tjsynkral
New Member
Hi forum,
I am brand new to aquariums (never done freshwater or salt) and looking to start with clownfish. I do keep a bearded dragon so I am not new to exotic pets generally and am familiar with spending money to get the right stuff.
I've done hours of Google searching, reading forums, looking at stickies, and I have some ideas on what I should do, but I would like some help figuring out what equipment to get to have the setup I have in mind. (I already read the 007 equipment post.)
What I'd like is 2 clownfish and an anenome to start, probably some coral as well. I want to keep the option open to adding one or two more fish later, but I understand from what I've read the ideal limit on clowns is 2 so it would be other types of fish.
From what I understand the anenome is the trickier pet to keep, but I really want to have one for the clownfish to entertain themselves with. I also will need advice where to find the anenome and any equipment that's not on AMZ. My LFS consist of ***** and Petsmart and an aquatic store that I prefer not to give any business (their fish didn't look so good and their reptiles really weren't being cared for properly). We used to have a huge, wonderful LFS called Scott's but it's gone out of business.
I am at work during the day and I have to travel every so often (I can get someone to stop in once a day for feeding), so I want a "buffer" where if things slip a little it isn't an emergency.
If you could tell me what type of setup I need to sustain this environment, I would be very grateful. Also any pitfalls you may see in what I'm doing.
Money isn't too much an issue, and I have a decent amount of space but for my first time I'm looking to go around 28-30 gallon max. It looks like I may also need to keep a quarantine tank? And do I need a sump/sump refugium?
I am brand new to aquariums (never done freshwater or salt) and looking to start with clownfish. I do keep a bearded dragon so I am not new to exotic pets generally and am familiar with spending money to get the right stuff.
I've done hours of Google searching, reading forums, looking at stickies, and I have some ideas on what I should do, but I would like some help figuring out what equipment to get to have the setup I have in mind. (I already read the 007 equipment post.)
What I'd like is 2 clownfish and an anenome to start, probably some coral as well. I want to keep the option open to adding one or two more fish later, but I understand from what I've read the ideal limit on clowns is 2 so it would be other types of fish.
From what I understand the anenome is the trickier pet to keep, but I really want to have one for the clownfish to entertain themselves with. I also will need advice where to find the anenome and any equipment that's not on AMZ. My LFS consist of ***** and Petsmart and an aquatic store that I prefer not to give any business (their fish didn't look so good and their reptiles really weren't being cared for properly). We used to have a huge, wonderful LFS called Scott's but it's gone out of business.
I am at work during the day and I have to travel every so often (I can get someone to stop in once a day for feeding), so I want a "buffer" where if things slip a little it isn't an emergency.
If you could tell me what type of setup I need to sustain this environment, I would be very grateful. Also any pitfalls you may see in what I'm doing.
Money isn't too much an issue, and I have a decent amount of space but for my first time I'm looking to go around 28-30 gallon max. It looks like I may also need to keep a quarantine tank? And do I need a sump/sump refugium?
