first fish to get?

[kolosy]

my qt is up and running. what's a good starter fish? i have a plate, a mushroom, a gsp a brain and a candy cane. standard CUC, w/ peppermint shrimp.

i'd imagine that it would be good to start w/ fish that can take frozen food.

i think i would like to eventually have a clown, but don't *really* have specific requirements as to what type of fish to house.

 

[AMcLeod]

How deep and what kind of substrate do you have? What about a jawfish?

 

[mikenam]

chromis or damsels. Cheap fishes about $3-5 and pretty easy to care for

 

[ramey70]

Avoid damsels. It will be a huge PIA in the *** when you try to remove him later. And trust me, that day will come.

 

[billdogg]

im with ramey - think now about how you want your tank to be when it is stocked - then start with the mellow ones and go from there I would go for something like a blenny or goby - they tend to be easy to care for.

 

[snorvich]

+1 but I would opt for a firefish. I sure would not go with clowns.

 

[cdness]

I got a pair of clowns as starter fish for my tank. They are in QT now... They seem easy enough to care for. Is there an issue using clowns as a first fish?

 

[dartmti]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13000839#post13000839 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cdness
I got a pair of clowns as starter fish for my tank. They are in QT now... They seem easy enough to care for. Is there an issue using clowns as a first fish?

It depends on what type of clowns. Occelaris or Perula clowns probably won't be a problem at all. Anything else may may harass new additions to the tank, like maroon clowns or other aggressive species.

 

[Firefish3]

Firefish

 

[Furnman]

Fish

Fish

I vote for 4 Stripe Damsels, great little fishes, very good looking!

 

[Mike31154]

If you'd like to eventually have a clown, I don't think there's anything wrong with making it your first fish. Most are fairly hardy, they are a member of the damselfish species.
My first two fish were a blue devil damsel and a maroon clown in a 75 gal. No issues, they were both juveniles and did no damage to each other. Later additions did produce some defending of territory but I haven't had a fatality attributed to either the maroon or the damselfish.

 

[kolosy]

thanks guys