Livestokc Aditions + Suggested Timelin

[rhysiboy]

right i have my fish + inverts (cuc) pretty much planeed and want to now what order to add things in (due to aggresiveness and needs + hardiness and all that)

right so eventualyy fish wise i want
3 blue green chromis
2 ocelaris clownfish
1 sixline wrasse
i would probably add the 6line last because of their occasional reports of bad behavior

so out of the clowns and then chromis which to add 1st? and anythings that i should watch out for + details of the fish?

invert list
1 scarlet cleaner shrimp
1 pepermint shrimp
5-6 scarlet hermits
6 astrea snails
6 turbo snails

could i add them all at once also once my params are stable and ok can i add CUC as i have a lot of diatoms on the rock + sand even on my mag float lol

and ill just throw in potential corals now
zoanthinds
mushrooms
leathers

 

[SkiFletch]

Clowns --> Chromis --> Sixline

 

[Mr Miagi]

Clowns --> Chromis --> Sixline

Sounds fine, although id go Chromis -- > Clowns -- > Sixline! Clowns could be pretty nasty, depending on how long they have the tank to themselves. Ive never found my Chromis to be anything but model citizens though, who are more inclined to be bullyed upon, rather than dish out the punishment themselves.

 

[Miss Wiggle]

Clowns --> Chromis --> Sixline

Sounds fine, although id go Chromis -- > Clowns -- > Sixline! Clowns could be pretty nasty, depending on how long they have the tank to themselves. Ive never found my Chromis to be anything but model citizens though, who are more inclined to be bullyed upon, rather than dish out the punishment themselves.

yeah clowns can get territorial if they have the tank to themselves for too long so best putting them in 2nd i think

 

[tmreynolds]

CUC first though

 

[rhysiboy]

oki dokey thanks for help

 

[SkiFletch]

Ah yes but 3 fish as opposed to 2 on newly cycled LR might not be the best idea in the world

 

[rhysiboy]

hmmmm another good point but my first fish will probably be 3 months down the line coz of cash and itll probably be £40 ish for my clean up crew at least and i still have to buy more live rock and thats like £33 and a powerhead probs £25 so thats like £90. alot for a 14 year old to get when hes not working lol. although it would be spread out.

hmmm so chromis or clowns.......... clowns have the character and colour.... with very very mild aggresion...and only two of them.................. chromis have the lovely blue green cascading colouring tht i love so much............ not so much character..... and three at once for a new tank hmmmmmmmm this is a pickle. I think it will come down to what my LFS have in stock and if they have both then it will be the

 

[Mr Miagi]

3 Chromis shouldnt be much for LR, even new. IMO clowns (large) would produce substantially more waste than the damsels, but as you say, the LR wont be fresh, so it wont matter. 3 or 2 fish, no big drama.

 

[rhysiboy]

well it will have to be down to money on the fianl day or availability. clowns in my area are like £10.25 each and damsels at least £5