My first tank - 20 Gallon

[kedurrant]

Hello all,

I am just getting started in the hobby. I don't have a lot of space and I know the difficulties with a smaller tank but I want to give it a try. I am looking for some advice on fish stocking.

I have a 20 gallon high tank
Aquafuge HOB refugium (4.5 gallons)
25 lbs rock
20 lbs live sand
AI Prime LED light

Now my question. I am thinking of stocking it with
2 clown fish (can't decide between ocellaris or black and white)
1 Banggai cardinal
1 Emerald crab
4-5 snails

maybe:
cleaner shrimp?
goby fish and pistol shrimp pair?

Any thoughts? Eventually I want to add some easy corals. Though I would like to have an anemone to let my clownfish host, I think 20 gallons is WAY too small for one. I was going to do some basic zoas, mushroom, polyps, torch, etc.

Thanks for the help.

Kyle

 

[Bogue Chitto]

That sounds reasonable to me. Just don't add them all at once. Go slow and you will have better results. Good luck.