So I currently have one black ocellaris clown in my tank and I’m buying an anemone soon. I wanted to wait to get another clown until the anemone came so I could have a better chance of them pairing and going into the nem quicker. I was wondering if I should add anything else before the second clown because I don’t want the clowns to pair and then bully a new fish.
What else should I stock?
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itsken37
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take a look through here too: https://www.liveaquaria.com/category/2124/nano-fish?c=15+2124&r=
Bfragale
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A lot of people like damsel fish. Personally most I’ve had were jerks and hard to catch when I decided I wanted to remove them lol.
not all are jerks- but it seems a common thing to hear others say too.
I think any blenny like mentioned above was a great suggestion. Algae blenny are cheap and always working on keeping things clean.
if you want a fish that can help eat extra food and pick at algae a freshwater molly acclimated to salt is an option.
I like to keep a file fish on each of my tanks.
a shark nose goby is cool too. It’s a small fish but mine is very active.
not all are jerks- but it seems a common thing to hear others say too.
I think any blenny like mentioned above was a great suggestion. Algae blenny are cheap and always working on keeping things clean.
if you want a fish that can help eat extra food and pick at algae a freshwater molly acclimated to salt is an option.
I like to keep a file fish on each of my tanks.
a shark nose goby is cool too. It’s a small fish but mine is very active.
Fishagent
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Do you plan to breed the clowns? If so my suggestion is a small fish or two, blenny, firefish etc. If not, a 29 gallon is large enough for a coral beauty or other dwarf angel, pygmy angels are cool and not much bigger than a damsel. Don't put in damsel, better choice is small goby or even a hawkfish. They don't swim much, perch on rock, add color (flame hawkfish).
Fishagent
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now I have a suggestion that is a little bit out there, but potentially really cool. how about a blue gudgeon. they are hard to find. i would suggest a tilefish, hơever thank night be a little small.
CanuckReefer
Simple...Salt, Water, LR, Lighting and Flow.
A 29 for a Coral Beauty? Geez that's pretty small for a fairly territorial fish. Might bully that Clown heavily.... I'd say 50 for a juvenile, with plans to upgrade to a 75.
Fishagent
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The problem isn't the size of the aquarium, but its cube shape. For example years ago I had a 30 gallon rectangular aquarium that was 36 inches long. You would be amazed at the number of fish I kept in that tank, including a lemonpeel. no fights. I even had a seahorse that wasn't bothered by my dwarf angel or the percula, and wasn't out competed for food either. However, my concern here is the cube shape, so the dwarf angel needs to be quite young, and a pygmy would probably be better choice.
CanuckReefer
Simple...Salt, Water, LR, Lighting and Flow.
While every fish is it's own individual, and if you had success that's darn good. I currently have a CB and an Eibli in a 90 who do get along after a rough intro a few months back... but I just wouldn't 'recommend' it off the hop....
Fishagent
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