Suggestions for 29g

snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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I need some suggestions for some different things I can do with a 29g tank in a public store... with kids. Something simple, not too complex, and fun to watch.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
1. Pistol shrimp + goby combo (I hate all the sand getting stirred up)
2. Macroalgae tank + gobies and clowns
3. Soft coral tank - leathers, xenia, zoas, anthelia, mushrooms... some easy stuff. with some small fish
As you can see, I'm all out of ideas. I'm looking for something new, fresh, and exciting. Please help me out. :D :D Thanks.
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388765/suggestions-for-29g#post_3430642
I need some suggestions for some different things I can do with a 29g tank in a public store... with kids. Something simple, not too complex, and fun to watch.
Here's what I've come up with so far:
1. Pistol shrimp + goby combo (I hate all the sand getting stirred up)
2. Macroalgae tank + gobies and clowns
3. Soft coral tank - leathers, xenia, zoas, anthelia, mushrooms... some easy stuff. with some small fish
As you can see, I'm all out of ideas. I'm looking for something new, fresh, and exciting. Please help me out. :D :D Thanks.
Haha... business for you has picked up I see! Nice!
How about a dwarf fuzzy lion??? They are pretty cool...
Or a freshwater tank???
Or fill the tank up with live rock and then have the fish swim in it... of course that would need very porous (sp?) live rock and small fish, but it would be cool.
Or a terrarium? Mangrove tank?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Can't be anything poisonous. I don't know if you read that it's going in a childrens store or not, but it is. Needs to be something fun to watch, but not something that can hurt anyone. lol. Even if lionfish really aren't that poisonous.
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388765/suggestions-for-29g#post_3430683
Can't be anything poisonous. I don't know if you read that it's going in a childrens store or not, but it is. Needs to be something fun to watch, but not something that can hurt anyone. lol. Even if lionfish really aren't that poisonous.
Would there be a canopy on top of the tank or something??
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Yes, a full canopy, water at the top can not be accessed. I'm thinking about ordering an actual wooden canopy to go on top of the plastic canopy for extra safety. I'm also going to take some safety measures for the electrical cords, etc. GFCI Unit - the works. The only thing I haven't thought of yet was what is exactly going in it?!?! lol
I think the store owners original idea was to have seahorses, but then she changed her mind because she watched a video and saw that didn't actually move around much. So, I'm guessing she wants something that will swim around everywhere and be very entertaining. A lionfish isn't going to do that, I don't believe.
Kids like Nemo still?
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/388765/suggestions-for-29g#post_3430688
Yes, a full canopy, water at the top can not be accessed. I'm thinking about ordering an actual wooden canopy to go on top of the plastic canopy for extra safety. I'm also going to take some safety measures for the electrical cords, etc. GFCI Unit - the works. The only thing I haven't thought of yet was what is exactly going in it?!?! lol
I think the store owners original idea was to have seahorses, but then she changed her mind because she watched a video and saw that didn't actually move around much. So, I'm guessing she wants something that will swim around everywhere and be very entertaining. A lionfish isn't going to do that, I don't believe.
Kids like Nemo still?
Yeah... that's true... lions won't move much...
YES, kids love nemo.... how about some clowns???? Kids would be thrilled I'm sure!!!
Maybe when the tank gets established an anemone could be added...
 
jerth6932

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Clownfish are Iconic for little ones. Take it from me, I have a "nemo" in my 24 gallon, every time some one new comes in my house, I hear "NEMO", not saltwater fish tank or even Clown fish. No age is excluded from that either. They know the NEMO's.
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by Jerth6932 http:///t/388765/suggestions-for-29g#post_3430708
Clownfish are Iconic for little ones. Take it from me, I have a "nemo" in my 24 gallon, every time some one new comes in my house, I hear "NEMO", not saltwater fish tank or even Clown fish. No age is excluded from that either. They know the NEMO's.
haha.. so true!
I wouldn't go with any exotic fish in this tank.... I think the kids would value nemo a heck of a lot more than a helfrichi firefish. I think something simple and easy to take care of, with nemo, would be best.... like a dwarf angel, pr. ocellaris clowns, chromis....
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Yeah, I guess so. Some mushrooms, zoa, and xenia would go well with a couple clowns and a clown goby or two. Thanks ya'll.
 
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