Hi Folks

[BlacklungWallie]

:sfish: Hey I'm Matt just wanting 2 say hi


I'd also like your opinion on my fish list for a 150gal fish with live rock tank... these are the fish i want and the order i plan on introducing them (i plan on waiting months between adding each species)



6 Bluegreen Chromis
3 Zebra Dartfish
2 Ocelarris Clownfish
1 Spottail Shrimp Goby w/ snapping shrimp
1 Ornate Wrasse
1 Lyretail Hawkfish
1 Doubblesaddle Butterflyfish

(i was also thinking about 3Yellowhead Jawfish instead of the Lyretail Hawkfish)

 

[andysgirl8800]

Hello Matt and welcome! Do you also plan on keeping coral in your tank, or would this be a fish only tank?

 

[BlacklungWallie]

i was planning on a fish only at first maybe add a coral component much later on i plan on having high end lighting either way

 

[MikeG]

Hello and Welcome. :D

 

[Smitty]

Hello and welcome to the site...glad to have you aboard. If you're gonna do corals down the road, i'd reconsider the butterfly fish.

 

[little_fish]

Hello and Welcome!

+1 on the butterfly, plus butterflies can very hard to keep, a fish really best left in the ocean.

Also the ornate wrasse, also know as the christmas wrasse, isnt reef safe either.

 

[marcah]

howdy and welcome to the site..:D

 

[BlacklungWallie]

ok so if i don't go reef on this tank only the butterflyfish is a no go what makes them so difficult (the doubblesaddle butterfly is one of my favorites)

 

[little_fish]

They dont adjust to aquarium life very well and they have pretty special diets, and are very prone to eternal parasites. I personally think its the lack of a proper died that does them in the end. If you absolutely must have one, I would wait until your tank is well established and you have some experience under your belt.

 

[BlacklungWallie]

thanks i had planned on the butterfly being my last fish for that tank but i'll put a lot of thought into it

also on a side note does anyone know of a good online source for buying fish, or should i make the 3 hour drive to the nearest saltwater fish shop.. how would a fish do on a 3 hour drive back?

 

[wontonflip]

Liveaquaria.com is a good place from what I hear :)

 

[andysgirl8800]

3 hours is a bit of a stressor for a fish in a bag/bucket. You may want to stick with online ordering. Agreed that LiveAquaria.com is a good starting point.

 

[ErinCahir]

Hello and welcome to the site!!

 

[Bifferwine]

Hi and welcome!