Preferred Complement of Fish in Tank
Hi Folks,
Here is an idea that can occupy us while Jim is away. Whoever wants to join in can list the fish that he/she most likes to display in the aquarium. While this is, of course, a matter of taste ultimately, on the practical level it could give Jim some indirect help in his decision making, particularly if you care to give any reasons. Well, looks like since it is my idea, I have to go first. Fish 1 - Addis Butterfly Fish 2 - Clown Trigger Fish 3 - French Angel Fish 4 - Picasso Trigger Fish 5 - Powder Blue Tang Fish 6 - Percula Clown Fish 7 - Percula Clown Reasons: I prefer brightly and sharply marked fish, it is the reason I switched, long ago from freshwater to saltwater tanks. Some of the available selections, i.e. the Whimplefish, the Flame Angel, the juvenile Queen Angel and the Royal Gramma too closely resemble some freshwater fish in shape, coloration (although brighter) or markings. As for the rest: Copperbanded Butterfly, Forceps Butterfly, Golden Butterfly, Purple Tang, and Yellow Tang -- well, there is just not enough room in the Aquarium! I display 2 Percula Clowns (it was 3 before the Picasso Trigger) I would like to display 4 or more. Sometimes I set the Aquarium to 6 Percula Clowns and 1 Random. In the future, when and if Jim allows us to exclude certain fish from the random settings I will probably set 4 to random. |
my setup
my setup: flame angel, percula_clownfish, powder_blue_tang,addis_butterfltfish,wimplefish,qu eenangel and copperbaneded_butterflyfish
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And Mine......
I usually run the tank with two Clown Trigger fish and the rest Percula Clownfish. What can I say, I like clowns. :-}
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I have all seven fish set to Random. It is never the same and I am always surprised as to the fish and mix of fish. :)
Puffy |
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Here's My setup list
1.~Flame Angel -never thought ide ever let him swim till the new make-over 2.~Regal Tang -love the contrast 3.~Purple Tang -awesome -now ick free 4.~Picasso trigger - 5.~Percula Clown -what can i say this little baby rocks 6.~French Angel -looks great with my all black background 7.~Clown Trigger -The Boss thats them for now till i let all my little clowns swim free . hehe |
Re: Preferred Complement of Fish in Tank
Puffy,
I agree with you. Best to set them all to random. I like the mix and groupings. Arnold |
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Royal Gamma
Regal Tang Powder Blue Tang Flame Angel Clown Triggerfish Picasso Triggerfish Nuff Said :p |
Re: Preferred Complement of Fish in Tank
I'm quite surprised by many people's preferences. I consider the Addis Butterfly almost hopeless, and the Percula Clownfish has a very long way to go before I'll consider it finished.
Regarding the Picasso Trigger, the coloring is an exact representaion from 3 different pictures, as well as about a dozen 4-inch specimens which I observed first-hand. I agree that it looks fairly pale, and if I get some evidence that another color scheme is just as common, I'll change it. |
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Jim,
How's the beach? :cool: :cool: ;) With the new Flame Angel and brightened Forceps, I leave all 7 on RANDOM now. I am looking forward to the "Duplicate Random Block" feature of course, but I can deal. :) My favorite fish are: Clown Trigger Addis Butterfly Percula Clown Regal Tang Flame Angel Queen Angel runners-up: French Angel Powder-blue Tang Wimplefish |
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Copperband Butterfly
Forceps Butterfly (looks much better now) Wimplefish Flame Angel (Looks great now!) French Angel Regal Tang (Easily the best looking tang) Clown Trigger (You can't run the aquarium without this guy, right?) The Pecula (or any other clownfish) would be a great addition, but I'm saving that for when he (she?) has an anemone to play in... |
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I usually just have a random mix, but sometimes set up something like this.
6 wimple fish, 1 flame angel (since new colouring) 6 Yellow Tangs, 1 french Angel ( or vice versa ) I like the splash of vibrant colour against the contrast of the bold black and white of the wimple |
This is my list:
Yellow Tang Clown Trigger Powder Blue Tang Random Random Random OFF - reserved for the Lionfish!!! |
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WIMPLE Best |
Wow! A blast from the past or should I say, A thread from the past. :D Some one has done a good job diggin throuth the forum, Yellow Tang.
Although, I remember never posting my preferences so here it goes. Copper-Banded Butterfly Forceps Butterfly Powder Blue Tang (because Elena likes it) Purple Sailfin Tang Regal Angel Yellow Tang Clown Triggerfish Out of all of them, I like the Yellow Tang the best. Why? Because the texture/skin looks like the best on that fish when compared with others. It even has what looks like a vien running down the side of it. BTW, I have seen the Forceps Butterfly at a Aquarium in San Diego. Jim's Forceps looks EXACTLY like the real thing! |
I have my aquarium set to the flame angel, and the rest random. The flame angel is my favorite!
:D :TU: |
The following has pretty much been my setup ever since I purchased the aquarium:
2 Flame Angels 2 Blue Damsels 1 Percula Clownfish 2 Random I always have the Flame Angels and the Blue Damsels because I like the way in which their respective colors offset one another. I have the Clownfish because, well, I just think it's cute. Of course, this setup will be changing within the next few days. |
I've changed my preferences a bit since I last posted to this thread. Now I tend to go for something like this:
Copperband Butterfly fish (my current fav. ) A yellow Tang 2 Blue Damsels 2 Random And of course the starfish Unfortunately the random choices mean I sometimes get the Triggers or the forceps fish. Nothing against Jim's creations. I just never really thought these were the nicest looking fish, even the ones I've seen in real life |
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Past Salt Water tank owner and new to this forum (and SereneScreen)!
Really enjoyed seeing everyones choices. These are mine: 1. Clown Trigger 2. Percula Clown 3. Koran Angel (Surpised I haven't seen it above.) 4. Powder Blue tang. 5. Wimplefish 6. Purple tang 7. Flame Angel. Mainly because I had them all at one time or another and these were my favorites. I had the sea apples too, and think it would pretty cool if they moved acorss the glass like the starfish does. (but I can wait.) Thanks, Jeff:TU: |
Jeff,
With regards to the Koran. The Koran was added reletively recently. Some of these post are kind of old. The moderator, Feldon23, is probably running the Koran now since the time that he posted his messege. I wish more people would post this info. I think it's neat to see what everyone is doing with the fish. Feldon23 or Jav400, Maybe you should make this a sticky topic? |
Mine are all set to RANDOM. They are all so beautifully designed, and I would miss the others by only looking at the same 7 all the time.
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