need help picking fish

tankedmach

tankedmach

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i just started a 55g lr and fish tank i am new to this and wanted to try because the fish are amazing
i am using a fluval 305 zoo med t5 lighting and 150 watt heater and about 60 pounds of lr getting more soon
i have a clown fish in their now but i am interested in getting angels, butterflies i was hoping to know what kind of fish i could get and how many i do also want to do reef one day but not for long time
if anyone could help you thank you so much
 
btldreef

btldreef

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Originally Posted by tankedmach http:///forum/thread/386938/need-help-picking-fish#post_3401034
i just started a 55g lr and fish tank i am new to this and wanted to try because the fish are amazing
i am using a fluval 305 zoo med t5 lighting and 150 watt heater and about 60 pounds of lr getting more soon
i have a clown fish in their now but i am interested in getting angels, butterflies i was hoping to know what kind of fish i could get and how many i do also want to do reef one day but not for long time
if anyone could help you thank you so much
Welcome to the site.
How long has your tank been up and running? How did you start it?
Unless you're considering a dwarf angel, such as a coral beauty, your tank is too small for a larger species of angelfish, the same goes for many butterflies, but you could get away with one.
 
1guydude

1guydude

Well-Known Member
ya sry to say but 15-25 yrs ago ur tank would be considered big! Now its a med/sm...
u can still have lots of kool stuff though

Welcome to the site
 
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saxman

Guest
Yep...a 55 is on the small side. You could probably keep one of the smaller BF's such as a black & white Heniochus (Heniochus acuminatus) or a threadfin/auriga (Chaetodon auriga), but a 55 is on the hairy edge of being too small.
 
tankedmach

tankedmach

New Member
yeah i was looking at the coral beauty but i want fish with color but i dont know what other fish i can have since my tank is on the smaller side
 
btldreef

btldreef

Moderator
There are plenty of options, just no big fish, and butterflies are considered a larger reef fish.
Look into some wrasses, firefish, gobies, dwarf angels, blennies, etc. You might not be able tohave large fish, but you certainly can have a colorful tank full of life.
 
tankedmach

tankedmach

New Member
okay thanks so much ill deff look into those fish more and some day i really want seahorses in there so ill have to see how to do that and how big of a tank i would need thank you again
 
saltwaterdud3

saltwaterdud3

Member
Seahorses should be in semi-small tanks 30g or less... and should be species only. Meaning only seahorses only go with seahorses of the same species. Good luck and welcome to the forum!
 
meowzer

meowzer

Moderator
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Originally Posted by SaltwaterDud3 http:///forum/thread/386938/need-help-picking-fish#post_3401424
Seahorses should be in semi-small tanks 30g or less... and should be species only. Meaning only seahorses only go with seahorses of the same species. Good luck and welcome to the forum!
I hate to disagree with you....BUT seahorses (full size...not dwarfs) should not be in a tank smaller then a 30G (or a 29) LOL
 
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