Coral Beauty in 29G?

[molly]

Hi-
I am thinking of purchasing a tank raised Coral Beauty. I have a 29G tank with two false percula clownfish and a hi-fin cardinal.
(30 lbs LV, skimmer, trickle filter, inverts, good water levels)
Will the Coral Beauty have enough room in a 29G period?
Is this too many fish?
My other idea is that I may be taking back my cardinalfish and going with a tank raised only theme.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Molly

 

[cadbury]

Coral Beauty generally dont get that big, I would say it would be fine. Just be careful if you add anything else.....

 

[molly]

Yes. Should have mentioned that this would be my last fish purchase.

 

[bentrue]

i have one in my 29g with a false perc, dottyback, and a lawmower blenny. all are doing great and levels at 0. Good luck!

 

[galina]

Coral Beauty would be a good adition, just remember that they like algea in thier diet. Currently, I'm converting my 10 gallon tank with just a serpent star into a macroalgea farming tank. Getting a inexpensive grow light from Wal-Mart. Heard of this being done here, and everyone's had good sucess with it. Then, I would just throw in a bit of it in the main tank for the fish to snack on.
Galina

 

[kev]

The Coral Beauty will be fine in a 29G IMO. How long has your tank been running? Every type of Angelfish you run across will need a tank that has been up and running for AT LEAST 6 months. I would keep that in mind when looking into one of these fish.

 

[molly]

Well. My tank has been up for four months.
Is this because of feeding the Angelfish? Having enough growth in the tank to meet its grazing needs? Do you think this would be as true for the tank raised as for the wild caught Coral Beauty?
Should I wait a bit? The only reason I am hesitant about waiting is that these are the first tank raised Coral Beauty fish I have seen.