open water nano fish

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  1. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    Some type of damsel, yellow tail. I have a baby sergeant major in my tank its out in the open alot although it gets big.
     
    sostoudt, Jul 27, 2011
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  2. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    The tank comes with a blue damsel and clownfish
     
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  3. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Very normal for them to get that big. We saw several at an aquarium last weekend, along with some very large pajama cardinals.
     
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  4. We$

    We$ Spaghetti Worm

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    +1 on the chromis. Least aggressive of the damsels I believe. Dont keep more than one in that size tank though.
     
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  5. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    Hard but not impossible.I don't know where Dr Foster got 3 inches from. I have two in my tank over 4 inches. It makes sense to me that if you have a limited ammount of space that your choices of fish will be limited as well.;)
     
    Vinnyboombatz, Jul 28, 2011
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  6. Mr. Bill

    Mr. Bill Native Floridian

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    Wow! I've only had one Chromis and it was in a 29g, but it didn't grow over 2-1/4" so I thought LA's max size of 3 was being generous. Mine must've been the runt. lol. If they can reach 4+ then definitely that's too big for a 29g tank.
     
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  7. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    maybe I'll stick with the blue damsel that comes with the tank(if I get it)
     
    1.0reef, Jul 28, 2011
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  8. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    I was looking on DD at I liked the cardinals(red spot) and read they are open water, but hard(ish) to keep. I plan on upgrading the flow and possibly having no or 1 clownfish. I read about them on RC and noticed a guy had 5 in his 29 gallon bio cube possibly with other fish and they were doing really well.
     
    1.0reef, Jul 29, 2011
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  9. JJL

    JJL Purple Tang

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    That doesnt mean everybodys 29 will do well with 5 fish. I think you should go with 1 clownfish, an RG, and a some type of goby/blenny.
     
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  10. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    replacing an RG with a assessor isn't going to make a big difference.;D
     
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