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#1 · (Edited)
I got a 40 gallon breeder.


These are stocking Ideas !!!! not the stocking list.
  • a goby shrimp pair
  • royal gramma
  • Mandarin goby
  • clown pair
  • firefish
  • yellow headed jawfish
  • yellow headed sleeper goby
  • trio of banggaii cardinals
  • cintron goby
  • green clown goby
I think I will order 50 pounds of key largo dry rock. Then seed it with base rock
 
#2 ·
You need to eliminate the Mandarin Goby from your possible fish list. This fish will not survive in a 40 gallon tank. The extreme amounts of copepods & amphipods consumed by this fish in a day are not practical for a small tank.
 
#3 ·
Ok the list is down to

a shrimp goby pair
clown pair
firefish
yellow headed jawfish
yellow headed sleeper goby
banggaii cardinal trio of youngsters
cintron goby ( what is the proper spelling)
clown goby

I know this. The tank sould be here on tuesday.
the tank stand is not done.
I can't have an external sump. maby an internal.
I need a type of food that can be used like flake food.(can I use flake food if it is not the staple in the diet?)


I don't know
Where should I get my water from.
Pasfur, Is key largo rock ok? I will proably get 50 pounds and seed with live rock.
 
#6 ·
o hai there...

I have a 40G as well, and keep the following:
-2 Clowns
-1 Mystery Wrasse
-1 Bicolor Blenny
-1 Yellow Watchman Goby
-1 Cherub Pygmy Angel
I love my setup. They all get along great and each have amazing personality.

From your list, I would eliminate/select... (Personally)

-a goby shrimp pair = Would work Great. Yasha Hashe's or high-bandes are my personal favorites.
-royal gramma =
-Mandarin goby = Eliminate, for above reason.
-clown pair = Obviously great.
-firefish = Great.
-yellow headed jawfish = Needs a DEEP sandbed in order to thrive, unless you make a custom burrow.
-yellow headed sleeper goby = Hard to keep. Eliminate.
-trio of banggaii cardinals = You will most likely get fry eventually.
-cintron goby = Size issue (Small). Eliminate.
-green clown goby = Stays too small for a 40G in my opinion. Eliminate

I would get the clown pair, goby shrimp pair, a firefish, and the trio of Banggaiis personally.
 
#9 ·
All of the advice above is fabulous. Thanks Cody for catching the Citron Goby...definitely not a fish for this tank.

I used Key Largo Rock in my 180. I have been very happy with it and found it very easy to work with.

Flake food is fine. As for a staple, i don't believe anything should be a staple. You need 6 to 8 different foods and should just rotate. I feed frozen Angel Formula, Brine, Squid, Marine Cuzine, Plankton, plus Garlic enhanced pellets and several different flake foods. Plus algae sheets daily.
 
#13 ·
The urchin is fine, but I honestly wouldnt do it. They get HUGE.

I actually have three sets of the 36" 72W lights of that you just posted. I can grow pretty much whatever I want, and I have seen growth on everything. I love them, and I get a lot of variety in the bulbs because they are T5.
 
#14 ·
the bangaiis will most likely kill the weaker of the 3 in time. in the wild large groups of these fish is common but in tanks i suggest a mated pair. try to find an already TANK BRED pair. this is your best bet for breeding.

as for urchins, alittle aqua putty stuck with a few toothpicks works best.
 
#24 ·
I think you have to many snails. I would expect them to slowly starve to death. I would cut the numbers in half.

Also, be cautious with the Coral Banded Shrimp mixing with other shrimp. They can be aggressive. Some hobbyists have even reported CBS attacking fish. I have personally witnessed very aggressive pursuing of small fish, but the CBS is never quick enough to catch them.
 
#30 · (Edited)
It was a dead brain moment. Your response was fine. Back to stocking.

1-2 fire shrimp
2-3 turbo snails
2-3 nassaruis snails

other inverts
1-1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp
1-1 pistol shrimp

so these inverts should be fine with these fish?

3 banggai cardinals
2 oellaris clowns
1 YWG
1 royal gramma

are all of these are reef safe?
 
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