stocking plan for a 5 gallon. - Page 2

kathywithbirds · 11-27-2007, 08:08 PM

Our sexy shrimp is quite a character. Mike has wanted to get two more for his 14 but we have a GIANT bristleworm problem in there...

Green clown gobies are cute, pandas have neat coloration.

BEELZEBOB · 11-28-2007, 10:08 AM

i think ima gonna get the red headed clown goby, 5-8lbs Lr and figure a light set up around 45-70watts.

kathywithbirds · 11-28-2007, 10:38 AM

Hey, before you commit, did you see the catalina goby?

BEELZEBOB · 11-28-2007, 10:41 AM

oooo. yea i have seen those THEYRE TINY!!!!!

thats another good possibility. this tank aint gonna see much in the way of life until well after christmas probably. so i got time to decide and change my mind a few times.

Dentoid · 11-28-2007, 10:45 AM

STOP!The Catalina goby comes from cool waters off the coast of California. Tanks temps have to be below 75 for any long term success. Are you prepared to chill your five gallons?

mps9506 · 11-28-2007, 12:04 PM

I personally think the clown gobies are gonna be a bit too large for that tank size, they are usually shipped tiny but get a decent size. Not to mention if you are keeping sps in there it will already be difficult enough without a clown goby trying to nest in it.
Like Dentoid said above, catlina gobies are a cold water species from California, please to not purchase this fish unless you are doing a cold water tank. No matter what the LFS says they do not live very long in captivity in typical reef aquarium temperatures of 75 degrees and up.

michael_cb_125 · 11-28-2007, 12:10 PM

I agree with Mike. I would just keep coral. And maybe a sexy shrimp.

kathywithbirds · 11-28-2007, 01:55 PM

OH!! Good to know. I didn't really read about the catlina, just saw a pic and thought the colors were pretty.

kathywithbirds · 11-28-2007, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michael_cb_125

I agree with Mike. I would just keep coral. And maybe a sexy shrimp.

It's the bristleworm's fault, but there's only a cleaner adn a sexy shrimp in Mike's 14 gallon right now. The pods are so confident they're running around in the open, you cna see them eating and whatnot. Downside: the flatworms are running amuck too.

Maybe a group of 3 sexys could provide enough "movement"?

Rcpilot · 11-29-2007, 01:20 AM

Red Stripe goby

Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Red Striped Goby

They say 10g, but I think you can do it with just one in the tank. Now ya got me wanting to set up my 5.5g and pack it full of zoas or SPS.

PEMfish · 11-30-2007, 06:10 PM

Rcpolit - like the sig. Lol

I wouldn't do the gobys, neons aren't made for captivity and the clowns would do better in my tank

. A trio of shrimp would be perfect - sexys.

mps9506 · 11-30-2007, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PEMfish

I wouldn't do the gobys, neons aren't made for captivity

Have to disagree with this since Elacatinus oceanops has been bred and reared in captivity for years....

ORA | PRODUCTS | FISH | GOBIES

prow · 11-30-2007, 07:09 PM

i think maybe its the cleanner wrasse PEMfish was referring to.

have you looked at greenbanded gobies (Gobiosoma multifasciatum). a great colorful little guy that will help keep your sandbed turned and does some cleanning too. they only get about 1.5" and are also tank breed.

court jester goby (Amblygobius rainfordi) is another great little fish. it will munch on the rock like a tang and also does some sand sifting aswell. gets about 2"

i love the blue neon gobies (Elacatinus oceanops) too. and like said above, they are tank breed.

mps9506 · 11-30-2007, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prow

court jester goby (Amblygobius rainfordi) is another great little fish. it will munch on the rock like a tang and also does some sand sifting aswell. gets about 2"

Seems to be one of the better algae eaters in the hobby IMO.
Do you think they are a good choice for 5 gallon pico tanks though prow? I would tend to think they are kind of on the large side since they swim around a lot.
I usually recomend the Trimma and host gobies just because they tend not to swim around a whole lot anyways.

prow · 11-30-2007, 07:47 PM

i think a 5 gallon would be ok if not too much compition from snails or crabs for food and its a mature system. IMO, the hector's goby is more likely to starve in a smaller tank than the rainford's. same basic fish but the hector gets a little bigger and, at least mine, seems to eat more.(i have both a court and hector in the same tank) the need for larger tanks is more for Amblygobius phalaena and similar gobies under the Trimma blanket that need a big mature sandbed system. but your right, providing enough food is something you have to consider.

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kathywithbirds Social Darwinism victim Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Hood, NJ Posts: 5,747 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: stocking plan for a 5 gallon. OH!! Good to know. I didn't really read about the catlina, just saw a pic and thought the colors were pretty. __________________ (\_/) (\__/) ( . .) (^.^) (")(") (> <) Bunny and Bunnina have worked things out. Bunny was mistaken after all, Bunnina was not having an affair. "Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials." ~Lin Yutang

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prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,976 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: stocking plan for a 5 gallon. i think maybe its the cleanner wrasse PEMfish was referring to. have you looked at greenbanded gobies (Gobiosoma multifasciatum). a great colorful little guy that will help keep your sandbed turned and does some cleanning too. they only get about 1.5" and are also tank breed. court jester goby (Amblygobius rainfordi) is another great little fish. it will munch on the rock like a tang and also does some sand sifting aswell. gets about 2" i love the blue neon gobies (Elacatinus oceanops) too. and like said above, they are tank breed. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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prow Manta Ray Join Date: May 2005 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 3,976 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: stocking plan for a 5 gallon. i think a 5 gallon would be ok if not too much compition from snails or crabs for food and its a mature system. IMO, the hector's goby is more likely to starve in a smaller tank than the rainford's. same basic fish but the hector gets a little bigger and, at least mine, seems to eat more.(i have both a court and hector in the same tank) the need for larger tanks is more for Amblygobius phalaena and similar gobies under the Trimma blanket that need a big mature sandbed system. but your right, providing enough food is something you have to consider. __________________ "He who sees things grow from their beginnings shall have the finest view of them" ........Aristotle........ "The only difference between me and a madman is that I'm not mad." - Salvador Dali my chronicle........ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...al-system.html my clamicle..........http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...my-tank-d.html

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