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Allright, I've been considering converting my spare 10 gallon
freshwater to a small sal****er tank, and considering what sort of fish I would like to start with. My roomates really like "nemo fish," which I believe are clownfish (not having ever seen "finding nemo" I'm not sure). From what I've read clownfish are fairly hardy, but what I haven't been able to discern is whether or not an anemone is necessary. I searched the newsgroup back a few years, and some posts say the clownfish will die without a host aneome, others say they will be fine. I don't really want to have corals/anemones in this tank, it just sounds like an awful lot of work and specialized equipment. So if clownfish desperately need them, I'll have to pick a different fish to start with. I'm also slightly confused by names, is there another fish that looks similar to a clownfish but has a different name? or is there an alternative term for them? I was in the LFS recently, and saw a fish that looked like a clownfish to me, but was less than an inch long, and labeled as something else (can't remember what though). It'll be at least a month before I really start setting it up, so I have lots of time to research. I've been going through the old usenet archives (hooray for google archiving) and a few websites for research, but any specific advice for my setup is welcome ![]() I currently have a 10 gallon tank (cycled) with an undergravel and Hang-on-back style filter. I think I will use crushed coral as a substrate, because I already have a *ton* of it (I use it to maintain the pH in my freshwater tank). I'm already quite familiar with the UGF debate, but are there any extra caveats for sal****er tanks? I'm not intensely attatched to it (its practically a religious argument for some folks) but I did find that my water parameters were a lot more stable after installing it. I'm also trying to get a feel for how much this would cost. I have a feeling I can't afford an amazing ideal setup, but I would like my tank to be sufficient. From my understanding I need to add live rock and a protien skimmer to my setup, and pick up a hydrometer to measure the salinity. I already have test kits. I also have a heater for the tank, and a ridiculous number of air pumps ( i swear they breed). So I should be able to convert my setup to SW for about $100-$150? The other thing I haven't seen is the frequency/quantity of water changes. I'm used to doing 30% weekly changes on my 40gallong freshwater tank. This ended up a ridiculously long post! My main concern though is the clownfish question, I'm sure I'll dig up answers to the rest of these as I do my research. |
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