[goldfishees]

Hello
I have had goldfishes for seven years now. I would like to get a new tank and put clownfishes in it and maybe a reef. Do you think I am ready for a saltwater tank? My one friend thinks that saltwater tanks are hard to take care of. Is that true?
Thanks!!!!!!!!
Please help me.

[Reefland]

Hi goldfishees, Welcome to Reefland!

No, saltwater tanks are not difficult to take care of however they do require a time and cash investment that if you are willing to make long-term will make it hard and unenjoyable. For people entering into the hobby, the single most important piece of advice is to research until your brain hurts. There is a lot of mi-information that will complicate your journey and make it more expensive than what it has to be. Visiting this forum and reading posts and asking specific questions is your best bet.

With that said, you mention that you are interested in some clownfish. Did you have a size tank in mind? Do you have an idea of what kind of equipment you'll need or are you totally "blind"?

[goldfishees]

No, I'm not totaly blind, I can see just fine. I don't have a tank size in mind, but the tank won't be some huge size because it is for my small bed room that is 10ft. by 11ft. I have done tons of research on clownfishes and some on salt water tanks. Everybody says that you need live rock but it costs a lot of money that I much rather spend on fish or corals. Do you absulutely need live rock to have a tank that hopefuly lasts 1-5 years.

[Reefland]

Obviously my remark wasn't literal.

If you are asking whther or not you'll need liverock, I think there is some more research to be done. Liverock is the basis to any successful reef aquarium. What do you mean by a tank lasting 1-5 years? You only plan to be in the hobby this long or this is the time frame that you would keep a specific tank before doing something differently? Either way, you'll want liverock.

[goldfishees]

What I meant by 1-5 years was I want the fish tank to last 5 years before everything dies because in 5 years from now I'll be going to collage and moving a fish tank a long distance with out killing anything is hard to do. And I couldn't keep the fish tank at home because my dad and brother I don't even trust them to feed my goldfish let alone take care of a salt water reef tank. By the way I when I said I can see just fine because you asked me if I've done reseach, or you completly blind. I did not take it literly I felt like adding it in their to be funny.

[Reefland]

I did not take it literly I felt like adding it in their to be funny.

Don't go into this thinking about when things will die, that's the wrong mindset. The better way to go into planning a tank is to think of how you can provide the best environment for the inhabitants for long term survival; if provided the proper care clownfish can last much longer than 5 years.

[goldfishees]

Ok, I've dicited not to get reefs. Now I have a better plan and it's would be easier to move, so I'm willing to have it for over 5 years. It is to get the clown fishes and get a clam.

[goldfishees]

Ok, I have a new plan again. It to get the clown fishes in a 12g Nano cube with out the clam. Do you know how many clown fishes I should put in a 12g tank?

[Ninong]

The minimum recommended tank size for most of the larger species of clownfish is 40 gallons. Some of the smaller species, such as Amphiprion percula and A. ocellaris, could be kept in a 20-gal tank. A 12-gal tank is really too small for clownfish.

[samsreef]

I thought you said you already had a reef.....


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Originally Posted by goldfishees
Your clam is very sick and is dieing of a sickness that is not cure abil when that happend to me my clam died and all of the living things in that tank died. If you move it to a place without living things still all of the livings in the old tank will die no matter what you do.

SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[goldfishees]

That's wierd don't know what made you think I have a reef??????????????