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12-30-2004, 10:12 PM
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New Tank Compatibility with Future Fish
So I got all my tank specs fixed up, and now i'm ready to plan on which fish are goin in my aquarium. I have a 30 gal tank which I will later place in anemones and corals. For now, I want to know if my fish and invert selection is a smart choice. Also, if I could get more fish, or downsize my list.
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2 Ocellaris Clowns
1 Longnose Hawkfish
1 Spotted Mandrin
1 Royal Gramma Basselet
2 Firefish
Crawler Inverts:
1 Emarald Crab
1 Coral Banded Shrimp
2 Scarlet Skunk (Cleaner) Shrimp
1 Peppermint Shrimp
1 Turbo Snail
Inverts:
1 Saddle Anemone
Various Corals to be determined
Now remember I dont have to get every one of these, just tell me how many should go, or which ones are not compatable with anything else.
Thanx
-Trent
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12-30-2004, 10:50 PM
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A couple of problems. The Longnose Hawkfish may end up eating your crabs and shrimp once it gets bigger. If you want inverts, I would leave that one out.
Also, a 30 gallon is too small for a mandrin IMO and the firefish can be territorial. You may have a problem with 2, but then again you may not. Coin flip there.
Other than that, sounds nice. 
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12-31-2004, 09:12 AM
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thanx
alright thanx, ill do that. And dont worry bout the firefish, my LFS only sells them in mated pairs (i dont no why though).
thanx
-Trent
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12-31-2004, 10:30 AM
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I must agree with qshark (our newest advisor  ). Skip the hawkfih or your inverts may become lunch. I would not do a mandarin either. They have a highly specific diet of various live pods that dwell in LR and LS. The amount of LR you can get in a 30 gal would not be near enugh to support a pod population large enough to sustain a mandarin. Otherwise, the list looks good. I love my royal gramma. If you only get one firefish and skip the hawk and mandarin, you might even be able to sqeeze in a dwarf angel instead. (although not 100% reef safe)
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12-31-2004, 11:42 AM
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I have a 30 with 2 ocellaris and 1 royal gramma. Lots of turbos, a couple emerald crabs, a shrimp, and a brittle star. Everyone is happy and has room to frolic. Have you considered a smaller goby perhaps?
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12-31-2004, 11:54 AM
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I'll see if my lfs has them, and ill work on getting into a dwarf angel now 
thanx
-Trent
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12-31-2004, 02:17 PM
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Make sure if you get a dwarf that it is juvenile, most dwarf angels still get pretty big compared to your gobies and clowns. 4-5" compared to a max of around 3.5" for everything else you have listed.
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12-31-2004, 03:42 PM
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Actually, I dont know if its a juvenile, it might be an adult... Would you know an online store that would sell some? If it does turn out to be a juvenile, I'll let ya know.
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12-31-2004, 09:53 PM
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What species of angel, Trent?
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Tank: 55 Gallon
The equipment: Coralife 4x65w (2x10k; 2xActinic), Emperor 400, 2 PH
The Fish: black maroon clown, neon goby, yellow watchman goby, 3 blue-green chromis, royal gramma, and a yellow clown goby.
The Coral: zoos, kenya trees, shrooms, leathers, hammer, and star polyps
The Inverts: LT anemone, pistol shrimp, urchins, etc.
The Janitors: nassarius snails, turbos, hermits, several brittle and serpent stars
The Rock: 68# of Keys-12# Base Rock; from LR.com
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01-01-2005, 12:14 AM
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Check out the link below for dwarf angels.
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...16&TopCatId=16
I am thinking of a flame angel for myself. HTH
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super color polyps, hairy mushrooms
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