jacksonpt
04/08/2015, 11:39 AM
I'm looking for some suggestions. I have a 38g tank with a 20g sump (most of which is fuge), total volume in the 45-50g range. No simmer, water changes about 2x month. I do run carbon and GFO.
Feeding my tank causes nothing but problems, so I only do it about twice a month. I'm looking for fish (or any critter, really) that will help establish a reasonably self-supported system. That means critters that feed on things already in the tank.
I've had great luck in the past with things like wrasses, hogfish, and dragonetes that feed on pods. I've also had good luck with maroon clowns that feed on almost anything. But animals that need constant feeding always end up starving, and obviously I don't want that.
So... suggestions on ways to establish a self-supported system? Or at least as self supported as can be reasonable expected from a home aquarium? If nothing else, maybe this will spark some interesting conversation.
TIA.
Feeding my tank causes nothing but problems, so I only do it about twice a month. I'm looking for fish (or any critter, really) that will help establish a reasonably self-supported system. That means critters that feed on things already in the tank.
I've had great luck in the past with things like wrasses, hogfish, and dragonetes that feed on pods. I've also had good luck with maroon clowns that feed on almost anything. But animals that need constant feeding always end up starving, and obviously I don't want that.
So... suggestions on ways to establish a self-supported system? Or at least as self supported as can be reasonable expected from a home aquarium? If nothing else, maybe this will spark some interesting conversation.
TIA.