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ok thanks the fish arent really fishting the sattleback and the black percula are both attatched(for a lack of a better deffinition) to the same anemone. They seem find like that they arent fighting over it

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pnh

thanks. and no fish suggestions (even with the water parameters)

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pnh

Yes, water changes are the best way. There are other ways, but they are for the more experienced person. And they can be costly to set up. Do a 25% water change weekly till they are down where you want them, then keep checking weekly the water parameters, doing water changes as needed to keep them down.

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Water change, 10-20% should get it down

how can i get it lower?

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pnh

And I would watch your NitrAtes, as 40 is on the high side. I try to keep mine below 20, and 30 is always a sign for a water change in my book.

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ok well thanks (its fine as iut turns out)


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pnh

Anemone's will settle where they feel is the best postion.
It usually is somewhere that has good flow, light and has debris which can be food for the anemone floating by.

just leave it to settle where it finds comfortable

ok thanks and my water paremeters are:
pH: 8
alk: 120
hardness: 425
nitRIte: 0
nitRAte: 40
ammonia: 0

if that helps with any suggestions.

and one other thing i took the anemone off the glass because thats not where i wanted it to be, is that bad? if it is is there anything to cure it.

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pnh

Queen angel gets over a foot long, lol. Way to big for your tank. As for the damsel, it should be OK, as it gets bigger it may become more beligerent.

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thanks i saw this Queen angel i beleive it was called was that to big. and would a domino damsel bother my other fish.

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pnh

Some dwarf angels will and some won't. I would look for what is called "true" dwarf angels. There are a bunch out there, so it would be hard to know what your lfs can get in. Also, look at the flasher wrasses as already mentioned, one or a pair of them would do nicely in a tank your size. Cardinal fish will be good too. Some of the basses (smaller ones) would also work in your tank. Get a good look at what your lfs has, and inquire with them about what they can order as well. It all depends on where they order from as to what you might find.

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ok thanks would the dwarf angels eat any coral in my tank

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pnh

Tangs will need a bigger tank at some time in their life if not straight away.
For your size tank, if you want colour and activity. try fairy or flasher wrasse or dwarf angels. both of these type of fish are generally quite hardy too.

um for fish ideas i wouldnt mind ummm.. i have had my eye on this domino damsel but that would be to aggresive (right?) and i would love to have a tang but idk if they would be good but really im not shure i really have to see the fish swim in a store or in someone elses tank to get a good feeling for what they act like and where they live and how but if you any suggestions please tell and ill look in to it

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pnh

I have been told by many sources that this is the bets fish to break in a new tank is this true?

ph

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pnh

so what do u think i should do get

Get some ideas of what fish you might like to have, and let us see it. Then we can better help you get a good combination from those. As well, look at some crabs and such that are available at your lfs, and we can look through your choices there. Crabs are almost always a good thing to have in SW tanks.

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Clowns will form pair bonds between species, but i prefer same species bonds. as you get know both fish will be of the same personaltiy.
And im for the moving atleast one clown.
Wait a little while before you add any more fish you dont want another ammonia spike you could lose what you have, especially the anemone

so what do u think i should do get replacement fish for the clowns im going tyo take out

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pnh

Oh no, your tank is not big enough for three different species of clowns, not even for two different species. I don't want to come down on you, and I am not flaming you, but you are in for trouble with those three clowns when they get larger, if not already. They will fight over the anemone for starters. And they can and probably will kill each other. I would highly suggest you take two of them back. I have known a few people that have kept two different species in a 55gal or simular sized tank, but they also had about 150 lbs of LR, and kept more than one anemone at different ends of the tank.

As for getting more fish next week, well I would wait at least a week in between each individual fish. With multiple new additions at once, you need to wait several weeks. The cycle needs to have time to catch up and be able to handle the bioload of each new addition. In SW it takes much longer than in FW. This is why so many people fail in SW because they don't have patience. Patience is the most important thing you can learn and use when dealing with a SW set up. With each addition of new fish, you should daily test for ammonia and nitrites to make sure they don't spike. If you were to get too large of a spike in ammonia, it could actually kill off all the bacteria of the cycle, and thus cause a complete crash of your tank. Thus you would probably lose everything in it.

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