Fish choice help [Archive]

truck0000

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 12:32 AM

My wife would like me to add a Red fish to my tank. The only one I can think of is a Flame Angel. the problem with this is that I have a softie tank and dont want to take a chance in him picking at my corals. I have a Sailfin and 4 assorted damsels in tthere now. Any suggestions?

sunvsat

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 12:42 AM

FlameHawk....nice fish great personality............

PeeperKeeper

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 01:49 AM

I was going to say that. Flame hawk. Or one of the clowns.

alton

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 08:03 AM

I have a Flame in my 200 with some softies with no problems. The best part is he gets along with everybody Queen Angel, Clown Trigger, Purple Tang, Clownfish. I don't believe there is ever a guarantee on which fish will pick on what. I had to trade in a Regal Tang a while back because he was niping on my SPS. Good luck on your decision. I have two tank raised clown fish in my 155 that I enjoy, because there is no anenemoe they swim all over the tank.

Thunderkat

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 11:32 AM

The soldier fish are red but they are also noctural.

jrhein

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 11:58 AM

I have a flame angel and he does very well in my tank. I have anything from shrooms to zoos to clams and SPS and he doesnt bother anything. he does very well

GaryP

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 01:39 PM

How about one of the fairy wrasses?

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=1158

C.Mydas

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 02:42 PM

how about a candy cane hogfish? Ours is a trooper, eats everything and is always out in front.
http://greenmako.smugmug.com/photos/38753842-L.jpg

Cant get much more 'red' than this!

Dozer

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 03:38 PM

some good choices. As someone mentioned don't rule out clowns. Maroons are a really deep (and in my opinion beautiful ) red color. Also a real young dwarf flame angel might not pick too much- or at least might go for a while without doing it. Depending on how attached y'all get to individual fish you might want to give it a try and worst case swap him out later or set up another tank...

blueboy

Fri, 31st Mar 2006, 05:39 PM

my flame is very well behaved, at least so far! i've got all sorts of stuff in there with it, all i've seen it take out is those tiny feather-dusters, and she's totally erradicated them from the tank( that's OK though cause there's still plenty in the overflows).