Clownfish!

Niki2105 · 01-21-2006, 11:33 PM

I was at a petstore today and seen the cutest little clownfish. I have a 15 gallon tank that is not in use and was wondering if it would be big enough for a starter saltwater tank with one or two clownfish? I have a 60 gallon tank but it is full of goldfish.. lol .. Anyway im not even sure that i have the money right now to try and start up a saltwater tank i was just wondering if a 15 gallon would be an ok starter tank cause i know once i had a few fish i would want to get a bigger tank lol just like when i started goldfish. Thanks for any help you can give me.

**TheOldSalt** · 01-22-2006, 07:54 AM

My best advice is to go ahead and get the bigger tank first before trying saltwater.
A single small clownfish can be kept in a 15 with a lot of extra care, but it's not a very good idea, especially if it's your first saltwater tank. Small tanks like yours are best suited to invertebrate-only setups without fish.

Niki2105 · 01-22-2006, 10:02 AM

Ok thanks, I guess ill wait till I can get a bigger tank ill look for a secondhand 30 or 40 that I could get cheap or untill my goldies die out of my 60 lol which could be a long time cause most them are only a year old lol.. lol ... They only had 3 or 4 different saltwater fish at the petstore but they were so bright and colorful.. lol i just wanted to take them all home.

flamingo · 01-22-2006, 03:55 PM

Yeah, I would agree with getting a bigger tank.

Im not going to say anything about stability and all that, it's really about boredom lol.
Like i've said a million times if you get a 10 gallon or something small your going to want a bigger one in a 6 months I guarantee. Just save yourself a lot of haertache and money and just wait till you get a bigger tank.

Even if you did start the 15 you may only be able to keep 2 small fish and other small inverts. When you first start the sw hobby 2 fish really seems like nothing and you just kind of get bored with it lol.

**Fishfirst** · 01-23-2006, 08:17 AM

I started with a 55, then got another 20 gallon, then a 125, then got another 65 gallon...

this is the last one I swear!

01-21-2006, 11:33 PM	#1
Niki2105 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PEI, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 196	Clownfish! I was at a petstore today and seen the cutest little clownfish. I have a 15 gallon tank that is not in use and was wondering if it would be big enough for a starter saltwater tank with one or two clownfish? I have a 60 gallon tank but it is full of goldfish.. lol .. Anyway im not even sure that i have the money right now to try and start up a saltwater tank i was just wondering if a 15 gallon would be an ok starter tank cause i know once i had a few fish i would want to get a bigger tank lol just like when i started goldfish. Thanks for any help you can give me. __________________ 10 Gallon 60 Gallon Tank

01-22-2006, 10:02 AM	#3
Niki2105 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: PEI, Canada Age: 24 Posts: 196	Ok thanks, I guess ill wait till I can get a bigger tank ill look for a secondhand 30 or 40 that I could get cheap or untill my goldies die out of my 60 lol which could be a long time cause most them are only a year old lol.. lol ... They only had 3 or 4 different saltwater fish at the petstore but they were so bright and colorful.. lol i just wanted to take them all home. __________________ 10 Gallon 60 Gallon Tank

01-22-2006, 03:55 PM	#4
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,881	Yeah, I would agree with getting a bigger tank. Im not going to say anything about stability and all that, it's really about boredom lol. Like i've said a million times if you get a 10 gallon or something small your going to want a bigger one in a 6 months I guarantee. Just save yourself a lot of haertache and money and just wait till you get a bigger tank. Even if you did start the 15 you may only be able to keep 2 small fish and other small inverts. When you first start the sw hobby 2 fish really seems like nothing and you just kind of get bored with it lol. __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

01-23-2006, 08:17 AM	#5
Fishfirst Fish Guru Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Northern Wisconsin Age: 24 Posts: 3,614	I started with a 55, then got another 20 gallon, then a 125, then got another 65 gallon... this is the last one I swear! __________________ 210 Gal Reef w/ 55 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 125 Gal Fish Only, 65 Gal Seahorse-29 Gallon Sump, 55 Gal FOWLR, 54 Gal Corner FW Community, 20 Gal Nano FOWLR, 55 Gal Piranha, 29 gallon QT "All the yellow tangs and clownfish in the world can't save you now! hahahah" Peter from Family Guy

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01-22-2006, 07:54 AM	#2
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,470	My best advice is to go ahead and get the bigger tank first before trying saltwater. A single small clownfish can be kept in a 15 with a lot of extra care, but it's not a very good idea, especially if it's your first saltwater tank. Small tanks like yours are best suited to invertebrate-only setups without fish.

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