I just acquired a 12 gallon nano cube that is established. It came with 10 pounds of live rock, live sand, some purple mushrooms, some green and red striped mushrooms, toadstool and polyps. It currently has a couple of snails, what looks like a red legged hermit crab and 2 fish: A red firefish and a royal gramma.
Do I have room for a pair of clowns and/or a clown and a diamond goby? Or is the tank pretty much stocked with the two fish already in there?
I have tons of experience with freshwater but this is my first saltwater tank.
OK... so I guess a diamond goby is out from what I have been reading. Any suggestions for a sand cleaning fish that would be suitable for this size nano that would be somewhat similar to the diamond.
Yeah, I would say so. And I would go with one False Perc (Nemo), and find a small adult fish. I would bring the Gramma to your LFS and ask him if he'll trade for a False Perc...
I know he would. I am one of his best discus customers. I have a friend who has a firefish and a pair of false perc clowns in a 29 that may want the Gramma. If he doesn't off to the LFS with the gramma.
A small goby would do fine. But Nano's require more upkeep then larger saltwater aquariums. So stocking lightly is better you see. IMO, choose what you think would be best, to get rid of the other two and add the pair of clowns and goby and one more small fish would be fine. But that be about it, keep it to smaller fish.
I personally think one fish is stocked to the max in a NC12. You really only have 8 gallons of water to work with.
And clownfish are boring. Especially with the variety saltwater has to offer. I'm not saying I would give mine up, but I'm saying I would rather have something else. Everyone and their brother has a clown.
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