too many fish?

[edmondspl]

I was wondering if you guys think this would be a good for a 55 gal reef tank setup?

2 Blue mandarin fish
2 Ocellaris Clownfish
1 Yellow tang
1 Blue hippo tang
3 Blue Green Chromis (Chromis viridis)
1 Engineer Goby (Pholidichthys leucotaenia)

 

[BTTRFLYGRL]

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All Tangs will unfortunately grow too big for your tank
Mandarins need a well established tank


A dwarf Angel would be nice for your tank and your other choices are fine as well

 

[PoukieBear]

I wouldn't put the tangs in there. they require a lot more room than a 55 gallon.

And the madarin fish are very difficult to keep, i would recomend saving them untill later, when you know that you will be bale to keep them alive and happy.

 

[Mike de Leon]

the mandarin will die if not in the proper conditions

 

[maro1]

Tangs have a 1 Million gallon per fish requirement:lol:


Mar:rollface:

 

[kjmst29]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6750249#post6750249 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by maro1
Tangs have a 1 Million gallon per fish requirement:lol:


Mar:rollface:

HAHAHA -- We have on this forum what is known as the Tang Police. They are people who value Tangs more than their own children. I recommend first purchasing a good book, Like Reef Fishes by Scott Michaels, read up, then decide on your stocking list. Remember, patience is key in this hobby.

I think 2 madarins is out, and even 1 is pushing it in that size of a tank, unless you have at least 75 lbs of LR (live rock). Even then, you'll need to wait at least 6 months for your tank to establish and have a ton of pods (little bugs the mandarin eats).

 

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