Fish to Include or Exclude in a Zoanthid Dominated Tank

[kev2me]

Here are some general ideas.

Banggai Cardinals - They'll poop on your corals and probably never physically touch your zoas which could cause unneeded stress. Ok, so that may not cause any stress to a zoa . Captive bred are readily available as well.

Mandarin Dragonette - May not be the ideal fish for a new tank, unless it's eating prepared foods. They might be able to keep any pesky pods from bothering your zoas.

Sixline Wrasse - Maybe instead of a mandarin you could go with a sixline. They will help keep any pests at bay. Make sure you tank is covered though, so they don't jump out!

Work's out, I'll think of some more when I get home.

[Wy Renegade]

Thanks for the suggestions Kev

Here are some general ideas.

Banggai Cardinals - They'll poop on your corals and probably never physically touch your zoas which could cause unneeded stress. Ok, so that may not cause any stress to a zoa . Captive bred are readily available as well.

I've seen a lot of comments about low survivability rate on these guys - don't know if thats only the wild caught ones or what. Any experience with that? How about PJ Cardinals, know anything about those?

Mandarin Dragonette - May not be the ideal fish for a new tank, unless it's eating prepared foods. They might be able to keep any pesky pods from bothering your zoas.

Love these guys, but would really be concerned about survivability in such a small tank unless its eating prepared foods, and around here it stricktly order only.

Sixline Wrasse - Maybe instead of a mandarin you could go with a sixline. They will help keep any pests at bay. Make sure you tank is covered though, so they don't jump out!

I've heard good things about these guys - help with bristle worms don't they? I've also heard that they can be a bit of a bully though when they get bigger. And, I don't know about the lid, I was thinking of maybe going topless on this one.

Work's out, I'll think of some more when I get home.

Appreciate any future thought you can give it.

[demonclownfish]

FGCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(fancy gumdrop coral croucher). they are a super small type of scorpionfish that are awesome and BUILT for small tanks. they are on LADD sometimes.

[Wy Renegade]

FGCC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(fancy gumdrop coral croucher). they are a super small type of scorpionfish that are awesome and BUILT for small tanks. they are on LADD sometimes.

Scorpion fish huh? I'll have to give that one a look-see