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ilove2ride

ilove2ride

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First of all, I wanted to thank everyone that always writes back to my little questions...
I have a 24 gallon FOWLR tank that I just set up. I have an Eclipse Power Filter, a 2 bulbs (blue and white), a Fuval Canister filter, and all the other essentails. Tommorow I'm getting some live rock. I can't add a protien skimmer because of my hood and everything else prevents it. I will probably get a powerhead for more water movement. Is this a good Idea? To get to the point, I was wondering if I could fit these animals into my tank without killing them, and if my filtration is OK for them...
I am really concerned about crouding, and if they aren't hardy enough. I heard the Coral Beauty isn't that hardy, would a Royal Gramma be better?
Fish
-1 Coral Beauty or 6 Line Wrasse or Canary Wrasse (which is best?)
-1 Percula Clown
-1 Banggai Cardinalfish
-1 Firefish
Invertebrates
-1 Banded Coral Shrimp
-3 or 4 Feather Dusters
-5 Hermit Crabs
Thanks so much! :D
[ December 26, 2001: Message edited by: ILove2Ride ]
 
fshhub

fshhub

Active Member
IMO/IME
in a 24, skip the big stuff, general rule of thumb is 1 inch of fish(at fishes maturity) per 5 gal of water, therefore, a dwarf angel(most are 3 or 4 inches) would pretty much be the only thing you could add to your tank; at maturity, with enough lr and a good dsb, you can go beyond this rule a bit, but you are still greatly limited with a 24gal
yes, a powerhead is a good idea
I'D
go with a pair of benggais or firefish and one of the other& the perc
for inverts, skip the cbs, and get a skunk cleaner or a fire shrimp, for cleaning reasons, as well as looks, the cbs is known to dislike and attack other inverts(esp. shrimp) and small fish, ESPECIALLY in smaller tanks and a couple of snails to help clean the glass would be a good idea
HTH
[ December 26, 2001: Message edited by: fshhub ]
 
thor

thor

Member
yes either have 1 coral beutie or the firefish cardinal and clown and a power head is a good idea, i just added one to my tank and it helps keep things from settling on the bottom
 
fshhub

fshhub

Active Member
for your size, the six line, however
it may pick on other less aggressive species, such as firefish(may), it won't eat them, but it may tease
 
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