tbunnelldo Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 I have a 16 gallon nuvo with 2 clownfish and 1 high fin goby and figure I can get 1 more fish and was looking for some suggestions. Link to comment
joy13 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 You have 2 fish that are very high bioload. I wouldn't risk it personally. I know clowns when taken care of properly can live over 20 years. Once you clowns decide which one is female you will see a difference in size. A female will get huge compared to the male. You will need to be thinking of upgrading probably shortly. Link to comment
Angel<3Nanos Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Yeah you are pretty much at your limit. But I'm sure one more will be your max. Try a small cardinal Also, please be sure you have a good skimmer to avoid issues Link to comment
tbunnelldo Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 Not runnino a skimmer at this time. Not sure which one I would get? Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 Check what you have space for first. Good nano skimmer of my choice on a budget would be a Reef Octopus NS-80 (approx. $50 shipped from BRS), but the best choice would be a CAD lights PLS-50 Elite. There's other good options but my vote would be for the PLS-50. You could probably get away with one more smaller fish but I'd recommend waiting a couple months, see what your params are hitting when you do your WC's, etc. For example right now I have a clown and a red scooter dragonet, and I do a roughly 20% WC every 10-14 days. In that time my nitrate climbs from 0 to maybe 3 or so, somewhere between 0 and 5. Once I added a skimmer it pretty much stays at 0 consistently now so it would just depend what your tank can handle. Link to comment
tbunnelldo Posted October 13, 2014 Author Share Posted October 13, 2014 i do about 20% water change every 1-2 weeks and my nitrates stay 0-5. do the 2 skimmer you mention fit in the back compartment of the nuvo or do they hang off the back. i am working with limited space, as the aquarium in on a counter in my kitchen and have probably 5-6 inches behind the tank to work with. Link to comment
Arkayology Posted October 13, 2014 Share Posted October 13, 2014 A possum wrasse would be a good choice for an active fish that would not get aggressive with your tank mates. Link to comment
Halo_003 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 i do about 20% water change every 1-2 weeks and my nitrates stay 0-5. do the 2 skimmer you mention fit in the back compartment of the nuvo or do they hang off the back. i am working with limited space, as the aquarium in on a counter in my kitchen and have probably 5-6 inches behind the tank to work with. The NS-80 is an internal one, no idea if it would fit though. The PLS-50 is internal as well and it requires a 3.5"x3.5" footprint. If your parameters are stable you could probably get away with a small and not super active fish. Example would be a goby of some sort. Remember less sand and rocks you probably have a good bit less water than you think, probably in the range of 12-14G. Link to comment
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