Opinion needed for fish capacity.

[Detri]

Hello all again

Well I have a while yet before I can add fish and coral. But I am planning ahead. I have a 35g 3' long, 16.5 deep tank. I mainly want Corals so I just want a few fish. This is what I want so far.

2 Clowns (the most common and hardy, because my kids want them)
2 Cleaner Shrimp
1 Clam
maybe 1 Scallop
1 Anenome
1 Hermit Crab
and some undecided Corals

Can I add some Lyretail Anthia's? Will I have to trade other things off to get them or is my tank to small for them?

I just Love them. All the Anthia's I have seen are just spectacular looking. My wifes going to be pissed if I have to tell I need to upgrade NOW. LOL

 

[clayswim]

Be careful when deciding on a clam; some can get rather large, and their requirements for lighting and water quality can be extremely high. Scallops and Anemones are the same way. I'm not telling you not to get them, just do plenty of research before attempting it. The sensitive species should also be added last. Someone else will know better than me about the Anthias, since I've never kept them; to my knowledge though they require a large aquarium when kept with other fish.

Clayton

 

[Detri]

No worries, and thank you. I will have a 250w MH system with 2 V.H.O. Actinic. I can lose the thought of the scallop for sure, the clam isn't a must. The rest are. With the exception of the Anthia's.

 

[Porkfat]

Nice, what kind of anemone were you thinking of? A hadoni, bta, somthing different? those I heard were a little easier to obtain and manage then another like a Ritteri or Sebae anemone.

Was this going to be more of an SPS or LPS tank?

What kind of circulation were you planning on doing? powerheads? closed loops? I really want to have an anemone as well and I'm trying to figure a safe way to keep them happy, because I worry about how anemones tend to get sucked into them and killed...

This is a smaller water volume like me and I'm only just now getting used to dosing, keeping up with my watter changes and testing like I should be. Closest thing I have to an anemone atm though is an aptasia probaly for the best though, maybe in a few months after things get a little more settled I'll try my luck.

 

[DonW]

You should be fine with a clam as long as you have a fairly clean tank. Personally I dont think they are difficult at all, as long as you buy them at 3"+. Much easier to care for than SPS. Stay away from scallops, they are cool but are very difficult to keep in a low nutrient sps tank.

Don

 

[Detri]

Well its going to be a long time before I get Clams and anenome's This is a new tank, and has yet finished its cycle. I am going to get the shrimp and hermit crabs andmaybe some mushrooms to start with then add others as I feel comfortable.

 

[Skimmy]

your on the right track, most people dont plan out exactly what they want in thier thanks. does this system have a sump or hang on gear? and what kind of skimmer do you have? and what do you have for flow in the tank? it sounds like the tank is currently cycling, a good time to iron out all your equipment woes, before the fish and corals arrive

 

[Detri]

Thats just it, I am trying to learn about flow. do I need it? I have 2 hang on filters. A Penguin 170,(not useing the BIOWheel) and a Aqua clear 300. Both of these filters suck water in from oposite sides, so I have them set up on either side of the tank One is set lower in the tank and the other is mid level. The skimmer is a Seaclone Protein Skimmer. I bought it because the people I talked to, people I have met and saw there tanks, were very happy with theres on there tanks. No sump.

 

[Angelscrx]

A seaclone will work fine in your size tank. I use one rated for 90gs in my 10g quarantine tank. I wouldn't keep scallops either they don't last long.

 

[Krish]

Thats just it, I am trying to learn about flow. do I need it?

Flow is one of the most important things you can have. Good quality flow though. What I mean by that is you want good surface aggitation and you want enough flow to where you can keep ditritus suspended in the water column long enough for your filters and skimmer to pick up so that it doesn't sit there and breakdown and rot and cause an algae out break etc in your tank. Also, different marine animals need it to survive as food has to be brought to them via flow and also most anemones like and need it so you would want to consider that since you are planning on getting one. I'm really glad you are planning ahead. It makes things go alot better and smoother with a higher success rate. I rushed into it the first time and boy did I pay! Good luck.

 

[Detri]

Very cool info thank you. I will be sure to pick up atleast something to push the water around.