A Pocket Guide, Marine Fish

[Shep]

Hey

So my friend gave me this book because he had stopped doing a saltwater tank and I have noticed one thing while looking through it. The minimum tank size for the fish are a lot samler than Liveaquaria.com has listed. For example the book has most dwarf angels listed at needing a 30+ tank, while LA has them listed mostly at 70+. Which source do I trust?

Thanks
-Tom

 

[reefnoob]

LA. They used to have it at 30 but changed it to 70. I'm guessing that maybe that it is an older book.

 

[MitchReef]

Always think of an animal closed into an environment that is just too small for his happiness....please lean toward putting fish in that are too little for the tank...then they won't be squeezed when they grow....

 

[ErinCahir]

You always want to go with the most current (reliable) information.

In this case, trust the internet.

 

[kbuser92]

...did someone say trust the INTERNET? Oh, my...

I will add this:
Will that dwarf angel do well and thrive in a 30 gallon tank? With proper husbandry, yes, HOWEVER relate it to this: if you were basically imprisoned in a 50 sqft space for your life, even given entertainment and food, everything you need, would you be stressed out? The answer is yes. And stress is scientifically proven to shorten lifespans; for instance prison inmates. So is it acceptable to knowingly condemn an organism to an early death?

Answer that yourself...

 

[Shep]

Thanks for the info, I figured that those numbers were too small but I just wanted to double check.

 

[ErinCahir]

...did someone say trust the INTERNET? Oh, my...

Precisely why I quantified with "in this case" ;)