old hickory
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As I've mentioned before, I am very new to all this saltwater fun. I've moved rather slowly, increasing my knowledge exponentially by reading this site and others extensively--along with a couple of books I've bought on maintaining a saltwater aquarium. So far, I've only made one horrible mistake--buying low-grade substrate. The fine dusty black substrate has managed to get into my magnetic fish tank cleaner, causing a couple of scratches on the glass that are real eyesores. Good thing I bought a used tank, knowing I would have a few gaffes. Still, it's an expensive mistake.
My longterm plan was to add a 150 to 250 gallon new tank one year from my initial purchase if I liked maintaining saltwater fish, which I do. Since I bought the 55-gallon, my wife has also purchased a 30-gallon display tank for herself and I purchased a 30-gallon quarantine tank.
Right now, these are the fish I have in the 55: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, a Six-Stripe Wrasse, a Pajama Cardinal (wasn't real fond of this kind of fish initially when he came with one of the 30-gallon purchases, but he's grown on me a bit), a Yellow Watchman Goby (another fish that came with the purchase of a tank), and a Two-Bar Rabbitfish, the latest purchase. I realize the Two-bar will need to go into the tank I purchase a year from now (actually 10 months now), so don't worry. He will have plenty of swimming room when he's big enough to need it.
I think I've about maxed out my 55-gallon tank. I'd like to add a Flame Angelfish last, since I've read it's best to make them the last addition to a tank. Considering bioload (haven't had any problems with this) and 'fish space', am I about maxed out? Do I have enough room for the angel? I have the option to move one fish to my wife's 30-gallon, if I need to make room. Thanks for any and all help!
~Old Hickory
My longterm plan was to add a 150 to 250 gallon new tank one year from my initial purchase if I liked maintaining saltwater fish, which I do. Since I bought the 55-gallon, my wife has also purchased a 30-gallon display tank for herself and I purchased a 30-gallon quarantine tank.
Right now, these are the fish I have in the 55: 2 Ocellaris Clownfish, a Six-Stripe Wrasse, a Pajama Cardinal (wasn't real fond of this kind of fish initially when he came with one of the 30-gallon purchases, but he's grown on me a bit), a Yellow Watchman Goby (another fish that came with the purchase of a tank), and a Two-Bar Rabbitfish, the latest purchase. I realize the Two-bar will need to go into the tank I purchase a year from now (actually 10 months now), so don't worry. He will have plenty of swimming room when he's big enough to need it.
I think I've about maxed out my 55-gallon tank. I'd like to add a Flame Angelfish last, since I've read it's best to make them the last addition to a tank. Considering bioload (haven't had any problems with this) and 'fish space', am I about maxed out? Do I have enough room for the angel? I have the option to move one fish to my wife's 30-gallon, if I need to make room. Thanks for any and all help!
~Old Hickory
