Would Any Saltwater Fish Work In 55 Gallons?

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

I have a 55 gallon tank that currently holds two fancy goldfish, but I was thinking of trying out a saltwater setup. What fish would be best (if it's possible that is)? I'd just like one large fish that can live by itself.

 

[demasonisrule]

It's definitely possible to have a 55 saltwater, in fact it's a good starting size. However, there are no "large" fish that could be happy in there IMO, but you could have a bunch of smaller fish. Look up gobies, blennies, clownfish, dwarf angels, wrasses, hawkfishes (there are more I can't think of right now) online and make a list of what you like, and we can help

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Ooh, hawkfish and blennies are pretty. I'm not really doing any serious planning though; I'm going to spend a few years practicing water quality perfection before I try marine fish.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

You could do a single Picasso trigger.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

You could do a single Picasso trigger.

Those are too adorable! How difficult are they to take care of?

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Quite easy. They are carnivores, get about nine inches and are aggressive. Feed them chopped seafood. They are usually cheap.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Quite easy. They are carnivores, get about nine inches and are aggressive. Feed them chopped seafood. They are usually cheap.

Now I know exactly what I'll get! Are they very sensitive to nitrate?

 

[crazyforcordoras]

All fish are, but picassos are pretty hardy. Just make sure thr nitrate stays low to in undetectable. They can live a long time with proper care.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Oh, one more thing. Make sure to throw some vegetable matter in their for it too. Good luck

 

[bae1994]

And have all cables in tubing as they've been known to bite through cables and fry themselves

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Definately. Since they have beaks, they can bite through cable.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Ok, I'll be sure to do that. I've been doing more research on them and not one site has mentioned that!

 

[bae1994]

Yeah I mean it's not definatly gonna happen but it's definatly worth doing IMO as I've read some pretty bad cases of heater cables etc being bitten but I guess if you have a sump they won't be accessible anyway

Atb bae

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

I saw a picasso trigger at the aquarium today, I spent a good 20 minutes training him to follow my finger. So cute!!

 

[simonas]

you could have a load of live rock in there and a snowflake moray and something else swimming around and have a decent display