fish recommendations for 90

[small alien]

I think you are being too sweeping in your statement. Further, chromis may very likely have more bioload per fish than many other small gobies, etc. I currently have 14 fish in my 75. And I plan to add a couple. It has so much to do with which fish and what parts of the tank they occupy in addition to bioload issues. How many fish is just really not that great of a question. Its more subtle and complex than that.

 

[tiffyreefer]

I agree it's complex. I see you have many gobies, which yes don't occupy the main water column, so in your case you might get away with more fish. With LR, probably corals and the majority of hobbyists wanting active swimmers out in front, its just too much to have 20 fish. If anything it stresses them out and creates squabbles.

 

[small alien]

Fair enough.

 

[roushmustang]

sorry if you misunder stood me but you can put anywhere from 15-20 fish in the tank..... they dont have to be active ones like my thread says. gobies, group of sisortails, few fire fish , and stuff like that

i personally only would do 9-12 in a 90 and 9-13 in a 125 but people do keep 15-20 in 90s and 125s

sorry if you misunderstood me
- Dan

 

[Toddrtrex]

sorry if you misunder stood me but you can put anywhere from 15-20 fish in the tank.....

You can not just put 15-20 fish into a 90. Your statement is way too broad, not taking into account the type of fish -- size, swimming style, aggressiveness, amount of waste produced, etc.

 

[roushmustang]

yes it mainly depends on that but if you have slow moving fish, not over 4", peaceful, not big eaters you can get away with it

but like i said people do do it and i personally wouldnt go over anywhere from 9-12 fish

 

[small alien]

It's simply not about the number of fish. That metric is nearly meaningless.

It's like saying I can plant 10 trees in my front yard. 10 apple trees or 10 sequoias makes a pretty big difference.

 

[roushmustang]

@small alien

i was reading under your comment below the line that says "this moment is all we have" and i see you have a male and female naked clown...... did you get these off of DD and are they a mated pair and curently spawning

 

[small alien]

I got them as 1" juvis from my LFS. They determined male/female quite easily and with very little squabbling. I've had them about 1 1/2 years and I've noticed them doing more spawning behaviors like cleaning the rock by their nem recently. But no eggs yet. They are extremely passive clowns. I tend to think the captive bred clowns are more passive over-all though that's just a hunch. We'll see what these two are like if and when they finally spawn. I'm hoping they will.

 

[Brickyardgreg]

^exactly

 

[Brickyardgreg]

Nevermind

 

[roushmustang]

place to put the anemone i get in the future for future reference
1. on top of the flat rock closest to the top of the tank where the lights are
2. will it stay on the sand bottom
3. clear an area of sand and let it stick to the glass and move sand back around its base

 

[Toddrtrex]

place to put the anemone i get in the future for future reference
1. on top of the flat rock closest to the top of the tank where the lights are
2. will it stay on the sand bottom
3. clear an area of sand and let it stick to the glass and move sand back around its base

What type of anemone?

 

[tiffyreefer]

the more you want to place your anemone where you want, the more likely it will hide in the back of the tank where you can't see it

rock anemone I feel are the least of the evils, they don't get huge and eat fish, and after finding a home in a rock, usually stay there. They come in beautiful colors too.

 

[roushmustang]

bta
@ tiffyreefer
so the rock anemone will basically stay in one spot it likes and if i was to place 2 of them near each other because they dont get that big will they sting each other

 

[roushmustang]

im leaning toward a RBTA and i have a rock where it would be perfect to put and hide its foot.. the rock has a 3-5" sort of hole in it and that would be perfect... i just need a small powerhead for the flow.... the only thing i am worried about is will snowflake clowns stay away from it for a while or will they dive right into it like most do

 

[small alien]

I doubt that's the only thing you're worried about. :clown:

Try to tell your brain to take a chill pill a bit. No one's going to be able to tell you if your clowns will go in your nem or when. Some things, you just have to find out.

Good luck. :bounce2:

 

[DallasSVT]

im leaning toward a RBTA and i have a rock where it would be perfect to put and hide its foot.. the rock has a 3-5" sort of hole in it and that would be perfect... i just need a small powerhead for the flow.... the only thing i am worried about is will snowflake clowns stay away from it for a while or will they dive right into it like most do

The RBTA will most likely find its own place in the tank!

 

[snorvich]

roushmustang, after reading this entire thread I feel you have a lot of opinions for someone who has no experience. You might consider slowing down a bit, reading a whole lot more, and listening to the really good advice that Todd is giving you. Of course, instead you could just make the mistakes that we all have made over time and kill some fish.

 

[roushmustang]

roushmustang, after reading this entire thread I feel you have a lot of opinions for someone who has no experience. You might consider slowing down a bit, reading a whole lot more, and listening to the really good advice that Todd is giving you. Of course, instead you could just make the mistakes that we all have made over time and kill some fish.

that i will do, sometimes i just rush into things and my mind keeps goin. i am holding off the anemone for a while but this was just for future reference. thanks and good luck to all of you with your tanks as well