Would it be wise?

[bigmoe21]

Would it be a good idea if i wanted to add two more ocellaris clownfish to my 29g tank that already has 2, a blue hippo, neon goby, and mandarin?

[JimD]

You already have five fish there, Id say youre just about maxed out for a 29 gallon.

[apedroza]

That hippo will outgrow that 29 soon also!!!

[Texreefer]

and you don't want more than two clowns in that small of a tank

[Ross]

plus you would need more live rock than a 29 can hold, and at least look good, for the mandarin

[RayAllen]

It would be Horrible idea

[MissT]

Echo don't do it, and get that hippo out of there... a month is too long, he'll probably get stressed, get ich and spread it in your tank. No bueno

[bigmoe21]

I figured it wouldnt be a good idea just wanted to see what others thought...i know the hippo will get big..but its been there for almost two months now..and its belly is fat and it seems content, plus the neon does a good job cleaning him up

[Ross]

your really playing with fire having a hippo in a 29g.

[envy]

i have had mine in a 29 for 4months and he seems to be doing fine. i have not had an outbreak of ich eats relly healthy and color is a real bright blue as long as he is doing fine id say keep it up :applause:

[copperband]

wow i had a yellow tang in my 29 and like a month later it died from ich

[envy]

don't forget that with any surgeonfish you have to supplement its food with garlic and give them there greens if not they will get an outbreak also having cleaner shrimp and fish help

[MissT]

would you put a puppy in a shoebox to live?

[Ross]

as long as he is doing fine id say keep it up :applause:


No offense, but that is NOT good advice in this situation. You know the fish is gonna outgrow the tank so what are you gonna do? Keep it there until it gets ich and spreads it to all your other fish? Or just keep him until he dies? because thats inevitable.

[MissT]

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[envy]

:confused:so what you are saying is you would rather let the fish spread ich in your bigger main tank than to make sure it doesn't have ich before going to a bigger tank.:confused:

isn't that the purpose of housing a fish somewhere else before introducing him to the main so you don't spread ich or velvet to anything else and worry about losing out on livestock

[MissT]

Having a quarantine or hospital tank that is set up to provide temporary observatory care is very different than putting a fish in a small display tank that has other fish in it, with expectation to house it there. When you set up a QT tank, it typically has no sand or rock in it to ensure that the fish has as much room as possible, but also to where you can medicate, if necessary without subjecting things that aren't sick to invasive medicine.

If you need more information about what a quarantine tank is, follow this link:
http://www.fishlore.com/QuarantineTankSetup.htm

[copperband]

so does this mean its best to have a qt tank

[MissT]

it's a very good idea, something you'd never regret having but might regret not having

[MissT]

this one's gone too far off topic for too long. I'm going to close the thread, and if there are any more questions about QT, please start a new thread in the Reefkeeping Forum, thanks