2 Ceylons and Marine tankmates - How to...
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:05 pm
So, what would be the best tactic for introducing tankmates with my Ceylons puffers (or vice versa, introducing the puffers into a marine tank with fish already in it)? I'm asking because I've started the expensive process that is a marine tank, and I would like to keep some other fish with my Ceylons (which are not yet in the marine tank, as I'm still getting things prepared, and when I get live rock, I want to give it 2-4 weeks to settle in).
I'm looking at getting SOME of the following fish (not all of them, but I would like a few of them):
- Red One Spot Damsel & Possibly another Damsel (not sure which kind, yet)
- Goby of some sort (like a Watchman Goby, or one of the other less expensive ones)
- Pistol Shrimp (probably not going to happen if they can't survive my puffs, but I'd love to combo one with a Goby)
- Flame or Falco's Hawkfish
- Carpenter Flasher Wrasse (maybe)
- Filament Wrasse (maybe)
- Valentini Puffer or some kind of Toby
I'm not set in stone with the Valentini/Toby. I would like one of them, but it won't bother me if I don't have them. I *would* love a Hawkfish and the Black/White damsels (either striped or dotted), but I've heard the Damsels can be a serious pain.
SO, my questions are:
- What should I scratch off my "want" list?
- How should I start the tank? (ie. get a Hawkfish/Damsel/Goby/Wrasse/Valentini/or Toby, then add puffers, or the other way around)
I know I can't add all the fish at once, as it will cause a *huge* strain on the bioload and will likely kill most of them, but I want to make sure that I don't destroy a fish but adding them in the wrong order. Sorry if it seems like I ask the same questions over and over, but I don't want to toss money away on $20+ fish and then have them beaten to death.
PS: Puffer temperaments are as follows: Allakazam is pretty 'meh' and doesn't usually bother much, whereas Pickles can be a tormentor at times. They live with a Knight Goby, though, and there has never been aggression between them (they even sleep in the cave together).
I'm looking at getting SOME of the following fish (not all of them, but I would like a few of them):
- Red One Spot Damsel & Possibly another Damsel (not sure which kind, yet)
- Goby of some sort (like a Watchman Goby, or one of the other less expensive ones)
- Pistol Shrimp (probably not going to happen if they can't survive my puffs, but I'd love to combo one with a Goby)
- Flame or Falco's Hawkfish
- Carpenter Flasher Wrasse (maybe)
- Filament Wrasse (maybe)
- Valentini Puffer or some kind of Toby
I'm not set in stone with the Valentini/Toby. I would like one of them, but it won't bother me if I don't have them. I *would* love a Hawkfish and the Black/White damsels (either striped or dotted), but I've heard the Damsels can be a serious pain.
SO, my questions are:
- What should I scratch off my "want" list?
- How should I start the tank? (ie. get a Hawkfish/Damsel/Goby/Wrasse/Valentini/or Toby, then add puffers, or the other way around)
I know I can't add all the fish at once, as it will cause a *huge* strain on the bioload and will likely kill most of them, but I want to make sure that I don't destroy a fish but adding them in the wrong order. Sorry if it seems like I ask the same questions over and over, but I don't want to toss money away on $20+ fish and then have them beaten to death.
PS: Puffer temperaments are as follows: Allakazam is pretty 'meh' and doesn't usually bother much, whereas Pickles can be a tormentor at times. They live with a Knight Goby, though, and there has never been aggression between them (they even sleep in the cave together).