What livestock should I get?

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  1. RickGrimes

    RickGrimes Spaghetti Worm

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    I have a small tank, 15g. What fish, corals, and inverts should I get?
     
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  3. elweshomayor

    elweshomayor Giant Squid

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    ZOAS
    feather dusters
    shrimps
    snails
    clown fish?
     
  4. saltyg

    saltyg Flamingo Tongue

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    I would say a clown, or mabye a clown goby, firefish? Mushrooms, zoas, xenia, mabye some duncans.
     
  5. Kirklandp

    Kirklandp Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Theres endless opportunities for you sir. Check my signature and youll see my 5.5 pico reef I have going.... My suggestion to you is clownfish... for small tanks there the best in the world. They have the most personality you have ever seen! Let us know man
     
  6. RickGrimes

    RickGrimes Spaghetti Worm

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    I was thinking clowns but someone said two would overload my tank
     
  7. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    , porcelain crab, 2 camel shrimp
    mated pair percula clownfish, yt damsel, scooter manderin


    you have all that in your 5.5???thats WAY over stocked and not really fair to those fish.........wow please DONT do this with ur tank, true example of how not to stock a pico
     
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  9. Kirklandp

    Kirklandp Coral Banded Shrimp

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    PM please if you feel like you need to make a representation. I have a filter thats rated for a 30 gallon... copepods everywhere. the clowns are more fat than i have every seen one. These guys are very happy... I call pair a mated pair because i have bought them small small and months months later they will become a mated pair. The coral is happy, grown twice its size in two weeks... ammonia levels down, nitrates and nitrites great... the tank is good. Maxed out def but not to overstocked and this is not a inhumane thing. But once again on a different subject clowns are a big go man...
     
  10. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Not trying to be rude but thats completely wrong. Two clowns ALONE in a 5.5 is over stocked let alone the two other fish....Your tank maybe fine now, but your more then likely headed for a crash in the future your tank is about 3 times over stocked


    The rule to go bny is 1 inch of fish for every 3 gallons........You do the math....
     
  11. RickGrimes

    RickGrimes Spaghetti Worm

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    So in a 15g would two be too much or all the tank could handle? Clowns get to be 2-3'' right?
     
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  12. oceanparadise1

    oceanparadise1 Fire Squid

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    Id do two fish max in a 15 gallon, but do know the clowns in time will out grow that tank, may take a while but they will.