I’m going to get an aquarium, which of these salt water fish can’t go together?
by Aquaboy on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 | 10 Comments
I don’t care what type specifically.
Clown Fish
Pipefish
Ray
Eal
Starfish
Seahorse
the blue fish (dori) from finding nemo.
Any type of any of them fish, and any other awsome looking fish that could go with them?
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You better have a 1,000 gallon tank
Seahorce cant go with any of them only starfish
clownfish go with stars and tangs
eel not eal go with rays
pipe go with some rays and eels
best bet
get gobys and clownfish
Pipefish&Seahorse are good together.
Ray&Hippo Tang(Dori) are also good tankmates.
Clownfish&Hippo Tang(Dori) work well.
Eel&Ray work nicely.
Eel&Clownfish work well depending on species.
Starfish works with all.
A really nice looking fish that would go well with the Hippo Tang, Starfish, possibly Eel and Clownfish is a Flame Angelfish. Check it out. It’s very pretty.
PS: AVOID SEAHORSES AND PIPEFISH! THESE ARE FOR EXPERIENCED MARINE AQUARISTS ONLY!
pipe fish have special need with a spicific calcuim level
rays need large sand beds
the olny compatable eels are the snowflake eels unless u have lots of live rock
other cool fish are
parrot
triggers( extreamly agressive)
fire fish
goby
sleeper gobys
some angle fish
tangs (dori was a blue hippo tang)
hawk fish
cow fish ( posinous if dead or when stressed)
butterfly fish (copper banded, raccoon faced)
rabbit fish (Fox faced rabbit)
damsels (some can be very agressive)
Lion fish( fu man chew)
blue mandarin gobys
What’s an Eal?
Liveaquaria.com has a huge selection of fish and it tells you there temperament, how big they will get and what size tank they need. When you click on a specific fish off to the right it says compatability chart and it will show you what fish can/cannot/ and sometimes can go with other fish. Dori is a Blue tang also known as Hippo tang.
ALL of them won’t work with each other, but the star should do ok with anything but the ray and eel and seahorse.
Maybe even the pipe
can i PLEEASSE set you straight?!?!?!?! pleeaseee….
k.so.
pipefish and seahorses are both sooo fragile that they
need to be alone in tanks!!! they cant mix with any.
sting rays are very hard to take care of and you need
a huge tank so i would cross that off the list right off the bat!
and no its not dori.lol.its a blue hippo tang.
clown fish and blue hippo tangs will go together.
eels usually get a long with most.
basically you can not mix fish that look similar.
for example.
do NOT put 2 tangs together in a small tank.they will
become aggressive and teritorial.
for example-dont do 2 yellow tangs.
and–powder brown tangs and powder blue tangs look
soo similar so i wouldnt mix
NOTE:
tangs are VEERRYYYY prone to ick!!!! they get it really
easily so make sure you have a UV Sterillizer in your
tank if you do decide to get a tang-and moniter them!!
do NOT put 2 types of damsels together
–damsels will also become teritorial..choose like 2 clowns–which are a type of damsels but dont do two
different species of them.
do NOT put two types of butterflies together..
..this is only for tanks that are about 40 to 50 gal. you are
able to do this is if is about 80 gal.then you might be able to put two types of fish the same fish in..but i would still be warned to just watch and see how well they act in those big tanks.
–if you see where im going with this–basically dont mix
the same species together because if they are they will
be teritorial and aggressive towards eachother–i really
hope that you are getting at least a 55 gal. because
you wont be able to get much in a smaller tank.
yes i have a 30 gal and have 3 fish but when my bf had
a 55 gal. he was able to fit about 6 fish..
–with your tank you will also have to concider the recommended tank size per fish–most butterflies, angels, and tangs need a tank size of 55 so if you get any smaller
you will need to concider how large they will get.
http://www.saltwaterfish.com
they have different fish you can look up and how difficult they are–they also say the recommended tank size which is VERY helpful! i suggest that site a lot because it is very good–and when you order things it turns out well!! i was very happy with it!
and eels need a lot of room!
morray eels–my bf had one–and they need to have
space and rocks to hide behind.
starfish are very good with anything!! sandsifting starfishes and others–i suggest-NO CHOC. CHIP starfish! chocolate chip starfishes will eat a lot of things–meaty foods–so non of that..
—-i hope i helped!!!
ask a few more questions if needed and ill help you out!!
WOAH. STOP. I am sorry, but every species found in finding nemo is epiclly incompatible. here are some problems with what you are proposing.
Pipefish: extremely fragile, requires live foods, best kept in species aquaria
seahorse: same problem as pipefish, but even more severe, totally incompatible with everything else just like the pipefish
ray: requires 500 gallon tank minimum, it will eat the pipefish, seahorse, clownfish, and possibly the tang (if you can get it to eat at all)
Eel: will eat clownfish, seahorse, and pipefish, common species need 100 gallon tanks
“dory” aka blue tang: requires 100 gallons, highly susceptible to ich
starfish: stingray + starfish =
not to mention the total cost, with a suitibly sized tank, would be about 6000 dollars, most likely more, and the fish would still kill eachother! not to metnion, no experianced aquarist would want to try this, so im guessing you arent ready for saltwater anyway. start small. it will save you money and lievs.
I would avoid Rays all together. They require expert care, and depending on the species, a minimum tank size of 150 to over 300 gallons.
Pipefish and Seahorses go together, but they are both difficult and fragile species, so I would also avoid them until you are a more seasoned saltwater hobbyist, and can set up a species-specific tank.
Eels are a pretty broad group. Some are very hardy and can be housed with larger fish (like the Snowflake Eel), but some are very difficult to keep and need a large tank all to themselves (like the Hawaiian Dragon Eel). A few general rules for Eels, they are escape artists which require a tight fitting lid, and they may eat whatever they can fit in their mouths, whether its fish, crabs, shrimp, etc.
Clownfish get along with most other fish, including the Hippo Tang (Dory), but they may fight with their own species. The same rule applies to the Hippo Tang. Both fish are relatively hardy, but Hippo Tangs are notorious for contracting ich, especially when their dietary needs are not met.
The common Starfish found in the hobby go with most any “reef-safe” fish. Some may eat corals though, so you have to be selective when choosing one for a reef tank. They are also poor shippers, so there is often a high mortality rate among Starfish, especially if they are not acclimated properly.
Check out the links below for some good beginner species ideas, and a fish compatibility chart.