Nano-Reef

[amphibianboy528]

How do you set up a nono reef aquarium?I am using a five gallon tank for this set up.I need recomendations on fish,Thenk you.

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

no sw fish should be in a five gallon in my opinion

 

[Edmonton Eskimo]

a five gallon is pretty small. Any fish you could keep would have to be 1" or less full grown. The only one I can think of off the top of my head is the yellow clown goby

 

[amphibianboy528]

so I should give it to my sis,she been wanting some fish for a while.But how many gallons does anyone reccomend for a nano-reef.Please I need the min. of the tank size.

 

[Wolf]

Get a mantis shrimp and some corals. That would be pretty neat tank.

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

10-12 for a nano is the common min size, however anything IMO 30 gallons or less is a nano

 

[Wolf]

20 gallon is a nice size. Not to big, not to small.

 

[amphibianboy528]

So 12...hmmmm I can use my elclipse 12 gallon tank that is not being use right now.But I want some fish in it,guys reccomend,I heard royal grammas are good nano-reef inhabatanats.

 

[Wolf]

clowns, gobies, grammas all are good nano inhabitants.

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

in a 12 i would recomend one of the following - damsel, chromis, royal gramma, perc (preferibly one that does not like pairs such as the maroon), watchmen goby.

in a twelve i could see 2 small reef gobies such as the citron, clown, clown, neon, ranisford (court jester).

 

[Wolf]

sixline wrasse might work too

 

[xxmoorishmanxx]

i wouldnt do the wrasse in that size they are very active swimmers and IME need more swimming space

 

[ellisz]

I have a small clown goby in a 5 gal mini bow. Other than that though it is just a few shrooms and gsp. Invertabrates would be all that I put in now.

 

[Edmonton Eskimo]

not trying to plug but check nanoreef.com

 

[amphibianboy528]

well the other day I saw a Yasha shrimp goby...anyone heard of it???

 

[amphibianboy528]

it was about 60.00 and it was a beautiful fish.