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[Dannyrb26]

how many small fish roughly can i have in my 53gall tank...ill be takin my blennies out to

 

[Waddi]

I would say 5 small fish.
But what is your livestock at the moment?

 

[Dannyrb26]

tomatoe clown,3 blue green chromis, some wrasse fish i caught and 5-7blennies...got clean up crew to

 

[Waddi]

I'd say dump everything apart from the clown and chromis.

 

[Jmck]

Wow, in a 53 you are definitely over doing it! 12 fish? your just waiting to crash. Please take out all but one blenny and the 3 chromis. I dont think they should be there.

 

[Nikkimei]

What gal tank should I get for a 2 bar rabbit fish and a hippo tang. I love these 2 fish.

 

[Jmck]

tangs need about 4ft bare minimum of swimming space, not sure about rabbit fish though

 

[little_fish]

No, i think tangs need 6 feed bare minimum space. You can put some of then in the shorter tanks, but i dont think they should be kept in that small space for life. The hippo tangs need at least 8 foot long tangs. Rabbits also need larger tanks, such as 90 gal.

 

[Nikkimei]

My hubby and I are thinking about a 180 gal. I just want to make sure this will be big enough. LoL

 

[Reef Nutz]

My hubby and I are thinking about a 180 gal. I just want to make sure this will be big enough. LoL

Nope, not once they are grown. Unless you are getting a custom long 180g. For short term, yea your all set with the 180 for a good period of time.

 

[Dannyrb26]

the bleenis r only about 3cm each and chromis r stayin as i like them

 

[Waddi]

Well you have to get rid of a good portion of the rest of the fish!

 

[Dannyrb26]

blennies i caught and so was the wrasse fish ...ill keep the clown and chromis and maybe get a tang or somethin down the track

 

[Dannyrb26]

wat if i got a snowflake eel it can remove the blennies for me :D

 

[Sir Alex]

No, i think tangs need 6 feed bare minimum space. You can put some of then in the shorter tanks, but i dont think they should be kept in that small space for life. The hippo tangs need at least 8 foot long tangs. Rabbits also need larger tanks, such as 90 gal.

Lot's of people successfully keep tangs in 4 foot tanks. And hippo tangs only need 6 feet.

Foxfaces need 75 gallons. Other rabbitfish need 100 to 180 gallons.

 

[Reef Nutz]

wat if i got a snowflake eel it can remove the blennies for me :D

:shock:

 

[Reef Nutz]

blennies i caught and so was the wrasse fish ...ill keep the clown and chromis and maybe get a tang or somethin down the track

Heres the deal. Watch your water quality, if it heads south, your going to scramble pretty hard to keep up. But it can be done.

 

[BL1]

Lot's of people successfully keep tangs in 4 foot tanks. And hippo tangs only need 6 feet.

Foxfaces need 75 gallons. Other rabbitfish need 100 to 180 gallons.

Hippos need 8ft, reference this thread Tank Sizes for Tangs (Surgeonfishes) - Reef Central Online Community

 

[Reef Nutz]

I don't really want to reference RC Brian. And personally a Hippo Tang would be fine in a 6' tank. I have had one for some time now, and they really don't need the back and forth swim room. They kinda just check the rock for algea and hide. Few other tangs need the bigger tank though. JMO

 

[BL1]

I don't really want to reference RC Brian. And personally a Hippo Tang would be fine in a 6' tank. I have had one for some time now, and they really don't need the back and forth swim room. They kinda just check the rock for algea and hide. Few other tangs need the bigger tank though. JMO

You don't have to reference it then, but I agree with all but one of their recommendations.