FISH

[pluff]

:cool: Ok all here what i would like to have in my 29 gallon.Please advise me what would be my BEST bet.

2 Percula Clowns
1 2 Stripe Damsel Or 1 Yellow Tailed Damsel
1 Cleaner Wrasse Bicolor
1 SnowFlake Eel thats what the LFS calls it,but i found a pic of it and it looks like a Zebra Moray,or can i get 1 Yellow Tang to go with any of the above:confused: or any other suggestions on fish?this tank is a DSB 29Gallon and Live Rock.

Thanks:dance: :cheers:

[canadawest]

Hey Pluff,

Well the good news is you've made some pretty good choices for reef safe fish. The bad news is you've chosen too many or the wrong ones for a 29gal tank.

2 Percula Clowns - Excellent choice
1 Damsel - Good choice, but may be aggressive towards the clowns in such tight quarters unless you have plenty of live rock for all parties to hide/hang out in.

And here is where the good choices end. With the above 3 fish, you are getting close to the limit in a 29gal tank.

1 Cleaner Wrasse - Usually recommended for 30gal or larger tanks.
1 Zebra Moray Eel - (Pic is definitely a Zebra) Awful choice for any reef tank. Will quickly outgrow your 29gal. Are formidable escape artists if you don't have a sealed top. Will eat any snails, crabs, shrimp it can find (not good for your clean-up crew). I know they are cool (trust me I wanted one too), but they require a lot of special attention that most beginning reefers just don't provide.
1 Yellow Tang - Don't even think of putting ANY Tang in your tank. Will outgrow it in under 6 months. Most will tell you that a minimum 55gal tank for a Yellow, and 75+ gallon for most other Tangs. Tangs are active swimmers and need the room of a 4'+ tank to stay healthy and happy.

I would limit yourself to 4-5 small fish. Other good community fish choices would be Royal Grammas, Bangaii Cardinals, Chromis, and Blennies.

Just my $0.02 worth, but will help you avoid headaches or heartaches down the road.

[afss]

I agree with what was said by canada west.
In your case if i remember you are doing FOWLR the reef safe doesn't apply, but the size does. I would deffinetly stay away from the eel and the tang, unless you are going to be upgrading the size FOR SURE in the near future.

Scott