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- From: peggy@cc.gatech.edu (Peggy Simpson)
- Subject: Beginner questions on Marine Tank
- Message-ID: <1993Jan24.180403.1234@cc.gatech.edu>
- Sender: news@cc.gatech.edu
- Reply-To: peggy@cc.gatech.edu (Peggy Simpson)
- Organization: College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 18:04:03 GMT
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- Hi, folks!
-
- I am considering setting up my first marine aquarium. I have found
- several helpful books (and your FAQs!), but I have a couple of
- additional questions.
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- My goal is a 75 -125 gal tank with the following occupants:
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- 1 cowfish
- 1 tang (yellow or blue)
- 1 anemone
- 1 clownfish
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- and maybe in the future a banded coral shrimp or a
- snowflake moray.
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- My questions are as follows:
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- What would the best order be for adding the fish? I know
- that the anemone is probably the least tolerant, so I imagine
- it should go last.
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- Will these fish get along? I know that several of you
- have cowfish (steve's story broke my heart!), but I haven't
- found a lot of info in my books on them. Any info on keeping
- cowfish would be appreciated. What other fish would be compatible?
-
- Finally, I'm trying to choose between the glass and the
- acrylic tanks. I haven't found any advantages to the acrylic,
- they're way more expensive and I understand that they scratch very
- easily. I do like a 75 gal semi-circular one at the local fish
- store, however, as it would fit into many good locations in my
- home. (But I'm still leaning to the all glass rectangular for
- price.) How do the fish feel about non-rectangular shapes --
- semi-circles or hexagonal tanks? Are they're any real advantages
- to acrylic -- I imagine it doesn't break as easily. Is it worth
- the money?
-
- Any other comments would be great! Thanks for your help!
-
- -- Peggy peggy@cc.gatech.edu
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