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08/10/2014, 09:47 PM
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29 gallon stocking recommendations
My 29 gallon tank has finished cycling. The clean-up crew is on the job. The tank will be used to house a maroon gold/yellow striped clown and a rose bubble tip anemone. Since I want to wait about 6 months before adding the clown/nem, what other fish would be a good fit in the months leading up to that? I will have some soft corals so they need to be reef safe and I don't want more than a couple or so. I'm leaning toward some brightly colored wrasses since I don't have any in the big tank. Thanks in advance.
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08/10/2014, 11:29 PM
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Well darker clowns can be pretty mean, especially maroons. If I was doing a small tank I'd go: Picasso clown, a fire fish(purple is the best bang for buck,) a blenny, and a sixline. All those fish look stunning are mellow and stay small. Most of them are also great to watch.
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08/10/2014, 11:32 PM
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Maroon clowns can get very big also.
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08/11/2014, 07:14 AM
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I would skip the maroons and go for two ocellaris clowns, a tail spot blenny and a clown goby. I think that a 29 gallon is kind of small for a maroon but that's just me.
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08/11/2014, 08:55 AM
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I keep 2 OC Clowns and a Neon Dottyback. They do very well together. Only issue with the Dottyback though is he will bully new Firefish, Gobies and Blennies . The Dottyback is a beautiful fish, if you decide to get one just make sure it's the last fish you put in after any other similar shaped fish establish territory.
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08/11/2014, 09:16 AM
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Go with occies or percs, the maroons need a larger tank.
After the clowns I would go with a blenny, a small wrasse like a pink streak or a possum wrasse.
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36g bowfront Current Tank Info: Pair of Occellaris clowns, Royal gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby/Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Blue tuxedo urchin, Fire shrimp, Trochus snails, Cerith snails, Nassarius snails, Ricordea mushroom, Kenya tree, Acan brain & Frogspawn |
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08/11/2014, 10:19 AM
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08/11/2014, 12:04 PM
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Maroons get huge & very aggressive. Once established life will be terrible for any other fish in the tank.
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36g bowfront Current Tank Info: Pair of Occellaris clowns, Royal gramma, Yellow Watchman Goby/Tiger Pistol Shrimp, Blue tuxedo urchin, Fire shrimp, Trochus snails, Cerith snails, Nassarius snails, Ricordea mushroom, Kenya tree, Acan brain & Frogspawn |
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08/11/2014, 12:48 PM
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So, I'm thinking that the maroon clown may be the only fish in the tank? Maybe a watchman goby and a pistol shrimp? If other fish are questionable, how about the decorator crab I asked about in another thread?
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08/11/2014, 02:55 PM
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How many fish are you limiting the tank to? I have one the same size
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08/11/2014, 03:20 PM
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I'm thinking just the maroon clown and one or two more fish. I only have 10 fish in my 180. In my opinion, having fewer fish makes maintenance and upkeep a little easier.
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08/11/2014, 03:51 PM
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Pink Skunk Clowns are the most timid of clowns and get along well w/ simular sized or smaller wrasses like Flashers or Fairy Wrasses
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