MartyM Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hey Guys I am looking at setting up a marine tank starting off with a clown fish. What is the best size tank that can be used with this type of fish. And are tangs compatible to be put in there as well. Thanks Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 you could happily put clowns in a small tank, not too small as most fish like their space. provide an anemone for them and they will be even more content as for the tang, yes most are compatible but most do grow too large for a small tank. my blue tang was orginally in a 4 foot tank and wasnt overly happy, he's much more content in the 5 footer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 can i ask what size small is? You saltys seem to consider anything less than 500l small :lol: We talking like 50-60 or like 120-150? I.e 2foot or 3foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 2 foot, 100 litres would be fine. can go less (eg: nano size) but IMO i wouldnt recommend it for a beginner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 can i ask what size small is? You saltys seem to consider anything less than 500l small :lol: We talking like 50-60 or like 120-150? I.e 2foot or 3foot Depends what sort of fish you want to keep. For most tangs a 4 foot is going to be a bit small, but for clowns a 3 foot would be fine. Anything under 4 foot I'd say is small. 4 foot is a good starting size, and allows people to keep a wide variety of animals. Anything smaller, and you start to drastically reduce the variety of fish you can keep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted November 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 What other fish can be kept peacefully with clowns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 any easy going fish will be fine with clowns, what you need to remember is that not many marine fish stay small, and alot of the ones that do are very territorial (sixline, royal gramma etc) a small tank will house a pair of clowns but not much else, a blennie or goby might be a good choice (no smaller than two foot though) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Are anenomies (sp??) hard to keep, I've heard they can be rather picky and require lots of flow and light? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Are anenomies (sp??) hard to keep, I've heard they can be rather picky and require lots of flow and light? "Anemone's". Depends on the type but in general yes hard to keep. Light is important, flow again depends on the type. Some like low flow some like high flow. Probably BTA easiest to keep for beginner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 BTA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted November 3, 2005 Report Share Posted November 3, 2005 Bubble Tipped Anemone. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted November 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Where can you but cora and anemones. Is coral a living rock. And can you cycle a marine tank with out fish or dose it have to have at least one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 the only shop in wellington is raymus at pethouse in coatlands. hes a really nice guy and sells some good stuff but just beware he is very old school. likes biofilters and stuff that isn't really used anymore. live rock is different from live corals althrough live rock does come from dead coral. bascially it is coral rock, the live part is the bacteria living inside the rock. Sugest you don't try anemones until you have had a setup running for a while (6 months plus) you don't 'need' one to keep clown fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Could you keep a clown fish in a Jebo 331 40L tank or is that way to small. And why do they need a large tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 You might get away with one clownfish in a 40 litre tank. I have two clown fish in a aquaone 620 tank, thats only 90 litres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 why does any fish need a big tank? :roll: you can keep a clown in a small tank but at the end of the day with out good equiptment and alot of work, the water quality will deteriorate rapidly and stress out the clown, and plus fish are living creatures and shouldnt be bottled up for our amusement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyM Posted November 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 With slt water tanks whats the best way to cycle them? And if you do aventuly get an anemone, what do they eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lduncan Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 With slt water tanks whats the best way to cycle them? Live rock or base rock will pretty much cycle a tank. There is usually some sort of die off on it which will provide the initial ammonia source to start the cycle, then add fish slowly after a few months. And if you do aventuly get an anemone, what do they eat Mostly light. But also any fish food that floats by, and if you're unlucky, the odd fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 for smallish tank with anemone and soft coral are just T5 lights ok or do you need metal halides. Not a big sps fan (everyone has there personal prefernce, no offfence intended ). I'm just figuring out whether a marine tank is fessible for me, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brianemone Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sps is all about style and taste (thats why ira doesnt get it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 sps is all about style and taste more like a challenge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluetom Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 I have enough challenges :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted November 6, 2005 Report Share Posted November 6, 2005 for smallish tank with anemone and soft coral are just T5 lights ok or do you need metal halides. Yes, T5 is OK. Depending what kind of anemone how much light you need. 1 1/2 watts per liter will do many species, keep the tubes within 2 inches of the water surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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