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    20 gallon reef

    So instead or getting a 30 gallon, I'm turning my old 20 gallon brackish into a saltwater tank.

    I'll get 2 ocellaris clownfish
    2 red spotted gobies
    2 black seahorses
    1 barnacle blenny
    1 condy anemone
    some corals
    1 nassarius snail
    1 banded coral shrimp
    1 emerald crab

    is this too much?
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    seahorses aren't really compatible with reef tanks and best kept in species only setups. If you want an anemone for clowns to host a condy isn't it they don't host clowns and are known to eat fish. Bubble Tip is what you'd want if you want the clowns hosted.



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    ditch the seahorses and do a bubbletip and your good. make sure tot take it slow. patience is key!!!!
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    No seahorses in that tank! +1 to the bubble tip over the condy.
    SG = 1.024-6; Alkalinity 8.3-9.3 dKH; Calcium 420; Magnesium 1300; Temp = 76 to 80; pH = 7.9-8.3. Alkalinity and calcium are dependent on Mg.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fish Master View Post
    So instead or getting a 30 gallon, I'm turning my old 20 gallon brackish into a saltwater tank.

    I'll get 2 ocellaris clownfish
    2 red spotted gobies
    2 black seahorses
    1 barnacle blenny
    1 condy anemone
    some corals
    1 nassarius snail
    1 banded coral shrimp
    1 emerald crab

    is this too much?
    Change the occelaris clownfish to a mated pair tomato clowns
    and the condy to a rose bubble tip
    and take out the seahorses
    add a fancy brittle sea star
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fish Master View Post
    Change the occelaris clownfish to a mated pair tomato clowns
    and the condy to a rose bubble tip
    and take out the seahorses
    Tomato clownfish will probably out grow a 20 gallon if they aren't too big already

    Have you thought about a pair of black and white ocelaris clownfish?


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    I've actually wanted a pearl eye two banded clownfish. Will one fit in a 20 gallon?



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    I've actually found a cheap pearl eye two banded clownfish. Will one fit in a 20 gallon?



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    They get to big for a 20g, Red Sea clowns can get over 5". Percula and Occelaris are really the only good choices for 20g. Maybe a single Barberi if its a 20 long.



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    Definitely do not put a tomato in a 20 gallon. It will get too big and even if it didn't, it will kill anything else you try and add to that size tank.
    SG = 1.024-6; Alkalinity 8.3-9.3 dKH; Calcium 420; Magnesium 1300; Temp = 76 to 80; pH = 7.9-8.3. Alkalinity and calcium are dependent on Mg.

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