Reef Safe Fish

wildcat · 08-06-2004, 11:55 AM

Any opinions on how well these fish are with a mixed reef system. I seem to find all sorts of conflicting information so more opinions are needed:

Coral Beauty
Lemon Peel
Coral Banded Shrimp with Cleaner Shrimp
Convict Blenny
Algae Blenny

Tank is mixed reef, 120 Gallon

I need to move these from their current tank as I sold it last night and need to empty it quickly.

TIA

Tarasco · 08-06-2004, 01:55 PM

You're always taking a chance with the dwarf angels. I've heard that coral beauties can be OK, but lemonpeels have a pretty bad rep. Coral banded shrimp are pretty reef safe, but they are territorial, and have been known to kill other shrimp in their tank, along with small, slow fish. Algae blenny is fine, but needs a good amount of microalgae to survive. I think it'll be all right in your tank. Dont really know about the engineer blenny. HTH.

Spooda420 · 08-07-2004, 12:06 AM

I had a coral beauty in a 120 mixed reef witha clam and he was a perfect tenent.

algea blenny is fine...

cant help with the rest.

wildcat · 08-09-2004, 07:52 AM

Thanks for the opinions. I decided to keep the blenny, coral beauty, and chance the coral banded shrimp. So far, everyone is friendly.

Gonna miss the lemonpeel though, he was a good fish.

Cougra · 08-09-2004, 08:35 AM

I've had a couple convict blennys in a reef tank for about a year. They wont harm the corals or any other fish. They will however dig up any substrate you may have in the tank and mine used to bury any feather dusters I attempted to keep in the tank.

08-06-2004, 11:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
wildcat Bryozoan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Reef Safe Fish Any opinions on how well these fish are with a mixed reef system. I seem to find all sorts of conflicting information so more opinions are needed: Coral Beauty Lemon Peel Coral Banded Shrimp with Cleaner Shrimp Convict Blenny Algae Blenny Tank is mixed reef, 120 Gallon I need to move these from their current tank as I sold it last night and need to empty it quickly. TIA

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Tarasco Plate Coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 724 View Gallery Karma Komment	You're always taking a chance with the dwarf angels. I've heard that coral beauties can be OK, but lemonpeels have a pretty bad rep. Coral banded shrimp are pretty reef safe, but they are territorial, and have been known to kill other shrimp in their tank, along with small, slow fish. Algae blenny is fine, but needs a good amount of microalgae to survive. I think it'll be all right in your tank. Dont really know about the engineer blenny. HTH. __________________ Mike "I saw what the governor makes. That's like four hands of blackjack." -- Charles Barkley on why he wasn't seriously considering becoming the Governor of Alabama

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Spooda420 Scopas Tang Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 483 View Gallery Karma Komment	I had a coral beauty in a 120 mixed reef witha clam and he was a perfect tenent. algea blenny is fine... cant help with the rest. __________________ 120 gallon, 100 gallon sump, GEO Calcium Reactor, Aqua C EV-400 Skimmer, 300 pounds of LR, Bare Bottom, 2 Tetra UV2 Sterilizers, 2 Tunze 6080 streams, 2 - 400 watt DE Metal Halides

08-09-2004, 08:35 AM	#5 (permalink)
Cougra Dragon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 2,216 View Gallery Karma Komment	I've had a couple convict blennys in a reef tank for about a year. They wont harm the corals or any other fish. They will however dig up any substrate you may have in the tank and mine used to bury any feather dusters I attempted to keep in the tank. __________________ Michelle Just because something CAN be done, it doesn't mean that it SHOULD be done!

08-09-2004, 07:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
wildcat Bryozoan Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 49 View Gallery Karma Komment	Thanks for the opinions. I decided to keep the blenny, coral beauty, and chance the coral banded shrimp. So far, everyone is friendly. Gonna miss the lemonpeel though, he was a good fish.

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