thinking about adding a ananome and a clean up crew, lil help?

[rcdude1990]

hi all, i have a 125 gallon tank thats about a year old. the tank right now is a FOWLR, with a sailfin tang, a magnificent foxface and 3 clowns. im gettin back into the hobby and definity gonna get more fish ect. any ideas on fish? also i need a clean up crew since as of right now i have none. also im thinkin about getttin an anenome for looks and mayb my clowns can host them. i have t-5 lighting and ideas or advice?

 

[meowzer]

3 clowns?? Don;t they fight?
I like bubble tip anemones...of course that's my opinion..LOL...are they T5HO lights? How many Watts? Anemones need Very high lighting
Afre you planning on any corals?

 

[rcdude1990]

yea im surprised too three clowns lol, surprisingly n luckily i guess they dnt fight, i c them once or twice get into a lil scuffle but i think there playin, they been in the tank over 3 months so i think its jus playing, as for the light i have no idea watts or if its a t5ho, would it b marked anywere on the fixture since i dnt have the box? n honestly no i dnt plan on gettin corals, mayb like one but not crazy like a reef

 

[meowzer]

Is the make and model of light on it anywhere?

 

[rcdude1990]

i jus looked at one of the light bulbs, it saids t5ho 35w 10000k on the white bulb, theres 4 bubls all together, 2 white 2 blue i didnt read the blue bulb watts

 

[nycbob]

4 t5 bulbs over a 125 isnt much light at all for an anemone.

 

[meowzer]

Do you know what kind of anemone you want? Also, you have A LOT of fish available to you in a 125G....angels are nice

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by nycbob
http:///forum/post/3104332
4 t5 bulbs over a 125 isnt much light at all for an anemone.
BOB, are T5HO only good for smaller tanks then????

 

[rcdude1990]

i guees ur right it isnt really that much light, if its not enough its ok im not very desperate to get one, it was jus a idea, as for fish, for some reason i have a great experience with tangs and foxfaces, other fish seem to die on me, expecially butterflys, and i bought a flagfin a few weeks ago and it died recently

 

[xcali1985]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3104304
3 clowns?? Don;t they fight?
Afre you planning on any corals?
The way i understand them is that they will fight to establish dominance once thats done they can get along ok. I would say if the sizes are significant between them then they should quickly establish this state and get along ok, plus it is 125 gallons lots of room.

 

[tank a holic]

if you keep the anenome high enough in the water you may be ok but since they pick their own spot you're kinda screwed
you need MH's they penetrate the water deeper

 

[nihoa]

i think maybe it was the number of bulbs and not the type?
Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3104334
BOB, are T5HO only good for smaller tanks then????

 

[saltyjewell]

ceirth and nass snails are good for clean-up crew. Oh and hermits like the blue-legged hermits. I personalty love my mexican turbos, they do a good job on the rocks and glass.

 

[pezenfuego]

No
You need to return one of the clowns. I could keep 50 clowns in one tank...and a lot of people do. The problem is, once they reach puberty, one will be killed. Clowns pair up. All of your clowns are juveniles as of right now. The dominant clownfish will become a female and the lesser one will be a male. The least dominant will become food for your clean up crew.