Stuff for a pico?

[SeaSerpant]

Originally Posted by likwid

If you dont have this basic knowledge, I would suggest against starting up a nano. Like they all said, it is way more work to keep a nano tank. I just saw that you are only 13 years old, and I may be wrong, but I don't think most 13 year olds have the discipline to keep a high maintenance tank like this.

If you feel you can do it, check out http://www.nano-reef.com for some great information and articles.

yah. i now alot of people judge me by my age but i ahve done A LOT of research maybe a month without stopping (night and day. just an example) thats about 744 hours of research. (no exageration. maybe even longer) i put this much effort into it because i'm (sortof addicted) and i can't have any other animal so i needed a hobbie and fish has taken part of my life. Ask me a few questions and i'll answer honestly from my research. no offence taken tho.

I won't keep a seahorse then. any ideas of what kind of fish i can keep in there. i know a panda goby would work, maybe 1 or 2 clownfish alone with a anemone would look great in my mind? (would that work) thanks for the input and thanks for helping out.

and i am apart of www.Nano-reef.com too i have a thread started there too but get better help here

[likwid]

If you have done the research, you would know that a clownfish needs at least 10g to stay happy and live long, let alone 2 clowns and an anemone.

An anemone will produce a ton of waste, and unless you want to be doing daily water changes, I wouldnt get one for a 5 g.

If you want something, I would go with one clown goby and no other fish at all. Maybe a shrimp as well, if you want more movement in the tank.

[SeaSerpant]

i was thinking of making 2 pico tanks with a connector inbetween so fish can go through and have a common refuge or something. i'll draw something up. any ideas of how it could work like this?

[Mattgesy]

fish have a 2 second brain span, i dont think they could learn that unless it was a big space between them not like a hamster tunnel size

[SeaSerpant]

that has been disproved u know

[GrimReefer]

Originally Posted by Mattgesy

fish have a 2 second brain span, i dont think they could learn that unless it was a big space between them not like a hamster tunnel size

You're thinking of the common belief of "goldfish have a 2 second memory". I don't know if this is true or not. My experience with goldfish leads me to believe that it's BS. They are capable of exhibiting conditioned responses. ie. Swimming to the surface for food when you approach the tank.

Intelligence in fish varies between species and even between individuals in a particular species.

[SeaSerpant]

i'll be getting a pico or maybe even a nano because it will teach me the ropes before i set up my 60g sitting in the garage.

[Stumped]

Originally Posted by SeaSerpant

i'll be getting a pico or maybe even a nano because it will teach me the ropes before i set up my 60g sitting in the garage.

If you're going to set up a 60 reasonably soon anyway I would just forget about the nano/pico entirely. A 60 will be a lot more forgiving in terms of stability than a nano/pico so you'll end up saving money and frustration in the long run. Just go with the 60 and start slowly (imagine its a pico/nano if it helps). The problem with really small tanks is if anything goes wrong, it goes really, really wrong and you lose most of your livestock. In a larger volume tank that rarely happens because there's enough water to buffer the effects of whatever potential mistakes you'll make.

[Mattgesy]

Originally Posted by GrimReefer

Intelligence in fish varies between species and even between individuals in a particular species.

Kind of like people LMAO! lol
yeah i thought of that after lol about that whole brain span thing

[SeaSerpant]

well i know thats not true because i have a pleco that goes into the same hole every time i turn the lights on in my room any suggestions on what i should do?