I have 2 clowns for my 32g. I’m wondering how many more fish I can add moving forward. I’ve seen videos that discuss this and say 1 fish per 5g to 10g. 1 fish x 10g seems very conservative. Thinking 6-8 is realistic.
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I just started my 32 gal biocube and have done a lot of research and I would say that 3 to 5 small fish would work. You don't want to over load the system. I plan on doing a pair of clowns maybe a blenny or goby, a dotty back and a 6 line wrasse. Also plan on doing some corals. Hope this helps. Maybe some others will chime in as well. Happy Reefing.I have 2 clowns for my 32g. I’m wondering how many more fish I can add moving forward. I’ve seen videos that discuss this and say 1 fish per 5g to 10g. 1 fish x 10g seems very conservative. Thinking 6-8 is realistic.
unless u have supreme over filtration and time to do that lots of maintenanceI’m planning 4-6 in my 20G
pair of clowns
1-2 neon gobys
Possum wrasse
Green clown goby (not sure on this guy)
I believe it has a lot with your maintenance and export methods.
Do you have corals in your tank with your angelfish? If so does it leave them alone?factor in what kind of fish you'd like to keep, as well. The FpG (fish per gallon) isn't really accurate these days IMO... A 32g Saltwater aquarium is pretty small on the saltwater side of things, and your choices are limited due to lack of territory, swimming space, and species aggression, and potentially utility (as in a sand-sifting goby of some sort)
I'd suggest researching what kind of fish you are drawn to, and see what their min. tank requirements are, aggression levels, compatibility, and care requirements. Make a list of 4-5 fish as a long-term goal, and start adding based on aggression levels (most aggressive go in last)
Here was my stock list for my first tank, a 32g Biocube. It was a good balance for me and my system, but YMMV...
Clowns x 2 (first fish I got, wish I hadn't, lol. Look great but man, are they jerks!)
Pygmy White Spotted Filefish (awesome, my favorite fish I've owned to date before the Mystery Wrasse I just picked up)
2x Purple Firefish (very pretty, static most of the time. Don't move around a lot but hover in the water column)
Yasha Goby (beautiful fish, just hid most of the time, lol)
Pygmy Cherub Angel (swims ALL over the place! only about 2" long, but easily the most active fish I have)
good luck and have fun!
I have 2 clowns for my 32g. I’m wondering how many more fish I can add moving forward. I’ve seen videos that discuss this and say 1 fish per 5g to 10g. 1 fish x 10g seems very conservative. Thinking 6-8 is realistic.
I had 5 fish before an ich outbreakunless u have supreme over filtration and time to do that lots of maintenance
6 is too much for a 20. 4 is a good number with ur clown pair a goby and a wrasse with inverts as cleanup crew even 5 is a lot so u if u get 5 youll need lots of filtraion like good skimming and a five 6 is just way too much
I have a yellow tang, 6 line wrasse and a mates pair of clowns. Lots of inverts and corals and everything now that’s my lighting issue is fixed is doing very well. I’m going to add a flame dwarf angle soon. But my Quarantine tank isn’t set up yet. Old one was to big so went with a 5 gallon and doing 1 fish at a time now.I have 2 clowns for my 32g. I’m wondering how many more fish I can add moving forward. I’ve seen videos that discuss this and say 1 fish per 5g to 10g. 1 fish x 10g seems very conservative. Thinking 6-8 is realistic.