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emperior911
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I wouldn't keep a hippo in anything less then a 125, the picasso's tend to get really agressive as they get older. i've had one eat a sand sifter. unless you keep the picasso with puffers, groupers, other triggers and large wrasses i wouldn't try it
i'd go with:
Yellow tang and or purple tang
flame angel
pair of percs
harlequin tusk
i'd go with:
Yellow tang and or purple tang
flame angel
pair of percs
harlequin tusk
marrone
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You don't need a 125 to keep a Hippo tang, it will do well in your 92gal corner tank. Just get a small Hippo, not those nickel size ones as they have a bad survial rate, get one about the size of atleast a quarter. It's not good to keep Triggers with Lion fish as they will nip there fins and chase them aroudn the tank and stressthem out to the point where they die. Just make sure the percula clown is large enough so the Lion wouldn't swallow it and you should be fine.
emperior911
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once again, i wouldn't put a blue tang in a 92 corner. they get huge. I've seen one 12" inches thats 3" fat. you could do a small one but you'll stunt his growth. I used to manage a fish store. My boss had 2 display tanks. one was a 125 the other was a 90 gallon ... he actually added 2 blue tangs at the same time. one in each tank. in 5 years, the blue tang in the 125 was 12 inches, the blue tang in the 90 only hit 5 inches. this proves that the fish will only grow to the size of the tank.
emperior911
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the blue tangs started out at 3 inches. Also, i wouldn't keep a lion with percs, the lion will get big enough to knock off any male species of clown fish
emperior911
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i know they dont start off at 3". But at 2-3" they tend to adapt better then a .5-1" blue tang. Are you trying to disagree with everything i am saying? lol i've experenced it first hand buddy. your saying if you keep any fish in any tank it's not gonna stunt they're growth. only freshwater right? lmao
second. have you ever raised 2 clown fish? when they pair off the male usually doesn't grow. generally stays around 1-2 inches. a dwarf lion will be able to fit the male in his mouth. the only way around that is if he bought a large clown to start out with.
second. have you ever raised 2 clown fish? when they pair off the male usually doesn't grow. generally stays around 1-2 inches. a dwarf lion will be able to fit the male in his mouth. the only way around that is if he bought a large clown to start out with.
marrone
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Emperior911
For some one that says he speaking for experiences and then says that Hippo start at 3" that doesn't says much for you experiences. Now yes very small ones, size of a nickel, don't usually make it by the next size up about a quarter to 1" usually do very well. Even then a 2"-3" Hippo will be fine in a 92gal tank.
Second he said 1 clown not a pair or clowns, your the one one who stated a pair of clowns, and yes I have raised clown and yes the male is the smaller of the two but depending on when you get them and the type of clown both can be large and large enough not to get swallowed by a dwarf Lion fish. You'll actually find a # of people here keeping both without a problem.
As for stunting grow on fish, do you think you can put a shark or eel in a small tank and it will not grow to a large size, unless it dies from stress or bad water conditions. if you feed the fish correctly it will grow and mostly outgrow a small tank.
For some one that says he speaking for experiences and then says that Hippo start at 3" that doesn't says much for you experiences. Now yes very small ones, size of a nickel, don't usually make it by the next size up about a quarter to 1" usually do very well. Even then a 2"-3" Hippo will be fine in a 92gal tank.
Second he said 1 clown not a pair or clowns, your the one one who stated a pair of clowns, and yes I have raised clown and yes the male is the smaller of the two but depending on when you get them and the type of clown both can be large and large enough not to get swallowed by a dwarf Lion fish. You'll actually find a # of people here keeping both without a problem.
As for stunting grow on fish, do you think you can put a shark or eel in a small tank and it will not grow to a large size, unless it dies from stress or bad water conditions. if you feed the fish correctly it will grow and mostly outgrow a small tank.
emperior911
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http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=786388
go there marrone
go there marrone
marrone
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emperior911
I think you need to read what you posted, funny but I saw a .75 hippo listed, guess that wasn't the smallest, 3", like you said could only be gotten. There wasn't anything in the post that I didn't say as you can see from growth rates a small Hippo will be fine in that tank for quite some time.
cjvolitan you right I think we need to just help jpa0741, who was looking for fish for his tank. The problem is people get carry away and think that you need huge tanks just to have a damsel.
TTU_Reefer
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ok im not saying that the 92 is to small for the hippo, becuase its not. but i have a hippo in my 72 bow(same length) and i really feel like she (6 inches) is cramped. Id get one but feed well and have lots of water space for her to swim. Good luck!
