What fish can you put in a 20 gallon saltwater tank?

Other great fish for a 20g include yellow assessor, midas blenny, stigmatura blenny, a small group of barnacle blennies, firefish, zebra dartfish, royal gramma, chalk bass, swales basslet, pink streak wrasse, Wetmorella wrasse, clown goby, trimma, eviota, or neon goby. Pick 4-5 of these that you like best.

What are the most popular saltwater fish?

The 20 Most Popular Saltwater Fish List

• Flame Angelfish (Centropyge loricula)
• Maroon Clownfish (Premnas biaculeatus)
• Coral Beauty (Centropyge bispinosa)
• Six-line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexateaenia)
• Tomato Clownfish (Amphiprion frenatus)
• Royal Gramma Basslet (Gramma loreto)
• Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)

What is the most hardy saltwater fish?

If you’re just getting into keeping saltwater fish, here are some of the best varieties.

• Clownfish. Quick Info: Very hardy, easy to keep.
• Damselfish. Quick Info: Very hardy, comes in lots of colors.
• Green Chromis.
• Cardinalfish.
• Bicolor Blenny.
• Clown Goby.
• Yellow Watchman Goby.

How many fish can I put in a 20 gallon saltwater?

You may also be wondering just how many fish you can successfully keep in your aquarium. While many variables affect that answer, a general rule is to stock no more than ½ an inch of fully grown fish per gallon of water in your aquarium.

What are some big saltwater fish?

1. The Surgeon Fish (Tang) Adult Orange Shoulder Tang.
2. The Triggerfish. Clown Triggerfish.
3. The Lionfish. Lionfish.
4. The Large Angelfish. Queen angelfish.
5. The Snowflake Moray Eel. Snowflake Eel.

How many saltwater fish can I put in a 20 gallon tank?

4 small fish will max out a 20g. The maroon clown does have the potential to grow large and mean. Definately wait to get a tang until you have a larger tank. Adding a pound of live rock per gallon of tank should be plenty to provide filtration in a 20g…even without a deep sand bed.

How many clownfish can go in a 20 gallon tank?

Premium Member. Welcome to TRT! :wavey: And ditto to Jerry – just 2 clowns (the same type of clowns as well) per tank unless its very large.

How many fish can I keep in a 20 gallon saltwater tank?

So a 20 gallons tank, with about 25% occupied by live rock should hold 12*20*128/3.75*0.75 = 6000 sardines.

How many fish can I have in a 20 gallon tank?

You can, theoretically, keep twenty 1-inch fish, or ten 2-inch fish, in a 20-gallon tank. This stocking strategy follows the 1 inch of fish per gallon of water rule.

Can you have 4 clownfish in tank?

Myth number four on our list is you cannot keep captive bred clownfish together in an aquarium. They are much less likely to be aggressive towards other fish in an aquarium. And if you want to keep multiple clownfish or try and mix species, add them to the aquarium all at one time when they’re younger fish.

Which is the best saltwater fish for a 20 gallon tank?

Above are the best saltwater fishes for 20-, 30-, and 50-gallon tanks. Although there’s still a lot of other species out there, these are the hardiest and easiest to care about.

What kind of fish live in salt water?

This list below has my recommendations for a can’t miss and popular saltwater fish species: 1 Green Chromis 2 Common Clownfish (but pick the aquacultured variety) 3 Banggai Cardinalfish (aquaculture) 4 Coral Beauty 5 Royal Gramma 6 Pajama Cardinalfish

Which is the best saltwater fish for beginners?

Another gorgeous Goby for saltwater beginners, the Firefish is a long, thin fish generally with a light-colored body and a red, orange, and/or magenta tail (which is how they got their name) The Firefish Goby has a peaceful temperament, which is a great choice for community aquariums.

What kind of fish can you put in a nano aquarium?

To stock a nano aquarium you can try these 20 small saltwater fish: 1. Gumdrop Coral Croucher – Caracanthus madagascariensis Predominant Personality: Peaceful and somewhat withdrawn. Not a typical display fish. Clown Gobies, Trimma Gobies, Coral Crouchers in 30-gallon tanks, Eviota, larger non-aggressive fish are also suitable.