My tank has been up for about a month and a half with 50 lbs of live rock and 50 lbs of dead coral. A week ago I put a green Chromie in the tank as sort of a "test fish" and he is eating and hiding. Not the most friendly fish I'ver ever seen. My water tests have shown great numbers so far. I may be a little in over my head here in a day or two because I ordered a longhorn cowfish, 2 large banded shrimp and a mandarin. I read that large banded shrimp usually are okay if introduced before or at the same time as a small cowfish, we'll see. When I ordered the mandarin I was told they eat brine shrimp, after some more reading I learned this isn't completely true, more like 33% true. I have ordered some pods for time being, but I need to come up with a more permanent solution to feeding the mandarin before long. Hopefully I will be lucky and he will just be one of those that will eat frozen foods.
Now I have the question of "will the shrimp be competing with the mandarin for pods?"
Also, I plan on a nonaggresive fish tank and was wondering if Tangs and Clowns are considered passive, I know they are not real aggresive but the mandarin and cowfish won't deal with much aggresion from what I have read.
Now I have the question of "will the shrimp be competing with the mandarin for pods?"
Also, I plan on a nonaggresive fish tank and was wondering if Tangs and Clowns are considered passive, I know they are not real aggresive but the mandarin and cowfish won't deal with much aggresion from what I have read.