stocking a 20 gallon

logen32

logen32

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would i be able to have a:
pair of perc clown
six line wrass
scouter blenny
would i be able to put in more fish or is this the most fish i can get?
I am also gonna add a blood shrimp and a couple of snails.
 
007

007

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I would put a pair of clowns, or a six-line and some other small fish however a scooter blenny will starve in a 20.
In my 20 I have only two fish . . . I used to have three however it was too much for the bio-load IMO along with all the corals/inverts.
 
kingbrd1

kingbrd1

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I've got a pair of false perc's and a yellow clown goby. So far so good, we'll see as the tank ages I guess....
 
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royalshrimp

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i'd say go for a pair of percs, a sixline, and maybe a neon goby. Dont over load youfr tank. Stick to about 4 small fish. If you over load, lots of problems will occur, waste excretion will be high with lots of fish, and will have a problem establishing new territory , but cannot happen with an over load of fish, especially the clowns who are territorial fish.:happyfish
 
logen32

logen32

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i have the pecs in my 55 but im upgrading to a 180 and in the tank they will become food, and i really like these fish
Would this be over load
a pair of percs
six line wrass
Green Clown Goby
 
007

007

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Originally posted by logen32
i have the pecs in my 55 but im upgrading to a 180 and in the tank they will become food, and i really like these fish
Would this be over load
a pair of percs
six line wrass
Green Clown Goby
for a 20 gallon?
You might as well just throw your money down the toilet and save yourself some trouble . . .
 
007

007

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you would need a full fledged sump with that many fish in there . . . pretty much, the MAXIMUM amount of fish that a 20 gallon can adequately support without any additional filtration, using only LR and LS is 3 small fish. IMO even three is too many, two is the most that I would put into a 20 gallon tank. I tried three and I had an algae outbreak. After removal of the third fish, it went away.
You can see my set up in a thread about my tank a page or so back.
If you MUST have more than two fish, then get a bigger tank.
 
overanalyzer

overanalyzer

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Originally posted by logen32
how about like a 29 gallon would that work?
What kind of filtration?? If you are planning a tank with just LR and LS you are still pushing it for those four fish in my opinion.
I am thinking of haivng a pair of percs, a green clown goby and a shrimp goby/pistol shrimp combo in my 29 and thinking that will be pretty full .....
 
007

007

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I am thinking that perhaps you need to get a good book and start there.
What does "standard filtration" mean to you? Chemical? Mechanical? Biological?
 
overanalyzer

overanalyzer

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Originally posted by 007
I am thinking that perhaps you need to get a good book and start there.
What does "standard filtration" mean to you? Chemical? Mechanical? Biological?
I'd second a good book - like Consceintious marine aquarist ....
also - adding more filtration is not a 1 to 1 coralation for adding more fish ....
 
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