Which fish to add first?

[Fish Ed]

Should I add a pair of ocellaris clownfish, 3 lyretail anthias or a fairy wrasse(longfin)/flasher wrasse(carpenter/mccosker) first? Then which should i add next?

Right now there's a firefish and banggai cardinalfish.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I dont think the order of these fish matters too much, as none of the fish on your list will cause problems for one another.

 

[reepher315]

Usually the more aggressive you add last. These guys arent too bad imo

 

[Fish Ed]

Alright thanks! It's because I've heard some people's clownfish gets aggressive when new non-aggressive fishes are added especially when they're paired up

 

[Deberber]

That's usually only if the tank is 30 gallons or below. And looks like you have a tank a good bit larger so shouldn't be a problem

 

[CoralsAddiction]

I would add in this order: 1) flasher wrasse 2) fairy wrasse 3) Anthias 4) clowns

 

[Dan90]

I would ad clowns last. They like to establish a area as their own. If you add them last they tend to pick a smaller area. Good luck

 

[eatbreakfast]

Actually, I just noticed you mentioned a longfin as the fairy wrasse, I would add him last, they can be aggressive for a fairy wrasse, particularly toward other fairy and flasher wrasses, so. I would recommend letting your flasher get settled before adding this particular fairy wrasse.

 

[Fish Ed]

Actually I was undecisive of my choice between flasher or fairy("/" slash meaning 'or') heh sorry for causing any confusion. But since a couple of you mentioned, is it alright to put a carpenter/mccosker flasher and a Longfin fairy. It's a 50 gallon btw.

And I got the clowns today...heh... It was a good deal, I couldn't resist 1 black clown and 1 black 'extreme' misbar clown, with 2 free clowns, 1 normal ocellaris clown and 1 orange misbar that'll be in my other tank. Clowns are currently in quarantine tank.