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03-19-2006, 06:05 AM
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No three fish can live in an 8 gallon tank, AFAIK. That's overstocked, and in the very least the fish will be crammed and unhappy.
Add at least a pound or two of decent (and expensive) live rock to your set up and let the tank cycle/mature for at least a month. Keep up on the maintenance and monitor your water parameters, and you should be okay with maybe one very small fish. Do lots of research as you go, though. I started with a 13 gallon tank and have been adding live rock to it bit by bit for a few months. I now have a 4 gallon sump on the tank, 26 lb. of live rock, two occellaris clowns, and quite a few corals. I'm just starting up a 6 gallon nano which might house a clown goby in the future, or a smaller Mantis Shrimp if I can find one. ________ STARCRAFT MAPS REPLAYS Last edited by Flusher; 04-21-2011 at 02:53 PM. 
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03-20-2006, 03:13 AM
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WEll i disagree with your answer here you can have 3 fish in a 8 gallon tank you look at the 12 gal DX JBJ models they are aound 9 gallons and 2-3 gals if that of it is filtering you can easily have 2 hi fi gobies or 2 cleaner goies and a chromis or a clown with them.. My friend in the states has one going as we speak and has no problems .....
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180 starfire front, LPS, millipora Doesn't matter how much you have been reading until you take the plunge. You don't know as much as you think. Last edited by Skimmerking; 03-20-2006 at 03:19 AM.
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03-20-2006, 03:40 AM
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Chromis prefer to be in schools (three or more), and IME clowns prefer to be in pairs (my first clown seemed really unhappy until I added the second, anyway - this is why I added the sump and skimmer to my tank). From what I've read, several types of gobies are territorial, too. So, picking three fish to go in an 8 gallon tank, for a beginner, might be a little tricky. ________ Tx16W Last edited by Flusher; 04-21-2011 at 02:54 PM.
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