I have a yellow tang, two tank raised perculas, and selling my blue damsels because they are getting aggressive.(and to let eveyone know, I know it is a 40 gallon becoming a reef, and I know that the tang will get to big for the tank, I sell the adult to the pet store and get a new baby one) I want to know what brand of skimmer is not to bad expensive, but does it's job, and also with the existing fish included can I have 4 or 5 chromises, one blue hepatus tang(probably didn't spell it right, otherwise known as Dori from Finding Nemo) and a flame angel, and a cleaner shrimp and some crabs and snails. Is my tank big enough to hold these animals, and don't forget I can sell them to the pet store when they get to big. And live rock will be the main filter, along with a 3 stage bio wheel filter. And one more question, what should be on live rock to make it a good filter, some type of alage or something else. answers are appreciated.
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I, personally, think that is a lot of fish for that size (40 gal) tank. I'm not sure, but I think the blue tang will probably get bigger than the yellow. I do not think you should have either one in the tank, but that is only my opinion. I would think that the chromis and flame might be OK, (but have never had a flame, so don't know much about it) but I don't know the foot print of your tank. But I would not add both of them at the same time. In fact, I would probably only add one or the other since you still have the two percs (this is assuming that you have taken the tangs and damsels back). Have plenty of rock for the flame to pick on, but, at the same time leave some swimming room for the chromis at the top of the tank.
I know it's very hard not to "not add a lot of fish" but, it is really better for the health of your fish to adhere to some of these standards that people talk about on these boards. Too many or too big fish in too small of a tank is one of those standards.
Also be aware that most angels and tangs can/might eat/nip on corals in a reef tank.
Good Luck and go very slow and think long and hard on these fish decisions.
Frank
I know it's very hard not to "not add a lot of fish" but, it is really better for the health of your fish to adhere to some of these standards that people talk about on these boards. Too many or too big fish in too small of a tank is one of those standards.
Also be aware that most angels and tangs can/might eat/nip on corals in a reef tank.
Good Luck and go very slow and think long and hard on these fish decisions.
Frank
I would have no more than 5 fish in that tank, and 5 small fish.
Just for a moment can you imagine living your life inside a cage, fed daily and that is all, never let out. This is what it is like for your yellow tang.
I hope this isn't taken as a personal attack, but it really isn't right that people keep animals in insufficient space.
eventually it will die.
Just for a moment can you imagine living your life inside a cage, fed daily and that is all, never let out. This is what it is like for your yellow tang.
I hope this isn't taken as a personal attack, but it really isn't right that people keep animals in insufficient space.
eventually it will die.
My suggestion would be to get rid of the tang......they need linear swimming space regardless of their size right now...that is why they recommend a larger tank, not for water volume alone but for the length.....same goes with the hippo tang.......they get big fast and it would be cruel to add them to this tank.....
you could do the flame and the chromis......
the clowns and the flame
I wouldn't put the chromis and the clowns together as I had a problem with this personally......
you could do the flame and the chromis......
the clowns and the flame
I wouldn't put the chromis and the clowns together as I had a problem with this personally......
the bacteria that break down ammonia/nitrite/nitrate in and on live rock is what makes live rock good for filtration. a cleaner shrimp, some snails and some hermit crabs would be good to add. if your tank is becoming a reef tank, remember that as it grows there will become less space for fish to swim. a couple of the samller gobies might also make a good addition. it seems better to me to plan for the end result in the beginning. when i tried to get fish out of a reef tank, it did more damage that i thought it would. sometimes its easy to get them out, but most of the time a reef tank gets crowded enough that getting fish out requires alot more than just dipping it out with the net. good luck.