How many fish can i keep in a 24 gallon nanocube?

[basketballas]

I have a 24 gallon nano cube with a clown fish, blue damsel, watchman goby and coral banded shrimp i was wondering how many more fish i could add or what kind of fish would you recomend? Thank You.

 

[patrick8929]

i would say you could put one or two more fish in there. that damsel might beat up any small fish you put in there like a firefish. i would get rid of the damsel and get a royal gramma and a firefish. or a firefish and another clown to pair up with the one you have

 

[basketballas]

thanks i had a royal gramma and he kept picking on the blue damsel and chasing him constantly! maybe he was just a bad fish but now the little guy is shy and hangs out with the clown fish. Do you think i could add in other damsels? or i was thinking maybe a black clown fish

 

[patrick8929]

Originally Posted by basketballas
http:///forum/post/2866071
thanks i had a royal gramma and he kept picking on the blue damsel and chasing him constantly! maybe he was just a bad fish but now the little guy is shy and hangs out with the clown fish. Do you think i could add in other damsels? or i was thinking maybe a black clown fish
its not a good idea to mix clown..... you could get another of the same and hope they pair up. i wouldnt get anyother damsels they will probably just pick on each other.

 

[basketballas]

i've never heard that before about clowns do you know why?

 

[mboswell1982]

they'll fight an possibly kill each other, if your gonna get another clown, its better to get one of the same species

 

[patrick8929]

they are part of the damsel family and they are just aggressive to different types. but dont try it i have heard everywhere that you cant mix clowns.

 

[mboswell1982]

if you have a regular ocellaris clown, ie, the false perc, you can probably get away with getting a black an white false perc, its just a different color variant of the ocellaris clown, but im not sure if thats ok to be honest

 

[patrick8929]

Originally Posted by mboswell1982
http:///forum/post/2866108
if you have a regular ocellaris clown, ie, the false perc, you can probably get away with getting a black an white false perc, its just a different color variant of the ocellaris clown, but im not sure if thats ok to be honest
in this hobby yo want to stay on the safe side. get the same kind of clown if you want another clown or take the one back that you have and get a different one.

 

[mboswell1982]

Originally Posted by patrick8929
http:///forum/post/2866112
in this hobby yo want to stay on the safe side. get the same kind of clown if you want another clown or take the one back that you have and get a different one.
+1 to that, all the way

 

[basketballas]

alright thanks. do you have any recomendations for other fish besides the fire fish?

 

[patrick8929]

royal gramma. the purple firefish. sixline.

 

[mboswell1982]

of those 3, i like the purple firefish the most, but, if youve got the money to spend, get the helfrick firefish, or however u spell it, they're prolly one of the most strikingly colored up fish you'll see in a tank that size

 

[basketballas]

hm alright cool ill look those up.