My better half, wants a Nano Tank-which one do I buy??

primetime

primetime

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My Fiance just saw "Finding Nemo" this week and now she wants to do Clown fish (pair) and an Anemone. ("ahhh, they are sooo cute, we have to get some...) And well, what she wants, she gets. :D
And since my 195g is going towards all aggressive fish. I told her that she would have to buy a Nano.
Will someone help me out in deciding what kind of Nano tank is needed to do what she is wanting.
I have looked at Petsmart and some other places. But are these setups good enough for her to get up and running?
Or should I look elsewhere? I'll even buy a used one. I don't care.....
Any help would be greatly appreciated!:help:
Thanks,
Dion
 
dvs

dvs

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Depending on what kind of anemone you plan on getting, you may have to upgrade the lighting. I have the JBJ Nano-Cube DX and I love it!
Good luck!
Jen
 
bdhough

bdhough

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Instead of doing an anemone consider a coral that is similar in appearance to an anemone. Clowns will host in many different corals and said corals are much easier to keep alive.
 
tigerlover

tigerlover

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I agree w/bdhough, an anemone is very difficult to keep, so maybe a hairy mushroom or something similar? Also, if you buy them, make sure to have the tank well-cycled and then buy all three simultaneously, otherwise there's no guarantee the clowns will host in the anemone, they might even fight it, or it eat them(I've seen both). Also be sure to get true percs, they tend not to need as much space as false ones
 
sula

sula

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One thing you may want to consider is getting the book Clownfishes by Joyce wilkerson, your fiance might enjoy seeing all the "other" types of clownfish species that are available. Anemones are difficult, a BTA can be kept in a 30 gallon tank if you keep it stable (with the size of your other tank, you obviously know what this means) So if you really want to go that route, it might be worth "steering" the decision toward a clownfish species which is a natural symbiont with a BTA.
In my case, I have a 10g with 2 Ocellaris (false percs), one of which is using some green star polyps as a host, the other ignores everything; in my 29g I have a maroon clown, and as of yesterday (yeah!) an RBTA, which the clown took less than 3 hours to dive in to and hasn't left since.
I also just want to say that with your approach of "what she wants she gets" I predict a very long and happy marriage - after 19 years my favorite phrase is still "whatever makes you happy dear" :D
 
primetime

primetime

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Thanks for all of the replies guys..
We are just searching now for some good deals on used tanks.
And yes--What I say to her is, "Yes Dear!". It seems to work quite nicely.

Dion
 
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