Additions to 210

maybe a good addition to a tank of that nature would be a spotted garden eel it is reef capatible and also good disposition and a intermediat care level It would bring a different specie to the tank and show people varity

How about a Moray? Remember the italian song? "When your swimmin in the creek and an eel bites your cheek that amoray..." Best Dean Martin imitation, :~) Are the Lion's too difficult?

get wrasses, they actually serve a purpose other than polluting the water and are IMO the prettiest fish money can buy, especially fairy wrasses. Anthias, dragonets, pipe fish, butterflies and others that require special feeding requirements for optimal health might not be the best choice, the frozen foods for them can get expensive.

Try a midas blennie maybe, saw one of those at seafishinmn meetting and it was a huge hit.

Jawfish have a lot of personality too. That would be my vote.

Were there any other fish the gentlemen was interested in?

So many cool wrasses too but aren't they jumpers? The back of the tank is kind of open and could allow fishy suicide. I'd have to look at it again..can't remember how much space between the water and opening but HD would know since he built the hood.

Dragonets are beautiful but I always feel bad for them in captivity. It seems not worth the risk to me.

Put a small screen net cover on the tank or block the back of the canopy with the netting. This will greatly reduce the fish losses from jumping out.

Regarding frozen food, have you thought about making your own with supplies from the local asian markets? The initial price is fairly high but you get enough food out of it that it is much cheaper than buying frozen stuff. Also you can add the vitamins/garlic to the mix so it is basically prepared sizing and dosing for the tank. Freeze it in flats or cube trays and you are good to go.

yeah i checked the links on tcmas and the screen tops look really nice and are effective. I think great idea for any tank with fish in it.

You could add some peg board to the back also.

Cammie and I made food from some deli items: fresh shrimp, scallop, added some algae and garlic. She ran it through the blender and we froze it in thin sheets. The Yellow Tang never really has cared much for it. Phil adds Selcon to it before he feeds them.

Phil is talking about building a screen cover using a screen door kit from HD.

Do we dare add a second Bicolor Blenny? Marvin is pretty large, so anything we got would be smaller. Can we add a Midas too? Or instead of another Bicolor?

I see the tang police are out and about.

I'm sure a midas blennie will be fine in there with marvin. It's a big tank and Midas blennie's stay in the water column more than the bicolor does so they'll be occupying different areas. I'm with Andre, the one at Seafishn's had all of our attention at her meeting. And, really, are there any fish cuter than a blennie?

Also, I bet if you show him some pics of wrasse's, he'll like the idea. They're so pretty.