Anthony asked:


I have a 80 gallon saltwater aquarium FOWLR, with only a yellow head moray and a small damselfish. Yet the water is always dirty, obviously my worthless Maryland magnum 350 canister filter doesn’t do the work. My stand doesnt have room underneath for a sump and a protein skimmer so I cant get one. So I look to canister filters? What is the best for a 80 gallon and can support puffers, and lion fish, and triggerfish, and other big fish that I cant have now because they die of bad water condition.( which they have, no matter how often I make water changes)

What do you think of a Hagen FLUVAL FX5 Canister Fish Aquarium Filter?
Or 2 Fluval 405 A216 340 GPH Canister Filter?
Which ever is beater.

Matthew asked:


looking at 2 bamboo sharks 1 lion fish about 2 tang fish 1 triggerfish and maybe 1 or 2 larger angel fish. if not ill probably be having a shrimp breeding tank and put it in there if i have to. id love to get a fire urchin in my soon to be tank.
http://animal-world.com/encyclo/marine/sharks_rays/bamboo.php ive seen multiple sights with same remark towards tank size and sharks require the most room out of my selection.

Rachel asked:


Hi. I have a 100 gallon established saltwater aquarium with a volitan lion fish and a snowflake eel (I also had 2 trigger fish but both have died). I want to stock up my tank a bit more to replace the triggerfish. I’ve been looking at marine bettas, gold line groupers, and possibly filefish. I like boxfish and cowfish but heard that they can release deadly toxins and want to know how big of an issue that may become. I also want to get a starfish. Any suggestions, advice, information is appreciated! Thanks so much!

Gareth Richards asked:


How long can a

Very Small Picasso Triggerfish,
Small Dog Faced Pufferfish,
Small Maroon Clownfish,
Small Longnose Hawkfish

Last in a 34 gallon before I have to upgrade?
I will not be able to upgrade for 10 months due to money issues BUT after that period I WILL be able to buy a much larger aquarium.

My Water parameters are great!

the Nitrites are 0,
the Nitrates are 0,
the Ammonia is 0,
the pH is 8.3,

I have an over sized external filter, a good protein skimmer, and lots of live rock.
I do a 10-25% water change every week and sift the sand every day and clean the glass every other day, I clean the filter once a month, and feed a very varied diet.

Is this OK?

Please, no nasty comments or they will be reported, Please leave helpful comments.
Thanks very much!

(My tank is saltwater)

Brenden asked:


Lieutenant Tang (Tennenti Surgeonfish)
Emperor angelfish
Snowflake Eel
Picasso Triggerfish
Niger Triggerfish
2 Maroon Clownfish (mated pair)
Harlequin Tusk
Arc Eye Hawkfish
Flame Angelfish
Bicolored Angelfish

Sea Star?

Please tell me what could go wrong and if there would be any aggression issues.
Also, tell me if the sea star would be a safe contribution to the aquarium.
(Also, the aquarium will be 150-180 gallons.)

Thanks
Oops forgot to take the Arc Eye Hawkfish of the list, so ignore that one!
Could get a Cat Shark instead of Snowflake Eel if needed

Gareth Richards asked:


OK please don’t leave nasty comments:

I have a 55 Gallon Aquarium (I will get BIGGER one very soon)
These are the fish I have.

X1 Small Picasso triggerfish:
X1 Dog Faced Puffer:
X2 Pajama Cardinalfish:
X1 Maroon Clownfish:
X1 Scooter Blenny:

I did not know that Triggerfish and Dog faced Puffers eat small fish when I got them as the pet store did not help me.
I need to know which of my fish I need to re home so the do not get eaten!!!!

(My tank is saltwater)

Mitch asked:


im a going to be purchasing a 55 gallon saltwater tank from someone off craigslist in the next couple days. This will be my first saltwater tank and was wondering what kind of fish will be able to live in it and will get along with each other.

Here is a list of some fish i like clownfish, Flame angel, snowflake eel, lionfish, Triggerfish,copperband butterfly, longnose hawkfish, singapore angelfish, koran angelfish. Also open to suggestions. will any of these go together i really like the koran angelfish and the snowflake eel.

Thanks Mitch
alright all good info so far so if i wanted to go with the more aggressive fish i could do the maroon clown and the dwarf lionfish is there any other fish that are compatible with these two and would 2 be about all i could have with that size tank. if i wanted to go with the peaceful fish how many could i put and i really like the flame angel and the hawkfish what else could go with these and what kind of clowns wouldnt bully these guys
sorry i didnt see the two clowns you listed for the peaceful fish. im not a fan of the goby or the grammas what else is there that could go with the hawk fish and the flame angel. also if i get the snowflake eel is that all that could go in the tank?

Gareth Richards asked:


How long can a

Very Small Picasso Triggerfish,
Small Dog Faced Pufferfish,
Small Maroon Clownfish,
Small Longnose Hawkfish

Last in a 34 gallon before I have to upgrade?
I will not be able to upgrade for 10 months due to money issues BUT after that period I WILL be able to buy a much larger aquarium.

My Water parameters are great!

the Nitrites are 0,
the Nitrates are 0,
the Ammonia is 0,
the pH is 8.3,

I have an over sized external filter, a good protein skimmer, and lots of live rock.
I do a 10-25% water change every week and sift the sand every day and clean the glass every other day, I clean the filter once a month, and feed a very varied diet.

Is this OK?

Please, no nasty comments or they will be reported, Please leave helpful comments.
Thanks very much!

(My tank is saltwater)
Thanks ting tang!
*Ting & Tang
Yes they were added at the same time!

Poppers asked:


we have…
1 adult triggerfish
2 baby clowns,
1 coral beauty
1 striped b/w fish idk what it is :]
a big live rock

what crab, preferably 2 inches or bigger, is good for this tank??

Jenny asked:


In addition to my 20 gallon nano reef, I have another 100gallon FOWLR tank that has been cycling for around 2 months – I have 70KG of live rock as well as a mixture of live sand and coral sand.

Parameters are sound, I currently have a 10 inch cat shark in this tank as well as a snowflake eel and they enjoy a meal of live feeder goldfish and some ghost shrimp.

I am going to get a Clown trigger fish and a Niger triggerfish next and I will be feeding them the same.

So will feeder goldfish work as well for the triggers? I have a tank with live goldfish and my cat shark loves to chase them around when I put them into the marine tank, I will also be feeding live ghost shrimp, so any suggestions about feeding the fish, as the cat shark tends to get greedy, I have heard that triggers will go for goldfish, but will have shrimp as a back up.

The feeder goldfish I have are fed quite a lot and are pumped up with nutrients and vitamins for the fish, so they should be grand.
Fish triggers eat in the wild is everything and anything, why I have no shrimp in the tank, they love shrimp, so the ghost shrimp will more than suffice, plus goldfish are really cheap and very plentiful!
These feeders are pumped with nurtients and such, like I have already mentioned, they have been modified to sustain a marine fish
Unfortunatly trigger fish do not like cheetos! They prefer less cheesy snacks!
Well they will be fed with ghost shrimp, what I am trying to do is get them to eat, I’ve kept triggers before and they refused to eat any flake foods, frozen foods, etc. I will be keeping my feeders at home in a tank, and will be treated accordingly, and illnesses etc they will be removed.
The niger trigger is bigger than the clown, the clown is only around 4 inches at the moment, the niger is 7 inches.

I did have a picasso kept with a pinktail and a clown, the clown did end up killing the pinktail, I’m hoping for more sucess with keeping the niger with the clown!
This tank will not be a reef, I have the nano reef already, and for the price of corals, I do not want the triggers to even know of their existance! It will be a FOWLR tank only, with no inverts either.