ok how about these fish

[fd235158]

I think you'll be happier with that selection

 

[DASPES]

I agree, though if possible make sure the clown in bigger than the damsels when you get them, and I would introduce the clown firstand let him get comfortable and a place picked out before adding the damsels.

 

[kite]

good, youre gonna be much happier with those fish then dealing with a huge porc outgrowing youre tank... Trust me, ive been there........

 

[jer77]

In answering your 23 or so posts... just get another tank for the puffer, and maybe get a smaller one. I have a blue dot by itself in a 30g.

 

[bertoni]

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=232

 

[DASPES]

http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=232

I concur, but a 30 could work for a juvenille, but man is he going to have to be moved up soon.

 

[puffer21]

just one more qustion what about a seahorse with damsel and clown

 

[DASPES]

oh my god!

 

[fd235158]

lol, A seahorse is really only compatible with other seahorse or pipefish. It probably won't survive with fish in the tank especially a damsel. While they may look peaceful enough at the LFS damsels can be really nasty little fish and will harass almost everything when they get bigger.

 

[puffer21]

so no seahorse

 

[crzy4reefs]

sea horses aren't the best choice for a newbie, i would stick to the clown and if you want to the other damsels.

 

[puffer21]

but could they go with them

 

[tsquad]

Nope. A lot of the fish you want would be best with a species tank...well not a lot, just the puffer and the seahorses. I don't know much about puffers or seahorses, but I'm pretty sure puffers could be kept with other fish in a large tank. It's just that your tank is small, so your options are limited. If I were you, I'd get a clown, and a neon goby or two. Or have the tank be a species tank for a baby puffer...when he gets too big, sell him to a local reefer or the LFS.
Just my .02

 

[Neurosis]

Persistence is a wonderful trait!
Can you put a seahorse in a tank with clowns a damsels? Sure. Can you put a tang in a 10G tank? Sure. Is it in the best interest for the creature's health and well being? Probably not. As stated above, seahorses require a dedicated seahorse/pipefish tank with low flow that is mature and contains enough pods to sustain them. The problem with keeping seahorses with reef fishes is that seahorses are slow to capture food in the water column and the other reef fishes will probably eat the food (even if you try to target feed with a baster) before it even gets to the seahorses, causing them to slowly starve over time.

 

[Ben CC]

Puffer21- Maybe you should consider doing some reading. "The Conscientious Marine Aquarist" by R. Fenner would be a good place to start.

 

[puffer21]

ok thanks everyone

 

[puffer21]

any more ideas though

 

[Neurosis]

OK, I retract all my previous statements and advice. Forget all the naysayers on this forum or any other forums on the internet, they've got no idea what they're talking about, despite the years of combined experience. Weren't you given the advise from someone on here to just go get them? Go on already! The fish store is waiting for you!

 

[puffer21]

ya

 

[Ti]

Where is the puffer and the angler?