What to buy next.....

[peter_95]

hey guys, im a newb here in the forums but been in the game for about 6 years now.
I just got married and moved my set up to the new place.
So.... here's what i have so far.
I have a 40 gallon with about 22lbs of live rock.
I have a:
-Maroon Clown
-Tomato Clown
-Blue Tang
-Yellow Tang
-Clown Trigger
-4 lined Damsel
-Cleaner Shrimp
-Coral Beauty
-A few hermit crabs.
I feel that something is missing, but i do not know what to get next. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys...

 

[hunt]

IMO these tangs and trigger need to be in a way bigger tank. and you should never mix clown speicies cause they will usually fight, but sometimes they will be fine. O, and welcome to SWF.com

 

[peter_95]

yeah i know.... they are all pretty small, just the angel is a tad bigger than the other ones and the trigger is the smallest one in the tank. (baby)
I failed to mention, but im setting up the 80 gallon next, it should be up withing a week or so.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by Peter_95
http:///forum/post/3290169
I feel that something is missing, but i do not know what to get next. Any suggestions?
Thanks guys...
yeah....a 150G tank....
that blue tang needs to get out of the 40...small or not...and will not work in an 80G either
Do your clowns fight....those are 2 mean ones you have there

clown trigger

Get rid of the damsel before it kills everything and takes a bite out of you
I would not put anything else in there...

 

[peter_95]

so far so good.... no one fights. i did not know 80 was too small..... 150 is huge. oh boy... so how many fish am i supposed to keep in this 80 im setting up? 3?

 

[meowzer]

It's not the amount of fish.....it's the TYPE of fish
Blue tangs get pretty big....I have one in my 225G, and I could not imagine it in a smaller tank....
Even the yellow tang is close to max size in the 80G (IMO) it will be okay depending on what you put in with it

 

[hunt]

Is the 80g going to be a reef or fish only?

 

[peter_95]

I am planning on making the 80g my fish only and 40g for reef

 

[srfisher17]

IMO, your fish-mix is a disaster just waiting for the fish to grow a bit. As they mature, the clowns will not tolerate each other. One will certainly kill the other. The clown trigger will eat the hermits and the shrimp; then turn into one of the most vicious fish in the hobby. An 80 gal isn't big enough for any tang, much less 2; and nowhere big enough for a grown clown trigger.As the fish mature, just the stress will eliminate the coral beauty. Cramped quarters=stress=aggression. Also: I assume you have additional bio-filtration. A 40 gal tank with only 22#LR and with way too many fish must have an ammonia problem, unless there is more bio-filtration. I'd really suggest you do some real research. If not, I apologize, but this thread almost sounds like someone just having fun with us.