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View Poll Results: Is it okay if I keep the fish?
Yes 1 33.33%
No 2 66.67%
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Old July 13th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
Can I Keep It

So I went to go buy some live rock and I saw an awesome fish so I got some live rock and got the fish. It was an angelfish and they are not to be kept in twenty gallon tanks. I fed it some flakes and it didnt take then it did take frozen foods. It has already claimed its territory but doesnt really defend it. It just goes away if another fish comes and I have had no problems with it.
It usually hides behind the new rock so its hard to take good pictures of it.
Also, I found it on special.I wish I didnt have to call it it.
Do you think it will be okay if I keep it?
I already read the profile here at fishlore
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if kept in a smaller tank. Provide them with lots of live rock for hiding places and they may spend most of their time out in the open.
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Old July 13th, 2008  
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Beautiful fish!
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Old July 16th, 2008  
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Here is two hiding of its hiding spots. One is shared with a damsel, the other with most of the fish. A very friendly fish. It is less shy now.
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Old July 17th, 2008  
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Coral Beauty...good looking fish! From what I have read, they need 30 gallons or more, but I have not kept one so perhaps someone else can speak up as to any problems keeping it in your tank. A couple of things if you do keep it...1) if you ever put corals in the tank with it, it may well nip at them; and 2) be sure it gets some vegies in it's diet...not just meat.
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Old July 17th, 2008  
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Pretty fish. What size is your tank?
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Old July 17th, 2008  
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It is a twenty gallon tank and it is still doing fine no problems with it up to now but if I see something I will return it to the store because I dont want it to hurt my other fish. I still have one of my very first saltwater fish the only one that survived the great lighting fall of 07. It picks at live rock.
So is it fine if I keep it?
I added a poll so it will be much easier deciding
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Old July 18th, 2008  
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Sorry if this was already answered, but what type of fish is this? What all do you have it with?
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Old July 18th, 2008  
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1 fire fish
4 damsel
1 blenny
1 sailfin tang
1 coral beaty angelfish
6 rocks
All those fish belong in a thirty gallon tank, except the tang.

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Old July 18th, 2008  
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That tank is not even big enough for the angelfish alone. Or the damsels, I believe.

My suggestion... take the angelfish back pronto.
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Old July 18th, 2008  
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That tank is not even big enough for the angelfish alone. Or the damsels, I believe.

My suggestion... take the angelfish back pronto.
Or the tang. According to liveaquaria.com, the sailfin tang can get up to over a foot long in size.
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Old July 18th, 2008  
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Or the tang. According to liveaquaria.com, the sailfin tang can get up to over a foot long in size.
I am not familiar with any of the fish he's keeping in that tank really, but it looks to me to be a case of not researching the minimum tank requirements for his fish before he put them in the tank!

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I have decided to keep it.
Please for the sake of your fish... reconsider.
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