Hue22
New Member
To start, I am fairly new to the hobby. I have had a 5 gallon betta tank for about a year, and I've been wanting to get a larger tank to give saltwater a shot. I currently have a new 10 gallon tank (just the tank) that I thought would work, but now I am not sure. I am basically looking for help deciding if it is work it to return the 10 gallon tank and just get a 20 gallon tank. Here are some notes to get an in idea of what I want:
- I definitely want a clownfish. It can be a smaller variety, and ideally I would want more than 1 fish.
- I think anemones are cool; however, unless I need one for the clownfish, I could do with not having them. Ideally, I would like to include them in the tank, but 20 gallons in my maximum, and if I had the choice of several fish, or a clownfish and an anemone, I would opt for several fish.
- I don't need a ton of fish, I think 3 would be good. Is that possible in a 10 gallon tank considering I would have a small clownfish?
- If I do end up going with the 20 gallon tank, I have a few size options:
- 20 gallon long: 30.25" Length x 12.5" Width (or depth, whatever is the best way to describe it, lol) x 12.75" Height
- 20 gallon tall: 24.25" L x 12.5" W x 16.75" H
- I would consider the 29 gallon tall if that would really be the best solution, this would add an additional 6 inches of height to the 20 gallon long option.
- It seems like the taller options are better, I prefer them aesthetically, and from what I read, clownfish typically swim up and down more than they swim distances.
