Tell my Dad no please!!!

[jaws2]

My dad wants a tang i told him no a million times but he insists.

Here is the prob my CYCLED tank is only 30 gallons. He says it is fine because he has done it. And he has.

He had a yellow tang for 8 months in the same 30 but he gave it back the LFS when we moved.

So please explain why he CAN'T have a tang I hate when a fish dies it drives me nuts.

Also tell him what fish ARE good their WHOLE LIFE in a 30 gallon not fish I have to bring back. Please don't even mention damsels

Thanx in advance

 

[NTidd]

Yeh, all tangs are too big for a 30g, they may work for a while but will live a short life. I would suggest a couple of clowns, and study up on your inverts, get some of them.

 

[bobrob]

Well jaws dad you could get clownfish, firefish gobies sometypes of wrasses pajama cardinalfish dwarf angels like the fire angel which is really nice and whole lot of other fish. Tangs would be miserable in a 30 gallon tank.

 

[bobrob]

Did I say fire I meant flame lmao.

 

[wayne]

That is a horrible tank to put a tang in. Tangs are big fish that like to browse on algae all day and other stuff, ditto dwarf angels.
A tang might well survice , but in your small sterile tang it's going to be hungry and bored all the time. Not very good really

 

[dattack]

Tell daddy to get you a 240 Gallon tank and he can put his tang in it.

 

[jaws2]

thnk you next task is to tell him good fish that he CAN put in our little tank


Thanx again

 

[toodles]

What about jawfish? Absolutely hilarious little fish, their only real requirement is a deep sand bed around 4" or better....
What about any of the fairy wrasses or flasher wrasses? Gorgeous fish that can be kept in groups with a single male and several females.
Clownfish are wonderful fish, maybe a hawkfish, or how about bangaii cardinals? Dottybacks are beautiful fish but very aggressive....royal grammas are just as good looking but less mean.....six-line wrasses stay small....

 

[jaws2]

you know toodles you have been a life saver for the past month thank you i was interesed in jawfish but my dad thought that they just stay under and you only see them once a day i dont know if this is true i never saw a colorful one so i was leaning against them

 

[wayne]

Gramma, dottybacks, banggai cardinals. But you have those 3 damsels in there that might simply kill anything you put in there now. Also it's a bit empty for most of these fish to be comfortable

 

[toodles]

The yellow headed jawfish in the store probably won't look like much but in your tank they should color up nicely. It's a good idea to get two of them as they end up stealing each others decor (shells, small rocks)....and they will spend most of their time in the water just above their hidey holes. What about watchman gobies and their symbiotic shrimp?? That can be fascinating too!!!!
You know for other suggestions, I didn't even think of some of these until later but chalk bass are nice and small and like to be in groups....or what about marine bettas? Nice fish whose only problem might be eating smaller tankmates....(okay, that can be a real problem, but they are very interesting)

 

[toodles]

Wayne brings up a good point, what are you going to do with the damsels? If you want to keep them, then you are going to have to pick fish that can stand up to the damsels. If you keep them you will also need to move things around a bit and add more decor at the same time. (To break up their established territories) I understand that maybe you don't have the cash to go out and buy a large amount of LR but what about a small amount? You can always add more later on.....or you can always use some plastic plants for the time being too. At least the fish could use it to hide behind or in.....
Fish that would go with damsels.....dottybacks, dwarf lionfish, some of the wrasses (although I'm not familiar with what species exactly), larger clownfish like the maroon, the larger hawkfish, "maybe" the marine betta.

Also, whatever you decide to do be careful and don't overstock your tank.....

 

[jaws2]

i am getting rid of the damsels back to the LFS they go but i dont want a empty tank for long (more than 3 days) so i want a fish picked out whaen i visit the store. marine Betta??? pics and or links please

 

[FroggyFox]

I LOVE those little pajama fish. Not to mention they have a cool name.

 

[sinasster]

I hate to say it but small tanks are best for freshwater. I have a 28 gallon salt tank that i use for hermet crabs and 1 damsel fish. but you dont wanna hear damsel fish.

 

[toodles]

www.exotictropicals.com/encyclo/marine/groupers/mbetta.htm

Being predatory fish you would not be able to keep them with slim bodied fish or very small fish.....

 

[wayne at home]

They get a bit big too, though they don't move so much

 

[jaws2]

jawfish seeem like the fish for me