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07/14/2018, 07:41 AM | #1 |
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Slight confusion with stocking levels
I've been researching what fish to stock my new 30 gallon nano with and am finding contradicting advise with regards to stocking levels online. I've kept saltwater tanks for over 10 years and it hasn't ever really been an issue for me because 4 or 5 decent size fish in a 150 gallon was all I wanted.
However I am seeing statements online such as 1" of fish for every 10 gallons, meaning I can only put one clownfish in my new system!... 20180714_104113 by kenpau01, on Flickr Even with the 1" to 5 gallon rule I'm looking at a pair of clowns as a maximum. I do have massive amounts of filtration on the system so the bioload isn't a huge concern for me, but swimming space and maintaining a peaceful system is definitely a priority. I'd love to put a group of 5 Threadfin cardinals in there, these are very slow, methodical swimmers with a max size of around 2", but that would put me massively overstocked if you go by the 1:5 rule. Other possible fish I've been looking at are the blue assessor, royal gramma and a flame angel. Any advice with stocking would be awesome and knowing what stocking levels people successfully run in similar sized systems to mine would be greatly appreciated! Build thread is here btw if anyone needs more info about the system... http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2679540
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07/16/2018, 08:14 AM | #4 |
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Inch per gallon "rules" are nonsensical, imo. Focus on if the fish will fit in the tank and compatibility between your stocklist.
The cardinals, assessor, and gramma will all be fine. The flame angel will get too big and aggressive for a 30 gallon. Very pretty tank, btw.
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07/19/2018, 02:47 AM | #8 |
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Thanks everyone for the replies. I agree about the angel, it's a bit of a struggle to find a 'show' fish for a system smaller that 50 gallons. I think I'll add a small group of 5 threadfins next, and probably a Royal Grammer later on with possibly one other addition, most likely the Blue assessor.
I definitely value everyone's opinion though so thanks for taking the time to reply
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