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Posted: November 01 2007 at 4:52pm |
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I have had my Coral Beauty for 4.5 years in my 90g, it has done incredibly well and is one of my favorate fish, however due to a move I must downsize to a 25g. Would the coral beauty be healthy and happy or should I look for another home for it?
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 4:56pm |
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the general rule is 5 gallons per inch. I think 25 gallons for an angel is a little small.
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 5:13pm |
 cl2ysta1 wrote:
the general rule is 5 gallons per inch. I think 25 gallons for an angel is a little small. |
I've never seen that rule applied to saltwater fish. Coral Beauties need swimming room and places to hide. 30 gallons seems to be the smallest recommended. This may be due to the length of the tank for swimming room as well as the water volume.
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 5:25pm |
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is it less or more? thats what i have always been told. i think for swimming room..? the problem with a small tank like that is after you add rock and corals if your keeping them. there is very little swimming room left
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 5:42pm |
The fish itself won't top much over 3" but they do like room to swim... personally, I would vote that a 4' long tank is the preferred minimum...
so I'd say a 55g would be the "smallest" tank I would keep a CB in.
Edited by carlso63 - November 01 2007 at 5:43pm
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 5:55pm |
cl2ysta1 wrote:
is it less or more? thats what i have always been told. i think for swimming room..? the problem with a small tank like that is after you add rock and corals if your keeping them. there is very little swimming room left |
More or less depends on the species. A 4" blenny need much less swimming room that a 4" dwarf angel for instance. As far as adding rock and swimming room it depends on how tightly the rock is packed in. I tend to keep my rockwork very open. Others like to make a reef wall.
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 5:57pm |
I'd say go for it. Every online site I have seen recommends a 30, so I think a 25 should be fine... Then again, I'm evil because I have a small yellow tang and a small flame angel in a 29  Good thing I'm picking my 125 up after the meeting 
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 6:03pm |
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It's a cube if it makes any difference, probably makes it worse as it can't swim as far before hitting a wall.
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 6:08pm |
So it only, what?
24" across?
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 6:15pm |
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18L x 22W x 24H
Yeah, it's small.
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Posted: November 01 2007 at 6:30pm |
Another thing to consider is that fish are more aggressive and more stressed in a smaller environment and have more difficulty establishing territory.
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