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bbqkinguy · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:43 am Post subject: What can u add

What can i add to my 10 gallon that has 2 clownfish i would like to get like a goby any suggestions

luckydud13 · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 12:59 pm Post subject:

Based on the suggestions I have seen online on Reef forums, I would say that your just about good. Maybe, you could do a small goby, like a clown goby, or a watchman. But that might be pushing it. I would ask someone who knows a little more about it though. A goby wouldnt be seen much in a 10 with 2 clowns IME

ahud · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:22 pm Post subject:

I'm like lucky, I just know a little from spending hours reading, but I say you are stocked.

If the clowns are not full grown I would wait so I could see how much of a bioload they put on your system before adding anything else.

luckydud13 · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:44 pm Post subject:

By that, we mean check for Ammonia (sp?)

If they stay small, and dont seem to be putting off much, maybe, just maybe, we can talk about a goby.

ahud · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 4:58 pm Post subject:

If the clowns are already small and he adds another fish he could run into problems down the road. The clowns will produce a lot more waste when they reach 5" versus when they are only 1-2".

Do you have a skimmer? How often do you do water changes?

Yeah check ammonia, but also Nitrate and nitrite. Your system could handle the ammonia, but produce so much nitrate or nitrite that you would have to constantly do water changes.

If it were me, I would be content to have the two clowns. We are only talking about ten gallons of water here. Besides, we only discussed water quality issues. In a ten gallon tank the added fish won't have much room and may be harassed by the clowns.

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I am not an expert, just giving my opinion.