Advice on what could go in my tank

[zippyjr123]

Hi as of right now I have a 55gal tank.
In it I have:
Mushrooms
Colt coral
Leather
xenia
polyps
1 clam
4 peppermint shrimp
2 common starfish
1 brittle star
few turbo snails
2 emerald crabs
few blue and red hermit crabs
2 feather dusters
1 little purple fish (pseudochromis)
1 yellow tang
1 blue chin trigger
1 tomato clown
2 tank breed clowns
1 sailfin blenny
1 engineer golby
I was wondering if I could add any more fish and if so what you all think would be a good choice.
Also I would like to get some new coral,but not sure what to get. I think they're all pretty so its kinda hard to chose
we have t5 lighting
thank you

 

[dustin_P74]

the yellow tang will get to big for the 55 and so will the trigger, and some nice SPS would look pretty cool

 

[zippyjr123]

I plan on getting 180 gal tank hopefully soon. I am trying to find out what I will be needing for the 180. so then when I get the 180 the tang and the trigger will be in that tank.
like which sps would you suggest?

 

[Bifferwine]

You don't have any LPS corals. You should get LPS before SPS, SPS are much harder to keep, and if you can "master" LPS corals, you'll be much more confident about keeping SPS.

Here are the LPS corals I'd recommend:

Brains, fox coral, bubble coral, frogspawn/hammer/torch corals, galaxea.

These are all easy LPS corals and won't break the bank when you buy them.

Google those and see which ones appeal to you the most.

 

[dustin_P74]

candy canes and acans are also very nice

 

[Bifferwine]

Oh yeah, good call! Candy canes and trumpets are some of my favorites.

Maybe some ricordeas too?

 

[dustin_P74]

tube corals would also be nice, relatively cheap and will bring alot of color to the aquarium

 

[Bifferwine]

Tube corals? Link??

 

[yote]

I like Biffs LPS idea.

 

[zippyjr123]

I had a candy cane coral and well I think I might have gotten it too soon and it did not make it. They told me water checked out good and I should have no problem with it, it lasted 3 weeks and little by little it died. Needless to say that LFS isn't around any more. A lot of people stopped shopping there. Prices weren't bad but not much ya got from them lasted. I had gotten alot of things from them and I just stopped going there. Found a new LFS and they seem to be really good,so I figured I'd try getting some coral. thanks again

 

[dustin_P74]

Tubastrea aurea http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+517&pcatid=517

 

[OurFishies]

Frogspawn and Galaxy are two of my favorites!

 

[Brat]

bubble corals are my favorite

 

[Bifferwine]

Tubastrea aurea http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+517&pcatid=517

Tubastreas are sun corals... Non-photosynthetic, and must be hand fed daily or every other day. I would not recommend this coral for a new tank or beginner.

 

[zippyjr123]

They are all pretty neat looking. I went to the LFS today after work they will be getting in a new shipment of corals and fish. So I cant wait to see what they'll get. Now to decide which ones to get :0)

 

[Bifferwine]

Be sure to post pics, whatever you buy!

Maybe pick out five or six types you'd be interested in beforehand, research them, then if the LFS has any of those, go with those ones.

 

[daugherty]

Tubastrea aurea http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+321+517&pcatid=517

that will need to be target feed every day it has no symbotic alage

 

[zippyjr123]

as soon as I get them I'll post some pics. I'll pick a few out and check them out then hopefully they will have at least a few that I research.

 

[dustin_P74]

sounds like a plan