Advice for 10 gallon - Aquarium Advice

Puffernut · 09-13-2007, 11:44 PM

I am setting up a 10 gallon FOWLR and i need some advice for stocking it. I would like a clown fish, 1 cleaner shrimp, and some snails. How many snails should i have and could i have another smaller fish or will it be to crowed. If i could have another fish i would like something with some color.

Lance M. · 09-13-2007, 11:55 PM

A couple nassarius snails and two or three others, like I have astrea and trochus snails. Some people suggest ceriths but I've never had them before.

You could add a small goby, court jesters are colorful, but other then that it will harder to handle with the bioload. Make sure you keep up with weekly pwc.

I have two ~1'' tomato clowns (I'm getting another tank in a couple months), one yellow watchman goby, one cleaner shrimp, one emerald crab, 3 blue leg hermits, 3 nassarius snails, two astreas and one trochus, o and a --- long candy cane pistol shrimp. Then corals. I do a ~30% pwc once a week and I have ~25-30lbs of lr.

Puffernut · 09-14-2007, 09:35 PM

Would this work. A 20 gallon with these two clown fish, 4 snails, and a cleaner shrimp.http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1114
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=755

**melosu58** · 09-14-2007, 10:01 PM

If you got a mated pair then you should be OK. Your shrimp and snails should be OK.

Lance M. · 09-14-2007, 11:05 PM

In my 20 gallon, I have a pair of Ocellaris Clowns w/ bta, sixline wrasse, yellow watchman goby w/ red pistol shrimp, I think 2 margarita snails and 2 trochus snails and one baby trochus and 4 nassarius snails, one spotted ? snail, one cleaner shrimp, and one hitchhiker crab I'm trying to catch ....... then my corals.

Puffernut · 09-15-2007, 11:01 AM

Could you recommend a good protien skimmer for a 10 gal set up.

Lance M. · 09-15-2007, 11:19 PM

IMHO a skimmer is a waste of money for a 20 gallon or less tank. Just change the water once a week.

amq · 08-15-2008, 08:22 PM

I agree with Lance. Do a partial water change once a week (I do 10-20%, roughly). If you have a fairly good filtration system with LR and such, it suffices just fine.

JeffX · 08-19-2008, 04:53 PM

A skimmer would be pointless. I would do partial water changes once a week to keep up or even using a good amount of live rock with live sand will help out with filtration.

NiGeR1986 · 08-22-2008, 12:11 AM

yea man get plenty of LR, and throw an Emporer280 on that beast and call it a day.

09-13-2007, 11:44 PM	#1
Puffernut Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21	Advice for 10 gallon I am setting up a 10 gallon FOWLR and i need some advice for stocking it. I would like a clown fish, 1 cleaner shrimp, and some snails. How many snails should i have and could i have another smaller fish or will it be to crowed. If i could have another fish i would like something with some color.

08-15-2008, 08:22 PM	#8
amq Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 31	I agree with Lance. Do a partial water change once a week (I do 10-20%, roughly). If you have a fairly good filtration system with LR and such, it suffices just fine. __________________ 50 gallon cichlid tank 5 gallon community tank 14 gallon marine tank 3 gallon marine tank

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09-13-2007, 11:55 PM	#2
Lance M. Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,186	A couple nassarius snails and two or three others, like I have astrea and trochus snails. Some people suggest ceriths but I've never had them before. You could add a small goby, court jesters are colorful, but other then that it will harder to handle with the bioload. Make sure you keep up with weekly pwc. I have two ~1'' tomato clowns (I'm getting another tank in a couple months), one yellow watchman goby, one cleaner shrimp, one emerald crab, 3 blue leg hermits, 3 nassarius snails, two astreas and one trochus, o and a --- long candy cane pistol shrimp. Then corals. I do a ~30% pwc once a week and I have ~25-30lbs of lr.

09-14-2007, 09:35 PM	#3
Puffernut Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21	Would this work. A 20 gallon with these two clown fish, 4 snails, and a cleaner shrimp.http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...fm?pCatId=1114 http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/p...cfm?pCatId=755

09-14-2007, 11:05 PM	#5
Lance M. Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,186	In my 20 gallon, I have a pair of Ocellaris Clowns w/ bta, sixline wrasse, yellow watchman goby w/ red pistol shrimp, I think 2 margarita snails and 2 trochus snails and one baby trochus and 4 nassarius snails, one spotted ? snail, one cleaner shrimp, and one hitchhiker crab I'm trying to catch ....... then my corals.

09-15-2007, 11:01 AM	#6
Puffernut Aquarium Advice Apprentice Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 21	Could you recommend a good protien skimmer for a 10 gal set up.

09-15-2007, 11:19 PM	#7
Lance M. Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,186	IMHO a skimmer is a waste of money for a 20 gallon or less tank. Just change the water once a week.

08-19-2008, 04:53 PM	#9
JeffX Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 9	A skimmer would be pointless. I would do partial water changes once a week to keep up or even using a good amount of live rock with live sand will help out with filtration.

08-22-2008, 12:11 AM	#10
NiGeR1986 Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 51 Images: 5	yea man get plenty of LR, and throw an Emporer280 on that beast and call it a day.