Biocube 29 stock

Gerald300102 · 07/31/2017, 12:55 PM

I'm getting a new Biocube 29 in October and am wondering how to stock it.

I already have a tiny clownfish, so that's a given, but I'm thinking:

Possum Wrasse
Pajama Cardinal
and a Hi-fin Goby/Pistol shrimp pair

I'm just putting this out there to get any second opinions! Thank you

thegrun · 07/31/2017, 02:18 PM

That should be fine. The Cardinals do best when kept in a group of three, but that would be too many fish for your tank so a single is probably your best option. I would not try to add a second clownfish down the road, once they pair up they would likely fight with the Cardinal.

neacewood · 07/31/2017, 02:35 PM

I would go with a pistal shrimp and paired goby and pair of clowns. Clowns can be aggressive tho

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fabulousfavia · 07/31/2017, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

That should be fine. The Cardinals do best when kept in a group of three, but that would be too many fish for your tank so a single is probably your best option. I would not try to add a second clownfish down the road, once they pair up they would likely fight with the Cardinal.

I have a single Cardinal. He was a cycle that I couldn't catch and eventually got attached to. It will work.

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Gerald300102 · 08/01/2017, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by thegrun

That should be fine. The Cardinals do best when kept in a group of three, but that would be too many fish for your tank so a single is probably your best option. I would not try to add a second clownfish down the road, once they pair up they would likely fight with the Cardinal.

I don't plan on adding another clown, I don't like how nippy the females get. I had a pair in my other bio cube before I switched the female for a bicolor blenny because she always bit me while I was cleaning.

Gerald300102 · 08/01/2017, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by neacewood

I would go with a pistal shrimp and paired goby and pair of clowns. Clowns can be aggressive tho

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I'm not pairing my clown for the exact reason that the females get aggressive and territorial. Clowns are territorial anyways, but my tiny ocellaris will be easy to dissuade.

07/31/2017, 12:55 PM	#1
Gerald300102 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 4	Biocube 29 stock I'm getting a new Biocube 29 in October and am wondering how to stock it. I already have a tiny clownfish, so that's a given, but I'm thinking: Possum Wrasse Pajama Cardinal and a Hi-fin Goby/Pistol shrimp pair I'm just putting this out there to get any second opinions! Thank you

07/31/2017, 02:18 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	That should be fine. The Cardinals do best when kept in a group of three, but that would be too many fish for your tank so a single is probably your best option. I would not try to add a second clownfish down the road, once they pair up they would likely fight with the Cardinal.

07/31/2017, 02:35 PM	#3
neacewood Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 67	I would go with a pistal shrimp and paired goby and pair of clowns. Clowns can be aggressive tho Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk