Stocking advice please

I am in the middle of stocking my FOWLR tank and I wanted some advice
about my selection. My current setup is a 55gal with 45lbs of live
rock. Eventually I would like to move to a reef tank but dont have the
money for the lighting right now. Currently I have the following:

2 Percula Clownfish
Scooter Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Flame Scallop
Astraea Snails
Blue Leg Hermit Crabs

I would like to add the following:
Flame Angel (I know that caution needs to be taken in a reef tank)
2 Banggai Cardinal's
Bicolor Pseudochromis

Please let me now if you think this would be overstocking. If its not
please give me suggestions on what to add. I do not want to get a Tang
because I have some unexpected plant growth out of one of my live
rocks and I would like to keep it.

Thanks
Eric

The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

"Rupan" wrote in message
om...
I am in the middle of stocking my FOWLR tank and I wanted some advice
about my selection. My current setup is a 55gal with 45lbs of live
rock. Eventually I would like to move to a reef tank but dont have the
money for the lighting right now. Currently I have the following:

2 Percula Clownfish
Scooter Blenny
Cleaner Shrimp
Flame Scallop
Astraea Snails
Blue Leg Hermit Crabs

I would like to add the following:
Flame Angel (I know that caution needs to be taken in a reef tank)
2 Banggai Cardinal's
Bicolor Pseudochromis

Please let me now if you think this would be overstocking. If its not
please give me suggestions on what to add. I do not want to get a Tang
because I have some unexpected plant growth out of one of my live
rocks and I would like to keep it.

Thanks
Eric

"Teeb" wrote in message ...
The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

I am feeding it Coralife Invertebrate Gourmet Gumbo. I have had it for
about a month now and it still seems vibrant and healthy. My biggest
problem with it is that its defence mechanism is to rapidly close shut
a couple of times. This becomes a problem in my 4" sand bed when he
swooshes away so much sand he is almost hitting glass. So I have to
reach in, lift him up and replace the sand.

Eric

Hi Teeb,

I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or take a
few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like is
the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and for
me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited on
visibility.

they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them, therefore
they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with a
solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and gently
expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via currents.
when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced, I
have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for the
scallop as it eats.

Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
defense.

kc



"Teeb" wrote in message
...
The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

There were several of them in the store the other day.. they were
fascinating to watch but I didn't give them a second glance as far as
considering one because I thought all clams needed more light than I have. I
might have to check them out once hubby lets me go back to the aquarium
store, lol.

Teeb

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
Hi Teeb,

I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or take
a
few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like is
the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and for
me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited
on
visibility.

they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them,
therefore
they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with a
solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and
gently
expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via
currents.
when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced, I
have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for
the
scallop as it eats.

Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
defense.

kc



"Teeb" wrote in message
...
The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef
safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking
but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

they are a sight to watch, and you'd think with the colors they have they
would depend on light, but they don't. get one and give it a try, with the
target feeding I don't think you will have a problem with it as your tanks
seam well established by reading your posts on the NG's
kc

"Teeb" wrote in message
...
There were several of them in the store the other day.. they were
fascinating to watch but I didn't give them a second glance as far as
considering one because I thought all clams needed more light than I have.
I
might have to check them out once hubby lets me go back to the aquarium
store, lol.

Teeb

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
Hi Teeb,

I have kept an electric flame scallop for around a year now (give or
take
a
few months) with great success. the only part about them I don't like
is
the fact they go to where they want to be NOT where you put them. and
for
me that's in the very back of the tank behind a rock where he is limited
on
visibility.

they are not "photo-stetic" so lighting is not an issue with them,
therefore
they require "spot feeding". I accomplish this by using a pipette with
a
solution of phytoplankton which is carefully snuck in beside him and
gently
expelled from the pipette so that it is taken into the scallop via
currents.
when I'm doing this the "electric" look is very intense and fast paced,
I
have read this electric looking arc is the passing of food particles for
the
scallop as it eats.

Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct
currents
to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
defense.

kc



"Teeb" wrote in message
...
The flame angel might eat your plant too but is supposed to be reef
safe..
How long have you had the scallop? I thought they were so neat looking
but
was told they were difficult to keep. What are you feeding it?

Teeb

Rupan the quick opening and closing of the shell is more then likely the
scallop getting to a place in the tank it likes (with the correct currents
to bring in food to it) as this is how they move around, rather then
defense.

kc

I see what you are saying but mine might be an exception. Most of the
time it is doing it because a hermit gets to close to it or it gets
sand kicked in its opening. My scallop has not moved in nearly 2 weeks
and it still abrupty closes.

Eric

could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as I
can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
hermits and such but they leave it alone.

as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be as
easy to "upset".

or do you have something stirring it up?

kc

The tank is only about 3 months old. That may be the reason for the
problem. I did use a argonite sand bed but it is not Live Sand.

Eric

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message ...
could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as I
can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
hermits and such but they leave it alone.

as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be as
easy to "upset".

or do you have something stirring it up?

kc

after 3 months if you have a fair amount of live rock, your sand is now live
sand. and would be anyways as soon as bacteria collonize on it.

and would you belive today i was looking behind the rock at the scallop and
a crab was taking a stroll that way when i saw the scallop make a few quick
pumps and blast the crab away.

kc

"Rupan" wrote in message
om...
The tank is only about 3 months old. That may be the reason for the
problem. I did use a argonite sand bed but it is not Live Sand.

Eric

"Dragon Slayer" wrote in message
...
could very well be the case then. as mine never closes at all as far as
I
can see, he/she is always open and "arching" away. I have quite a few
hermits and such but they leave it alone.

as for your sand getting in it, how old is your tank? sand will get a
bacteria coating over it and be more stable as time passes and wont be
as
easy to "upset".

or do you have something stirring it up?

kc