s sat on a diagonal in a large open area of sand.
My largest feeder/fish is my 2Spotted Mandarin, and it’s odd because I have 6 fish in total but it looks like there’s only 2 fish in the tank
For my 4’ tank it’s rather more easy as my longest piece has the most heads as well so here’s the winners for my 4’x2’x2’ tank.
Largest based out is definitely my rock of Ricordea yumas. This rock is atleast 10”x12” and they just continue to spread.
Largest mantle/polyp extension goes to my Hammer coral. It’s PE has lowered since it was happy but I’m hoping it starts to come back at some point.
The longest coral is my Duncan, this guy has to be 6” long Atleast and has over 20-25 heads. Some of the colony can’t be seen in the photo but it is a beautiful piece in the tank.
And my largest fish I have in this tank is my 7-8” Magnificent Foxface.
P.S. please ignore any murky glass, I have yet to clean it today.
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Probably this gorgonian on the left. If I stretched it out it is probably two feet long.
But by weight it would be this leather. It is about 12" wide and very heavy.
But by weight it would be this leather. It is about 12" wide and very heavy.
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Amazing looking Leather!!!Probably this gorgonian on the left. If I stretched it out it is probably two feet long.
But by weight it would be this leather. It is about 12" wide and very heavy.
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I have a couple slimer colonies that are getting pretty huge and milka stylo colony is close... by weight they would be the biggest things.
For fish, it would be the trio of 9" fish - LT tang, foxface, naso. They are each over 1" wide.
For fish, it would be the trio of 9" fish - LT tang, foxface, naso. They are each over 1" wide.
My biggest fish is probably a 9 inch blue hippo tang, my biggest coral is a 16 by 14 montocoa
I have a pretty large colony of torch (I’m guessing at least 30 heads, maybe more?)
I have a duncan colony that’s roughly the same size.
A coupe of my rainbow bubble tips are due to split any time.
I have a duncan colony that’s roughly the same size.
A coupe of my rainbow bubble tips are due to split any time.
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