fishrule101

If I get a skimmer will i be able got get more fish? What kind should I get?? I heard that what you pay for is what you get. What what be some good skimmers?

GreenMan13

Yes.

fishrule101

How many??

GreenMan13

Probably only a couple more but it really depends on the fish you want. Like Jesses89 said, find 4 fish that you really like and then we can work on it from there.

You really should wait and save up money so you can afford a skimmer before starting.

offminded

skimmer me this and skimmer me that...get yourself a skimmer before your tank goes splat!

fishrule101

ok. I will try to get a skimmer. These are the four fish I want: clowfish, firefish, shuk shrimp, and a chocolate chip starfish. What would be a good skimmer??

Martinismommy

I'd have to say that installing a skimmer is the key to a successful salt tank..I've done it both ways in the past and my fish always died in my tank with no skimmer..You can look at it as saving money because you'll only invest in the fish once...

Here's a pic of a cool shrimp..Don't know what kind he is but he sure is pretty!

sgould

That's a skunk cleaner shrimp. Cool little critters.

Jesses89

a clownfish, firefish, skunk shrimp and a chocolate star... thats two fish not four...
the last two are invertebrates

Clownfish and a firefish are good beginning choices..
but there are different kinds of clownfish's and 3 kinds of firefishes, in your case id go with the red firefish since those are the cheapest ones.. at about 8$.. or if you want a prettier one you could go with the purple firefish .. which are about 25$ (the 3rd kind is called a heilfrichis firefish... very very pretty... but a hefty price at around 250$)
so yeah go with the red fire fish...
On clownfishs... their are a lot of different kinds of them... go back and search them up and choose one. They all range about the same in pricing.

so you can choose two more fish also...


good choice on the skunk shrimp....
but i would go against the chocolate starfish.. might want to choose a smaller starfish? itll get too big for a 28...
and remember... starfish are very delicate animals... i wouldnt recommend them to beginners....

id also recommend a few, about 3, blueleg hermit crabs
and a few snails... nassarius snails, margarita snails, astrea snails, trochus snails. Definitely a few nassarius snails.. they will keep your sandbed very clean... and a few of the others mentioned to keep your rocks clean.

and on skimmers...
just go to the liveaquaria supplies page.. check what skimmer works for you?

fishrule101

Thanks!!