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08/29/2016, 12:55 PM
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How much can I add to my 30 gallon?
I'm wondering how many more fish and inverts I can add to my setup.
30 Gallon tank (36" x 16" x 12") 20Lbs Pukani rock 20Lb sand Aquaclear 50 HOB filter +added GFO Aquamaxx HOB-1 skimmer What I have now: Fish (2) clownfish (juveniles) (1) purple dottyback Inverts: (1) Featherduster (2) Yellow sea cucumbers (3) Scarlet leg hermits (10) Cerith snails (2) Nassarius snails (1) Trochus snail (1) Gold ring cowrie As well as some macro algae and a mix of corals. I am thinking of adding: Yellow watchman goby/shrimp pair Neon goby Barnacle Blenny Firefish Skunk cleaner shrimp/fire shrimp Sexy shrimp Porcelain crab and various other inverts Does this sound good? Would this be a medium bioload or high? I was looking at the neon goby and barnacle blenny because they are both recommended for small tanks. My skimmer is over sized so I imagine the fish waste will be mitigated, will territory be an issue? |
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08/29/2016, 01:52 PM
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Be careful with adding shrimp because dottybacks are known to eat them as a snack.
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08/29/2016, 03:19 PM
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08/29/2016, 04:03 PM
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08/29/2016, 05:33 PM
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Are the yellow cucumbers filter feeding or detritus feeding? If they are detritus feeding, I believe 30 gallons is not enough unless you have a really deep sand bed.
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08/29/2016, 06:19 PM
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08/30/2016, 06:25 AM
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There are some cucumbers with the name yellow sea cucumber that detritus feed.
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08/30/2016, 08:09 AM
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Dottybacks are notoriously aggressive. You'll likely not be able to put any more fish in because it will probably kill them.
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08/31/2016, 04:08 AM
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x2 to what Sugar Magnolia said. I would highly suggest not getting dottybacks if you have many passive fish. It will not end well. Same goes for 6 line wrasse, these will more than likely become super aggressive.
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08/31/2016, 04:13 AM
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My CBS kills the dottybacks BEFORE they kill the other fish
 Good job Shrimpy
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08/31/2016, 05:31 AM
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08/31/2016, 06:20 AM
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My CBS doesn't bother any other fish cuz they are all much bigger than him and the only small fish is the clownfish which never swims close to the sandbed and my valentini puffer which, um, will blow up if Shrimpy pinches him |
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