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30 gallon Saltwater Aquarium

A list of what we have:
1 Gold Striped Maroon Clown Fish
1 Bicolored Angel fish
1 Red Headed Goby
1 Anemone
1 Sand Sifter Starfish
6-7 Snails
1 Turbo Snails
6-7 Blue Legged Hermit crabs
1 Red legged hermit crab
1 brain coral
3 sexy shrimp

Update: added royal urchin, pulsing xenias, clam, and a firefish. The blue linkia starfish and two crabs died since the video was made.

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November 28th, 2009 at 12:40 am


25 Responses to “30 gallon Saltwater Aquarium”

  1. bmwb7alpina Says:

    I think I know a …
    I think I know a thing or two about aquariums so thanks for your advice but if you look above at the “video response” you would see that I’ve upgraded to a 90 gallon tank. And will be getting a 220 soon.

    And the angel in this video, which I don’t have anymore, is ok in a small 30 gal tank which is the min. Now I have a Koran Angel which requires a 90 gal min. But thanks anyways.

  2. pooperskanx Says:

    ur gonna have to …
    ur gonna have to move ur angel to a 50+ eventually. anything under a 50 should really be used for a reef tank unless you plan on keeping small fish which is a very limited selection. and kade, a if you mean the hippo tang they get too large for a 30 gal as with pretty much all tangs.

  3. bmwb7alpina Says:

    I don’t remember …
    I don’t remember exactly. He actually got sick and died. Maybe $20? I got a Koran angel to replace him (see the new video) and recently added a lemon peel angel.

  4. airsoftdood54 Says:

    how much was the …
    how much was the angle

  5. lewik006 Says:

    Holy overfeeding …
    Holy overfeeding batman!

  6. bmwb7alpina Says:

    I hope you got a …
    I hope you got a real small one. I think you really need a larger tank for the blue tangs when they get bigger, but I’m sure a baby one smaller than 2″ would be fine for now.

  7. bmwb7alpina Says:

    I’d say you’re …
    I’d say you’re ready to add fish. When I first got this tank I added the maroon clown fish and anemone and an angel fish. You can always ask the fish store what goes best together. I have a 90 gal tank now. Check it out!

  8. Lamborghinikid23 Says:

    I have a 30 Gallon …
    I have a 30 Gallon myself and it’s finishing the 1st cycle. I have live rock, a snail and 3 hermit crabs. What would be best to add next considering 30 gallons. Also what would best fit my tank?

  9. kade8888 Says:

    hey i have a 38 …
    hey i have a 38 gallon do you think a blue tang would live i mean im still getting one regardless but im just curious

  10. bmwb7alpina Says:

    Frozen fish food …
    Frozen fish food found at the fish stores.

  11. SpJc11 Says:

    what are you …
    what are you feeding?

  12. bmwb7alpina Says:

    I heard they were …
    I heard they were difficult too, but we tried it and he is really easy to care for. Supposedly they’re vegetarians and is difficult to get them to eat anything at all, but this angel will eat anything and everything you put in the tank. The clown is actually a pickier eater. The only problem I’ve had with this guy is his face. We can’t seem to get the lateral line disease to go away, but we seems healthy otherwise.

  13. Mikeman410 Says:

    nice tank..love the …
    nice tank..love the angel i was thinking bout getting one myself…are they difficult to take care of like they say they are?

  14. justchata Says:

    thats cool how they …
    thats cool how they stick together looks like they are almost a pair lol

  15. MtWhiteCld Says:

    Thats just a 30 …
    Thats just a 30 gallon long (36 inches) it looks bigger.

    Whats the filtration on it or was as read you have bigger tank now?

    I like bi colors but read difficult .

    I am planning on setting up a 30 gallon long. With marineland emperor 400 and cpr backpack skimmer .

  16. bmwb7alpina Says:

    Thank you!
    Thank you!

  17. bmwb7alpina Says:

    the video is over a …
    the video is over a year old… and I change the water once every other week… they’re in a larger tank now… AND i’m not a man. Thanks for looking.

  18. myangel833 Says:

    Your clown is …
    Your clown is beautiful!

  19. neader2 Says:

    need to change the …
    need to change the water man

  20. bmwb7alpina Says:

    Mostly frozen food. …
    Mostly frozen food.

    See my new video. I lost the bicolor angel, but I got a few knew fish and upgraded to a 90 gal tank.

  21. aaaaaaaalphabet Says:

    what food are you …
    what food are you feeding them?
    they seem really healthy

  22. bmwb7alpina Says:

    yup “sexy shrimp” …
    yup “sexy shrimp” or “dancing shrimp”, I’ve heard both ways.

  23. bmwb7alpina Says:

    Our maroon clown …
    Our maroon clown was the only fish in his 30gal for a year. When we added the bicolor angel they were best friends. I don’t know if this is true for all maroons but mine seems to like angels. When the bicolor in this video died, we added a Koran angel and they are such good friends that the Koran stays near the clown and his anemone at night.

    I have a 90 gal now and added a Niger trig & a Huma Huma trigger, they’re more aggressive but amazingly they get along great! I’ll post a new video soon.

  24. MooreMoney Says:

    called “sexy …
    called “sexy dancing shrimp”

  25. Jones2794 Says:

    i just got back …
    i just got back from the fish store and im trying to decide from a maroon clown or like 2 normal ones (forgot what their called). they said the maroons are very agressive and will dominate a 30 gallon tank. have you noticed and problems?

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