chercm Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 pls advice Quote Humble tank : Size: 4x2.5x2 ft - Display Equipment : Return 1 : Ecotech marine L1 Return 2 : Ecotech marine M1 CR : Skimz CM122 - Caribsea extra course media with Grotech magnesium Light : ATI 8x54W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member hondaker Posted April 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2006 for 2 ft, preferably no big fishes, typically basslets/gobies/clowns/chromis are the choice since they don't really grow to very big size as for the number of fishes, personally i feel around 4-5 fishes will be the max for a standard 5plan 2 ft of course, everything depends on the equipments used hope it helps to a certain extent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member alex826768 Posted April 12, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 12, 2006 dwarf angels will be nice if no corals........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member arcanehacker Posted April 13, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2006 to me there is no rule or thumb. Its all about type of equipment, dedication and time vs number of LSs. Type of fishes, yes.. get those smaller kind. Quote Why do we use "My 2 cents worth" when 1 cents are not legal tender in Singapore anymore? Shouldn't it be 5 cents worth? "Its easier to blame the 'mantis' or crabs in the tank for missing & dead livestocks.." http://arcanehacker.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammy Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 3 fishes in my 2 feet now . flame angel true perc purple tang. Quote 2x1.5x1.5 tank Lighting: AI hydra 52HD Skimmer: Deltec SC 1455 Reactor: Minimax; rowaphos Skimz ; NP biopellets Wave Maker: MP 40 WQD Return pump: Eheim 1262 Chiller: Arctica 1/10 hp A righteous man cares for the needs of his animal, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel -- Proverbs 12:10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ong2ah Posted April 13, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2006 I got ten fishes in my 2 feet tank...quite guilty I help to increase the vol of water by having a 1.5 feet sump tank... One thing u must note in such a small tank is to have all the fishes to be peaceful in character... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chercm Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 I got ten fishes in my 2 feet tank...quite guilty I help to increase the vol of water by having a 1.5 feet sump tank... One thing u must note in such a small tank is to have all the fishes to be peaceful in character... like which one ? Quote Humble tank : Size: 4x2.5x2 ft - Display Equipment : Return 1 : Ecotech marine L1 Return 2 : Ecotech marine M1 CR : Skimz CM122 - Caribsea extra course media with Grotech magnesium Light : ATI 8x54W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member ong2ah Posted April 13, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2006 like which one ? Gobies are fine... i kept one black nemo, 3 "gay" dartfishes (also commonly called as gobies) one tilefish, 1 scooter dragonnet.. 2 blue eye anthias, 1 cardinal and 1 shrimp goby. For yr info, in a small tank, even so call widely recognize friendly fish like tilefish may not be that friendly..as my tilefish will sometimes chase my dartfishes and even my cardinal... And i also paying the price of being so greedy keeping so many fishes... i got to dilligently change water weekly... using distilled water also... and besides fishes, i got 2 pearl bubbles and 1 frogspawn coral... tube anemone.. and so on... Now i got 5 tubeworms.. develop a worm craze lately.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Venezia Posted April 13, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 13, 2006 gobies will be good eg. yashia, griesingeri and also small shrimps... get ride of crabs and boobits worms in your rocks otherwise your small fishes will dissappear one by one a pair of true percula can be added as main attraction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Yeah it helps to have a focus LS. One that is larger in size and with spectacular colour. Or else, all your tiny LS will blend in too much. I am also looking for that "hero"... but will go slow as my tank is still settling. Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member Qxnviolet Posted April 14, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 14, 2006 A Black Tang would be nice~ Got this crazy idea fo putting in 1 single black tang with a school of YTs in my future tank... Quote My Newbie Tank Thread My Blog All pics taken with CanoN!~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member moxa Posted April 14, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 14, 2006 Take a look http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/compatibility_chart.cfm Do take note some fishes are not suitable for new tank e.g mandarin fish and certain species of gobies , drangonets cheers Moxa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member spaceman Posted April 14, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 14, 2006 okie i think i am the most "guilty" one. 2 BTang 1 Bicolor 1 Tomato Clown 1 PT 1 Algae Blenny in my 2 feet x 1 feet tank..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jacobus Posted April 15, 2006 SRC Member Share Posted April 15, 2006 wouldnt tangs outgrow the 2ft very soon ? unless they are like tiny blue tang size ? i remember last time i at aquariacentral.com i sugested keeping a tang in my old 2ft .. kena flame until siao .. anyways .. how bout randalls goby? just make sure u got no pesky hitch-hikers tt would attack its beautiful fins ... TBT oso good ... haha ... longer time to outgrow ur tank ... when its big mebbe u put up for adoption ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jervismun Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Small BT is nice... here's mine If they ever outgrow your tank... it's a good sign... it's time to upgrade to a 3ft Quote Tank 60x40x40 Optiwhite Glass Tank Sump Elos 500 w/ Tunze Overflow Protein Skimmer Skimz Kone SK1 Return Pump Hydor Seltz L30 Wavemaker Hydor K1 Illumination 150W + 2 T5 Chiller Arctica 1/5hp w/ Aquabee 1000 Water Top-up Tunze Osmolator Dosing Pumps Grotech 3-Channels Calcium Reactor Deltec PF 501 Computer Aquatronica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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