Coral beauty

[Fishlover56]

Hiya
My LFS has got the perfect size coral beautyit has been isolated in the fish store for the time. my 40 gallon is 3 to 4 weeks from it completing the cycle If all goes well. Would a coral beauty be fine with a clownfish in a 15 gallon for the next 3 to 4 weeks i have plenty of algae For it to gaze on. Also the only coral in the tank is gsp
Many thanks

 

[Surf985]

The best advice would probably tell you to quarentine the fish during that span anyhow - likely in a similar sized tank, maybe with some form of medication like prazipro or methylene blue. I know you mentioned isolation, but I still treat every fish like its diseased. My success rate got a lot better after starting that practice!

As far as size and a main display tank goes, short term holding in a 15 shouldn't be a problem as long as the fish eats and has room to move. That's more space than most store holding tanks, so a few weeks should be ok. I kept one in a 20 while my 75 was set up and it did ok.

 

[Squeaky McMurdo]

Yes, I quarantine everything in a 20 gallon long and don’t fill it all the way. The coral beauty I had didn’t mind at all sharing the tank with a pair of Clarkii clownfish and a valentini puffer for several weeks.

 

[Fishlover56]

Cool thanks my clown only stays in a quarter if the tank so there is plenty of room do they dont bump into each other thanks

 

[Fishlover56]

Do you know if it would shock the tank with bio load the tanks over a year old
cheers

 

[ichthyoid]

The best advice would probably tell you to quarentine the fish during that span anyhow - likely in a similar sized tank, maybe with some form of medication like prazipro or methylene blue. I know you mentioned isolation, but I still treat every fish like its diseased. My success rate got a lot better after starting that practice!

As far as size and a main display tank goes, short term holding in a 15 shouldn't be a problem as long as the fish eats and has room to move. That's more space than most store holding tanks, so a few weeks should be ok. I kept one in a 20 while my 75 was set up and it did ok.

Great advice!