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"Do not Mix" thread
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:09 pm
by snoopdog
I thought it might be interesting to start a thread on things not to be mixed in a reef tank. Too many times have i burned a coral not knowing, mixed a fish to find it did not get along. I am going to start a couple off the top of my head and everyone feel free to add to it. The first post will have the list and i will add and edit as the thread goes.
FISH
Purple Tangs=Yellow Tang
Maroon Clown=Other of same Genus
Corals
Colonial Polyps=Cabbage Coral
SPS=Mushrooms,Zooanthids
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2004 8:25 pm
by Scott
Mushrooms and SPS
Zooanthids (in the rockwork) and SPS
Maroon clown with any other clown
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:03 am
by ShagMan
pygmy angels with any other pygmy angels... even in a 240g 8' tank, they fought.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:41 pm
by Brandon
Spectacled Hawkfish and small damsel... Lunch!
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:49 pm
by Xster
Hydnophoras in any vicinity of your prized SPS corals.
Re: "Do not Mix" thread
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 12:57 pm
by ShagMan
snoopdog wrote:Purple Tangs=Yellow Tang
Maroon Clown=Other of same Genus
Hey, now, I have to disagree on that
This comes down to a "territory vs. space available" thing. I have kept clowns (maroon and true perc) at least until the maroon disapeared (probably due to either the carpet or the conde anemone), and am keeping three yellow tangs and a purple tang... it all depends on tank size
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 1:12 pm
by Snakeman
Grey angel ( AkA Yellow banded coral eater) and corals.
File fish and corals
Butter fly fish and corals.
All these fish sure were fun to catch diving but wasn't very fun trying to catch out of my tank.
Re: "Do not Mix" thread
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 7:49 pm
by Scott
ShagMan wrote:
Hey, now, I have to disagree on that
This comes down to a "territory vs. space available" thing. I have kept clowns (maroon and true perc) at least until the maroon disapeared (probably due to either the carpet or the conde anemone), and am keeping three yellow tangs and a purple tang... it all depends on tank size
It may be a territory thing but I had a couple of different types of clowns that were all very small with an extremely small maroon and the maroon tortured and killed them all.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:07 pm
by Phisher
Beer and hard liquor.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:10 pm
by Scott
Phisher wrote:Beer and hard liquor.
Nah, that's ok if you have the liquor first.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:13 pm
by Snakeman
Phisher wrote:Beer and hard liquor.
In Ryans case Beer, hard liquor and wine. Bad combination.
Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2004 8:22 pm
by ShagMan
Mixing your colored liqour with clear... whiskey/tequilla and mix with vodka, for example.... BAD!
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 12:03 am
by SaltnLime
Aftershock liquer and pigs in a blanket
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2004 2:07 pm
by Xster
asian reef geek and alcohol
Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2004 3:25 pm
by tanker stanker
Chocolate chip starfish and Xenia...I don't know why, but mines having a feast of them!
