29gal and 20gal tall stocking lists

[armison89]

what do you guys think

29gal:

Bicolor Blenny or Starry Blenny
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
5 mollies
Royal Gramma Basslet
a few low light corals

20gal:

Red Rooster Pygmy Waspfish
Fu Manchu Lionfish
Columbian Shark (Arius jordani)
a few low light corals

 

[reefboarder]

The first list looks ok you could probably do without the mollies IMO I feel they might be a little Overkill in a 29g, and for the second list I will just say that all three of those fish are rated from a minimum of 30 gal and up and would likely not be suitable to house together.


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[armison89]

the mollies are a breeding group. ive read that bc the lion and wasp dont swim much a 20gal would be ok.

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

bicolor blenny isn't a good choice for a reef aquarium because they're (very secretive) coral and clam nippers

 

[armison89]

thanks for the info

 

[block head]

clowns make lousy tankmates in a cube. i'd go clowns/nem or leave them out and enjoy the smaller fish that can really shine and tend to be lost in larger tanks.

 

[EllieSuz]

That's a total of nine fish in a twenty-nine gallon tank. That's a very heavy bioload for such a small tank. If you omit the mollies, you should be okay, if you have a good skimmer and more water volume in a sump.

 

[armison89]

im going to do this instead

29gal:

Starry Blenny
5 mollies
Royal Gramma Basslet
snail cuc
a few low light corals

20gal:

2 Ocellaris Clownfish
Columbian Shark (Arius jordani)
snail cuc
a few low light corals

 

[GMaquarium]

i would scratch the sharks of the list. Its a fish that gets around a foot long and does not come from the reef. 20 gallon would not be a good idea unless short term and you would need to keep them as babies in brakish water.

 

[armison89]

i already have the shark im planing on puting him in a tank with aggresive fish.
im thinking about getting the 120 from the guy here on rc.