What order do you think? (adding fish)

[Greenmaster]

I'm making a huge tank and am looking to add these fish to my tank. Obviously the best way to add fish, if you could would be all at once, but that's not a good idea because of waste management. I would like the list in order of introduction to the tank... and what ones have to be added at the same time for compatibility. Also if you think a fish should not be in the list (I would still appreciate a where in the list you would add it if you had to and why you wouldn't add it at all) So enough of my babble...

Here are the fish in no particular order:

Bartletts Anthias
Yellow Spotted Anthias
Bicolor Psudochromis
Diadema/Purpleback Pseudochromis
Neon Dottyback
Orchid Dottyback
Flame Cardinal
Bangaii Cardinal
Spotted Cardinal
Ochre Striped Cardinal
Sankeyi Dottyback
Australian Black Percula Clownfish
False Percula Clownfish
Sunshine Chromis
Blue Mandarin
Target Mandarin
Flaming Prawn Goby
Orange Firefish Goby
Purple Firefish Goby
Yellow Clown Goby
Long Nose Hawk
Geometric Pygmy Hawk
Blue Hippo Tang
Hawiian Yellow Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Flasher Wrasse

I know this is a long list... This is my long, short-list... I will probably not be getting all of these I just would like to know the order I would introduce them for the best chances of compatibility and if I decide not to get some or they are not available then I would just skip over those and go on to the next one.

 

[Greenmaster]

This is my thoughts and the way I think they should be introduced..
Cardinals (in any order)*
Anthias (in any order)*
Chromis*
Goby (in any order)*
Wrasse (in any order)*
Clownfish (in any order... maybe at same time.)
Mandarin (at same time)
Hawk (in any order)
Psudochromis/Dottyback (in any order)
Tangs (at same time)


The first five the ones with the * I think could be added in any order.

 

[Greenmaster]

wow... almost fifty views but not a post... oh well... I guess I'll try what I got and go from there... at least I still have lots of time before I get fish.

 

[IFbettas]

Cancel out the flaming prawn goby. You will NEVER see it again in a tank bigger than a nano. It is reclusive, and reaches a maximum size of an inch.

 

[IFbettas]

wow... almost fifty views but not a post... oh well... I guess I'll try what I got and go from there... at least I still have lots of time before I get fish.

BTW, 50 views is nothing. Odds are no one wanted to comment, because there are TONS of threads just like this all the time.

 

[Greenmaster]

Ya I know... and how I listed it the second time is probably good enough I was just trying to make sure that I don't have any major concerns.

 

[jjk_reef00]

Also people skip over because you have mostly small fish. Poor stocking choice of small fish in a large tank is much more manageable than large fish such as tangs, angels, etc...
I think your list looks good. I would skip the 6-line because they can become real terrors.

 

[Greenmaster]

Okay well would it spark more interest if I was saying I plan on having a small shoal of most of those fish? That being the reason I don't want to big of fish...

 

[Sheol]

Add the Pseudochromis (dottybacks) after the more peaceful fish are WELL established. This rule also applies to Hawkfish ( and damsels, Angels, Triggers, etc.). Always start with the peaceful species FIRST.
BTW, why so many small species? Interesting, but I'd had a couple of larger "show" fish. But that is JUST me.. LOL

Matthew

 

[Greenmaster]

I may get some "show" fish in the future but this is what I am going to try... we will see how the tank looks when done. If it needs more then I will try it.