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Does anybody have any stocking ideas for a fish only 29 gallon saltwater tank. I need some easy begginer fish that are relatively inexpensive. I prefer not to have damselfish though.

a pair of clown would fit nicely in there.

Colorful, playful, entertaining, and low cost, a pair of false percula clowns. A tank that size will allso allow a royal gramma, very nice color. Put about 20 to 30 pounds or rock, half base rock, half live rock. This will give a lot of area for them to swim threw. It's nice to mave an anemone with clowns, but that tank is a bit small for one, and you will need more lighting.



Dan

Best beginner fish, and very inexpensive are Chromis, $3-5 each. Also very active, and nicely colors. Next least expensive, I would go with some damsels ($5-20 each), or some fairy wrasse (though some are very expensive, there are several that are nicely priced, between $10-400 each), some fancy shrimps and/or crabs ($3-45), though getting a little expensive you might try a fuzzy dwarf lionfish ( $30-45, caution; poisonous), a snowflake eel ($25-85), if enough sand depth yellow head jawfish ($10-25), blue spotted jawfish ($35-75), clownfish ($20-150), and the list goes on....


HTH....

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