I have one stor that sells a very limited selection of fish and barely any coral. It's always hit or miss with it too. I wish there were more fish stores around my area
How many fish at one time.
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Will they order what you are interested in? If so, I think you are way better off. i like to see what I buy before I buy.... I am a price who$e on some things, but livestock is not one of them. I want to pay a fair price, but I want HEALTHY fish.... And on the Hippo, if you start with a small one and start an exit plan, you should be fine for up to a year. I have 2 in my display. I know there are always people interested in them at fair prices on ARC. Good Luck with the new tank.
There are lots of knowlegable reefers on here. If you ask the questions you will get lots of great info. Sometimes 3 or 4 oposing answers, but always good answers.
There are lots of knowlegable reefers on here. If you ask the questions you will get lots of great info. Sometimes 3 or 4 oposing answers, but always good answers.
Two things that I was told when I had a 35 and wanted tangs. "Planing on up grading later? What happens if life throws you a curve ball? Wait until you have the tank for them before getting them." And "do you know how hard it is to give up a pet you have become attached too?"
There are tons of cool fish for a 40. Try not to push the limits and in the long run you will be happier. JMO
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There are tons of cool fish for a 40. Try not to push the limits and in the long run you will be happier. JMO
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+1 skip the blue hippo. Many reasons beyond just the fact that they get HUGE. Another being their natural instincts and swim area; particularly in a horizontal direction. We really should be shopping for the <span style="color: red">final</span> homes for most of these fish when we buy them, a lot of them do not do well in transport/and or stress easily - to the point of death.
I think now is the time you should take it slow and start picking the BASE of fish you want in your tank; aka the fish you like the absolute most. They need their time to establish dominance and pick their homes before you introduce a tank mate that may be heavy aggressive, this and it gives the tank time to adjust to the change; particularly in fresh and smaller tanks. Bacteria growth will scale with the amount waste produced/introduced to the tank, if it happens too fast you crash; toxic compounds build up due to not being either exported or broken down quickly enough. Every few weeks test and consider the possibility of another tank mate and then add after quarantining properly. Different fish will require being fed different stuff, this and size usually dictate the amount of ammonia and other stuff they produce. Smaller fish demand less, things that require meaty foods will have higher export demands; either in the form of water changes or equipment.
That and be picky about what you get and how you get it, sometimes paying the price for a fish doesn't necessarily mean your getting ripped off. O yea and if you go slow you will have more time to decide what kind of coral you like before you become a junkie like all of us
I think now is the time you should take it slow and start picking the BASE of fish you want in your tank; aka the fish you like the absolute most. They need their time to establish dominance and pick their homes before you introduce a tank mate that may be heavy aggressive, this and it gives the tank time to adjust to the change; particularly in fresh and smaller tanks. Bacteria growth will scale with the amount waste produced/introduced to the tank, if it happens too fast you crash; toxic compounds build up due to not being either exported or broken down quickly enough. Every few weeks test and consider the possibility of another tank mate and then add after quarantining properly. Different fish will require being fed different stuff, this and size usually dictate the amount of ammonia and other stuff they produce. Smaller fish demand less, things that require meaty foods will have higher export demands; either in the form of water changes or equipment.
That and be picky about what you get and how you get it, sometimes paying the price for a fish doesn't necessarily mean your getting ripped off. O yea and if you go slow you will have more time to decide what kind of coral you like before you become a junkie like all of us
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