New 50 gallon

[steg22]

So im about to pick up a juwel 180 with nexx filter all ready to have live rock added, im going for a FOWLR and just wondered if this list would be pushing it, or even compatible at all:

Picasso Trigger
Pair of Nigripe Clowns
An Angel of some sort
Watchman Goby.

Thanks Guys

 

[steg22]

The angels would be one of the following:

Wanatabei
Rusty
Flame
Coral Beauty
Cherub
African Flameback

Depending on price and compatability

 

[Nu-Nu the eel]

I know that picasso triggers need bigger tanks :/ the angels would be fine as long as they are dwarf

 

[steg22]

aw man the picasso was a must! lol. What about tangs, what is the all purple one with yellow around the eye? And also what about puffers or box fish, any that stay quite small?

 

[jones1483]

Check out live aquaria.com they have list of marine fish pretty much all the info you need and a compatibility list also.

 

[JustinKBreen]

Box fish get huge, there are a few small puffers that would work.

 

[Schism]

aw man the picasso was a must! lol. What about tangs, what is the all purple one with yellow around the eye? And also what about puffers or box fish, any that stay quite small?

I think you may be describing the Niger Trigger. A very cool fish and one of the more peaceful triggers.

 

[emerald76]

No tang belongs in a 50 gal

 

[Schism]

No tang belongs in a 50 gal

This is true i didnt notice the tank size right away. Triggers need a much larger tank as well. If you want tangs and triggers, i advise a 6 foot tank which is 125g or more.

 

[crister13]

I agree. You can't keep any tangs or triggers.

 

[Russ_gibbo1985]

Daylight robber

 

[steg22]

 

[steg22]

so got the tank back in one piece thanks to the work van, hopefully they don't ask for a tracker report! I will have to go back to the drawing board with the tangs and triggers then, any ideas on fish that stay smallish?

 

[steg22]

just a little update, the guy from my lfs has supplied me with a prizm skimmer, i know some of you guys think they're noisy but its a small price to pay for a bargain, and if it annoys me that bad ill just get a different impeller or motor for it!

 

[Sniperhank]

There are lots of small fish you can do in a 50 gal. Check out the nano fish on liveaquaria.com and just look around. In my 55, I have 2 b/w clowns, lawnmower blenny, coral beauty, and an indigo dottyback.

 

[Russ_gibbo1985]

They are useless, as usual though smeg if it's cheap it will do!

 

[steg22]

Well im looking at a cherub angel, and russ it doesnt have to be great on a low stocked fowlr does it? as long as its producing bubbles it'll be doing something p

 

[steg22]

So i'm looking at getting the first half of my live rock next weekend, what is the most porous kind? what about nicest shapes? is it better to get a dense rock or light rock?

 

[Sniperhank]

You want light, porous rock. There is fiji, tonga, caribbean...just to name a couple.

 

[steg22]

do any of them look branchy? russgibbo has some cool branching rock but i cant remember for the life of me what it was, but that will have to be put on the top as im sure its like £15 a kilo, think the figi over here is about £10 a kilo