moving on from fish only??

quinnfish · 05/15/2007, 11:03 AM

We started with a 30 gallon, fish only tank. I have several pounds of dead rock and some ugly fake plants. We have been up and running for almost 6 months. We lost two royal grammas to ick and a bangaii cardinal to a hungry pajama cardinal. We currently have the pajama cardinal and a scarlet cleaner shrimp. We have great water conditions and feel we have gotten the hang of this aquarium stuff. I don't know if we are ready for the full on commitment of having live rock, corals etc. Is there an in-between step we can take? I have been looking up sea urchins, sea squirts, anemones, sponges, scallops etc. I can't get a good feel for what will be happy without a live rock system. Any suggestions?

pmartin727 · 05/15/2007, 11:10 AM

Live rock, and live sand is the way to go........ Or go back to fish only. Mushrooms are pretty hardy and great peices to start with.

05/15/2007, 11:03 AM	#1
quinnfish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Arkansas Posts: 14	moving on from fish only?? We started with a 30 gallon, fish only tank. I have several pounds of dead rock and some ugly fake plants. We have been up and running for almost 6 months. We lost two royal grammas to ick and a bangaii cardinal to a hungry pajama cardinal. We currently have the pajama cardinal and a scarlet cleaner shrimp. We have great water conditions and feel we have gotten the hang of this aquarium stuff. I don't know if we are ready for the full on commitment of having live rock, corals etc. Is there an in-between step we can take? I have been looking up sea urchins, sea squirts, anemones, sponges, scallops etc. I can't get a good feel for what will be happy without a live rock system. Any suggestions? __________________ Fish Only: 2 cardinals 1 cleaner shrimp 1 royal gramma 15 snails Current Tank Info: 30 gal. - fish only

05/15/2007, 11:10 AM	#2
pmartin727 Moved On Join Date: May 2007 Location: Orange County California Posts: 426	Live rock, and live sand is the way to go........ Or go back to fish only. Mushrooms are pretty hardy and great peices to start with.