Tank is fully cycled, the brown spots are gone and all my levels are perfect. No ammonia, nitrate, nitrite. pH is at 8.. now i want to add my first fish.. i have a lot people saying clowns are the best way to go since they are hearty and cheap in case something goes wrong.. any input?
What should be my first fish?
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Dkuhlmann
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What fish do you plan on adding? Always put least aggressive first to the most aggressive last. But yes if you plan on clowns you could add them now as long as they're little guys. Clowns do get aggressive when full grown but clowns are a bit hardier than most fish> You will hear that Damsels are a good choice and I disagree, because they are very aggressive and almost impossible to get out of your tank once in it.
hotelbravo
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Also it would help if we knew what size tank this is
gone fishin
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What the other said.
56 gal
gone fishin
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Personally I would leave out the flame angel they require a slightly larger tank. Also if you plan on corals or a clam then either angel may pick and eat them.
I would also leave out the mandarin. They are voracious pod eater eaters and will decimate a population in a smaller tank. If you are set on one then do some research on setting up an environment for pods to spawn and be self sustaining.
What type of cardinals some only do well as a mated pair.
What type of clown fish some are more aggressive than others and may limit what else is added.
acebigalowe
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Nice list, but pick between the dwarf angels. Go with one.
WOW thanks for all the info... ok so this was my ENTIRE wish list..
common percula clown fish
bangaii cardinals
hammer
frog spawn
lavender ricordea
superman zoanthind
neon toadstool
so i guess i really need to do some additional research on these...
on the blue mandarin.. i ordered AlgaGen ReefPODS Apocyclops.. they told me to drop this in and leave it for about 4-6 weeks before i purchase the blue
Thanks!! the McCosker looks really nice!
gone fishin
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If you could get a mated pair of bangaii cardinals would be best, they can get a bit cranky with others. Perculas are on the lower end of the aggression scale when it comes to clowns, be advised that a sexually mature pair will want to keep about 25g as a territory.
I would urge you to research refugiums for pod breeding and the timelines to get one up and running. Mandarins eat constantly during there waking hours and can go through hundreds of pods in a day. If you follow the advice of the algagen folks then I fear your mandarin will slowly starve like so many mandarins. Good luck just my 2 cents.
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I appreciate all of this info.. i wasn't aware and this will help tremendously
