Stocking stuffer...

[Paste]

So, I have a 55g, but unexpectedly I am going to have a 100g this afternoon (probably).
This throws off my stocking idears...
current livestock

Small Snowflake Eel,
Snails...

My plan was some smaller aggressive fish like puffers and lionfish, but now I have more room... heck I can get my 1st tang and I think I want to go ahead and do corral... so that ruins my plans, cant use most normal small reef fish with the eel can I?

Suggestions as I will be talking to my fish guy probably tomorrow as I will need more powerheads, and pumps and will likely be converting my 55 into a sump... maybe? not sure yet.

 

[Northstar24]

Generally, it is my understanding that an eel should be the last fish in a tank. It may view anything added after it as a potential meal. There are a few people here that have kept them in the past, they can probably chime in with some additional information.

A 100 gallon tank should be 4 feet, which is still too small for a lot of tangs, which ones were you interested in?

 

[Paste]

personally I like the Kole and the Yellow,
but likely may not get one as I just don't like how prone they are to illness.

ohh and the tank is 5feet (60 inch)... not that that is much bigger.

 

[chichimom79]

Can you run both tanks? Leave the eel in the 55 and make the big tank a reef?

 

[Paste]

I could, but don't want to, I already have 3 tanks up and running, don't really need or have the room for too many more. Still trying to talk the wife into the final tank of 200g+ for the bar in my man cave.

 

[Civicdemon]

Just wait untill you get the 200gl and use the 100gl as a sump refugium.

 

[Paste]

I am going to have both, the 100 and the hopeful future 200+
the 100 is just replacing the 55 I currently have.

 

[Paste]

Any thoughts on the Kole Tang?

I have this fear of Tangs, they are beautiful, but they are ich magnets from what I hear... but Dunno (don't have the experience).

 

[Civicdemon]

I havent had good luck with koles, i have had 2 in the past and they alwys die. the first one from ich and the second i have no idea why it died.

I had the second toghether with a yellow and sailfin tang and they where great for a couple months then i just found the kole dead. no marcks or anything. Currently still have the yellow and sailfin toghether along with a blue jaw and flame angel, Those are the bigger of my fish.

 

[Northstar24]

Generally speaking, the bristle tooth tangs are pretty hardy. The Kole is not particularly known for being ich prone ( more than any other fish at least)