directional Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Lets get this bumped up for a little while because I find it very helpful to people who don't know much about stocking.. Due to the fish store saying you can put a tang in almost any tank. psh this should be a sticky Quote Link to comment
RP Beesh Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 i vote sticky too Quote Link to comment
Obsessed Reefer Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 STICKY!!! Quote Link to comment
directional Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 What would be a good stock list for a 55gal tank? Quote Link to comment
travisurfer Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 depends on what you like Quote Link to comment
directional Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 depends on what you like Well im saying what would be a rule of thumb of stuff you can keep in a 55gal... Right now I have a Huma Huma Trigger and a Dogface Puffer... I shouldn't have got them but noone at the LFS when I got the tank way back when told me that they are to big for the tank... They are still small but eventually I will have to get rid of them.. Once theyre gone im done with aggressive fish.. I can't have snails because they will eat them, or crabs, or urchins, or anything good... They even try to eat the LR sometimes... What would be like a complete list of what can be in a 55? Like how this whole thread is. Quote Link to comment
lgreen Posted November 18, 2006 Author Share Posted November 18, 2006 I might be able to throw a list together for you, but not until after monday. If you can't wait, pick up a copy of "Marine Fish" by Scott Michael. Quote Link to comment
civicsit Posted November 18, 2006 Share Posted November 18, 2006 Don't forget the barnacle blenny. Stay about 2". Probably a 10g min because they dart out of their hole really fast to get food. Quote Link to comment
FUGU!!! Posted November 19, 2006 Share Posted November 19, 2006 Great list Igreen, Could I keep 2 red headed gobys in my 5g? Could I keep 2 pipefish in a 30g tall?Its not very wide so I am wondering,its only 12in wide. Quote Link to comment
directional Posted November 20, 2006 Share Posted November 20, 2006 I might be able to throw a list together for you, but not until after monday. If you can't wait, pick up a copy of "Marine Fish" by Scott Michael. I have all the time in the world Thanks Quote Link to comment
lgreen Posted November 20, 2006 Author Share Posted November 20, 2006 Great list Igreen, Could I keep 2 red headed gobys in my 5g? Could I keep 2 pipefish in a 30g tall?Its not very wide so I am wondering,its only 12in wide. sure x 2 in both cases, you'd want to make sure and get a male and female though. for sure w/ the pipefish though since the males may kill each other. Quote Link to comment
firstimereefer Posted November 26, 2006 Share Posted November 26, 2006 I was at my lfs they had a black headed jawfish said it would be ok in my 12G JBJ. I am not sure though does anyone know. It is not a dusky jawfish I am sure of that. It has a dark black head with a yellow line by each line. Quote Link to comment
Betta5 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 ALL dwarf angels need 30 gallons bare min. Also its unetheical to put fish in a pico! Quote Link to comment
zachxlutz Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 This is a great thread. Thanks to everyone who put work into this. Quote Link to comment
directional Posted November 28, 2006 Share Posted November 28, 2006 I might be able to throw a list together for you, but not until after monday. If you can't wait, pick up a copy of "Marine Fish" by Scott Michael. lgreen? Did you forget about me Quote Link to comment
lgreen Posted December 3, 2006 Author Share Posted December 3, 2006 firstimereefer: I've heard of people keeping jawfish in fairly small tanks, but I think a 12g nanocube is really pushing it considering you really only have about 8 gallons of area for the fish. I'd personally probably wouldn't. Betta5: This issue has been more than adequately covered in the introduction. directional: I forgot, sorry. If I have time at work tomorrow I will throw together a list and post it in the evening. Quote Link to comment
lukecool321 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Just wondering if this is too many fish in my 20g 1 flame angel 2 yellow damsels 1 ocellerais clown 1 Quote Link to comment
directional Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Just wondering if this is too many fish in my 20g1 flame angel 2 yellow damsels 1 ocellerais clown You should be okay... Damsels are the devil... Heh.. Just My Opinion... Quote Link to comment
lukecool321 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 would I be able to add 1 more small fish or would this b too much? P.S. my damsels get along very well and they are happy Quote Link to comment
directional Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 would I be able to add 1 more small fish or would this b too much?P.S. my damsels get along very well and they are happy Im not sure if you can do one more.. It depends how much you feed. How big they are.. What your filtration is. How often you do water changes. If your running any macroalgae etc... Either way you should add the fish slowly and then monitor the levels to see how they change. Quote Link to comment
lukecool321 Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Ive had the 4 fish for more than a month and they have been doing fine and i monitored the levels and everything is good so would some kind of burrowing goby be fine or will it b too much? Quote Link to comment
directional Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Ive had the 4 fish for more than a month and they have been doing fineand i monitored the levels and everything is good so would some kind of burrowing goby be fine or will it b too much? Im sure you will be okay then... Quote Link to comment
lgreen Posted December 4, 2006 Author Share Posted December 4, 2006 Directional, I think a majority of the fish that would work are listed already in the guide and all those listed would be fine in a 55g. I'm not going to be terribly specific, due to school work being my priority at the second, but I'll try and give you some general ideas. Most anthias would be fine Most seabass would be fine Some butterfly's would be ok until they start getting a bit bigger (most not reef safe though, but copperband occasionally aren't too bad) -longnose -copperband -black back -racoon -kleins -threadfin/auriga Any dwarf angel Some larger angels maybe for a while, but most need 75-125+ Any damsel/clown Any reef safe wrasse Some of the non-reef safe Some puffers It is generally acceptable if you keep a tang or surgeon in 55g. Usually purple tangs and yellow tangs do fine long term, but especially w/ surgeon fish you want to make sure and get them small and then plan on moving them to something bigger eventually. Especially avoid powder browns and powder blues, and unicorns unless you have like a 125g+. Some triggers might be fine for a while but may need to be moved to something bigger later on. Same with puffers. Anyways, I didn't go too in depth there, but hopefully that will give you some ideas. Sorry I just don't have the time right now to really go through and make a thorough list. If you have specific questions or want to know about options with in a family fish, post away and I'll try to get to them as time permits. Quote Link to comment
directional Posted December 4, 2006 Share Posted December 4, 2006 Thanks... Right now I have a Huma Huma Trigger, and Dogface Puffer, Snowflake Eel... They are still like 3" but I dont like how I cant have any snails or hermits to clean the tank... I am going to change it all up eventually... Thank you though... Quote Link to comment
boomer2266 Posted December 13, 2006 Share Posted December 13, 2006 will it be too much to have a sixline, a drwaf angel and a yellow tail damsel in a 20g. i currently have a aquaclear filter a prizm skimmer and some cheato Quote Link to comment
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