Hi!
Thanks for reading this! I wanted to post this because I found it strange and wanted to know if European, more specific German and Austrian, people in general think this.
I moved from other country to Austria and after two years I decided I wanted to start again with a saltwater aquarium. Because my apartment is small I got a Fluval Flex 123L (32g) marine complete set. I owned two tanks before, of similar sizes. Well, I did my research and found out that many experienced reefers (in English speaking forums) say this tank could host at least four small fish, including a pair of clowns. I found several videos and other sources for this too. However, when I went to a LFS here, they told me that tank was small and I could have only one small clownfish, and nothing more. I found that strange, as it is a much more conservative stocking number than the general internet consensus. So I tried looking what other German speaking aquarists said in google, and from the limited German forums I found they said the same, that clownfish need at least 200L, and nothing else could be added. In the LFS the clerck showed me small gobies as almost the only fish that could live there too.
So my question to you is, are they right? I find it really strange to be sincere. I have seen many nano tanks hosting more than two clowns and other invertebrates, including corals and anemones (they also told me the tank was too small for an anemone). Are there any Austrian, German or Europeans here that could help me clear this out?
Thank you for reading!
Thanks for reading this! I wanted to post this because I found it strange and wanted to know if European, more specific German and Austrian, people in general think this.
I moved from other country to Austria and after two years I decided I wanted to start again with a saltwater aquarium. Because my apartment is small I got a Fluval Flex 123L (32g) marine complete set. I owned two tanks before, of similar sizes. Well, I did my research and found out that many experienced reefers (in English speaking forums) say this tank could host at least four small fish, including a pair of clowns. I found several videos and other sources for this too. However, when I went to a LFS here, they told me that tank was small and I could have only one small clownfish, and nothing more. I found that strange, as it is a much more conservative stocking number than the general internet consensus. So I tried looking what other German speaking aquarists said in google, and from the limited German forums I found they said the same, that clownfish need at least 200L, and nothing else could be added. In the LFS the clerck showed me small gobies as almost the only fish that could live there too.
So my question to you is, are they right? I find it really strange to be sincere. I have seen many nano tanks hosting more than two clowns and other invertebrates, including corals and anemones (they also told me the tank was too small for an anemone). Are there any Austrian, German or Europeans here that could help me clear this out?
Thank you for reading!