What fish in a 30G

[dwarfgourami7]

I would like to upgrade my 30G from FW to SW. So i was wondering what types of fish i could have. I was thinking a pair of clowns a fire or cleaner shrimp and a few other clownfish size fish. If anyone can give me the names of some nice colourful fish that would go well n there please tell me.

[sapgranth25]

i have a 29 gallon tank & over a year i`ve stocked it with

pair of clowns
firefish
coral beauty
yellow goby
scooter blenny
cleaner shrimp
sexy shrimps
hermits
snails

& they all live happily together & i`ve run in to hardly any problems with this tank

[dwarfgourami7]

What filtration are you using on that tank?

[Reefscape]

here is a list for you mate...

Basslets

Royal Gramma (Gramma loreto) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Chalk Basslet (Serranus tortugarum) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon

Blennies

Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius bicolor) Length: 4", Minimum Tank Size: 29 gallon
Black and Yellow Blenny (Ecsenius lividanalis) Length: 2", Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallon
Two Spot Blenny (Ecsenius stigmatura) Length: 2-1/2", Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallon
Two Spot Bimaculatus Blenny (Ecsenius bimaculatus) Length: 1-1/2", Minimum Tank Size: 15 gallon

Cardinalfish

Bangai Cardinal (Pterapogon kauderni) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 29 gallon
Flame Cardinal (Apogon sp.) Length: 4", Minimum Tank Size: 29 gallon
Pajama Cardinal (Sphaeramia nematoptera) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 29 gallon

Clownfish

Percula Clownfish (Amphiprion percula) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Ocellaris Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) Length: 3", Minimum Tank Size: 10 gallon
Pink Skunk Clownfish (Amphiprion perideraion) Length: 4", Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon
Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus) Length: 5", Minimum Tank Size: 20 gallon

Damselfish

Yellowtail Damsel (Chrysiptera parasema) Length: 3"
Blue Damsel (Chrysiptera cyanea) Length: 2"
Talbot's Damsel (Chrysiptera talboti) Length: 3"
Azure Damsel (Chrysiptera hemicyanea) Length: 4"
Blue Sapphire Damsel ( Chrysiptera sp.) Length: 3-1/2"
Tuxedo Damsel (Chrysiptera tricincta) Length: 3"
Two Stripe Damsel (Dascyllus reticulatus) Length: 4"
Three Stripe Damsel (Dascyllus aruanus) Length: 4"
Four Stripe Damsel (Dascyllus melanurus) Length: 4"

Dartfish

Orange Firefish (Nemateleotris magnifica) Length: 3"
Purple Firefish (Nemateleotris decora) Length: 3"

Gobies

Clown Gobies
-Yellow (Gobiodon okinawae) Length: 1-1/2”
-Green (Gobiodon atrangulatus) Length: 1-1/2”
-Citrinis (Gobiodon citrinis) Length: 2”
-Brown (Gobiodon sp) Length: 1-1/2”
-Black (Gobiodon strangulates) Length: 1-1/2”
-Panda (Paragobius lacunicolus) Length: 1-1/2”
Blue Neon Goby (Elacatinus oceanops) Length: 2”
Golden Neon Goby (Elacatinus sp.) Length: 3”
Greenbanded Goby (Elacatinus multifasciatus) Length: 2”
Red Head Goby (Elacatinus puncticulatus) Length: 2”
Trimma Goby (Trimma sp.) Length: 1”
Red Striped Goby (Trimma cana) Length: 1”
Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptcentrus cinctus) Length: 3”
Orange Stripe Prawn Goby (Amblyeleotris randalli) Length: 3-1/2”
Hi Fin Red Banded Goby (Stonogobiops nematodes) Length: 1-1/2”
Two Spot Goby (Signigobius biocellatus) Length: 3”

Hawkfish

Falco Hawkfish (Cirrhitichty falco) Length: 3”
Flame Hawkfish (Neocirrhitus armatus) Length: 4”
Longnose Hawkfish (Oxycirrhites typus) Length: 5”

Pseudochromis

Fridman’s Pseudochromis (Pseudochomris fridmani) Length: 3”
Neon Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis aldabraensis) Length: 4”
Bicolor Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis paccagnellae) Length: 2”
Springer’s Pseudochromis (Pseudochromis springeri) Length: 3-1/2”

Wrasses

Sixline Wrasse (Pseudocheillinus hexataenia) Length: 3”
Carpenter’s Flasher Wrasse (Paracheillinus carpenteri) Length: 3”
Yellow Fin Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus flavidorsalis) Length: 3”
Exquisite Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus exquisitus) Length: 4”


Niko

[dwarfgourami7]

So how many fish can i have in total? Or inches of fish in a 30g?

[Reefscape]

i would suggest about 7 to 8 inches of fish...

Niko

[Germanman]

i would suggest about 7 to 8 inches of fish...

Niko

with the basic set up and care i would agree with atnixon.

[dwarfgourami7]

Wow thats isnt many inches is it? I was hoping to have the clowns, shrimp, royal gramma and some kind of goby/blenny (a small kind) would that be ok?

[Reefscape]

Yes, that would be fine...You do not include inverts into the ammount of fish you can keep in a tank as their bio-load is very minute...

Niko

[Germanman]

yea usually inverts dont count

[dwarfgourami7]

Awesome. Do need any special lighting? At the moment i use the hagen lights. Are the "marine Glo" lights good? I have space for 2 lights. Do i use 2 "marine glo" lights, or use one of them with another type? Or do i need different lights altogether?

[Reefscape]

If you are keeping fish only and inverts, no, you dont need special lighting...Maybe swap your current standard lights for a marine glow or something and then a low power actinic to create a dusk and dawn effect....

Niko

[Germanman]

if you want corals youll need about 4 watts per gallon.