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Originally Posted by leveldrummer
ok, i compiled a list a while ago and ran it by you guys, but now i need some help, i need to know numbers and what you think of the fish compatibility.
first off i would like to know about inverts... i have some ideas of what i want, but im not sure about the numbers i need to clean... so any help, here is what i have so far.
4 or 5 bumble bee shrimp
1 fire shrimp
2 cleaner shrimp
60 cerith snails
5 turbo snails
HERMIT CRABS ?? i dont know how many to get, i want a mix of blue legs, red tips and dwarf zebras, but how many should i get???
SAND SIFTING STARS?? how many is good for a 46 gallon? 3? 50? dont know. help... ok thats it for inverts, most i found on liveaquaria, in stock, and ill pick stuff up at lfs if i can find them. but i need numbers.
and now fish... this is the list that i would like to have, and ive found most of these in lfs, and some on liveaquaria too.
coral beauty angelfish
royal gramma
occellaris/ or black and white perc clownfish (can these mix? more than one in a tank?)
purple firefish
bi color blennie
dragon goby/yellow watchman goby (not sure if i can mix them either) or differnt species you can reccomend?
6 line or carpenter or fairy wrasse (just want one, which ever i can find and what ever is most compatible
and a purple dottyback (i think thats the name)
please read and get back with me on each question i had... the main thing is the inverts right now, i need to know how many crabs snails and stars...
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Skip the bumble bee shrimp. Worthless IMO. The rest of the inverts are fine. Add another Fire if you want....They are more active in groups. As for Hermits....I hate em but we need them. I'd go for all scarlets as they seem to eat more types of algae.
Sand sifting stars will wipe out the fauna in your sand bed including the beneficial stuff. Go with Nassarius snails to sift the sand. About 50 of them.
Fish list is not bad.....Stay away from the Purple Pseudo....Mean little b&%*^ds! Gobies will fight if they have similar body shape/size. I'd just go with the Yellow Watchman and a Pistol Shrimp for it to pair with. 6 Line Wrasse's can be mean as well. Fairy Wrasses are beautiful, Try to get a Carpenters Wrasse or a Scott's Fairy Wrasse.
Both the black & white clownfish & Ocellaris are the same species. False Percs and can live together. They can even pair up.