HI , I have a 29 gallong tank set up for 6 months , great water perimeters with live sand . I have a clarki clown , a ocellaris clown , they both get along great, a feather duster and some snails. I am interested in adding 1 more fish to my 29 gallon.I would like a dwarf angel of some kind leaning towards lemonpeel but I am not sure since I don't have live rock. I would feed blanched veggies and keep seaweed selects and algae clips available and even considered adding some kind of plant. I am wondering if it would be possible to have a dwarf angel without live rock.
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ACBlinky
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Not sure if I'd try it. You've already got two territorial fish and you'd be adding another to a relatively small space.
Angels also benefit a great deal from having live rock in their tank and IMHO there's really no substitute. Mine have seaweed sheets available to them all day and still spend most of their time grazing off the rockwork, so I know they're getting something there they wouldn't get from seaweed alone.
How about a clown goby, shrimp goby/pistol pair, blenny and/or a funky invert -- an anemone if you have the light, coral banded shrimp (single or pair), pair of cleaner shrimp, large hermit (electric blues and oranges are safe but get huge) -- I'd go for something that won't really compete with the clowns for space that adds visual interest to the tank.
Angels also benefit a great deal from having live rock in their tank and IMHO there's really no substitute. Mine have seaweed sheets available to them all day and still spend most of their time grazing off the rockwork, so I know they're getting something there they wouldn't get from seaweed alone.
How about a clown goby, shrimp goby/pistol pair, blenny and/or a funky invert -- an anemone if you have the light, coral banded shrimp (single or pair), pair of cleaner shrimp, large hermit (electric blues and oranges are safe but get huge) -- I'd go for something that won't really compete with the clowns for space that adds visual interest to the tank.
I do not have corrct lighting and am more interested in getting something that swims . Anything that doesn't not need liverock?
I am upgrading to a 90 g in about 6 months but will be keeping my 29 gallong up as fish with live sand only . The 90 gallon will be reef safe only fish and I guess I will have to get live rock then .
I am upgrading to a 90 g in about 6 months but will be keeping my 29 gallong up as fish with live sand only . The 90 gallon will be reef safe only fish and I guess I will have to get live rock then .
Angel*Fish
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From the other thread:
Some angels are never going to eat off algae clips - most need microalgae & diatoms which grows really well on live rock and is not included in angel formulas as far as I know.
They must have lots of rocks as in the wild they are never far from a hiding place and swim in and out of the rockwork all day. An angel without rockwork would be a very stressed fish.
So if you have some other type of rock like holey rock, I imagine that would be fine unless you take it out and clean it at intervals. The key is to let lots of life grow on it for the angels to graze on & to provide lots of hiding places.
In addition - lemonpeels are one of the less reefsafe angels and as one of the largest dwarf angels (5.5 in) are too big for the 29g so would ned to move to your 90 with the upgrade -- except they are not reefsafe
Sand only tank sounds good for jawfish (6 in sand bed.) or garden eel(if your sand is 8+in. deep) they don't like a lot of rocks close to their burrows
HTH
Some angels are never going to eat off algae clips - most need microalgae & diatoms which grows really well on live rock and is not included in angel formulas as far as I know.
They must have lots of rocks as in the wild they are never far from a hiding place and swim in and out of the rockwork all day. An angel without rockwork would be a very stressed fish.
So if you have some other type of rock like holey rock, I imagine that would be fine unless you take it out and clean it at intervals. The key is to let lots of life grow on it for the angels to graze on & to provide lots of hiding places.
In addition - lemonpeels are one of the less reefsafe angels and as one of the largest dwarf angels (5.5 in) are too big for the 29g so would ned to move to your 90 with the upgrade -- except they are not reefsafe
Sand only tank sounds good for jawfish (6 in sand bed.) or garden eel(if your sand is 8+in. deep) they don't like a lot of rocks close to their burrows
HTH
ReefNuggets
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I don't think that would be the best idea, IMHO. Maybe a small goby or wrass that feeds from the water column.
wayne in norway
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Due you think the blanched veg have much nutritional value? Why not just nori or seaweed slect or whatever?
It's an uphill fight if they don't have some algae, detritus to snack on
It's an uphill fight if they don't have some algae, detritus to snack on
Triggerfish
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the fish will feel most comfortable in a tank with lots of rock, caves/crevices..it will constantly be moving in and out.. rarely have i seen my dwarfs just out in the open for any length of times.
