how many fish

[fraser]

How many people on here have impulse bought and made a mistake ?  What are a variety of good new tank fish and how many would you recomend in a 50 gallon long reef tank

 

[Duke]

What fish do you have so far? Tangs are out of the question in that tank, chromis are great, bangaii cardinals are nice, Gobys , dirty backs, damsels. Visit live aquaria. Com and browse For ideas, they have a whole section of beginner fish with descriptions and some care requirements for them.. Tank size is something important to consider what th a small tank also

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Clowns? Firefish?

 

[benzzz]

firefish are good carpet surfers... never had 1 that didnt jump out and couldnt jump back in  :-\

 

[TORX]

Also depends on the type of fish you throw in there. There are several different types of firefish that are very sharp looking, some gobys, clowns, also depends on your filtration. If you aren't running a skimmer or other means of nutrient exporting, then you will have tons of issues if you add too many fish. I have 26 critters in my 120 long tank (minus my CUC), couldn't believe it when my daughter and I actually took a count. Most are smaller fish, firefish, cromis, dottybacks, anthias, and goby.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah i had a firefish that attempted to jump ship but i was sitting there watchin tv and seen him put og the cornerbof my eye go from the middle of the tank to the top then something falli g to the floor, look over and there he is flopping around lol. Scooped em back up and through him in, then my lionfish ate em haha. Wooops.

 

[nexusnight]

Yeah i had a firefish that attempted to jump ship but i was sitting there watchin tv and seen him put og the cornerbof my eye go from the middle of the tank to the top then something falli g to the floor, look over and there he is flopping around lol. Scooped em back up and through him in, then my lionfish ate em haha. Wooops.

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[reeferkeeper420]

Yeah he had aloott of expensive lunches. Ate better than  me lol

 

[chuckm]

Flame hawkfish, Orchid Dottyback, Halichoeres  family of wrasses, Genicanthus Angels come to mind.....go slow. :laugh:

 

[benzzz]

Flame Hawkfish very personable.  Love them !

 

[Jewel]

I gotta question, What the hell is a dirty back? You gotta do some research, see what you like and what fish will do well in a 50 long, I'll tell you and some might not like it but The best fish I bought early on was a Yellow Tang, I put him in a 55 and it took care of a lot of my Algea issues, when I upgraded he came with me right up to my 120, Flame Angel, Coral Beauty, Flame back angel, cardinals,B&W Chromis,, All good choices just not all at once OF Course LOL

 

[Duke]

lol, i was typing on my phone and didnt catch that.. i meant a dottyback

 

[Jewel]

LOL And I thought WTF must be a local thing, Too Funny