New fish keeper need help.

[Obsessed with fish]

So you're not a new fishkeeper as the title says.

To my knowledge almost all Saltwaterfish are wild caught.

i am, my definition of fish keeper is an aquarium with multiple species, 1 fighting fish in a 3 gallon is not a fish keeper.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

What is your experience really, this is no new bees project. You know what you are doing and are playing with us. Why would you do that??

all i have kept is a tiny 3 gallon tank with 1 betta, i dont call that a fish keeper. i have only just started getting serious and its my 1st saltwater.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

sorry if i my definition of a fish keeper is confusing to everyone.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

What is your experience really, this is no new bees project. You know what you are doing and are playing with us. Why would you do that??

My experience is keeping a betta in a 1/2 gallon tank for 2 years, than relizing its cruel so getting a 3 gallon i have had for a year, defiantly a beginer.

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Thankyou for all your help, sorry if i have lied in anyway to you guys.

 

[Essjay]

This thread is quite long, but this member did a lot of research before starting his tank. If you read through you'll see the question he asked and the replies he was given. It may give you some idea of what is involved and suggest further questions for you to ask in this thread.

Interested in SW...

Went to my LFS today and saw all their awesome saltwater tank. I have been interested in SW for a while, I have just thought it was always really expensive. So, here come the questions... 1( Would a 20g long tank work well for a couple of Clown fish? Maybe a diamond Goby? (A lot of other...

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[Obsessed with fish]

This thread is quite long, but this member did a lot of research before starting his tank. If you read through you'll see the question he asked and the replies he was given. It may give you some idea of what is involved and suggest further questions for you to ask in this thread.

Interested in SW...

Went to my LFS today and saw all their awesome saltwater tank. I have been interested in SW for a while, I have just thought it was always really expensive. So, here come the questions... 1( Would a 20g long tank work well for a couple of Clown fish? Maybe a diamond Goby? (A lot of other...

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thank you for the help, the thread was very helpful, btw why does it say op on my prof pic.

 

[Essjay]

OP is the person who started a thread. It only shos on your profile pic in threads you've started. If you make a post in a thread started by someone else, it won't be there.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

So you're not a new fishkeeper as the title says.

To my knowledge almost all Saltwaterfish are wild caught.

This is an inaccurate statement. Lots of saltwater fish have been successfully bred in captivity for years. (Clownfish being one of the most popular)

Blue tangs on the other hand, are almost always wild caught, because they are so hard to breed in captivity.

15 g is not big enough.

i know maybe they can live in a 15
pheonix has a similar setup thats why im asking them

A 15g tank is big enough for a pair of clowns, but that’s it - just the clowns and then coral. Anything more than that and you risk overstocking.

I would try to get as big of tank as you can afford.

In my experience you can get a pair of juveniles and they will generally pair up and develop together ok. You can also often get away with introducing a smaller juvenile with a larger established clown, as long as you have a resonable amount of space for them to get away from each other while they work out who is boss,.

Yes, I agree with this. Try to get small ones that seem to swim together at your LFS. I was lucky enough to have mine already bonded when I bought them, but I’ve heard of other peoples clowns killing each other.

Thanks for that info.
Aren't clownfish not social fish btw ?

They are very social fish in my experience. Mine get along great with my goby and dottyback.

Now as mentioned above, sometimes they can be very aggressive, but it just varies from fish to fish.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Thankyou for all your help, sorry if i have lied in anyway to you guys.

You didn't.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

This thread is quite long, but this member did a lot of research before starting his tank. If you read through you'll see the question he asked and the replies he was given. It may give you some idea of what is involved and suggest further questions for you to ask in this thread.

Interested in SW...

Went to my LFS today and saw all their awesome saltwater tank. I have been interested in SW for a while, I have just thought it was always really expensive. So, here come the questions... 1( Would a 20g long tank work well for a couple of Clown fish? Maybe a diamond Goby? (A lot of other...

www.fishforums.net

Here is my journal for the tank, in case you wanted more info on my setup @Obessed with fish:

29g Saltwater Nano Tank

What’s up TFF? This is going to my official journal for my 29g SW nano tank. Here is the tank as of right now: List of items I currently have; Hydrometer Salt Heater Filter Bottled Bacteria Sand Powerhead Filter Food —— I’m going to go ahead and setup the tank and then purchase the RO...

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[DoubleDutch]

This is an inaccurate statement. Lots of saltwater fish have been successfully bred in captivity for years. (Clownfish being one of the most popular)

Blue tangs on the other hand, are almost always wild caught, because they are so hard to breed in captivity.




A 15g tank is big enough for a pair of clowns, but that’s it - just the clowns and then coral. Anything more than that and you risk overstocking.

I would try to get as big of tank as you can afford.



Yes, I agree with this. Try to get small ones that seem to swim together at your LFS. I was lucky enough to have mine already bonded when I bought them, but I’ve heard of other peoples clowns killing each other.



They are very social fish in my experience. Mine get along great with my goby and dottyback.

Now as mentioned above, sometimes they can be very aggressive, but it just varies from fish to fish.

It clearly wasn't a statement.
Happy to read so many are tankbred fish nowadays. Didn't know.

Might save the tropical coralreefs.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

It clearly wasn't a statement.
Happy to read so many are tankbred fish nowadays. Didn't know.

Might save the tropical coralreefs.

Yes… I believe it’s illegal to collect wild fish for profit unless you have a license to do so. Even then, those licenses are very hard to get and maintain.

There are several species of fish that are REALLY hard to breed in captivity, so those are usually wild caught.

 

[DoubleDutch]

Yes… I believe it’s illegal to collect wild fish for profit unless you have a license to do so. Even then, those licenses are very hard to get and maintain.

There are several species of fish that are REALLY hard to breed in captivity, so those are usually wild caught.

From ocean to aquarium: the global trade in marine ornamental species

UNEP-WCMC Biodiversity Series No. 17. With the total value of the marine ornamental trade amounting to as much as US$330 million a year and an estimated 2 million people worldwide keeping marine aquaria, the industry plays a significant role in both source and destination countries. Tropical...

www.unep.org

 

[Obsessed with fish]

Here is my journal for the tank, in case you wanted more info on my setup @Obessed with fish:

29g Saltwater Nano Tank

What’s up TFF? This is going to my official journal for my 29g SW nano tank. Here is the tank as of right now: List of items I currently have; Hydrometer Salt Heater Filter Bottled Bacteria Sand Powerhead Filter Food —— I’m going to go ahead and setup the tank and then purchase the RO...

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thank you the jornal was very helpful!