Tank Size For Pairing Fish

[Zionas]

What would you have as a tank size (inc dimensions) for doing a pair of Centropyge, and a pair of Hawkfish? Note I’m not buying them as pairs but trying to pair them up myself.

The tank in question is a 3ft (36”) 60G that’s 36 x 20 x 20.

Also how many fish can I reasonably fit into a tank this size (can’t go any larger at this point).

I’m not doing any Tangs.

 

[griss]

The number of fish will depend on the species, aggressiveness and their adult size.

 

[OrionN]

I think it is a bit too small even for one of the Pygmy angel pair.

 

[Timfish]

The times I've seen dwarf angels establish a pair they get very aggressive towards all the other fish in a system. In smaller (~75 - 150) it's results in dead fish and having to remove or breakup the dwarf angel pair. A 3' 60 gallon may work well for just keeping a breeding pair of dwarf angels but keeping anything else with them isn't what I'd do or recommend.

 

[OrionN]

I actually keep a harem of Flame back Angel in a 65 gal and they did fine, but fairly agressive toward each other
I had this thread somewhere on line here are ReefCentral or at reef2reef

 

[OrionN]

My Centropyge acanthops harem, African Flameback Dwarf Angel

I have to reset up my office 65 gal tank this year. It sprung a leak after 7 years or so. After much deliberation, I settle with a list of fishes as below: Tomini Tang Copper Banded Butterfly Harem of 3 African Flameback dwarf angels A pair of clown fish, Black snowflakes, breed by a friend of...

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Zionas]

Enjoyed your harem. You still have the pair?

 

[OrionN]

That was my office tank, three of them. I took it down in a moved and did not set it back up. They were kind of aggressive in there and I did not like the behavior of it.