Carboot Bargain Pico Reef

[bae1994]

well i got it for 7.50 with light /filter/air pump/and plants
[URL="http/www.dabners.co.uk/product-3941-supe...-fish-tank.html"]http/www.dabners.co.uk/product-3941-supe...-fish-tank.html[/URL]

and heres the filter ill be using
[URL="http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=296907&hl="]http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?showtopic=296907&hl=[/URL]


and it will be a pico reef
what can i keep in it

 

[Buddyboy67]

Nice bargain..Stick with zoas, yellow polyps, etc...pico zoa displays can be absolutely blinding!!!!
If wanting fish stick to pygmy gobies like the red splash, candycane,green banded, etc....if you can find them..pygmy dartfish could be stunning

 

[tropic_john]

stick to zoas, lr, polyps etc & maybe get some coral gobies and after a few months a mandarin, so stock could be;

1 coral goby

 

[mixmaster jay]

what a bargain mate i wish i could find bargains like that lol

 

[bae1994]

stick to zoas, lr, polyps etc & maybe get some coral gobies and after a few months a mandarin, so stock could be;

2 coral gobies
1 mandarin dragonet

its too small for a manderin

what a bargain mate i wish i could find bargains like that lol

well it was a tenner but as we where waiting to be seen to they put a new price on it sogot it cheaper lol

 

[mixmaster jay]

lucky g*t lol hehe

 

[owlbassboy]

stick to zoas, lr, polyps etc & maybe get some coral gobies and after a few months a mandarin, so stock could be;

2 coral gobies
1 mandarin dragonet

please tell me your joking, im all for keeping mandarins in nanos but a pico is taking it a bit far.


id personally skip on fish it will be easier to maintain. just go for critters like pompom crabs and sexy shrimp.
what lighting is on the tank? its very shallow so you will maybe find you get off with lps and maybe some sps(wouldnt bother with sps if you get fish as the bioload will be hard to deal with)

 

[Truck]

by coral gobies do you mean gobiodon okinawae, gobiodon histrio or gobiodon strangulatus?
as keeping two in a 40 litre tank isnt a very good idea...for a pair you need a mated pair and still a tank of 30 gallons minimum for the pair.

As for the manderin dragonet...IMO the tank is way to small to sustain a stable population of pods...and even with a colony going, what happens if the colony dies? it will starve.

IMO you need to rethink your stocking options...a clown goby on its own will be fine...or maybe a shrimp goby pair?

stick to zoas, lr, polyps etc & maybe get some coral gobies and after a few months a mandarin, so stock could be;

2 coral gobies
1 mandarin dragonet

its too small for a manderin

 

[bae1994]

the light is a 11 watt blue white bulb

by coral gobies do you mean <i>gobiodon okinawae, gobiodon histrio or gobiodon strangulatus?
as keeping two in a 40 litre tank isnt a very good idea...for a pair you need a mated pair and still a tank of 30 gallons minimum for the pair.

As for the manderin dragonet...IMO the tank is way to small to sustain a stable population of pods...and even with a colony going, what happens if the colony dies? it will starve.

IMO you need to rethink your stocking options...a clown goby on its own will be fine...or maybe a shrimp goby pair?

stick to zoas, lr, polyps etc & maybe get some coral gobies and after a few months a mandarin, so stock could be;

2 coral gobies
1 mandarin dragonet

its too small for a manderin

yeah i did know its to small

thanks anyway

 

[owlbassboy]

with 11w you should get away with lps as well as softies mate

 

[bae1994]

cool thanks

 

[Buddyboy67]

Dont want to start trouble,lol...but................
Have a hunt around, there are some amazing small gobies available now, as well a coral gobies. They seem very popular on here but dozens of stunning little gems are being overlooked in their preference...

 

[bae1994]

ok ill look around

 

[Truck]

here are some that are suitable

http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...&pcatid=155
i believe they have teeth
http/www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...amp;pcatid=1441
my favourite!
there are loads more gobies that are suitable

 

[bae1994]

ooh love the yellow one
but doesnt the catalina goby need lower temps than most corals and shrimps