just a bit curious

[dscus01]

Hey guy's i'm new here, and was wondering what kind of fishes I could put into a 10 gal. tank??

 

[dscus01]

2marrow i will be getting the protien skimmer, powerhead, and some live rock.

 

[Lotus]

There's a nice list of nano fish here: Nano Fish

You could probably get one or two small fish for a 10g tank.

 

[Cichlid-Man]

You don't really NEED to spend the money for a protien skimmer for just a 10gal tank. Its small enough that you can do pretty frequent water changes to where you won't need the skimmer.

I'm not to good on fish stocking, i'll even be needing some help with that soon. I'll let the others chime in on that.

 

[dscus01]

Thank you lotus, after lookin at the list I was thinking about either 2 firefish or maybe 2 clowns...Just wondering how often and how much water changes will i need to do if i dont get the skimmer??

 

[Lotus]

Probably 10% a week would be enough, but you would also need to monitor your nitrates to get an idea on whether that's enough.

 

[dscus01]

thanks for the advice!!!

 

[dscus01]

i was wondering what kind of lighting i could use...can 2 of these work for a few coral, an anomone, and the clowns??
Coralife Mini Compact Fluorescent 50/50 Bulb at PETCO

 

[Lotus]

To be honest, an anemone isn't a good idea in a 10g tank, especially for someone new in the hobby. They need very high light and excellent water parameters. They get very large (it will take up most of the tank) and will kill corals in a tank that size. Clowns don't need them.

If you just want a few corals, you'll need to get a full compact fluorescent hood. Those bulbs might work for a few mushrooms and leather corals.

 

[TRe]

personally i wouldnt attempt keeping corals with that light and anems are a no no in a 10g

 

[dscus01]

I decided to scrap my idea for a 10 gal tank and decided to go with a 29gal oceanic bio-cube. I am gettin a used one for a a pretty decent price, so i decided to go with it, I was wondering if i need to add or remove nething from the bio-cube??