dwarf angel in my 20?

Is this your system? Very nice!
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I think 4 fish will be fine :D
 
Thanks for the input.....i was either debating between a clown/firefish combo or a angel/clown combo (if the bio load isn't too much) OR i wanted to do an angel OR clown if it was too much for the both of them.

I do have 3 species of acro AND I do run an open top....so thats why i am hesitant for the firefish.

BTW: the fuge is a little bit over a gallon
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9120625#post9120625 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Xandernfs


BTW: the fuge is a little bit over a gallon
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But your total water volume is ?
If you have to always keep your nitrates to z-e-r-o - I'm not sure about the fish.
Open tank, I'd pass on the firefish perhaps
 
Just my opinion, but I think you'll be better off since you have the acros. Be careful in purchasing the shrimp. I'd recommend one of the randalli's like in the article I posted above. The reason being they stay small and "polite" in your tank.

I have a shrimp with my yellow watchman goby which is a different species and he has dug a condo or something down there! He has piled up sand almost 6 inches high :eek1:

Expect to pay around $20 for one. It can be added any time, you don't have to buy them at the same time as the fish. As for the fish, if you want a pair, you should buy them as such.

And just to have another fish, you could also add a clown goby. It will perch in your acros or other branching coral. They are not large enough to count for the bioload. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=1850
 
have you considered Copperbands?here in the UK they are now offering captive bred ones that are much hardier than wild caught specimens,they also grow smaller!in my 20g ive just added a red firefish and a catalina gobby.they are both still abit shy but when they are out and about they add amasing colour to the tank!ill take some photos once my camera has charged and try to post them abit later.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9123020#post9123020 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by mahalamata
have you considered Copperbands?here in the UK they are now offering captive bred ones that are much hardier than wild caught specimens,they also grow smaller!in my 20g ive just added a red firefish and a catalina gobby.they are both still abit shy but when they are out and about they add amasing colour to the tank!ill take some photos once my camera has charged and try to post them abit later.
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I'm sorry to say that Catalina gobies are cold/cool water fish and not suitable for our tropical tanks. :(
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=616874&highlight=catalina+AND+temp
 
yes i have read about this too.apparently they are happy in temps up to around 24c and my tank runs at 24c-24.5c. so im pretty sure the catlina will be ok.the tank has been running at these temps since i set it up so everything else in there is used to it and doesnt seem too bothered about the fact that the temp is abit lower than it should..
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9120991#post9120991 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Angel*Fish
Just my opinion, but I think you'll be better off since you have the acros. Be careful in purchasing the shrimp. I'd recommend one of the randalli's like in the article I posted above. The reason being they stay small and "polite" in your tank.

I have a shrimp with my yellow watchman goby which is a different species and he has dug a condo or something down there! He has piled up sand almost 6 inches high :eek1:

Expect to pay around $20 for one. It can be added any time, you don't have to buy them at the same time as the fish. As for the fish, if you want a pair, you should buy them as such.

And just to have another fish, you could also add a clown goby. It will perch in your acros or other branching coral. They are not large enough to count for the bioload. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=1850
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I had a clown goby.....wasn't much fun.....So were you thinkin the Yay or Nay on a high fin red banded and an angel?
 
I wouldn't get a fire fish. My bicolor blenny didn't appreciate the new tank mate (purple fire fish) and killed him. I wish I was home when the fire fish finally came out of the rock work so I could save him. :(
 
sorry to jump in, but you could also have an orchid dottyback. Beautiful coloration. Or if you can get your hands on one, you can get a panda goby. Very tiny and very interesting looking. Just don't mix the goby and the dottyback together!!!

Haven't tried angels yet...
 


And just to have another fish, you could also add a clown goby. It will perch in your acros or other branching coral. They are not large enough to count for the bioload. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/scateg.cfm?pCatId=1850 [/B]
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all i can say is do not risk a clown goby in a tank with sps they will tear the flesh off the corals and if you have two they will lay eggs and it can kill the coral especially in small colonys
this is all first hand experience i have two i banished to the land of soft corals

also i would never have a tank without a clown they are by far the most entertaining fish in my tanks
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9124667#post9124667 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jlt23
I wouldn't get a fire fish. My bicolor blenny didn't appreciate the new tank mate (purple fire fish) and killed him. I wish I was home when the fire fish finally came out of the rock work so I could save him. :(
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Bicolor blennies can be unpredictable - I had one who killed a royal gramma. I had another one that was a sweety. Then I gave him away to make room for a pair of mimic blennies and his new owner said he was eating his acroporas :eek1:

Not sure about tailspots, but they are beautiful fish. The issues would be the same - hidey hole territory. I think they might have hidey hole issues with orchid dottybacks possibly too. As well as the fish I mentioned above - black cap basslets (a type of gramma).

The point of all this being fish that would normally be compatible, can be hit or miss in a tight space. You also might want to be aware that your 6-line can turn into a terror after 1-2 years also. He could give the red banded gobies a hard time? Not sure.

One thing about Centropyges is they don't take any cr** from anyone. And they also tend to mnd their own business - except possibly when they are in tight quarters. :( If you can find a juvenile (3/4 inch), it'll be fine for at least a year in a 24. But SDGuy recently had to remove his argi pair because the young female was eating coral.

A Nano tank is much more of a challenge than a large 75g+ tank in so many ways. When you finally get a large tank, you're going to find it so easy! :D

I agree with GSM, I'll always have a least one tank with a clown pair --but not everybody feels that way.
 
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Meaning... why do I have to have some clowns?

I really don't know! They are just so adorable. They have cute faces. They wiggle a lot. Orange is a great color. Good question - lol
 
I have had a cherub in my 20 since Aug 06 and still doing great. As long as I keep it fed it doesn't bother anything else. I have heard that it can be a problem, but I have had cherubs in the past in nanos and they have all been fine and not bothered the corals. The only trouble I have had was putting in a fish that it would consider to compete for food. Gobies and the like are OK with Cherubs. I don't know about any other pygmies though.

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