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Nano suggestions.
I am going to put together a nano tank for the following 1.Yashia or Tangora Goby and the corresponding shrimp. 2.Either an Orchid Psuedo, two Firefish or a Secretive Wrasse. 3.Snails, no crabs. 4.Oh, and lets not forget a few very easy soft corals, mushrooms or polyps. Any ideas for a tank size and set-up? It was suggested that I put the LR in before the sand so the shrimp does not get squashed digging under rocks but I think I will place the rocks on 1-1/2” x 1-1/2”rings made of PVC with a dado cut out.
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Here are some alts I was looking at.What do you think a good filtration system would be? I do have a 175 with great water.
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The Yellow Assessor (Assessor flavissimus) requires a much larger tank, at least 40 gallons. It would be a bad choice for a 12-gal nano tank.
I'm not familiar with the other two on your list, so I looked them up. Plectranthias inermis might work size-wise but it might be too territorial for such a small tank with other fish. Chromis retrofasciata is probably the best choice of the three. You might try one of the nano tank forums on some of the other boards to see what fish other nano tank owners have kept successfully. I'm not really familiar with the peculiar requirements of nano tanks in the 12 and under category. As far as filtration is concerned, the most important factor in maintaining a small aquarium is to limit the bioload. A 12-gal tank with live rock and a 1.5-2" fine particle sandbed that has no more than two or three small fish and a few corals can be maintained with regular (weekly) 20% water changes. Obviously you could also have some sort of external filtration but many people keep nano tanks successfully with nothing more than live rock and frequent water changes.
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