stocking my first small tank

chirojosh · 08/22/2014, 10:06 AM

Ive always had larger marine tank setups. I am setting one up in my office. It just a 45g cube, 24 x 24 x 18, I believe. Looking for small fish and inverts, def some cleaner shrimp, serpent star, hermits and snails. For fish maybe couple clowns? maybe chromis? a wrasse? never had a tank this small before. what would you do?

cloak · 08/22/2014, 10:27 AM

A couple Ocellaris clownfish, a Bangaii Cardinal, a Royal gramma, and perhaps a yellow Coris wrasse. Maybe an orange spotted goby as well.

panhandler01 · 08/22/2014, 12:47 PM

A Blenny would do well in a tank that size also. I like the bicolor blenny.

kw22 · 08/22/2014, 12:54 PM

I would do:

2 ocellaris clownfish with a sand anemone or bubble tip
1 bi colour blenny or a cherub angelfish
and 2 yasha gobies with 2 pistol shrimp

That looks like a decent setup

kw22 · 08/22/2014, 12:55 PM

Another addition to my list would be a neon goby or a clown goby,as they stay very small

dustinkimpel · 08/22/2014, 12:57 PM

That tank isn't really all that small. Most things should work besides tangs. I would look into dwarf angelfish (they tend to be the best looking of the smaller fish) Firefish will be really cool to people that aren't used to seeing SW tanks.

08/22/2014, 10:06 AM	#1
chirojosh Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 229	stocking my first small tank Ive always had larger marine tank setups. I am setting one up in my office. It just a 45g cube, 24 x 24 x 18, I believe. Looking for small fish and inverts, def some cleaner shrimp, serpent star, hermits and snails. For fish maybe couple clowns? maybe chromis? a wrasse? never had a tank this small before. what would you do?

08/22/2014, 12:54 PM	#4
kw22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Éire (Republic of Ireland) Posts: 435	I would do: 2 ocellaris clownfish with a sand anemone or bubble tip 1 bi colour blenny or a cherub angelfish and 2 yasha gobies with 2 pistol shrimp That looks like a decent setup __________________ If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will spend its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Current Tank Info: All freshwater at the moment.Hoping to set up a marine tank in the future.

08/22/2014, 12:55 PM	#5
kw22 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Éire (Republic of Ireland) Posts: 435	Another addition to my list would be a neon goby or a clown goby,as they stay very small __________________ If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree,it will spend its whole life thinking that it is stupid. Current Tank Info: All freshwater at the moment.Hoping to set up a marine tank in the future.

08/22/2014, 12:57 PM	#6
dustinkimpel Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 342	That tank isn't really all that small. Most things should work besides tangs. I would look into dwarf angelfish (they tend to be the best looking of the smaller fish) Firefish will be really cool to people that aren't used to seeing SW tanks. __________________ 55 Gallon Reef ,Full Apex, Eshopps 75 Sump, Eshopps 75 Skimmer, 2 Jebao RW-8, JBJ Auto Top-Off, 2 Aquastar 165W LEDs Yes, my CHEAPO lights support:Carpet Anemone, Torch Coral, Frogspawn, Chalice, Zoa

08/22/2014, 10:27 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	A couple Ocellaris clownfish, a Bangaii Cardinal, a Royal gramma, and perhaps a yellow Coris wrasse. Maybe an orange spotted goby as well.

08/22/2014, 12:47 PM	#3
panhandler01 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 131	A Blenny would do well in a tank that size also. I like the bicolor blenny.