Thinking of a Perc Nano

[caffeinefiend]

Newbie question here

I've had lots of success with small freshwater tanks over the years, and was thinking of trying to branch out and make a small saltwater tank.

The largest size tank I could get, because I live in a campus apartment, is a 10 gallon.

Since clown fish have been my favorites since as long as I've known fish, I'd like to put in a clown fish. Is 10 gallons too small for one?

Would I need to get live rock, or anenomes, or anything like that? I'm used to fresh water, where I can just use fake plants...but I don't want my fish to be unhappy

[1979camaro]

ten gallons would be fine for a pair of percs or ocellaris

live rock would be a definite yes, anemones are not needed for clowns and would not be a good choice for a nano tank

there are a lot of posts about similar ideas on here, i reccomend looking through those

[zanoshano]

read soem of the stickies. 2 clowns would be fine, i just got 2 today myslef, lol. I would recomend about 8-10 lbs of LR. I would NOT recomend anenomes/corals if your just starting out.

[1979camaro]

Originally Posted by zanoshano

I would recomend anenomes/corals if your just starting out.

I think there should be a not in there

[caffeinefiend]

Originally Posted by 1979camaro

ten gallons would be fine for a pair of percs or ocellaris

live rock would be a definite yes, anemones are not needed for clowns and would not be a good choice for a nano tank

I will be moving from one apartment to another. I've never had any problems moving my freshwater fish, would moving kill the live rock and all?

[something]

Originally Posted by 1979camaro

I think there should be a not in there

agreed, anemonies arent a great choice for such a small tank if you dont have the right requirements.


As far as moving stuff, as long as you keep the LR wet it should be ok.

[caffeinefiend]

Originally Posted by zanoshano

read soem of the stickies. 2 clowns would be fine, i just got 2 today myslef, lol. I would recomend about 8-10 lbs of LR. I would recomend anenomes/corals if your just starting out.

I live by the shore. Live rock is just rock from the ocean, right? Could I just get some sand and rocks from there to use in my tank? (this is the Atlantic coast, in NJ, if it matters)

[1979camaro]

no you cannot

first off, its generally illegal to take from the ocean without a permit
secondarily, and more practically, the stuff you would take from the NJ coast is not tropical and would most likely die

[something]

and, ummmm, its from NJ.

[caffeinefiend]

Originally Posted by 1979camaro

no you cannot

first off, its generally illegal to take from the ocean without a permit
secondarily, and more practically, the stuff you would take from the NJ coast is not tropical and would most likely die

Not even sand? I mean, there are no rocks I could take from here...lol, I'm sure not diving this time of the season.

What alternatives are there to live rocks? Can I just use predominantly regular rocks in the aquarium, with one or two lbs of live rock added in? I don't want to have any corals or zoos or anything. What about fake plants?

Thanks for your reply.