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[sinaloa213]

im cycling a twenty gallon
i want to get some ideas on what to get
thnx

 

[chunks]

gobies, blennies, clown, some of the pseudochromis or basslets. Not much can fit in a 20.

 

[sinaloa213]

thats not good i was thinking a pair of true percs

 

[chunks]

thats fine, as long as you dont mix species

 

[sinaloa213]

what other fish could i add

 

[chunks]

yellow watchman goby, or a few neon gobies...most any goby. Percs tend to get agressive towards other fish in a small tank, so its gonna be hard. There are a few wrasse and basslet, but again, small tanks have space issues

 

[sinaloa213]

so wat should a good stocking list be?

 

[highcottn1]

ok
2 percs
1 red/purple firefish
1 bleeny dont know witch kind

 

[sinaloa213]

how about a scooter blenny

 

[chunks]

hard to keep alive in a 20gal, they need a lot of pods to survive.

 

[sinaloa213]

which one u recommend or intead of a blenny, could a yellow watchman goby work
i love the idea of redpurple firefish

 

[chunks]

yah, though you might see some agression between the firefish and the watchman. I would go with the two percs and a yellow watchman. Pair the watchman with a pistol shrimp and rely on corals and other inverts to fill the rest of your tank

 

[sinaloa213]

wen ur talkin about pairin the shrimp with the watchman goby wat do u mean?

 

[chunks]

yellow watchman goby and pistol shrimp can create a relationship in which they share the same burrow//cave.

 

[sinaloa213]

do i put them in the tank at the same time or first one then the other?
thats a good idea

 

[jambo]

Here are a couple pics of my 20. I've currently got one false perc, one red cap goby, and one green clown goby. For some reason, the red-cap and the green clown don't get along too well. Whenever the green goby comes out in front the red head kinda chases him back behind the rocks.
Full Tank shot with Actinics only.

False Perc

Green Clown Goby

Red Head in front of some cool looking zoos

I also plan on getting either a six-line wrasse or a purple firefish after move everything to a drilled tank and move the sump down to the floor for a little added water volume.
Hope you like it,
Jam

 

[sinaloa213]

what kind of lights are those?

 

[zanoshanox]

Here's my 20 long, scroll all the way to the bottom
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=228621

 

[jambo]

The lights are 24" Current Compact Flourescents. 1x65W Dual Spectrum Actinic + 1x65W Dual Daylight + 1 LED Moonlight.
None of the pictures above have both lights on. When they're both on, they're bright enough that I don't need a flash on my camera.
Oh, and they were like $120 from the Docs w/ shipping.

 

[sinaloa213]

are they enough to keep nice corals?
i might look into those
thnx