Appropiate fish for a 29 Tank.

[osnol]

I bought a Bio cube 29 last Dec and as a neophyte (without reading much about space requirements) I decided to pay in advance for the fish I want to have in the tank. I left the tank mature for a month and half, I added 20 lb Fiji LS and 15 lb LR. After letting it mature for a month, I took a water sample for testing to the store, and it was ok, so I added a couple of damsels and 4 hermit crab.
I have been reading different post in this great site about different topics, and I am starting to get a bit concerned regarding the fish I chose, and now I think that some of them won't be suitable for the size of the tank.
Here is the list of fish I selected; I am hoping for your honest advice to let me know what should NOT be added, I still can ask for an exchange or credit instead of the fish that won't be suitable for the tank.

Here is the list of the live stock I paid for:

2 Damsels (already in the tank)
2 Percula clownfish
1 Symbiose anemone
1 Strawberry basslet
1 Hawaiian yellow tang
1 Regal tang (blue tang)


My main concern are the tang ones, because it seems my tank is too small to allow them enough swimming space. If this is true, I rather won't get them because it wouldn't be fair for the fish to be in such claustrophobic environment.

Thanks in advance for your advice.

Luis

 

[reefman23]

:welcome to nanotank.com if I havent welcomed you yet.

The livestock you chose for your tank are inappropriate. Two perculas would be great for this tank. However, you have way too many fish. The tangs should not be put in this tank. If you have already paid for them, see if you can use the credit for other things instead. the strawberry basslet may be okay but some can be agressive toward other fish. Damsels tend to get agressive as they get older and are not usually a good choice in a smaller tank with other fish.

An anemone should not be put in this tank either IMO. Clowns dont need them and most anemones need lots and lots of light.

If it were my tank, I would only have the two clowns. Hope this helps.

Also, use this resource for your fish decisions... http://www.nanotank.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2758

Jesse

 

[Anonymous]

agree 100% with jesse...
a pair of clowns alone in this tank is just right but if you want another fish or two then get a bottom dweller like a yellow watchman or an active swimmer like a royal gramma or 6 line (pick one not all 3)
IMO - these would be much better choices

 

[JDSmith]

29 GALLON BIOCUBE

Am I correct that you all are only recommending only three fish in the entire tank and no anemones? How about coral? I though something like Colt Coral, mushrooms, and button corals were ok in a bio cube.

 

[Trogdor]

Remember he already has 2 Damsels so a total of 5 would be the absolute max that I would put in a 29g. The link that Jesse posted should be a sticky on every marine hobby website.

 

[reefman23]

Three fish is pushing the tank, especially with two of them being a pair of clowns that will both get about 3"-6" each. Amenones are not a wise choice either because of the care that most of them require. Corals like most corallimorphs, zoanthids, palys, etc would be fine in a stock biocube. He just didnt mention coral selection and that's why I made no comment about corals.

Jesse

 

[JDSmith]

29 GALLON BIOCUBE

Thanks for your expertise in this matter. I have so much to learn. I only have the one clown left so I hope to replace the one that died and would like to have some more fish, eventually. I do realize that I must add these gradually. I have added a Colt Coral and a Green button coral and a long tentacle anemone (I don't remember the name) So far, so good.

 

[mkeevil]

Shouldn't there be more live rock for the 29 gallon, it seems a little thin... I would think more live rock would help support the tank better? From the picture it seems a little thin.

 

[reefman23]

Shouldn't there be more live rock for the 29 gallon, it seems a little thin... I would think more live rock would help support the tank better? From the picture it seems a little thin.

...True


Jesse

 

[mkeevil]

I think you want about 1 pound per gallon? Is that about right?

 

[reefman23]

I think you want about 1 pound per gallon? Is that about right?

Correct, somewhere around 1-1.5 pbs per gallon is usally a good estimate. This varies however with certain kinds of rock that may be more or less porous.

Jesse

 

[osnol]

thank you very much for your comments, I will follow advice and get more LR and some coral in the tank. I will ask for credit and get only the clown fish and get rid of the damsels. Since the anemone seems to be difficult to take care of, what about some plants? should I put some plant in the tank?