jp0379
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I am always interested to read when someone on here asks a question about getting a fish, a tank, ect.........and someone says, "You don't want that fish unless you have a bigger tank".........ect... Besides the fact that although many of us would LOVE to own a 300 gallon tank, money is a commodity that is hard to come by these days, at least when we're talking about spending on a hobby such as saltwater fish.
There is a LFS run by VERY smart people who can answer just about anything you ask, and they have about 40 29 gal. long fishtanks in the store. There are two 125 gallon, one of which is used to house a few aggresive species, and another that is the most beautiful example of a reef tank that I've ever seen. All of the 29's house tangs, lionfish (obviously not full grown), triggerfish, ect........
I think my point is, everyone here has to remember that one, not everyone has 1000 dollars to spend on a system, and two, lots of fish can live very happily in smaller tanks than are suggested here. A yellow tang isn't going to last a day in a 10 gallon tank, of course, but if you have a 29 long, and don't fill it with 100 lbs of live rock, it can do very well.
Just my opinion. And before I get slammed, let me add this. On another thread somewhere, there was a post about coral banded shrimp, and a few people said theirs never come out during the day. I posted that mine spends ALL day for the most part running around, after which someone posted that the only reason a CBS would run around during the day is if the lighting is bad. I happen to have EXCELLENT lighting, and as some posts after mine explained, each person has different experiences. Some people here have said a certain fish would never get along with another fish, and there ARE no fish that follow that rule everytime. I bought damsels when I first bought my tank, like many people do, and I never got rid of them to this day. I have a redlip blenny and a scooter blenny, as well as a madarin goby, and they all get along great. I even have a clown fish that uses the featherduster worm like an anenome. If I came on here and asked if a clown fish could use a featherduster worm in such a way, I promise you 99 % would say "No way."
My basic point is, there aren't many problems that you are going to run into if you think reasonably before you get a tank or a fish. Find out how big the fish gets, don't put 142 fish in a 20 gallon tank, come here and ask questions, and it'll be fine.
Now..........let the slammin' begin.
There is a LFS run by VERY smart people who can answer just about anything you ask, and they have about 40 29 gal. long fishtanks in the store. There are two 125 gallon, one of which is used to house a few aggresive species, and another that is the most beautiful example of a reef tank that I've ever seen. All of the 29's house tangs, lionfish (obviously not full grown), triggerfish, ect........
I think my point is, everyone here has to remember that one, not everyone has 1000 dollars to spend on a system, and two, lots of fish can live very happily in smaller tanks than are suggested here. A yellow tang isn't going to last a day in a 10 gallon tank, of course, but if you have a 29 long, and don't fill it with 100 lbs of live rock, it can do very well.
Just my opinion. And before I get slammed, let me add this. On another thread somewhere, there was a post about coral banded shrimp, and a few people said theirs never come out during the day. I posted that mine spends ALL day for the most part running around, after which someone posted that the only reason a CBS would run around during the day is if the lighting is bad. I happen to have EXCELLENT lighting, and as some posts after mine explained, each person has different experiences. Some people here have said a certain fish would never get along with another fish, and there ARE no fish that follow that rule everytime. I bought damsels when I first bought my tank, like many people do, and I never got rid of them to this day. I have a redlip blenny and a scooter blenny, as well as a madarin goby, and they all get along great. I even have a clown fish that uses the featherduster worm like an anenome. If I came on here and asked if a clown fish could use a featherduster worm in such a way, I promise you 99 % would say "No way."
My basic point is, there aren't many problems that you are going to run into if you think reasonably before you get a tank or a fish. Find out how big the fish gets, don't put 142 fish in a 20 gallon tank, come here and ask questions, and it'll be fine.
Now..........let the slammin' begin.