I am setting up a FOWLR and would love to keep mushrooms. Can you tell me how much lighting is required for these and does it vary on species?
Also I would love stocking suggestions. I already have a yellow tang and an adult clarkii clown going in. I would also like to keep some shrimp and a blue linkia star.
Will the star bother the mushrooms? Thanks for any and all help!
Amanda :p said:
Give them a little candle light and clean water and they'll start making romance. They are anemone morphs, so they are not highly photosynthetic. In fact they don't do too well in my tank except under rocks cause I have too much light. They are an excellent coral for soft coral tanks.
Shrimp: I am anti-shrimp and don't reccomend any except skunk cleaners. Most will be oprtunistic feeders. Meaning they'll make oprtunities out of the most expensive thing you have in your tank. And coral banded shrimp are fiercely territorial.
So far as stocking, blue and maroon linkias are safe. They eat debris. So are orange knobbies and red fromias(?). Question mark on the red fromias though, but I'm pretty sure they are coral safe. Any of those star fish can be gotten from any reef livestock place, but be careful to get them from a reputable place. Linkias especially are very delicate about being introduced into a tank. There are also other types of stars that you can have together. What other kind of stocking tips are you looking for? Fish, other mushroom-type soft corals or what? You have a tang and clown, you can get a mate for the clown, I'd get some chromis before getting any harder to keep fish as they will make the whole tank feel more comfortable and playful. Then a flame angel or possibly another pigmy angel. (flames are the best here because some potters angels and such are cyanide caught, and some eat starfish tubefeet). And there are tons of other fish to look at depending on your setup, like a goby or anthias or something like that. Post more specifics if you want to get into detail.]
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