Which fish should I get?

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  1. Moray Eel

    Moray Eel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Im getting a 55 gallon fish only tank and I know for invertabrates I want
    the choclate chip sea star, coral banded shrimp, mexican turbo snails, dwarf hermit crabs, and a pincusion sea urchin. For fish I want a snowflake eel, tomato clown fish, humu picasso trigger or niger trigger, fuzzy dwarf lionfish or Fu manchu lionfish, and yellow tang or foxface lo or raccoon butterfly fish? I have had a 20 gallon running for 2 years and I think i should get a new tank which ones could live in there? PS: lionfish, eel, and tang/butterfly/foxface are favorites!! And no I can't get a bigger tank.
     
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  3. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    No Coral Banded Shrimp with a Choc chip star (one or the other)...they may not look fast, but the Choc Chip WILL eventually catch the shrimp and eat it. No eel, no triggers, you COULD do a fuzzy dwarf, no yellow tang, no fox face, no raccoon butterfly...you could do a pair of clowns tho....look at smaller ornamental fish, like basselets, chromis, gobies, blennies and even some wrasses (six line and such)....55Gallon just doesnt give the fish on your list enough room to live happily and stress free lives...
     
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  4. SushiGirl

    SushiGirl Barracuda

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    Or you could get a much larger tank than a 55.
     
  5. Moray Eel

    Moray Eel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    If I got a 70 gallon would I get most of the fish? and instead of coral banded shrimp can I get a cleaner shrimp or another cheap starfish that I could have in tere.
     
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    Moray Eel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Also is there fish similar to the tangs,triggers,ect that I could use?
     
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    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    The triggers and tang/foxface will outgrow this tank. The tomato clown will probably terrorize the tank as an adult female.
     
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  9. Moray Eel

    Moray Eel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    What if I got a marine betta, dwarf fuzzy on fish (are they easy to take care of), Snowflake eel, Coral beauty dwarf angelfish, tomato clown, brittle starfish, pincussion sea urchin, turbo snails, coral banded shrimp, and dwarf hermit crabs. I could not do the angel or clown if it's too full
     
  10. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    what ever fits in the lions fish mouth will be lunch or dinner, this includes other fish and shrimps as well
     
  11. Vinnyboombatz

    Vinnyboombatz Giant Squid

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    The same would be true for the Marine Betta. Shrimp would become lunch as well as small fish. Predatory fish make for messy water combining them in a small aquarium is not a good idea.
     
  12. Moray Eel

    Moray Eel Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    First of all the clown and angel are NOT small they are pretty large compared to other species and It's not a big deal if he eats the shrimp they're 5 bucks and a nice snack. The marine betta won't even attempt to eat the shrimp if I stick feed him and give him a proper diet. My question is on the dwarf zebra lionfish I need some advice on taking care of them like How often to feed them ect.