55 Gal Set Up Please I Need Ideas

OrandaLover0905

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Hi For my christmas this year I am geting a 55 gal tank Saltwater .... The probollem is I don't know anything about it ... like what fish can live wth other fish .. I want Big and medium sized fish .. thats where you guys come in.. I need a little help on beginning my first Saltwater tank
 
You would be better to post in the saltwater section.

With oranda in your name, do you keep goldies ?
 
although this should be in the saltwater questions forums i will answer it anyways.

i suggest you buy a book, especaily if its your first saltwater tank. the best book i know of it called "The Simple Guide to Marine Aquariums" by Jeffrey Kurtz. this book has everything you need to know.

since this is your first saltwater tank and you want a fish only tank i would suggest you go down one of two routes.

route one- stock your tank with a community style of fishes.
example-5 or 6 green chromis, 1 royal gramma, 1 maroon clownfish, and either 1 flame angelfish (a very pretty and hardy fish that is overlooked sometimes) or a niger/black triggerfish.

route two-stock your tank with a few larger species.
example 1- 1 trigger fish and 1 eel (i suggest a snowflake since they are also hardy).
example 2- 2 lion fish, maybe a tailbar (Pterois radiata) and a dwarf (cant find the scientific name...)
example 3- one grouper or one snapper. the only problem with this is you will either have to find a good hardy grouper that wont out grow your tank or plan on buying a larger (100gal or more) tank down the road, but that will be maybe 4 or 5 years down the road.
 
marine aquariums require money, dedication, money, time, effort and money :) i would get reading some books if you are set on saltwater
 
Thanx For all of your help but.... i just found out i can't keep that big of an aquarium .. it is too heavy for our housel ololol thanx though!
 

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