offsprg01 Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 finally i got my 10 gal sump hooked up to the 5.5gal my heater boiled!. well my 10 gal isn't really a sump it's really just a nother nano conected by a pump and over flow system to increase the water volume. i will post pics as soon as the move is through. right now my place is a mess between finals and moving out it looks like a disaster area. anyway i was wondering what live stock you guys used when you were a newbie. yes i have used the search button and seen what everyone reccomends i was just wanting some personal experiences. right now i have 14ish lbs of lr and a watchman goby in the 5.5. i plan on keeping zoos and shrooms in the 5.5 as i'm a newbie and i only have two 13 watt 6500k pc's on it. also i would like to get a shrimp for the goby to hang with but not sure on which one to get. any suggestions? i was thinking maybe a clown and host coral combo in the 10 gallon? would this work? if so what corals do clowns host readily with that are good for newbies. also what clowns sould i consider? i am confused on the diffrences between them could some one please explain? i know some are larger than others but other than that and coloration is there any diffrence? well i think that's the last of my questions. Link to comment
caja Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Well, being still a newbie myself (I haven't actually been told I'm not a still a newbie) here's my 2 cents for what it's worth. I have a true perc clown and a yellow watchman goby. See attached thread: http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...&threadid=11760 Anyway, I chose the true perc because it is smaller than the false perc, and since I only have a 6 gal. small=better. My clown hosts the powerhead/heater corner. Forget the beautiful bubble coral I have. Who needs it when you have a PH? As far as the goby goes, mine's a yellow watchman and it I thought I might like to pair it up with a pistol shrimp until I got to the LFS and saw that the shrimp was much bigger than my juvenile goby so I deciided to drop that plan. If you look around you can find goby/pistol pairs for sale online. Lots of peeps have the black percs which are really cool looking. It's all a matter of taste (ahem) you'll have to surf online for pics of the different types of percs available and see what you like. Link to comment
offsprg01 Posted April 29, 2003 Author Share Posted April 29, 2003 is my 5.5 big enought for a true perc and a watchman goby? if so i might do that and look in to getting something else for my 10 gal. maybe a blennie of some sort? dunno. also if i do add a true perc should i still try to pair my goby what a shrimp? so more about this buble tip coral? is it good for beginners? i was also think of a pulsing xenia maybe? would that coral be ok for a nebiw to try? sweet! i have crabs! i did not think any survived the catalismic boiling of the nano! i just saw a black crab with some sort of white/yellowish stripes on it's legs. any idea what it might be? it's a small bugger. ok so i did some quick research (not much just a fast search on this site) the black perc seems to be pretty cool but what about size? are tey comprable to a true perc? Link to comment
caja Posted April 29, 2003 Share Posted April 29, 2003 Well, I'm not going to give you advice on how may fish to keep in your 5.5 since my two in a six gallon is more than it should be. Big bio-load means more work for me, but since I'm home 90% of the time it's not a problem and I can do the tank maintenence that is required. In the tank tha t I'll be setting up I plan to have only one fish and lots of corals!! If you do a google search on the species of fish you're interested in you'll find lots of info on the breed size and requirements. Good Luck! Link to comment
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