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FantomFish  Hobbyist Posts: 120 Kudos: 183 Votes: 1 Registered: 30-Jan-2004   | Get a 10g. You could even manage a pair of clowns in that if you have enough live rock. |
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dthurs       Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | A 6gal tank would be a lot of work, and is a bit small even for a percula clown. I would suggest skipping the idea unless you can go with a larger tank. Dan |
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| Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004  | I maintain a 6g tank in the shop I am working at...consist of a pair of skunk clowns (about 4cm big) and a banded coral shrimp...it seems to be working well, all I need to do is a weekly 25% water change and topping ups, I test for nitrate everytime I do water change and it always shows value between 5 and 10 ppm. So I guess a 6g will work but "big tank" better is always true. |
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ACIDRAIN  Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002  | If you go without a heater, you could do some Catalina gobies and some of the smaller shrimp, like the camal shrimp, pepermint shrimp, and there are others. These can be housed together, and you can have several of different kinds in that tank. There are also several other kinds of gobies you can look at as well. A friend of mine has a nano reef tank, that is 6 inches squared, less than one gal. He keeps 2 Catalina gobies, and 3 pepermint shrimp in it. Actaully very cool little tank. Oh, and also has some muchrooms and red sea xenia in it. There is always a bigger fish... |
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| Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004 | jdmara: its on of those Aqua One all in one tank...which got a top filter and light unit. And that filter is the only filter I used in that system....but I do change the filter wool often..like once every week or sometimes 2 weeks |
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| ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002 | Crushed coral will be fine, in fact it is one of the prefered, that or Aragonite sand. Also, about 1 pound per gal of live rock to help with the filtering. This will get you started. And actually IMO most all clowns need at least a 20 gal tank. As you will always have a female in a tank, even if one fish, it will become female. The female clowns can reach 3-5 inches depending on the type of clown it is. There is always a bigger fish... |
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| Week End Big Fish Posts: 414 Kudos: 436 Votes: 1 Registered: 16-May-2004 | using live rock is the best method I reackon, it takes longer time but it's reliable. Leave the bottom bare for small setup's, having substrate will just make things difficult....bare tanks are always easier to keep clean |
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| ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002 | Most pet stores that have SW fish, usually have LR. But, some of the chain stores do not. Try looking at just the lfs, that sell only fish, they will usually have a bunch There is always a bigger fish... |
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| ACIDRAIN Moderator Posts: 3162 Kudos: 1381 Votes: 416 Registered: 14-Jan-2002 | FOWLR, 1/2 pound per gallon will do, but more is better. Reef tank, 1-2 pounds per gallon is best. There is always a bigger fish... |
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| dthurs Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4340 Kudos: 4170 Votes: 529 Registered: 18-Feb-2003 | I would say start off with about a 1/2 pound per gal. Then look at the tank. If you want more rock, then add it. When the tank looks good, then you stop. Dan |
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