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      March 9th, 2010
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This not a hobby of instant gratification...
How can you tell me this? not even a blenny? I seen your tank build thread. You had all kinda things going on in there within the first month or two..

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Ah screw them! Go get a rose anemone. What could possibly go wrong?

 
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      March 9th, 2010
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Ah screw them! Go get a rose anemone. What could possibly go wrong?
He's kidding.

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How can you tell me this? not even a blenny? I seen your tank build thread. You had all kinda things going on in there within the first month or two..
A scooter blenny is not a blenny. It is actually a dragonet. That's why a "scooter blenny" is not a good choice for a new tank. You can get a blenny -- like a lawnmower blenny, or a starry blenny, or a bicolor blenny. Any of those would be fine. But you are not wanting to add a blenny -- you are wanting to add a dragonet. You are just calling it the wrong thing

Dragonets are hard to keep and should only be attempted in large, established tanks that have a refugium to supply them with live food 24/7.

 
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Was not!!

 
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      March 9th, 2010
They are hardy, mine started to lose spines when my salinity went a little high, bought it back down and hes back to good ol foraging. They are hardy, Likewise, I've had my PJ Cardinal since my tank was a week old, bad advice from another LFS but a hardy choice none the less still here over a year later. You can't just start loading the tank down though. Selections need to be made so as not to upset you over a loss, and as not to kill a living animal.

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A scooter blenny is not a blenny. It is actually a dragonet. That's why a "scooter blenny" is not a good choice for a new tank. You can get a blenny -- like a lawnmower blenny, or a starry blenny, or a bicolor blenny. Any of those would be fine. But you are not wanting to add a blenny -- you are wanting to add a dragonet. You are just calling it the wrong thing

Dragonets are hard to keep and should only be attempted in large, established tanks that have a refugium to supply them with live food 24/7.
So a scooter is completly out of the question for me at any time? I have no refugium.

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If you see one at the fish store, ask them to feed it. If it takes the food and eats, then you can get it. If it refuses to eat, then don't buy it. What makes scooters so hard is that most of them will only eat live food. They won't eat anything you add to the tank. So they starve to death very quickly in our tanks. If you have a refugium, that will provide it with a source of live food.

But if you can find one that readily takes prepared foods, then you can buy it.

 
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      March 9th, 2010
I guess a better way to ask the questions is this....

gevin the specs of my build and the animals in my tank thus far.

What do I add next and when (cleanuop crew, fish, corals) in what order?

What are hardy fish rhat I can add besided damsels?

Mainy what would be a good blend of fish and corals with the lighting ,etc that I have?

for example a pair of clowns and........

I would like sum type of algae eaters, digging gobys of some sort.

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Much like a few of the other member suggested, Mushrooms. Mushrooms of the hairy variety are great for 2 reasons, 1) they are an easy coral for you to add that is safe at this time, 2) like an anemone, your clown may host them as well. It very well may turn out to be a win win situation.

 
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