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hayden
07-28-2007, 10:06 PM
i was wondering how many i could fit? i was think a pair and then...... also what filter would be best on a 55 for sw?????????????????????
BIGgourami
07-28-2007, 10:31 PM
a pair would work fine, you mean the nemo kind right? they are called occellrus.
a sump/WD is always best but if you have enough LR/LS in the tank a mediumish canister or HOB will do fine for mech.
hayden
07-28-2007, 10:33 PM
can you run a berlin sump with a fuge on sw? im still stuck between making a 90 salt a 55 salt or a 20 long salt which do you think???
BIGgourami
07-30-2007, 1:26 AM
ultimately i really think you will end up doing the 90 SW, it may take a few years but you will do it:D
the larger the tank obviously the easier it is for a beginner SW'er, but the more expensive. iwould think the 55 would be a good middle ground.
a berlin sump and fuge could work side by side but i don't think they can be incorperated into the same structure. like if you had a 10 sump and a 5 gal fuge with seperate pumps plumbing them to the tank i think it would work.
that's a lot lot of denitrifying power.
hayden
07-30-2007, 9:05 AM
will a black Ocellaris and an orange Ocellaris clown breed?
BIGgourami
07-30-2007, 11:15 AM
there are no black ocellaruses they are true perculas. and i'm pretty sure percs and ocells don't interbreed.
sweeTang21
08-01-2007, 11:24 PM
i thought the black clowns were called saddlebacks?? the fish im thinkin of are all black with white stripes. not orange, white and black markings?
BIGgourami
08-02-2007, 3:57 AM
file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpgsaddlebacks have sort of a half stripe down their backs.
true perculas can be orange to brown to black
occelaruses can only be orange
reefkeep18
08-05-2007, 10:54 PM
Ya do only a pair. As fair as filtration hook up a fluval 405 and you will be very happy with how clear your tank looks. I run a 405 on my 75 gallon and it is very clear. Invest in the tank before you invest in the livestock.
revkkoolaid
08-10-2007, 6:14 PM
there are no black ocellaruses they are true perculas. and i'm pretty sure percs and ocells don't interbreed.

http://www.orafarm.com/clownfish_species.html

Nope. They do exist. ORA breeds black false percs. We stock them at work.
They retail for 39.99ea. I'm sure they're around the same anywhere else.

they are the same species as normal ocellari so far as cross breeding I don't see why not. . .

then again I don't see why either ;)