What Fish?

Joemuz · Dec 16, 2006

Im just seting up a marine tank and dont know what fish to start of with? Can any one offer some advice on species of fish and how much they cost??? :good:

Thanks a lot Joemuz

Betta5 · Dec 16, 2006

The fire fish needs a mature setup and is about Â£14.99 here. The yellow tang is hardy and is about Â£25.

Lynden · Dec 16, 2006

Both of those are very easy to keep. :hey:

Betta5 · Dec 16, 2006

Very true, but the firefish need a more mature aquarium, also can jump so you will need a hood

Joemuz · Dec 17, 2006

Oh great!

What other fish do you recomend, also do you have any pictures??? I realy would like to see them if you have!

Chac · Dec 17, 2006

Betta5 said:
Very true, but the firefish need a more mature aquarium, also can jump so you will need a hood

What makes you say Firefish require a mature tank ?

Also I have 2 in my open top :good:

Joemuz said:
Im just seting up a marine tank and dont know what fish to start of with? Can any one offer some advice on species of fish and how much they cost??? Thanks a lot Joemuz

What size of tank are you going to have

Reef or Fish Only

Preditory or Community

Any fish you defo want ?

Matthew5664 · Dec 17, 2006

I have to fire fish andthey were the first fish I addid to my tank

As Chac said depending on what sort of tank its going to be and the size will determin your choise of fish

Joemuz · Dec 17, 2006

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What size of tank are you going to have

Reef or Fish Only

Preditory or Community

Any fish you defo want ?
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I would love yellow tangs, firefish & seahorses. :hyper:

And the tank should be 54 litres approx. But i dont know which marine fish are preditory and which are community??? :no:

HELP ME!!!!! :no:

Cheers Joemuz

Betta5 · Dec 17, 2006

I have read the do very bad in a new setup. They dont do well in the new conditions

Matthew5664 · Dec 17, 2006

"I would love yellow tangs, firefish & seahorses. And the tank should be 54 litres approx. But i dont know which marine fish are preditory and which are community??? HELP ME!!!!! Cheers Joemuz"

Well in a 54l tank ANY tang is out of the question. Firefish would be ok you could have 2 or 3, As seahorses (SH) go You'll have to have a special tank for them b/c they are slow eaters and if you house them with fish the fish will eat all the food. Also SH's arn't very good swimmers and so the flow needs to be quite low.

You might want to look at things like Gobys or the smaller Clownfish.

Betta5 · Dec 17, 2006

I agree

Joemuz · Dec 17, 2006

Oh... how much do clown fish cost and what other fish could i keep? What about lion fish? :fish:

Ranger · Dec 17, 2006

Joemuz said:
Oh... how much do clown fish cost and what other fish could i keep? What about lion fish?
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Haha, is that one of the pics I just took at my local aquarium? lol. From what i've heard lion fish are pretty hardy and easy to keep (just watch out for the barbs). As for the clownfish I would recommend a tank raised percula (a pair rather), they're pretty hardy.

EDIT: Nvm, just saw the watermark thingy on the pic.

Joemuz · Dec 17, 2006

Cheers, what other fish would you recomend?
C'MON PEOPLE! :lol:

Eversurf · Dec 17, 2006

I really like my scooter blennie and my shrimps. My brittle stars are wicked cool. I prefere the blueleg hermit crabs they move a lot more than anything else in my tank. I also have a Yellow tang but he is very shy. The Butterfly fish just started eating today and is one of the hardest fish to keep in a fish tank. The Tang kinda pick on him a lot, but as they get to know each other it's less and less everyday.

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