hey guys im new here. so hello to everyone

[itechsl1]

i have a pink spotted goby, he doesn't sift much sand. did i buy the wrong one?

 

[ryangrieder]

Lol hello. That's a weird way to introduce yourself lol. Pink spots don't always sift sand. Mine never did. Bullet gobys are better for sand sifting. Now, why don't you tell us about your talk and some stuff about it and welcome to MR...

 

[itechsl1]

well, i have a 29 gallon tank. with
black and white clown fish
hippo tank
Multicolor Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
2 starfish
2 crabs 1 green 1 pink
2 herrmits
coral banded shrimp and a cleaner
my other white and black clownfish witch i got yesterday is missing
and a Coral Beauty Angelfish witch died today

 

[ryangrieder]

How about water pars and how long its been running for and whats your filtration set up? Details details details buddy!

 

[itechsl1]

my water prs are good, i check them often. i have a marineland filter with a bio wheel and a protien skimmer witch is rated for a 75 gallon. tank has bin running for three months. i tried talking to the people at house of fins but didnt really get far.

 

[NYreefNoob]

first off wlecome to MR

these should not be in your tank as it isnt big enough any of this
2 starfish
hippo tang
and by crabs whats a pink and green ?
my other white and black clownfish witch i got yesterday is missing
and a Coral Beauty Angelfish witch died today
this suggest you shouldnt add anything else till you know why, and everyone says their parameters are good, what are you using to test them ? and for skimmers because it says it is rated for x amount doesnt mean is really is, what brand and model is it

Amphiprion Ocellaris

Common Clownfish

 

[itechsl1]

strawberry crab and a green crab. the guy at the store also said the same thing about hippo. but i will be getting a diff set up soon. maybe a 75 gallon .

 

[basiab]

Your tank is new. Even if you had a sand sifting goby what would there be in your sand that would make the fish interested in sifting. They don't do it to look cool. They do it to find food and 3 months is not enough time to populate your sand with enough worthwhile critters.

 

[NYreefNoob]

soon doesnt count for now, not trying to be hard on you, but these are living animals and viewed no different then dog or cats to most of us,. what test kits do you have ? alot of info on here if you decide to take the time and read and ask questions. alot of experiance on here

 

[itechsl1]

i have a aip test kit

 

[itechsl1]

all the fish are really timy, and the way i looked at it was whould be the diff' if their in a 10 gallon tank at the store crammed with other fish or in my tank.
whould should i do. did i rush into this?

 

[NYreefNoob]

i would say yes u rushed, dont fret, most of us did at one time. i would really suggest doing alot of reading on here before you spend anymore money or buy anything else. this is a very enjoyable hobby, once you have a real grasp on it, otherwise it is a money pit with no satisfaction. and ask alot of questions

 

[itechsl1]

as of now what should i ?do. get a bigger set up and if so what size should i go for?

 

[NYreefNoob]

not that you need a bigger set-up. learn the hobby and all the aspects of it, understand calcium-alkalinity-magnesium relations, understand starfish need well established larger systems so they dont starve out ect. i personally would say look at the tank threads and see what others are doing and what it has achieved for them