would this tank work

[lionfishlover123]

This is going to be a 30 gallon tank(mainly herbivores)
-1 Lawnmower Blenny
-1 Ocellaris Clownfish
-1 Manderin Dragonet
-1 Picasso Trigger ( will they eat pellets? and is 30 gal too small?)
-1 Coral Beauty Angel

+ others

would this work or would there be too much competition for food

thanks

 

[superman]

This is going to be a 30 gallon tank(mainly herbivores)
-1 Lawnmower Blenny
-1 Ocellaris Clownfish
-1 Manderin Dragonet
-1 Picasso Trigger ( will they eat pellets? and is 30 gal too small?)
-1 Coral Beauty Angel

+ others

would this work or would there be too much competition for food

thanks

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Lawnmower blenny-only if it is already eating prepared food
Ocellaris clown-Wouldn't do it, too territorial in such a small tank
Mandarin Dragonet-Definitely no, even if it is eating prepared food, it would have absolutely no food to scavenge for, as it would eat all pods available in a 30 gallon within a week.
Picasso Trigger-Not a big enough tank
Coral Beauty Angel-No, the tank is too small

You'd be better off getting something like a goby/shrimp pair, maybe some clown gobies, a cleaner goby or two, a sixline wrasse, firefish pair, any combination (erring on the small number end) would be a great solution to stocking a 30 gallon tank. Just to give you a heads up though, keeping water quality at a maximum will be very difficult in a tank of this size. Temp and ph fluctuations will be hard to minimize, and territorial behavior will be hard to keep under wraps as well. As a beginner tank I always recommend to my customers that they go with at least a 40 gallon, preferably with a sump, and a refugium. This is one opinion out of many though, and we'll see who else weighs in on this subject.

 

[lionfishlover123]

As a beginner tank I always recommend to my customers that they go with at least a 40 gallon, preferably with a sump, and a refugium.

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Alright i think i will go with a 40 or a 55 gallon (waiting to see if a guy is gonna give me a deal on the 55)

many more questions
what would be some good, pretty, peaceful fish for this tank?
what is a sump?
what is a refugium?

 

[superman]

As a beginner tank I always recommend to my customers that they go with at least a 40 gallon, preferably with a sump, and a refugium.

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Alright i think i will go with a 40 or a 55 gallon (waiting to see if a guy is gonna give me a deal on the 55)

many more questions
what would be some good, pretty, peaceful fish for this tank?
what is a sump?
what is a refugium?

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Wouldn't go with a 55 gallon if you are planning to have rock as your aquascaping. The reason I say this is because of the very small width of the tank, very limiting on how you arrange your rock, and how large ther rocks can be. I love the height and size of 65 gallon tanks, they have the same footprint as a 40 gallon, but have more height. A refugium is an area that is seperate (but connected) to the tank that usually houses macroalgae and is a great area for the little tiny critters to fluorish and reproduce so that you have natural food for your fish. A sump is a tank underneath the main tank where you can place your skimmer, heater, filter media, and anything else that would otherwise take away form the simple beauty of the show tank.

 

[lionfishlover123]

oh alright.
i have a few more questions

Can you add a refugium to a tank or is it like you have to buy a tank with a built-in refugium?

would it be cheaper just to build a tank of this size?

 

[steelhealr]

I second the motion re: tank size. Unless you are specifically looking to set up a nano system, a 75 gallon is usually the best place to start with a marine system.

Lawnmower blennies and mandarins are poor choices for small tanks. They need a large, mature, well established tank with lots of LR, copepods and algae. SH