starting a 20 gal hex

[enzofreak2001]

would it be a good idea to put flame angels in with false percs?

 

[enzofreak2001]

how many fish could i get for it.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

how many fish could i get for it.

depends on what species you get.

 

[enzofreak2001]

im not really sure on what fish i should get thats why im asking you guys to give me some ideas on fish.

 

[kevin4052002]

Personally, I would put 3-4 small fish in your tank. Clowns, gobies (any), firefish, small wrasse, small dwarf angel (coral beauty, flame, fireball, cherub), royal gramma, cardinals, damsels (some ppl like em), chromis (nice color under high light), small blenny (bicolor or midas), pseudochromis, or a small hawkfish. You have a large range of small fish to choose from.

 

[enzofreak2001]

thanks for the info kevin.

 

[enzofreak2001]

i went to waldos pets yesturday with yahoo and they had some awesome looking fish they had almost everything that kevin mentioned. and the prices are very good

 

[fish outa wata]

okay reading this thread had me laughing
in a tall hex you could make a cool rock formation and a nice dsb. These are on sale and they are pretty cool Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Reef Aquariums: Dragonface Pipefish kinda like seahorses. But you wouldn't be able to get any of those prevoius mentioned fish.

 

[kevin4052002]

I wouldn't recommend pipefish, they can be just as hard (if not harder than) seahorses.

 

[enzofreak2001]

i have convinced my parents to let me set up my 55g instead of my 20g but i still want the same stuff. i would like to set up a sump for it but i dont know how and i would like help to do it

 

[fish outa wata]

well good for you!
I thought that the pipefish would be cool in the 20g.
there are tons of sump plans online just google it. Here's a cool site that sells sumps but you could make your own that looks just like it. SPAquatics.com

 

[enzofreak2001]

yeah i was looking at some that i found on google and they wwere pretty descriptive on how to make some yourself

 

[Zman16]

Lucky you!

I'd be lucky to even get a 55G.

 

[kevin4052002]

Cool, I convinced my parents to help me get a bigger tank too. Sumps are easy, for the most part. That site has some nice, affordable stuff. I'm not good at the DIY department, so this place looks good.

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

LOL. you cheater. your gonna take the ideas i use on mine, and use them on your sump! oh well. at least you can do it all at once, instead of wasting time and money screwing up like me. is there any way you could convince your parents to let you get a bigger sump? possibly a 20 long? i think you would be happier with that, since theres more room to work with.