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Does this saltwater ftocking sound good? Please answer ASAP!?
3 month old cycled 29 gallon bio cube tank old inhabitants are being traded in towards these.
2 ocellaris clownfish
1 bubble tip anemone OR 1 Sea Bae Anemone
1 Pulsing Xena
1 Yellow Watchman Goby
1 Pistol Shrimp
3 Blue Leg Hermits
1 Scarlet Hermit
3 misc. reef cleaning hermits small
1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp
1 cleaner shrimp
Some polyps
brain coral
Torch Coral
Frogspawn
Does this ound ok so far?
Can I add one or two more fish to this?
I REALLY want to add one or two more fish to this tank can you guys give me some advice on what kind to get? What would do ok in a 29 gallon reef tank with two Ocelaris Clownfish?
Preferably a cool looking fish all my freinds tell me my current fish are all ugly and I am completly renovating the tank trading in a Maroon Clown, Anemone, Snowflake eel, Tiger Jawfish, Coral Banded Shrimp, and a Horsshoe Crab. Towards my new tank setup I can't wait I will do changes slowly of course not add all of this at one time! haha please tell me what other fish I could add preferably something bright colorful and or cool/pretty looking no ugly fish and it would be nice if they were fish that swim around and don't just sit in their caves all day. Thanks so much remember to answer all of hte questions skim through again anything pop out? Overstocked? WHAT CAN I ADD any info on that would be great!No ugly fish suggestions for example, bengai cardinals are ugly I don't want them I want cool fish If I can't get this setup right, i will end up keeping a big predator fish in their which is not the best environment for a big fish
UPDATE: I will research any and all sugestions thoroughly before purchase and will make sure I can provide them good care don't worry.
3 Answers
- Lela FLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
GOSH! Everyone is being so mean to you! The reason I am answering this question is because you asked about fish, not corals. Corals I cannot comment on I have a 75 gallon FOWLR tank, but I am about to start corals. When I talked with the LFS workers they told me to start slowly which you already said you were going to do, so nothing else needs to be said about that:) Your two clowns are not taking up 55% of you tank. Corals and inverts do not even give off a large enough bio load to count towards your livestock as far as fish are concerned. Now the first list of fish I am going to give you are ones that you simply cannot keep with corals.
Coral beauty angels
fire angels
ok any angels they pick at the corals
butterfly fish
damsels, just because they are so aggressive
tangs, your tank is not big enough, you need at least 150 gallons
seahorses, most corals harm them
lion fish
Fish you can have just to name a few:
Dottybacks
Fire fish
blue or green chromis
Lyretail Anthias or really any anthias they are semi aggressive but I have kept them with clowns.
Gobies, the clown goby citrinus is beautiful
Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
Blennys
and I know you don't like them, but the pajama cardinal
these are just some examples. Go to Liveaquaria.com you can call them as well, their techs are amazing and will get you started. Also there is a great fish store I know of that you can call even though it is not in your area, they will give you great advice as well especially about corals. They are called the Marine Scene and their number is 703-689-2815. They will answer any questions you have. Don't listen to most of the people on here, they think they know it all when they know a whole lot of nothing lol. Those fish I mentioned should get you started, just be careful with a 30 gallon, you don't want to over stock:) Oh and one more thing, one of the only things I did agree with was the scarlet crabs, they are mean, stick with blue legs. Good luck and I hope I helped even though I'm not a coral expert. And I hope I gave you some good references to do "your research" as they so rudely put it. Also If you are starting corals then I doubt you are a beginner, so I don't understand why they think you don't know what you are doing. Just saying.
Source(s): Saltwater experience, years - ?Lv 41 decade ago
Ok, one question have you researched at all?
What are the lights in the tank? You need some very strong lighting to keep LPS such as brain corals, torch corals or frogspawn.
Xenia may be alright and same with the polyps. Xenia grows like a week however you'll soon find yourself over ridden.
I do hope you know how to take care of an anemone, they require hand feeding and very strong lights, ideally with a very high kelvin rating, I wouldn't keep an anemone in my 100gallon and I have a 18,000k metal halide and 14,000k T5 tubes. You need strong light and vigilance to keep an anemone. not to mention they grow big, it'll soon kill all the rest of your corals with it's sting.
Do not keep a pistol shrimp with a cleaner shrimp! Are you mad? Pistol shrimp prey on cleaner shrimp, watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPrGxB1Kzc
That is exactly what a pistol shrimp does to cleaners. Do not get both, get one or another. And only get 1 type of pistol, in a tank that small they'll end up killing one another anyway.
The Scarlet hermits will kill your blue legged hermits and will then pick at coral, do not get one. I have 12 blue leggeds in my tank and they're brilliant for keeping the acropora and goniopora clean.
Only get one type of hermit crab unless you're tank is very large, and I mean over 600litres. Don't know gallons, don't care to convert at this point.
Why on earth are you listening to people say that your fist are ugly? I was told 'oh your purple firefish is ugly' you don't see me completely overhauling my tank just to please someone. Do what you want to do and don't give two fcuks about what other people think. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I personally love banggai cardinals, lovely peaceful fish, will never cause any fights, arn't terroitorial and one of the few fish that can live in a reef peacefull with others.
I will not suggest any other fish bar the two clowns and the goby with shrimp as you are already overstocked. If you really must get another fish stay away from damsels, dottybacks, groupers, hawkfish and boxfish/puffers they will kill everything in a tank that small.
- Joseph LorentzenLv 51 decade ago
Goodness gracious. You already have 55% of your tanks stocking level in just the two clownfish.
Yes, 55% is a nice safe stocking level. But to add all those others? How many stairs did you fall down?
And do we really have to keep answering these stocking questions over and over again?
Below I recommend an online calculator. Up at the top is a tab which you can switch to saltwater tanks.
What size is your sump? It could increase your tank volume considerably.
Source(s): aqadvisor.com Did you bother to notice that the top line of the calculator says SALT WATER in the second item? Before you unleash your vile tongue in e-mail, you should bother to READ the information you were sent. Yes, 55% on just the two SALT WATER clownfish in your tank. You have not bothered to to your homework before coming on line with your vile accusations. READ the tabs at the top fo AQADVISOR.COM Click on the second tab. It will bring up marine fish.