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Ive never kept a saltwater tank Im thinking about keeping one. Ill start off small in a 20long gal. What are some fish i could keep in there. What should the PH be. Should i set it up like a reg freshwater with the same kinda freshwater filter and heater. What are some Good easy to keep fish and coral to keep. im going to use crushed coral. And i saw some clown fish at the store they were really little and were orange with white like thick stripes across them could i keep 1 of them in a 20L

You could keep clowns. There are several other small salt fish you could keep also. A flame angle is a pretty fish and only grows to approx. 3" Some types of blennies or gobies would work.

Yeah a basic FW heating and filtering system works on a tank that small.

Mushrooms are a pretty easy coral to keep.

PH should be around 8.0-8.3....IMO it is more important to keep it constant than exactly 8.2. A constant ph of 8.0-8.3(meaning virtually no fluxuations if possible)

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Clint
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I agree with Clint. I would set it up with only fish before adding corals or mushrooms. Fish are more forgiving with water fluctuations then corals are. Clowns would be a great fisrt fish they are very hardy and very colorful, firefish are another good starter fish, as are bangii cardinals.

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Aight thats cool how many clowns for a 20L do they breed? How big do they get and whats the clowns real name that i described (orange with wide white stripes . since i wont get coral right away what are some decorations? Like plastic plants.When applying coral can i put 1 coral on another i see in saltwater tanks they have a wall of coral does coral grow fast? thanks for everyones help. The more responses the better

I saw a Lion fish i love them can they live in a 20 oif so how many can they live with clowns. And does anyone know a website that will give me alot of saltwater information for clowns and other fish Ty