Are these fish suitable in a 50 gal ....

[Shaemus]

My brother has a 50 gal tank and was wondering if these fish/inverts are suitable:

1x Golden Striped Maroon Clownfish
1x Coral Beauty
2x Golden Neon Gobies
3x Blue/Green Reef Chromis
1x Bubble Tip Anemone
4x Blood Shrimp

They are all compatible with each other.

Shaemus M.

 

[Anonymous]

dup post, reply to the following link:
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=107189

 

[trido]

dup post, reply to the following link:
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=107189

Actually, not really. Apparently Shaemus has a brother who doesnt speak for himself giving the appearance, at first glance, that this is a double post.


I really feel like Ive already said this once though.

Yes, They should be fine.

Of course there are always exceptions to the rule. Sometimes a certain fish, regardless of the general consensus will just be a bully and will not get along with tank mates. If you guys are doing the research and all of the facts say the fish will be fine then most likely they will. All we can really say to you is "Yes, the books all say so". Once in a while you will get the my fish was a bully story.

 

[spanko]

Plus with chromis you may find that they will gang up and attack their cohorts until you end up with only one anyway.

 

[cindre2000]

Maroons are :evil:

 

[IslandCrow]

Hey, I love my maroon. She's really very well behaved, but they can get quite mean. Definitely do your research on anemones. There are many who believe these animals should be kept in the wild and aren't really suitable for the hobby. Even though I have one, I tend to agree. They live for hundreds of years in the wild, yet the average person in this hobby is lucky to keep one alive for even a few years. If you're dead set on getting one, though, make sure you have a very stable tank (at least 6 months old, preferrably 1 year+) and you have sufficient lighting to meet their needs. BTAs are some of the lower light anemones, but most still need either metal halide or good T-5 HOs.

Oh, and it may just be me (I tend to shoot for being understocked), but that seems on the high end for number of fish in a 50 gallon. Are you planning to make it a reef tank, because you'll probably have a hard time keeping your nitrates in check.