Want one more...what ya think

[jden092901]

Do you think it would be ok to have 5 fish in a 30 gallon tank? I really want to get a VERY small snowflake eel...It would be for a short time in the 30 gallon, like 8 months. If I dont get that I want something else...would 5 fish be too much for my 30?

I have 2 clowns, bi-color blenny, and a 6-line wrasse right now.

O...are marble sea stars hard to keep (Fromia spec)

Thank you...

Joshua :)

[BLKTANG]

I'll get alot of heat for this,but i say no to the snowflake,but maybe another smaller fish.Just keep up with the water changes,& dont get anything that will get too big.

I have 14 fish in my 75.

[Thunk]

I would be worried about the snow flake eating your fish. They can be pretty aggessive from what i have seen.

[dileggi]

I would agree that the 30 is too small for a snowflake. As for the star fish, I don't know.

But, I have a 29g biocube, and have 5 fish in it with no problems. I have 2 Ocellaris, 2 chromis, 1 indigo dottyback.

It would really depend on what you wanted to add, but 5 is possible, although I don't think it's possible to get anymore than that. But, again, if it were a nano fish, like a Trima Goby, you could prob get 2 or so.

But, keep up with your water changes and good husbandry like blktang says.

[jden092901]

i do 3 gallons of water changes a week...is that ok?

[Ritten]

O...are marble sea stars hard to keep (Fromia spec)

I was just looking at them at www.liveaquaria.com in the collectors corner. They say they are a hardier star.

[BLKTANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11800216#post11800216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jden092901
i do 3 gallons of water changes a week...is that ok?


That depends on alot of things.

Skimming?Feeding,& bio-load.

I had a 29 before,& did 5g a week.I also had a huge skimmer,& a 20L sump.

[BLKTANG]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11800222#post11800222 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Ritten
O...are marble sea stars hard to keep (Fromia spec)

I was just looking at them at www.liveaquaria.com in the collectors corner. They say they are a hardier star.


Fromia's are a "hardy" star,but like all starfish they are finiky to temp,& SG swings.

[dileggi]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11800216#post11800216 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jden092901
i do 3 gallons of water changes a week...is that ok?

That's a 10% weekly change, so I would say you're good, depending on bioload and filtration, as blktang mentioned already.

I personally change 5g per week in my 29. More out of easiness than anything else. It's just easier to mix a 5g bucket, for me anyway.

If your water levels are good when you're testing, and everything is thriving, then 3g per week should be oK