saltwater tank
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in a ten gallon you could have 2 small fish ill list some of the small fish below
clownfish
royal gramma
shrimp goby
perching goby
fire fish
all stay small and are peaceful. you could do 2 small fish and a couple of inverts in a ten gallon for some other tank sizes
5.5 gallon-1 small fish, 1 clown or 1 type of goby
2.5- small perching goby such as a clown or green banded goby.
If your planning to just fill it with fish and "plants" then your in for a rude awakeing. First you need to buy salt and mix it into the water an measure the salinity until its right. Live rock is going to cost alot. Then you have to wait for the tank to cycle, add your clean up crew, wait, then add fish. could you plsease specify on what you mean by "plants"?
clownfish
royal gramma
shrimp goby
perching goby
fire fish
all stay small and are peaceful. you could do 2 small fish and a couple of inverts in a ten gallon for some other tank sizes
5.5 gallon-1 small fish, 1 clown or 1 type of goby
2.5- small perching goby such as a clown or green banded goby.
If your planning to just fill it with fish and "plants" then your in for a rude awakeing. First you need to buy salt and mix it into the water an measure the salinity until its right. Live rock is going to cost alot. Then you have to wait for the tank to cycle, add your clean up crew, wait, then add fish. could you plsease specify on what you mean by "plants"?
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He asked about fish
Well, you could keep a neon goby, or some other sort of SMALL goby in a 2.5gal, but that is more for the experienced fishkeeper. The smallest tank that I'd do for a beginner SW keeper would be a 5.5 tank with a small fish (goby). But the bigger the size of the tank the better, simply because it will be much more stable and opens windows for more, or larger fish.
If you're not doing corals (and I suspect you're not), then the cost isn't nearly that high. The major expense is the live rock ($5-10/lb, depending on where you are... you'd want about 8-12lbs); you don't need upgraded lighting or anything for just the fish. You actually can do plants in SW, but it's not like keeping FW plants... and you'd need that upgraded lighting to do them. And really, a 10g setup is going to cost just the same as a 2.5 or 5g setup, so you might as well get the extra room.
Just want to throw out there, a neon goby should NOT be kept in a 2.5g, they are very active little fish... you'd want a clown or some type of perching goby for such a little tank.
Just want to throw out there, a neon goby should NOT be kept in a 2.5g, they are very active little fish... you'd want a clown or some type of perching goby for such a little tank.
The stickies on this forum hold a wealth of good information when getting in to saltwater. I suggest to read them first so you don't waste money. If you were referring to corals when you said plants you will need better lighting. Since a 10 isn't that deep you could keep quite a few varieties of corals using PC(Power Compact) lights. I would wait until you get all your parameters steady before adding corals.