Nemo's Tank
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greatfullreefer
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If ya want a Nemo tank then i suggest you look into at least a 180 gallon tank.
jacknjill
Active Member
oh no not another nemo tank lol
nemo-percula clownfish (10 gallon tank and up)
dory- blue hippo tang (100 gallon tank at the VERY least. 125 and up reccomended)
gill-moorish idol (big tank and extremely difficult to keep alive for any amount of time. not reccommended at all)
flo-3 stripe damsel (10 gallon and up but can be very mean)
bloat-(porcupine puffer (cannot go with any of the other fish and needs a big tank)
bubbles -yellow tang (same as dory)
yellow and purple fish (forgot name)- royal gramma (10 gallon and up.
jacques-skunk cleaner shrimp- (5 gallons and up)
the tank in that movie is impossible just to let you know.
try telling your son that the fish in the tank werent happy and wanted to get out to be free in the ocean
nemo-percula clownfish (10 gallon tank and up)
dory- blue hippo tang (100 gallon tank at the VERY least. 125 and up reccomended)
gill-moorish idol (big tank and extremely difficult to keep alive for any amount of time. not reccommended at all)
flo-3 stripe damsel (10 gallon and up but can be very mean)
bloat-(porcupine puffer (cannot go with any of the other fish and needs a big tank)
bubbles -yellow tang (same as dory)
yellow and purple fish (forgot name)- royal gramma (10 gallon and up.
jacques-skunk cleaner shrimp- (5 gallons and up)
the tank in that movie is impossible just to let you know.
try telling your son that the fish in the tank werent happy and wanted to get out to be free in the ocean
ophiura
Active Member
Loopy has put forward a very good idea. Just remember, it is not an overnight deal. Saltwater tanks need a good 4-6 weeks to cycle before fish go in to it. And then the addition of fish is very slow....only one every couple of weeks. In a 30g (30 long or 29G? 3' versus 2') you will only get around 4 smallish fish...maybe 5, depending on live rock, filtration and water quality.
Remember that water changes on saltwater tanks are critical - very different from saltwater, and that over feeding is a common but costly mistake.
So it is great to set up for a child, but most young children will not be able to care for one. Need lots of water testing and attention.
Just when the movie came out, there were a lot of people who wanted a nemo tank over night for their kids...and didn't care about the likelihood of having to explain to their child why nemo or dory or any other fish died.
But this is a great resource, and we are ready to help make the tank a success!
Remember that water changes on saltwater tanks are critical - very different from saltwater, and that over feeding is a common but costly mistake.
So it is great to set up for a child, but most young children will not be able to care for one. Need lots of water testing and attention.
Just when the movie came out, there were a lot of people who wanted a nemo tank over night for their kids...and didn't care about the likelihood of having to explain to their child why nemo or dory or any other fish died.
But this is a great resource, and we are ready to help make the tank a success!
texasex
Member
Just buy your kids a couple of clowns. That is what I did to pacify my kids without endangering other fish that wouldn't be happy, or die! The porcupine could go with the other fish (I have done so in the past), but not in that small of a tank! Just get "Nemo" and "Marlin" and a shrimp and starfish, that made my kids happy and they will be more apt to survive in a 30 gallon, the others won't! Besides, clowns are just fun fish!
msmith13
New Member
Thank you all so much for helping me. I have had the tank set up for about 5 weeks now and so we've finally gotten to the point of getting the fish. I know it's almost tank cliche but it's been all he's taked about and watched since we went to store. I'll probably be on here with a whole lot more questions in a couple of weeks.... I'm starting a 150 gallon tank for my living room,of course now I know that might be the be better one for "Nemo Tank." Thank you all again for the help
texasex
Member
A 150 gallon tank would probably be big enough to do a "Nemo" tank. This is completely my own opinion, and if anyone strongly disagrees, please say so.
BUT, make sure that if you are determined to do a "Nemo" tank, that you put the fish into you tank in this order (again, if anyone disagrees, please correct me):
-striped damsel
-percula clowns
-royal gramma
-starfish and cleaner shrimp
-"Gill" - he is a Moorish Idol in the movie, but please don't buy one, they don't survive well in tanks - get a henochious butterfly instead. They look almost identical (definitely to a kid) and they have a much better survival rate, though they do better in schooling groups of three.
-blue hippo tang
-porcupine puffer
-yellow tang - the most aggressive and should be the last fish introduced into tank
It's a lot of fish, but if done over the course of a year and the tank is maintained extremely well with excellent filtration, it is possible.
BUT, make sure that if you are determined to do a "Nemo" tank, that you put the fish into you tank in this order (again, if anyone disagrees, please correct me):
-striped damsel
-percula clowns
-royal gramma
-starfish and cleaner shrimp
-"Gill" - he is a Moorish Idol in the movie, but please don't buy one, they don't survive well in tanks - get a henochious butterfly instead. They look almost identical (definitely to a kid) and they have a much better survival rate, though they do better in schooling groups of three.
-blue hippo tang
-porcupine puffer
-yellow tang - the most aggressive and should be the last fish introduced into tank
It's a lot of fish, but if done over the course of a year and the tank is maintained extremely well with excellent filtration, it is possible.
rubberduck
Active Member
yeah and some are COMPLETLY uncompatable