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well supposedly in the wild clowns are in small troupes made up of a heirarchy the biggest = female next largeest = breeding male then the decrease in size depending on social status.. they are all like drones and mooch off of the food and shelter from the anenome

RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT!!!! i forgot thats what i wanted.. i forgot to add those... i wanted either/or/ both coral beuty angel or flame angel i was only planning on one tang just these were the one i wanted here are the tangs i want in order of most prefered 1. hippo (im aware this is prolly not the best) 2. powdered brown tang 3. scopas tang 4. purple tang 5. yellow tang those are the 5 im interested in

thanks yea i was debating whether or not i should use a sump because i dont understand the mechanics of it and everything does it also help with flow and current in the main tank...?? i know its very beneficial just dont want anything to be toooo hard!! oooooo bad pistol... hmmmmm is there another shrimp that could be paired with a goby

from DC live in bethesda work at the zoo im 15 -> 16 this summer

i have posted this on 3 other sites to get a variety of information but i thought id try my home town as well so here is my checklist! 55-80gl tank includes stand and/or canopy may include lights - 200-700$ (at LFS) heater 20$ LS 50-100$ LR 300$ max (any good LR places i was thinking premium aquaics and fosters) Skimmer 250$ (any suggestions on a skimmer.. i dont know what im looking for) HO T-5 lights 280$ (approx 1,700) Live stock 2 small clowns (ocs, percs, or tomatos) 1 tiny hippo tang- (if it is suitable in my tank) other wise a powder brown/blue tang or yellow tang 3 gobies- orange stripe prawn goby/black barred convict goby/gold line goby 1 wrasse (6-line? any other nice ones?) 2 firefish (purple or regular) 1/2 either/or/both coral angel beauty or flame angel 1 pistol shrimp 2 cleaner shrimp snails- mexican turbo/ trochus/ cerith peps? approx 290$ according to fosters. mayb more so approx total around 2000$$ i showed that too my mom and she nearly had a heart attack im debating the hippo tang i might get more gobies any other nice easy fish that i could keep?! also if i get HO T-5 lights what kind of coral/inverts can that host... is it too weak for anenomes.. i dont need one and prefer not to have one.. and i hear clowns will host in just about anything btw- i have a 200gl bucket of salt refractometer add food on the list and more testing supplies im also trying to see if i can get a deal from my LFS for the tank lights skimmer stand heater for 1,000 Oh and i have a 10gpd RO unit i bought it for my horses (dwarf seahorses!!) thank you for reading this extrodinarily LONG post ANY SUGGESTIONS AND HELP IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED

if 2 tangs can be in a 90 can one hippo be in a 75?