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03-12-2007, 06:28 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Age: 40
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 |  small fish that stay small
I have a 55 tank and I want a reef, but I also want a bunch of fish. What kind of fish can I get that are small and stay small? If I get midget fish, I can have more right?
Plus, who wants 2 big fish in a 55 if that's all you can have? right?
Right now, I have a percula (1-1/2") neon dottyback (1-1/2") algae blenny (3") and a damsel (1-1/2")(dam damsel won't die, he we the one I originally cycled my 20 gallon tank with 2 years ago)
Since I moved from a 20 to the 55, all of these fish will get bigger now right? Do I have enough room for anymore small fish? | 
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03-12-2007, 08:56 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
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You can add a little more fish in that 55. Im not sure but i think that if a fish is in a small tank it will stay small is a myth. Meaning that they would of grown to there full length in the 20.
Here is a link to some small fish that stay small. http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/s...fm?pCatId=2124
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20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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03-13-2007, 12:13 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 49
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Dottybacks, green chromis, some of the hawkfish only get about 3.5" the dwarf HF gets about 3" , many of the blennies, royal gramma, gobies and dart fish like the fire goby, flasher wrasses, mimic file fish about 3.5" and yellow and blue assessors if you can find them. They are beautiful and get about 2.5" _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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03-13-2007, 06:17 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Age: 40
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thanks for your input. I really appreciate it. | |
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03-15-2007, 10:36 PM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: miami Age: 23
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sixline wrasses, pygmy angel (cherub which i have had in a full reef for over 3 years),
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15 gallon aga
20 pounds lr
35 pounds ls
Current Power quad 96 watt retrofit
ZooMed Powersweep 214
Aquaclear 70 moded into refugium
two trumpet corals (1 light blue, 1 lime green)
star pollyps (pink base with yellow tips, and regular green)
various mushrooms (over 5 types)
metalic green frogspawn
sea mat (aka button polyps)
2 false percs
1 cherub angel (2 1/2 years old)
2 blue legged hermits
2 turbos
2 margarita snails
2 Astrea snails
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03-16-2007, 07:21 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 43
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I f you have very intense filtration you could push the limits a bit!!!! However, having said this, you have to be aware of other factors before running out and buying a myriad of fish!!
Aggression and the fact that an increased bioload will add a strain on your biological and mechanical filtration!
I still wouldn't advise incorporating a large number of fish into your tank! But if you do decide to do it make sure you acclimate them and don't add all the fish at one time! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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03-16-2007, 09:47 PM
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| | Zoanthid
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: ontario, canada
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I would try to keep the bioload low if possible. Believe me you don't want the headaches of high nitrates! I wish I didn't have as many fish as I have and they are all small, the only one that will grow large is the tang...which I will probably remove from my tank in the future for the bioload reasons.
Firefish are nice, but skittish. On aquarialive.com they have a compatability chart and I would definitely say everyone should use it prior to buying and mixing fish. Not all go good together for multiple reasons. _________ 20g
25lbs LR
1 hydor koralia
rio nano skimmer FISH: blk/white clown, damsel, yellow watchman goby CORAL: grn open brain, acan, torch, rics, toadstool, zoo's
INVERT:[/u] hermits, nassarius, astrea, turbo's, nerites, crocea clam
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