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09-21-2005, 11:48 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland
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Maroon clowns in a nano?
Although it's not reeeallly recomended, I was wondering if anyone out there either keeps or has any thoughts on a mated pair of Yellow stripe marrons in a 12 gallon tank? I am a bit ambivolent about doing this, but they would be the only fish in the tank. along with a fairly small anemone.
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09-21-2005, 11:54 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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Do you have a sump(what size), protein skimmer,LR? |
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09-21-2005, 12:24 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland
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If and when they go into it, it will be a 15 gallon acrylic, with a 70 watt MH, and in that instance there may or may not be a sump, but there will probably be a skimmer running off the back side.
Most likley it will be a nanocustoms 12 gallon tank, so the surface skimmer will have been modified.
In either instance, yea plenty of live rock,2" sand bed and eventually some lps and possibly sps depending on lighting |
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09-21-2005, 03:42 PM
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Human grounding probe
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Wyoming
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Maroons tend to get pretty large. 12g might be kinda cramped.
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09-21-2005, 05:12 PM
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Got Fish? HUH? DO YA??
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Australia
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We've kept a pair in a 30g tank, and that was pretty cramped, as the female grew rapidly. There were lots of other fish in the tank, but the other fish werent the problem, the sheer size of the female GSM (even though obtained as a small fish) was a bit much.
Im usually known for pushing the limits of fish to water ratio, but i dont think id put a pair of GSM in a 12g.
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09-21-2005, 07:16 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
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No to small for two even with a big sump.Like they said to cramped.
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09-21-2005, 07:35 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland
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That was kind of my thinking as well. I have a pair in my 40, and they do just fine, and were in my 28 before that and had no issues, but 12 for a pair seems like pushing it a bit. He's a little dude..but shes close to three inches now.
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09-21-2005, 11:30 PM
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Got Fish? HUH? DO YA??
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Australia
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Yeah if shes anything like ours she'll grow fast too.
Oh well, theres plenty of other fish you can put in there!!
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GOT FISH? We Have!
www.gotfish.com.au
Mobile aquarium leasing, installations, maintenance, and supplies.
NSW, Australia.
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09-29-2005, 01:51 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: the east coast
Posts: 113
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A nice pair of Black clowns will work---Just a suggestion
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09-29-2005, 05:54 PM
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WWM Junky
Join Date: May 2005
Location: So Cal
Posts: 133
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Have you guys seen a fully grown alpha female GSM, they push 6"+
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09-30-2005, 07:35 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland
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The lkargest mine ever got was about three inches after two years...........
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09-30-2005, 08:54 PM
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WWM Junky
Join Date: May 2005
Location: So Cal
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well everyone has their own experiences, all the Maroons I have ever worked with get huge, and personally I think a pair would be better suited to a 40 gallon aquarium, 12 is just two cramped for 1 let alone 2
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The mind of Peter Griffin
"I got an idea, an idea so smart my head would explode if I even began to know what I was talking about."
" Okay, okay, I have an idea. I'll be Charlie and you could all be my angels. (Turns to look at an ugly woman) Except for you, you be Bosley."
"Sorry Meg. Daddy loves ya, but Daddy also loves Star Trek, and in all fairness, Star Trek was here first."
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10-01-2005, 08:32 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 33
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Via my earlier post, I figured it would be a bit to cramped.
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10-06-2005, 10:29 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Atlanta GA
Posts: 351
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It can be done, yes the female will get real big but you got plent of time before she gets to big.
Only thing is dont expect to have any other fish in there.
I had a maroon in my 10g for a year and she killed every single fish i put in there.(3 cherub angles, yellow watchman, flame tail goby, red head goby, and a 6 line)
Needless to day she went by by when i upgraded |
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10-09-2005, 04:18 PM
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Medium Fishy! :)
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Puerto Rico
Posts: 443
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I'm keeping one in a 10g and he's doing fine.
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