Sunday, August 2, 2009

Are these fish compatible?

2 clowns
1 Regal Tang
1 Orchid Dottyback
1 coral beauty
1 golden coris wrasse
1 powder blue tang
1-2(what should i get) yellow head jawfish
2 spike fin goby
Answers:
yes they should be ok the only thing is the powder blue will get pretty big as well as the regal tang. You have to make sure they have some greens in the tank to munch on. The clowns are fine just be sure to add them at the same time cause they can get territorial and possiby fight if they arent added in the tank at the same time. As for the jawfish since you are pretty packed as far as livestock goes i would hold it to only one not two. same goes for the gobies. You are kinda pushing it for being overstocked so try to narrow it down if you can
I'm thinking no, U must have a huge acquarium
they should be fine as it is a 80 gallon, right?
just that powder blue may be alittle cramped.
Regal tangs also get massive. but it should be fine. Remember to provide alot of swimming area.
For the 2 tangs alone, you'll need 150 gallons.
For all of this your probably talking a minimum of 200 gallons, probably more like 250. And no, they are not all compatible.
A quick bit of research
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/s...
shows that your 2 tangs look too much alike to get along in the same tank.
The angelfish is not safe with corals or invertebrates; it will nip at them.
http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/a...
Read the top, the Centropyge info, and the specific info on the Coral Beauty.
Your tangs and the angelfish are all algae eaters, so you'd need a huge tank or lots of supplemental feeding.
All 3 are also sensitive and very susceptible to ich.
The dottyback is highly aggressive. Too aggressive for the wrasse and the goby. They need to be housed with peaceful fish. It also may eat featherdusters and small shrimp.
Your jawfish will need a very deep substrate, and may be picked on by the dottyback. You'll want to research the requirements of a deep sand bed.
Your wrasse is likely to eat featherdusters.
(I love featherdusters. They are an inexpensive, easy to keep, beautiful addition to a tank)
I'd forget the tangs, angelfish, and dottyback and go with a much smaller tank.
Please do some research. I used Salt Corner, Marine Depot, and Yahoo search to get the info I have provided for you. Took me all of 10 minutes.
If you've never done salt water before (and it appears that's the case), I advise tons of lurking and reading at Reef Keepers, NanoReef, and other saltwater forums, and getting a good book on Marine Aquariums and reading it cover to cover before you spend a PENNY.
For stocking (once you have a good grasp on what a marine tank will require of you), this is a great article-
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.ph...
That's quite a collection of fish and your tank must be enormous. Here is a good website that offers a compatability chart for you to find out what fish works with other fish and have this info for future reference.