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Old February 1st 06, 02:02 PM posted to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs
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Default Stocking my tank

What about some wrasse varieties - I have some multi colour and dragon
wrasse and they are really cool. Also what about a flame angel - but that
could fight with your CB?

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"miskairal" wrote in message
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I need some help working out what to stock my tank with and how much.

Recap...
700 litre, 3 months old
Now have 2 percula (or ocellaris) clowns
2 Pyjama Cardinals
1 coral beauty
1 coral banded shrimp
1 leather coral (plus corals that came on the live rock)

I spoke over the phone to my pethsop guy today and he said that it's very
hard to get most fish we see on the net here in Oz. Why? Because most are
exported (his main supplier is in Cairns) to the rest of the world where
they can get more money for them and our strict quarantine laws make
importing prohibitively expensive

Royal Gramma - not available
Blennies - very hard to get and rare
Tangs - he keeps trying to talk me out of the Regal tang that I want
saying they are too prone to white spot. Several other tangs available but
they are not what I want. I can get a yellow tang I think.
Dottybacks I think are available (I've seen them there)
Mandarins - available but it's way to early for me to even think about
them.
Firefish - I've decided against as I keep reading they are jumpers and I
dont' want lids
Bangaii Cardinals - hard to get but we're not sure if they are ok to put
in with the pyjamas?
Anthias/Chromis I'm not sure about availability
Gobies - dont' know much about them and not sure if I can get them
Butterfly fish - copperbandeds are available but I keep reading they are
difficult to keep and they may eat coral.

I want fish that are peaceful, would prefer to be understocked and don't
want anything that will outgrow the tank. I'd like a bit of colour but
also fish with character.

If you had what I have now, what would you get to add to it and how many?
Do any of you live in Oz and know what is available in Qld? Would you add
more clowns of a different sort (not tomatoes)?