Looking for advice on fish

Wharf · 08/21/2012, 11:45 PM

Hi all. I have an Aqua-one 275 litre cube. It's the only size I can have for my living area! At the moment I have a couple of baby clowns and 2 fire shrimp. Looking around, it seems I am very limited to what kind of fish I can keep? I wanted a Tang, for grazing, but tooo small! Any help and advice would be very much appreciated.

Empty Bottles · 08/22/2012, 03:33 AM

A cube limits you as far as a tang. I would say at that size it's borderline for keeping a kole, but I'm not sure because of the shape of your aquarium. You have a lot of options. If you aren't going reef a dwarf angel would be perfect, some of the smaller butterflies may work too. Royal gramma, flasher wrasses (my current obsession), chromis, gobies, dartfish, blennies, filefish are just a few of your options.

reeferstace · 08/22/2012, 05:47 AM

Your tank does not have adequate swimming room for a tang. Please consider other options.

the droob · 08/22/2012, 05:54 AM

Can you post a picture of your tank ,so we can check out the aquascape ,I had a Scopias tang in my 200 lt tank and he was excellent at grazing

Chris27 · 08/22/2012, 06:06 AM

I see no reason why a bristletooth (Ctenochaetus species) tang wouldn't do well in that tank. They are no open water swimmers, they spend their days picking at rocks, and happen to be quite good at it.

As for other fish, you have a good bit of room, provided you don't jam pack it full of rock. Just run down the list and pick some that you like...obviously some fish are out, like most tangs and large angels, but there are a ton of gobies, wrasses, blennys and firefish that look great and don't need much room.

Wharf · 08/22/2012, 10:41 PM

Thanks all. Stacy. I believe in my original post I did put "My tank is tooo small"
I have 30kg of live rock and I want to go reef. Will try to add a pic as it is right now.

08/21/2012, 11:45 PM	#1
Wharf Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Derby. UK. Posts: 3	Looking for advice on fish Hi all. I have an Aqua-one 275 litre cube. It's the only size I can have for my living area! At the moment I have a couple of baby clowns and 2 fire shrimp. Looking around, it seems I am very limited to what kind of fish I can keep? I wanted a Tang, for grazing, but tooo small! Any help and advice would be very much appreciated.

08/22/2012, 05:47 AM	#3
reeferstace I'm a little people Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Over Yonder Posts: 1,392	Your tank does not have adequate swimming room for a tang. Please consider other options. __________________ Stacy

08/22/2012, 06:06 AM	#5
Chris27 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 4,452	I see no reason why a bristletooth (Ctenochaetus species) tang wouldn't do well in that tank. They are no open water swimmers, they spend their days picking at rocks, and happen to be quite good at it. As for other fish, you have a good bit of room, provided you don't jam pack it full of rock. Just run down the list and pick some that you like...obviously some fish are out, like most tangs and large angels, but there are a ton of gobies, wrasses, blennys and firefish that look great and don't need much room. __________________ Fill your tank with $5 bills, add gasoline and light it on fire.....only then will you know the real cost of reefing. Current Tank Info: 180 Mixed Reef

08/22/2012, 03:33 AM	#2
Empty Bottles Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 291	A cube limits you as far as a tang. I would say at that size it's borderline for keeping a kole, but I'm not sure because of the shape of your aquarium. You have a lot of options. If you aren't going reef a dwarf angel would be perfect, some of the smaller butterflies may work too. Royal gramma, flasher wrasses (my current obsession), chromis, gobies, dartfish, blennies, filefish are just a few of your options.

08/22/2012, 05:54 AM	#4
the droob Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Perth/Australia Posts: 83	Can you post a picture of your tank ,so we can check out the aquascape ,I had a Scopias tang in my 200 lt tank and he was excellent at grazing

08/22/2012, 10:41 PM	#6
Wharf Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Derby. UK. Posts: 3	Thanks all. Stacy. I believe in my original post I did put "My tank is tooo small" I have 30kg of live rock and I want to go reef. Will try to add a pic as it is right now.