Now that my tank is cycled and stable (Ammonia, Nitrites both zero, pH 8.2, SG 1.023, Nitrates <5ppm, temp 78-80) we're ready to start adding a few fish. I was wanting feedback on how many fish are safe to introduce at the same time. In the long run, this will be a reef tank, but for the time being, it has nothing in it but 70lbs live rock and a cleanup crew of snails (Trochus, Nerite, Strombus), 10 or so microhermits, small clams in the 1"sand bed, etc.
In the near future I would like to add fish to the tank..a diverse array that will help to balance the system out and have species that utilize various regions of the aquarium (fish that dwell near bottom, on rocks, in caves, and swim around, e.g.)
We're fairly certain we would like to add a few (3?) chromis (blue green or blue reef), a pair of Banggai Cardinals, a blenny (lawnmower or starry), a firefish (or purple firefish), a royal gramma, a pair of Ocellaris clownfish, and perhaps another small goby.
The tank is 65 gallons. If we put the above in, do you think it would be too much for the tank? Obviously, we wouldn't add all of them at once! But in our initial stocking, should we stick with one species at a time, starting wth the shy ones, or would it be feasible to add two or more at once (e.g. get the chromis and blenny together, for example)
I appreciate your feedback!
In the near future I would like to add fish to the tank..a diverse array that will help to balance the system out and have species that utilize various regions of the aquarium (fish that dwell near bottom, on rocks, in caves, and swim around, e.g.)
We're fairly certain we would like to add a few (3?) chromis (blue green or blue reef), a pair of Banggai Cardinals, a blenny (lawnmower or starry), a firefish (or purple firefish), a royal gramma, a pair of Ocellaris clownfish, and perhaps another small goby.
The tank is 65 gallons. If we put the above in, do you think it would be too much for the tank? Obviously, we wouldn't add all of them at once! But in our initial stocking, should we stick with one species at a time, starting wth the shy ones, or would it be feasible to add two or more at once (e.g. get the chromis and blenny together, for example)
I appreciate your feedback!
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