Hows this sound for fish?

[sandman12]

As my tanks matures i plan to get fish very slowly along the way. Eventaully i would like to have the following
1-true perc.
1-royal gramma
1-redlip blenny
1-clown goby
1-mandarin goby
Whats ur input,r these fish compatable?I have a 30L reef tank in the process.
Thanks

 

[nick17]

One blenny per tank.. in your case.
Mandarins need 100+ lbs of LR..
-Nick

 

[sandman12]

Were did u here that about the 100lbs of lr? I think that might be a lie

 

[krowleey]

its for the food. need lots of LR i think hehe

 

[overanalyzer]

Originally posted by sandman12
Were did u here that about the 100lbs of lr? I think that might be a lie
it is not tyhte gospel but a recommendation - that you have 100 pounds of LR so that there will be a large enough pod population for your mandrin to eat. Which also means you have a tank that is pretty well aged so there are a lot of pods to begin with!
what size tank are you setting up sandman?

 

[stumpdog]

sandman-
sorry they are right. a 30 gallon is way to small for a mandarin. It won't get enough food and you will have to watch it starve. I think all the other fish will get along. I would be willing to say that the tank is getting close if not already full.
Jeremy

 

[lesa]

Mandarins need a mature tank.

 

[sandman12]

yeah i planed to put the mandrin in much later like 8 months.I have a 30L,how am supposed to fit that much rock in the tank? They eat other stuff dont they.I have seen pics of them in their in a 55gal.theres no way theres 100lbs of lr in a 55. I think later on i might try it and if it doesnt work out ill give it back for store credite thanks for the info.

 

[attml]

If you are serious about the Mandrin Goby then you will definitely need a refugium with a tank that size. If not, even with a mature tank a Mandrin will go through the pod population of a 30 gallon in about 3 weeks then as the others stated he will starve. The refugium will allow a secure predator free place for pods to breed and grow which will help sustain the goby long term.

 

[sandman12]

well i plan to set up a 10gal Q-tank could i just put lr in the 10 an dtransfer the pods into my 30L?

 

[attml]

Pods are pretty tiny - how are you going to catch them?

 

[leigh]

Originally posted by sandman12
I have seen pics of them in their in a 55gal.theres no way theres 100lbs of lr in a 55. I think later on i might try it and if it doesnt work out ill give it back for store credite thanks for the info.

Actually, in a sense there is--a lot of those 55's have 75 lbs of live rock in the tank plus a refugium with another 40 lbs... still a lot better off than in a 30. that and i think the top 4 on your list will easily fill the tank.
and as for transferring pods from a q-tank, i think it'd be a bad idea...more likely to transfer ich than pods.

 

[jim672]

sandman12,
No. Normally Q tanks won't have anything in them except some pieces of PVC pipe or a rock or two for hiding. No substrate, little or no live rock and usually no lighting. Therefore no pods.
Jim