hotimportknight
New! Big Tank Club!
The 6-line is still in outer space somewhere with the aliens that beamed him up one night, hes been missing for about a week now, so i think its time to start accepting he has moved on, its so hard to accept with out a body!
I went to the LFS today because the air headed owner told me monday that he would put in an order and get a bunch of new stuff. I told him I wanted either an algae blenny or a small sea hare, so he said he had 2 algae blennys ordered, he would add a small sea hare, the shipment will be here on friday so stop back then. Today I go in, hes not there, hes gone deer hunting until monday some time. No algae blenny, no sea hare, no nothing. they got in the shipment thursday, and all they got were like 15 chromis a mandarin, and a diamond goby, all that was left was the mandarin and chromis... AHH! No shipments till december some time, because of thanksgiving and slow shipping or something the lady said... The lady said the mandarin would be fine if I had enough live rock, which I think I do, but I dont want to starve a mandarin to death in my tank. From what I read they need a very mature tank to have enough pods to eat.
What I'm really getting at is what kind of fish would be ok in my tank, ive got a lot of big ideas, but I know some are advised against most of the time, because my tanks only a 50 gallon... At the LFS they have a nice yellow tang thats been stuck in the little tank there since I started going in there a few months ago, hes about 3 1/2 inches long, looks really healthy and all. Would he be happy in my tank? I know it is recommended to have a 75 at least I believe, but wouldnt 4 feet across with quite a bit of open area in the front be enough room for him to swim laps around? I think I might upgrade to a 75 or 90 after next semester, set it up in my new place when I move then transfer everything over, I just like the way you can aqua-scape in a 75 a lot more, and It wont be too ridiculously big for a college apartment... Another reason I like the yellow tang is I'm hoping he will graze on some of this algae. Let me hear what you guys think, I think he would be a good final addition to my tank, all my other fish are 2" or smaller and the tank looks so empty when the pygmy angel and royal gramma are hiding 75% of the time. I know some ppl said I could probably pull it off, but some I'm sure will say not to, let me hear your thoughts please? And if its a popular consensus to avoid the yellow tang what would be another fish thats not quite as big? Thanks in advance!
I went to the LFS today because the air headed owner told me monday that he would put in an order and get a bunch of new stuff. I told him I wanted either an algae blenny or a small sea hare, so he said he had 2 algae blennys ordered, he would add a small sea hare, the shipment will be here on friday so stop back then. Today I go in, hes not there, hes gone deer hunting until monday some time. No algae blenny, no sea hare, no nothing. they got in the shipment thursday, and all they got were like 15 chromis a mandarin, and a diamond goby, all that was left was the mandarin and chromis... AHH! No shipments till december some time, because of thanksgiving and slow shipping or something the lady said... The lady said the mandarin would be fine if I had enough live rock, which I think I do, but I dont want to starve a mandarin to death in my tank. From what I read they need a very mature tank to have enough pods to eat.
What I'm really getting at is what kind of fish would be ok in my tank, ive got a lot of big ideas, but I know some are advised against most of the time, because my tanks only a 50 gallon... At the LFS they have a nice yellow tang thats been stuck in the little tank there since I started going in there a few months ago, hes about 3 1/2 inches long, looks really healthy and all. Would he be happy in my tank? I know it is recommended to have a 75 at least I believe, but wouldnt 4 feet across with quite a bit of open area in the front be enough room for him to swim laps around? I think I might upgrade to a 75 or 90 after next semester, set it up in my new place when I move then transfer everything over, I just like the way you can aqua-scape in a 75 a lot more, and It wont be too ridiculously big for a college apartment... Another reason I like the yellow tang is I'm hoping he will graze on some of this algae. Let me hear what you guys think, I think he would be a good final addition to my tank, all my other fish are 2" or smaller and the tank looks so empty when the pygmy angel and royal gramma are hiding 75% of the time. I know some ppl said I could probably pull it off, but some I'm sure will say not to, let me hear your thoughts please? And if its a popular consensus to avoid the yellow tang what would be another fish thats not quite as big? Thanks in advance!