Nano Tank 101

[Russian123]

I was wondering with all of the debating about what needs to be in the tank. What are the main needs for a 2.5 gallon tank hosting 1 goby.Also have 3lbs of Live Rock and a pump. Please feal free to hit me hard :eek1:

[knowse]

It really depends on what type of goby you got in there.

But I'd say - Water changes, water changes and more water changes.

I have a 2.5 with a shrimp/goby pair. Other than the occassion feeding, water changes and top off are the only needs.

[Russian123]

i dont have a goby in there yet just wondering some of the equpment i should have

[Carl_in_Florida]

I would say you mainly need water, some rock and a bucket.
http://smilies.vidahost.com/contrib/geno/gasthrower.gif
thats me hitting you hard

[Russian123]

What's the bucket for?

[hpmcbroom]

Well I think LR rubble is a good addition . It's small enough to be placed anyway you'd like with the added filter benefits . I've got a 5 gal. with LR rubble and a perc. false perc that I've had for almost a year now and he's very active . He stays in his bowl except for when it's supper time then he taunts my cat who loves to watch him eat . Yes I do water changes about a gallon every 3 weeks or so and it works for me . HTH :beer:

[Russian123]

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[Andrew]

Didn't me and dwayne tell you in your other two threads that a Goby wouldn't be fine in your tank?

[Russian123]

Well i figured i would go to a nano tank and i wanted more opnions ok i respect your opnion but i would also like a more specific opnion from people who specilize in main tanks, and btw I have got different answers :D

[Andrew]

Your going to get the same answer like I told you in your last thread about this.

[Russian123]

No I havent I've been told i can keep a Goby Ok, Please stop dweling on your answer I went to another forum for different answers. I've heard your answer and now I'm hearing other people who have had Gobys and Shrimp living together in a 2.5

[Andrew]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6451993#post6451993 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Russianpimp123
No I havent I've been told i can keep a Goby Ok, Please stop dweling on your answer I went to another forum for different answers. I've heard your answer and now I'm hearing other people who have had Gobys and Shrimp living together in a 2.5

They can live in there but not for long term. :)

[Russian123]

Well Im going to take their opnion because they have done it ok

[Andrew]

Good luck :rolleyes:

[knowse]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6453046#post6453046 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Andrew
They can live in there but not for long term. :)

Andrew chill dude,
He CAN keep a goby in a 2.5 if it's a small one. Heck at one point I had 4 neons in a 2.5 and I've even kept a bta in a 2.5. As long as he keeps up with water changes and top off he can do it and do it successfully. I been doing it for 3 years now.

2.5g
millinium filter mini filled with rubble
4x9w pc lights
fan
timers that's it in mine

Now if you want to rag on some one go after hpmcbroom and his false perc in a 5g. Now that's idiotic. Sheesh.

[Kogo]

OK students... today's word is RELAX.

posters seek opions not permission.

[Russian123]

Thanks knowse, I was wondering how often would I have to do water changes?

[hahnmeister]

what the... none of you has mentioned a heater? I know a 2.5g might be small, but you can still fit one in and need to.

[eco170]

We need to remind everyone that just because you can do it, it does not mean you should do it!

I had to explain to my wifes freind the other day as to why I didn't have more than two fish in my 10 gal. nano. I said to her: think if I locked you in your bedroom and told you you could never leave. But after a while I thought you looked lonely and after all it is a big room so I added 4 more people to the same room. Sure they could live, but how happy would they be?

I think you could do a small shrimp and a clown goby and be fine.
If you want more fish you need a bigger tank. It's that simple.

[hahnmeister]

Such a small space might result in some dead corals if you have a clown goby...or some hardier soft corals only. A neon goby, hi-fin goby, or other smaller goby would be better. Clowns are often purchased because they are cute, but after they start killing SPS/LPS corals they get returned, if not just flushed.

[spf9992001]

Aren't clowns reef safe?

[hahnmeister]

clowns are, but clown gobies are so-so. They love to perch on corals and they secrete a poison that kills. They also tend to nip at SPS polyps.

In a larger tank, this tends to go without notice...but in a small tank, with a limited number of corals...their small size is misleading because their impact is that much greater.

[spf9992001]

Sorry about that - I read "clown" and stopped there....

[idua]

2.5 is really small for any goby. A high fin with a small shrimp MIGHT! work but I have to agree with some of the earlier posts that this is stretching it. I have a YWG and a tiger in my 30 gallon cube and sometimes I think that if given more space to dig their tunnels they would be happier. I hove those two guys for about two years now and they are both big, I mean really big, so that might be a factor.

[knowse]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6457095#post6457095 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hahnmeister
what the... none of you has mentioned a heater? I know a 2.5g might be small, but you can still fit one in and need to.

When I had a heater in mine, it got to hot during lights on. My tank has a fan but it couldn't keep up with the temp. I've ran this tank 2 1/2 years w/no heater and it's been just fine. I do a weekly 1/2 to 1 gallon water change. All my tanks run at night using ambient room temp and have been doing so for years. But because it works for me doesn't mean it'll work for you.

And yes I agree, just because you can do it doesn't mean that you should. I have several years behind me in keeping fowlr and I like the challenge of the smaller pico type tanks. That being said, I DO NOT believe that someone setting up sw for the first time should start with a pico. 20g fine but nothing smaller.


Russianpimp please consider a larger volume tank for your first tank. There is no margin for error in these small tanks. You have so much to learn before your going to really "get it".