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12/29/2007, 10:26 AM
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Approx how many fish can be put in a 24 gal nano tank?
My friend might be selling me his 24gallon nanocube with 40 #'s of live sand. Based on some research it seems like this could be a good beginner tank for myself. Before I buy, about how many fish could live comfortably in this size tank? While the corals and such look amazing in your guys tank, I wont have the lighting for that and I am mostly interested in adding fish to my tank. What do you guys think?
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12/29/2007, 12:30 PM
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That's about right. Each fish needs his territory, and some are more territorial than others. If you went for the smallest gobies you could have a fair little community. [The highfins, tangaroas, yashias, and the smallest blennies, like the bicolor, max at about 2" long and eel-like in shape.] You might have 5, 6, even 7 of those without an overload. Go for a fatbodied fish that maxes at 4" [like a puffer] and you only get one in a 20g.
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12/29/2007, 10:14 PM
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I have 3 fish in my 30g high nano.
1- diamond watchman goby 1-occelarus clown 1-6 line wrasse None of those fish will get very big. I HAD a flame angel, but it died on Christmas morning from an ich and velvet infestation. I'll just stick with 3 fish. My tank isn't overstocked and my bioload is low. I'm mostly interested in the corals anyway. The fish are only in there to keep people from asking stupid questions (how can it be a fish tank without any fish in there?) 
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12/31/2007, 04:33 PM
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You can absolutly do crustaceans. Hermits are alwys good to clean up the sand. Cleaner shrimp among others are also great to look at!
I would stay away from eels. I don't have the most knowledge on them, but from my understanding there are none small enough for a nano. Most get rather large. |
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#8
12/31/2007, 04:43 PM
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... eels are also messy eaters. they can really add to the bioload.
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12/31/2007, 05:08 PM
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I really wouldnt do so many blennys in the beginning, if your nano cube has a refugium, or even just lots of live rock you can support bicolors and scooter blennys. But i wouldnt suggest blennys untill your tank is well established, theres things called copepods that live on the rocks, and blennys feed on these. Personally i hand feed mine brine shrimp, but you can also buy little bottles of copepods to put on the LR, but its not cheap.
Hope this helps 
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