When I saw them, it thought they were brine shrimp, but they weren’t. They look so identical…Why they live inside of aquarium air pump? My fish ate them a lot, are they dangerous?
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I just found white/hairy bacteria coming out from air pump in my freshwater aquarium. Is it safe for my fish?
Tagged air, Aquarium, bacteria, Brine, brine shrimp, fish, freshwater, freshwater aquarium, LOT, pump, shrimp
Stocking suggestions for a 30 gallon marine tank?
Okay so don’t worry i’ve had freshwater fish and now i definately think it’s time to move onto something more of a challenge. I also closely know a really good lfs that will help me out a lot. But basically i’m planning to have a mini protein skimmer and all the stuff that a small marine tank has. Now for fish i have a few questions: (by the way the tank will be fish only with live rock until i feel comfortable to add some corals or an anemone in the future)
1) I definately want 2 ocellaris clown fish, lets face it they’re essential to any marine tank in which they’re compatible. So do they need an anemone?
2) Bangaii cardinal fish, so i hear that they’re best in pairs because they get quite aggressive to the odd one out. Any thoughts on these guys?
3) Green chromis, okay so i hear they’re relatively peaceful and a good little fish. I know they’re damsel fish but do they like to be kept in groups? How many could i get (comfortably) in the 30 gallon?
4) Longnose hawkfish, i’d love one of these guys (only one) and i can’t see why i’d have many problems with one. How does that sound?
5) Schooling fish, i really want to have a schooling fish, any suggestions?
6) Coral beauty angel fish, don’t really want one but i may as well throw it into the mix, any opinons on these guys?
7) Bicolour blenny?
what is an ideal anemone for the ocellaris and how hard are they to look after? (don’t freak out about it i’m not going to be getting one the first day i set up the tank)
So an ideal first stocking would be:
2 x ocellaris clownfish
1 x longnose hawkfish
and
6 x Chromis (if they like to be kept in groups, or another schooling fish)
How does that all sound and please give me any suggestions but i definately feel i’m ready to go marine.
I would also love some type of cleaner shrimp, ideally the skunk clener shrimp (lysmata amboinensis)
I don’t want to add all of these fish. They’re just some fish that i’ve read are suggested for marine beginners, they are some of the fish i would like to incorperate and with the information given i’m wanting people to give me suggestions on how to mix and match them.
Yes i’m just asking on here to get some opinions.
I also think that i should just go with the 2 clowns, and 6 chromis. How does that sound.
I’ve researched and green chromis only get about 3.5″, thats quite a bit smaller than 5″.
And you’re probably right, a hawkfish might be a bit to much for a 30 gallon.
Are you sure cleaner shrimp will be attacked by clown fish?
Or could i just keep 1 dwarf type of lion fish and give it all my attention to start off my first marine tank. I think there are some types that can be kept in a 30 gallon and it would be the only fish?
Thanks for the answers and at the moment if i were to set up a marine tank i would just stock it with one dwarf lionfish and leave it at that. My lfs has one that looks just like this fella:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+36+225&pcatid=225
The site says they can be in a 30gallon and it would be the only fish.
Also i would love an angler fish. Anglers and lionfish are the 2 fish i have pretty much always wanted to keep but i have never seen angles for sale, i would love a tasselled angler.
Posted in Shrimps
Tagged anemone, challenge, corals, fish, freshwater, freshwater fish, gallon, lfs, LOT, marine tank, planning, protein skimmer, something, Stocking, tank, time
Is shell fish – esp. boiled shrimp – good for you???
I know that fish like tuna and salmon are good for a person, but I was wondering about boiled shrimp….Not that I eat a lot of it (though I love it…). A friend and I were just wondering…thanks!
a lot more fish tank worries?
i have a 30 gallon tank and right now i have peaceful and semi-aggressive fish in it and i wanted to get aggressive but now i want to get saltwater but im not sure which one ill have to do less work on and which one cost less but ive done some research on which fish are compatible and all the fish i wanted were compatible but theres to many i think i want 2 bicolor blennies 1 coral beauty angle 2 damsel yellow tail 2 blue sapphire damsels 2 ocellaris clown fish green mandarin 1 banded coral shrimp and 1 bicolor angle fish so i was wondering if i would be able to have this many fish if not tell me which ones would be easier to take care of and which ones are more to be compatible with each other and what coral i should get and live rock i should get well not really what live rock but if i need a protein skimmer or if i should just go with freshwater aggressive fish please help me i cant choose
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Tagged 30 gallon tank, aggressive fish, angle, angle fish, banded coral shrimp, bicolor, blennies, blue sapphire, clown fish, coral, coral beauty, damsel, fish, fish tank, gallon, LOT, mandarin, ocellaris, protein skimmer, rock, saltwater, tank, work, worries, yellow tail
OKAY. A LOT of beginner tank questions. Can you help me?
This is a REALLY long one. If you can answer everything, I will be SO grateful. ^_^ And it will really give you a chance to show off your fishie knowledge…so for those who are up for it…
Here’s the facts:
1. I have a 10 gallon tank. I intend it to be freshwater and tropical.
2. It’s not near a water source (sink/bathroom) or window.
3. I have a heater, filter, thermometer, net, gravel, and bucket.
4. The hood on the tank has the regular old bulb that came with the setup.
Now for the questions…
1. What’s the best/fastest/neatest/most tried and true way to change the water if the tank is nowhere near a sink or window?
2. I want to have real plants. Do I need to have some kind of special substrate other than gravel? Or in addition to the gravel?
3. What kind of light bulb do I need since I want to have plants?
4. What are some good plants for beginners?Which ones would be good in the background/midground/foreground?
5. I was thinking of stocking my tank with the following combination:
-sparkling gourami
-female betta
-male blue platys
-cherry or amano shrimp (which is a better cleaner? which is hardier?)
-male guppies
-male endler’s livebearers
-hatchetfish
Does this sound like an OK combination? Will all these fish get along? Is this too many fish? How many of each should I have? Do any of these need to have another fish of their own kind? Can they all live within the same temperature/pH/hardness range? Are there any other fish (not interested in suckers/corys/otos) that you would recommend? Please give me a list of fish/critters (and the numbers of each) that I can have in my tank. Including most of the ones I listed, if possible.
PS: I already know how to cycle a tank.
PPS: I promise to pick a best answer.
THANKS!!!!! 