I am aiming for an indo-pacific "biotope", if you can call biotope such a wide area.
This is what I've put together so far:
Inverts
1 Condy anemone (condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise we'll see about having a 'nem
1 Coral banded shrimp (stenopus hispidus) - If a pair can be sourced I'll get a pair
10 Cleaner shrimps (lysmata ambionensis)
1 Maxima clam (tridacna maxima) - will see if the aquarium can support more than 1 clam, not necessarily all maxima
20 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.)
20 money/ring cowrie (cypraea moneta/annulus)
10 strombus grazers (strombus maculatus)
15 dwarf hermits (calcinus laevimanus)
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Maybe 2 if the tank is big enough
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying
Fish
2 Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f if possible
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa)
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Copperbanded butterfly (Chelmon rostratus)
5 Banggai cardinals (Pterapogon kauderni)
4 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
4 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
2 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)
This is by no means conclusive, and open to be ripped apart by more experienced marine fishkeepers.
The tank is 5' x 2' x 2'
Lighting from 2 x Radion LEDs
Circulation from
2 x vortech MP40w
2 x koralia 3200 lph
2 x APS 6000 lph
The pairs of pumps will be alternating with each other, each pair on a different timer to create shifting current patterns.
I will look into adding a Carlson surge device, but don't hold your breath.
This is not yet a stocking list, more of a wish list, though I tried to keep it reasonable.
Now, go ahead and rip it apart!
This is what I've put together so far:
Inverts
1 Condy anemone (condilactys gigantea) - If the one I have survives, otherwise we'll see about having a 'nem
1 Coral banded shrimp (stenopus hispidus) - If a pair can be sourced I'll get a pair
10 Cleaner shrimps (lysmata ambionensis)
1 Maxima clam (tridacna maxima) - will see if the aquarium can support more than 1 clam, not necessarily all maxima
20 Nassarius snails (nassarius sp.)
20 money/ring cowrie (cypraea moneta/annulus)
10 strombus grazers (strombus maculatus)
15 dwarf hermits (calcinus laevimanus)
1 tiger pistol shrimp (alpheus bellulus) - Maybe 2 if the tank is big enough
2 emerald crab (mithraculus sculptus) - Caribbean, but I have 2 and they are staying
2 margarita snails (margarites pupillus) - Mexican, but I have 2 and they're staying
1 cerith snail - Caribbean, but I have 1 and it's staying
Fish
2 Sixline wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
3 Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus carpenteri) - 1m 2f if possible
1 Coral beauty (Centropyge bispinosa)
1 Flame angel (Centropyge loricula)
1 Lawnmower blenny (Salarias fasciatus)
1 Copperbanded butterfly (Chelmon rostratus)
5 Banggai cardinals (Pterapogon kauderni)
4 Ocellaris clowns (Amphiprion ocellaris)
4 Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica)
2 Yellow watchman (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
1 Purple tang (Zebrasoma xanthurus)
This is by no means conclusive, and open to be ripped apart by more experienced marine fishkeepers.
The tank is 5' x 2' x 2'
Lighting from 2 x Radion LEDs
Circulation from
2 x vortech MP40w
2 x koralia 3200 lph
2 x APS 6000 lph
The pairs of pumps will be alternating with each other, each pair on a different timer to create shifting current patterns.
I will look into adding a Carlson surge device, but don't hold your breath.
This is not yet a stocking list, more of a wish list, though I tried to keep it reasonable.
Now, go ahead and rip it apart!
