Hi! I just joined this forum today, and I hope that you can help me! This September, I will be going off to college . Being a HUGE animal lover, I was dismayed, but not surprised, that the only animals allowed in the dorms are fish, in a maximum tank of 10 gallons. Now, I have kept orandas and beta fish my entire life, but I have always wanted a clownfish. I never got one though because I thought setting up the saltwater tank would be too difficult. Also, some man at a fish store told me I would need AT LEAST a 150 gallon tank to accomodate just one clownfish, which I thought was absurd. I just read in an article about clownfish on this site, that although a 30 gallon tank is best suited, a 10 gallon tank would work for a single mated pair. I have plans to just own 1 clownfish though, as I do not wish for multiple fish to be aggressive towards one another. So...I want a 10 gallon salt water set up, with one clown fish (and one only), for a dorm room. In your opinion, what steps do I need to take to accomplish this, and really, any advice will be greatly appreciated and tremendously helpful. I really have no idea what I'm doing, but I have a couple of months and I am determined!! Thank you!
Also, I forgot to mention that yesterday I talked with a lady at a different fish store, and she told me that a 10 gallon tank for one (or two) clownfish would be fine. She told me that I would need to set up the saltwater tank and have the water running and stabilizing for about 6 weeks. In that time, she said that it would be alright to have damsels in the tank. What do you think??
Also, I forgot to mention that yesterday I talked with a lady at a different fish store, and she told me that a 10 gallon tank for one (or two) clownfish would be fine. She told me that I would need to set up the saltwater tank and have the water running and stabilizing for about 6 weeks. In that time, she said that it would be alright to have damsels in the tank. What do you think??
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