32biocube fish stocking

[nightmarepl]

Hey all so I got my hands onto a 32biocube was thinking of setting up in few months rock landscape mostly a center build so have swimming all around or maybe towards the like a hill leaning on the back wall

Currently have 2 clowns / goby+pistol / cleaner shrimp / scarlet shrimp

Was thinking on running on the 32
A yellow tang “small baby”
A blue tang “ small baby “
Mandarin
Would this be too many fish for a 32?

 

[James M]

No tangs, that would be completely wrong
Have you looked into wrasses??

 

[nightmarepl]

No tangs

Guy i got the tank from had two tangs with 4 clowns for 3 years never had issues they require more?

 

[James M]

Ok first off
Tangs require a 6ft tank that’s is 100 gallons or more depending on the tang
4 clownfishes is way to much for a 30 gallon
#reefsquad

 

[nightmarepl]

Ok first off
Tangs require a 6ft tank that’s is 100 gallons or more depending on the tang
4 clownfishes is way to much for a 30 gallon
#reefsquad

Hmm interesting i see many people keeping tangs in biocubes without issues weird

 

[James M]

Could you please provide me with info on how you could keep a tang in a 30 gallon bio cubewithout an issue. Tangs swim for miles and graze all day.

 

[nightmarepl]

Could you please provide me with info on how you could keep a tang in a 30 gallon bio cube without an issue. Tangs swim for miles each and graze all day.

Weird i mean the guy i got it from said he had his tang in the tank for 3 years now since it got big he moved it so i dunno

 

[James M]

You need to find a new home for the blue and yellow tang . Also the two other clowns

 

[Brew12]

Tangs require a 6ft tank that’s is 100 gallons or more depending on the tang

Not sure I completely agree with this. If it is true, please don't tell my Tangs the tank is too short for them!

Hmm interesting i see many people keeping tangs in biocubes without issues weird

It can be done, but you are asking for problems. You are much more likely to have losses due to disease and stress by keeping them in a small tank. Normally they make it a few months in a biocube but not much more.

One pair of clowns would work well in your tank. Odds are you will have aggression issues if you put in more than the one pair. Actually, they are clowns.. they always have aggression issues but they will likely kill off the weakest two.

Unless you plan on spending a ton of money buying copepods online every month, a 32g tank won't support a mandarin long term. The tank size is fine for them, its cultivating enough pods. They eat hundreds if not thousands a day. When put in a tank that size they normally starve in under a year.

 

[Eva Rose]

Tangs like to swim lengths. It is their instinct, a 32 gallon is too small even for baby tangs.
You will want to stock fish appropriate for that size tank. If you don't it leads to issues for the fish (stress, aggression etc.)
There are some unique fish that would be fine in your biocube like
Mimic Saddle Puffer (not a puffer but a filefish)
(Paraluterus prionurus)
Or
Geometric Pygmy Perchlet
(Plectranthias sp.)

 

[James M]

You said there baby’s but now your saying he kept them in there for 3 years ?

 

[Brew12]

You said there baby’s but now your saying he kept them in there for 3 years ?

He doesn't have them yet. It's on his wish list.

 

[Jesterrace]

Hey all so I got my hands onto a 32biocube was thinking of setting up in few months rock landscape mostly a center build so have swimming all around or maybe towards the like a hill leaning on the back wall

Currently have 2 clowns / goby+pistol / cleaner shrimp / scarlet shrimp

Was thinking on running on the 32
A yellow tang “small baby”
A blue tang “ small baby “
Mandarin
Would this be too many fish for a 32?

Tangs are out. They will outgrow a cube in a very short period of time and are open water swimmers. Putting a Tang in a Biocube is like me locking you in the bathroom and telling you to live out your life in there. Tangs are super prone to ich and other similar diseases and cramped environments significantly increase the likelihood for aggression and stress with Tangs (believe me, Tangs don't need any more aggression than they already have). I had to remove a Yellow Tang that wasn't half grown from my 90 gallon because he claimed the entire tank as his own and actually took chunks out of my Coral Beauty's fin and was hitting it and causing damage with it's tail scalpel. He was also bullying the 2 other fish that I had in the tank with it. The point is that was in a large 4 foot long tank, so what do you think even a small Yellow Tang would do in a tank 1/3 that size? Mandarins are very difficult to keep in a small tank with other fish. They are copepod eaters and need an established tank with lots of established live rock for a copepod population to thrive (they need about double what your biocube has), if they learn to eat frozen foods, you will need to target feed them 3-4 times a day to ensure they get fed before the other fish gobble it all up. They are very slow/methodical eaters. Imagine an underwater hummingbird trapped in slow motion and you have a Mandarinfish. I had a green Mandarin in my 36 gallon and it made it less than 3 months despite my best efforts and learning to eat frozen mysis and reef frenzy.

 

[nightmarepl]

Not sure I completely agree with this. If it is true, please don't tell my Tangs the tank is too short for them!

It can be done, but you are asking for problems. You are much more likely to have losses due to disease and stress by keeping them in a small tank. Normally they make it a few months in a biocube but not much more.

One pair of clowns would work well in your tank. Odds are you will have aggression issues if you put in more than the one pair. Actually, they are clowns.. they always have aggression issues but they will likely kill off the weakest two.

Unless you plan on spending a ton of money buying copepods online every month, a 32g tank won't support a mandarin long term. The tank size is fine for them, its cultivating enough pods. They eat hundreds if not thousands a day. When put in a tank that size they normally starve in under a year.

Good points maybe I’ll stick away from the tangs

 

[Brew12]

For the bright blue, I would get some yellow tailed damsels. Look alot like the baby hippo tangs, much cheaper, and will live a lot longer in a tank that size.
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/134/yellowtail-damselfish?pcatid=134&c=15+1926+134

Instead of a Mandarin, you could consider a green clown goby.
https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/159/clown-goby-green?pcatid=159&c=15+1926+159

The number of fish you have will largely be dictated by how big of filters you have an how much water you want to change.

 

[Katrina71]

My son has a 32. I'm going to tell you right now I would not do more than a pair of clowns. Babies at that. There are a ton of really cool nano tank fish. Make that cube pop with color! Do soft corals, zoas, and lps. A Tailspot Blenny is awesome! Waaaay cooler than you think!!

 

[nightmarepl]

Currently have 2 clowns goby pistol shrimp and a scooter benny in a 10gallon for 9 months together with zero issues how is two clowns enough for 30 gallons?

 

[Big G]

Big fan of Saphire Damsels. Very peaceful. Stunning blue color. Would live very comfortably in a 32 cube.

 

[reeferfoxx]

I have 7 fish in my 30g tank. None of which are a Tang ;Hilarious

I have..
2 clowns
2 blue green chromis
1 royal gramma
1 cherub pygmy angel
1 hi fin red banded goby

Each fish has its own home for security as the tank is overall a semi-agressive tank.

 

[nightmarepl]

I have 7 fish in my 30g tank. None of which are a Tang ;Hilarious

I have..
2 clowns
2 blue green chromis
1 royal gramma
1 cherub pygmy angel
1 hi fin red banded goby

Each fish has its own home for security as the tank is overall a semi-agressive tank.

dang that looks crisp how’s that light