What saltwater fish for 20 long?

[dedragon]

i would only add two for and keep testing parameters for awhile. Then wait a couple months and see how things are going. stay away from the sixline as they can be bullies and nip fish fins ime, pink streaked is a better choice if you can find one

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok thankyou but for some reason I cant find a pink streaked wrasse any where. And I posted my water prams earlier

 

[CrimsonTide]

You might have to order the wrasse from somewhere. The firefish and a goby are probably fine as long as you keep up with your waterchanges. More fish create more waste. If your get a goby or wrasse you might want a lid for your tank. They are jumpers especially the smaller the tank gets. They like to carpet surf.

 

[dedragon]

the phosphate is concerning, it will decrease with water changes and increased maintenance of mechanical filters. What test kits are you using to measure the parameters though

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I thought that the lower the phosphate is the better. Right? And I am using red sea test kit.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Also another choice I was thinking of getting was the yellow band possum wrasse. Is that a good fish? Would it be good in my tank instead of the pink streak wrasse just to have another option?

 

[dedragon]

you wrote .25 phosphate, it is still a bit high and would cause algae to grow a lot faster. Its not in a dangerous range but should be dealt with before adding anymore fish if algae is an issue already.

 

[dedragon]

yep, most pygmy wrasses are fin, i think it is just the 6 line that is a jerk

 

[dedragon]

mystery wrasses as well are quite mean, other good options are tanakas wrasse, or white banded wrasse

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok, I also said it might be a zero on phosphate becuse the test wasn't clear.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

So it is fine that I will have five fish eventually in my 20 gallon? Its not to much?

 

[dedragon]

I definitely know how hard it is to tell, the lowest reading is .25 on the test kit though? That seems high as an intial reading, but i would only really trust hanna checkers for phosphate anyway. No real need for concern but something to be wary of incase of algae issues etc.

So it is fine that I will have five fish eventually in my 20 gallon? Its not to much?

Maybe, i would aim for 4 and then check parameters in a couple of months, if they are still good then i would add a 5th fish

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok got it thanks a lot another choice for a fish to have in the tank is a splendid dottyback do you think it is a good choice to possibly have in the tank?

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I definitely know how hard it is to tell, the lowest reading is .25 on the test kit though? That seems high as an intial reading, but i would only really trust hanna checkers for phosphate anyway. No real need for concern but something to be wary of incase of algae issues etc.

Maybe, i would aim for 4 and then check parameters in a couple of months, if they are still good then i would add a 5th fish

And yes the lowest reading is .25

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok got it thanks a lot another choice for a fish to have in the tank is a splendid dottyback do you think it is a good choice to possibly have in the tank?

 

[dedragon]

idk never had one, dont know if its too aggressive of not

 

[CrimsonTide]

Dottybacks would possibly go into your tank but they can be aggressive and defend their territory pretty heavy. I wouldn't put them with more than just the clownfish in your tank and probably wouldn't do it in anything less than a 30gal with lots of hiding spots.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok thanks. How soon do you think I should get the first new fish? The tank has been running for about 4 months. And how much fish should I get at a time 2 or 3?

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I re tested the water today and this is the results

0 ammonia
0 nitrite
0 nitrate
8.0 ph
Calcium 450
Phosphate 0

So the phosphate is at zero which is good and it looks like all my parameters are good.

 

[dedragon]

only buy 1 fish and wait a few weeks, 2 if they happen to have both in stock and on sale but you want to be slow with adding fish to the tank to not overload the biological balance