Need some fish advice

Murminator · #1 04-09-2005, 05:45 PM

I have a 29g and I'm not quite sure what I what

I was thinking of a damsel tank (yellow tails & chromis) with a maroon clown. Think the maroon could hold his own with damsels? But I would also like a yellow watchman goby. Could all these be housed together??? It would be a cool splash of color!!
Looking for all fish advice please post what you would do, but they have to be reef friendly

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #2 04-09-2005, 06:28 PM

In my experience, Yellow tails are the "nicest" damsels & chromis only pick on other chromis. A maroon would be the boss of the tank, if it's big enough. But how many damsels, since this is a fairly small tank. You'll have to consider the bioload. <of course, this is an obvious case of "do as I say, not as I do"

> A yellow watchman should be ok in terms of ecological niches, since it'll stay on the bottom, the maroon will mostly be mid-water & the damsels more surface fish.

Just my $.02

Anthony

jws444 · #3 04-09-2005, 09:22 PM

It would make quite an aggressive tank imho. Personally, i wouldn't waste my bioload on damsels.

Other than being greedy and territorial, they don't really have much personality and I've never heard of anyone in this hobby having a bond with his/her damsel. I consider tham as 'background fish' but with a 29 gallon, you may not have enough room to get anything else, so you're stuck with these guys. (good luck catching them too!) Gobies, Blennies, however are a definate yes!

Murminator · #4 04-10-2005, 06:16 AM

Hmmmm 71 veiws 2 responses

Looking for everyones $0.02

muck · #5 04-10-2005, 06:43 AM

I'd be making sure I have a larger tank for the maroon once it outgrows the 29G tank as they can grow up to 6".

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #6 04-10-2005, 07:17 AM

How about yellowheaded jawfish instead. Clown gobies are cute, but iffy with sps (don't know what corals you're planning on keeping). The biggest maroon I've ever seen was about 3-3.5" & everybody told me she was huge.

Neon gobies are nice, but only live for 1 year.

Maybe a bicolour blenny or royal gramma.

Firefish.

Anthony

Snappy · #7 04-11-2005, 02:17 AM

I think the gobies are a good bet, maybe a royal gramma, a fire fish would be a good colour splash as well, but for a different shape with good colour I see nothing wrong with a damsel but you will have to set up the tank landscape accordingly. Maybe try a percula clown instead of a maroon as they tend to stay a little smaller and can still take care of themselves.
You now have my 2 cents.

Murminator · #8 04-11-2005, 02:26 AM

Sounds good keep them coming

Will a royal gramma and a purple firefish get along?? I think I still wanna stay with the yellow watchman.

Manny · #9 04-11-2005, 02:32 AM

i would go with the yellow watchman. a couple of fire fish and a percula clown.

danny zubot · #10 04-11-2005, 03:00 PM

If it were my tank I'd have a differnt kind of clown, maybe a perc or tomato. Then I'd have the yellow clown goby, purple pseudochromis, and a coral beauty. Top it off with a cleaner or peppermint shrimp and you've got a nice little tank!