Does Bozo need a friend??

jasutton · 02-09-2006, 05:45 PM

Hey all,
I have a 10 gal reef with an ocellaris, bangai, diamond goby, cleaner shrimp and some snails...
I have noticed that my clown (affectionately named Bozo by my silly girlfriend

) is trying to buddy up with both fish. As you would imagine the bangai is crabby and the goby half heartedly nips at him to get her to move along. My question is this: should i try to find bozo a friend?? and if so should it be another ocellaris? She is rather small (baby bozo).
thanks for your thoughts.

Jamie

***zhenya*** · 02-09-2006, 09:11 PM

Jamie,

I wouldn't put anymore fish in a 10g tank, I would find a nice fuzzy soft coral that it can "buddy up" to instead. Providing that your lighting can support it, of course.

jasutton · 02-09-2006, 11:09 PM

thats what i was figuring but i could always get another tank!!

As of now, only have a small 18 watt light on...am in the process of shopping around for new more pwerful lights...need time and a little more funds.

any suggestions??

jamie

optical · 02-10-2006, 01:22 AM

check eBay for lights...i bought a x2 175 watt MH/x2 96 watt T5 with 6 led moon lights for about 450.00 on eBay.
you can find some sweet deals there!

josh_crosson · 02-13-2006, 01:55 PM

thats a nice price for that light but unforunately that would bee WAY too much for a 10gallon tank lol it would boil the poor guys and i dont think they make chillers small enough for a 10 gallon tank lol

***Reefland*** · 02-13-2006, 06:33 PM

Oh no, a 175 would be great over a 10 gallon.

BubbaWPB · 02-13-2006, 06:39 PM

2 x 175?!?!

josh_crosson · 02-14-2006, 01:12 AM

2x175watt MH and 2x96watt T5=542watts!!! haha thats way too much if you ask me

***Reefland*** · 02-14-2006, 07:39 AM

I think a single 175 with some supplemental lighting would be great over a 10 gallon, that is if your serious about keeping the 10 gallon long term.

jasutton · 02-14-2006, 08:38 AM

am not, already bought a 20L and am going to use the ten as a QT tank for my now ill fish

jasutton · 02-14-2006, 08:40 AM

so what about the light for that? i am not sure that i want to keep sps...and funds are an issue at least for another year.

josh_crosson · 02-15-2006, 04:26 AM

ok...ok... You want a preaty cheap, cool, bad-ass lighing set up for that 20gal look into ESU (coralife) they have a supper sweet light out called the clamp halide its a 14,000K 150watt HQI clamp that would be great for that 20 gal they retail from 275-300 bucks depending on where you go check out this site http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?I...lationship=332

jasutton · 02-15-2006, 03:42 PM

will this evenly disperse light into a 30" long tank?

also, isnt there another light of this type from another company? I thought I saw it on reefcentral

thanks for the help everyone!

02-09-2006, 05:45 PM	#1
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	Does Bozo need a friend?? Hey all, I have a 10 gal reef with an ocellaris, bangai, diamond goby, cleaner shrimp and some snails... I have noticed that my clown (affectionately named Bozo by my silly girlfriend ) is trying to buddy up with both fish. As you would imagine the bangai is crabby and the goby half heartedly nips at him to get her to move along. My question is this: should i try to find bozo a friend?? and if so should it be another ocellaris? She is rather small (baby bozo). thanks for your thoughts. Jamie

02-09-2006, 09:11 PM	#2
*zhenya* Owner Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: new jersey,usa Posts: 7,757	Jamie, I wouldn't put anymore fish in a 10g tank, I would find a nice fuzzy soft coral that it can "buddy up" to instead. Providing that your lighting can support it, of course. __________________ Kind regards, Gene.

02-13-2006, 06:33 PM	#6
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,047	Oh no, a 175 would be great over a 10 gallon. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

02-13-2006, 06:39 PM	#7
BubbaWPB Governor Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 1,234	2 x 175?!?! __________________ Bubba Hmmm... now that the tank is full, I could convert the pool to saltwater... Bubba's Aquarium Log

02-14-2006, 01:12 AM	#8
josh_crosson Tenant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rohnert Park, california Posts: 66	2x175watt MH and 2x96watt T5=542watts!!! haha thats way too much if you ask me __________________ LOOK OUT FOR NEMO's PSYCHO TWIN

02-09-2006, 11:09 PM	#3
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	thats what i was figuring but i could always get another tank!! As of now, only have a small 18 watt light on...am in the process of shopping around for new more pwerful lights...need time and a little more funds. any suggestions?? jamie

02-10-2006, 01:22 AM	#4
optical Citizen Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 249	check eBay for lights...i bought a x2 175 watt MH/x2 96 watt T5 with 6 led moon lights for about 450.00 on eBay. you can find some sweet deals there!

02-13-2006, 01:55 PM	#5
josh_crosson Tenant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rohnert Park, california Posts: 66	thats a nice price for that light but unforunately that would bee WAY too much for a 10gallon tank lol it would boil the poor guys and i dont think they make chillers small enough for a 10 gallon tank lol

02-14-2006, 07:39 AM	#9
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,047	I think a single 175 with some supplemental lighting would be great over a 10 gallon, that is if your serious about keeping the 10 gallon long term. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

02-14-2006, 08:38 AM	#10
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	am not, already bought a 20L and am going to use the ten as a QT tank for my now ill fish

02-14-2006, 08:40 AM	#11
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	so what about the light for that? i am not sure that i want to keep sps...and funds are an issue at least for another year.

02-15-2006, 04:26 AM	#12
josh_crosson Tenant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Rohnert Park, california Posts: 66	ok...ok... You want a preaty cheap, cool, bad-ass lighing set up for that 20gal look into ESU (coralife) they have a supper sweet light out called the clamp halide its a 14,000K 150watt HQI clamp that would be great for that 20 gal they retail from 275-300 bucks depending on where you go check out this site http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?I...lationship=332 Attached Thumbnails __________________ LOOK OUT FOR NEMO's PSYCHO TWIN

02-15-2006, 03:42 PM	#13
jasutton Citizen Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: chicago Posts: 183	will this evenly disperse light into a 30" long tank? also, isnt there another light of this type from another company? I thought I saw it on reefcentral thanks for the help everyone!

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