55G tank and need help with stocking....

Batmanjay28

Batmanjay28

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I have a 55G tank thats going to be a fish and liverock only tank.

I need help with stocking the tank......these are the fish that I like the most and are all small. Though, right now my tank is occupied by a green wrasse thats about 3 inches.

I would like to have 2 clownfish,

I really like Bangai (high-fin) Cardinal fish

Firefish

Yellow Watchman Goby

Spotted Cardinalfish

Sailfin/Algae Blenny. I would include the clean up crew in this too. If someone could help me with the stocking of the fish that I listed that would be so cool. Or anything that ypou can suggest would help. I have 60 pounds of live rock also if that helps. Could I have all this fish together in the same tank? Thanks for the help.
 
These are all peaceful fish, and I think you will be okay. Just remember to add slowly and not to overstock. Firefish can jump out of the tank, as well as some of the gobies. So make sure to have your tank covered with lid. These are also quite small fish that are suitable for smaller tanks. They will be fine for your tank. Also 60 lbs of liverock is on the lower end of the requirement, but it's still adequate, especially since it's fish only tank. Adding little more wouldn't hurt at all though. Good luck!
 
I have kept all above and they all proved to be peaceful fish. Wait, I actually don't have an experience with sailfin blenny, but I believe it's a peaceful fish as well. So yes, you can probably keep all those together. The only issue is to make sure you don't overstock. I won't debate on what I think is a reasonable number of fish in 55g as people seem to have different opinions on that matter. However, as long as you have good water movement and good filtration, I think one of each above together won't be a problem (and the 2 clowns).
 
Ok so like I would like to have 2 clownfish,

2 Bangai (high-fin) Cardinal fish

2 Firefish

2 Yellow Watchman Goby


1 Sailfin/Algae Blenny. And this is not including the clean up crew right? Anyother suggestions?
 
in a 55gallon tank, i would start off with 10 snails and 10 hermits ( blue and red legged variety ) and 2 cleaner shrimps...

What you need to do is start with that as a base line, and if you feel that they are struggling to manage with the algae in the tank, add another batch of 5...you wont need any more than two cleaner shrimps though..

Niko
 
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