What fish to add

[clownfish26]

I started my new 55 gal tank and it has been cycled. It is time to start adding fish.

right know i have about 40lbs of live rock and 10 lbs of coral.

one turbo snail I plan to add more snails maybe a couple peppermint shrimp I like the crabs but i do not want them bothering my fish.

I also have mini stars.

The fish i plan to add are as follows in this order
Blue tang
Firefish
Ocellaris Clown
Green Clown Goby
Bicolor Pseudochromis
Yellow tang

Let me know what you guys think of my choices or if the order is wrong or anyfish are not compatable.*thumbsups

 

[1979camaro]

the blue tang and the yellow tang are going to pose a problem. personally, i wouldn't keep either in a 55...but if you want to, you definitely need to pick one or the other. IMO the yellow is a better choice in that regard. beyond that, things look ok provided you are running a decent skimmer.

 

[OCCFan023]

just curiouse.. How long has this tank been setup and running?

 

[wayne]

I thing the tank is too small for a blue tang unless you want to swap fish every vouple years, and you will find a bicolor pseudo astoundingly aggressive to the goby and firefish at least.
Replace them with a dwarf angel and a fairy wrasse

 

[FishGeek]

I say do these and instead of a Bicolor Pseudochromis do a Coral Beauty or an Eibl's Angel.
Firefish
Ocellaris Clown
Green Clown Goby
Yellow tang

 

[clownfish26]

Are the angel fish less aggressive then the bicolor. The tank has been set up for 3-4 weaks.

 

[Mushroomman]

Something like what guppy said, like a coral beauty might be easier to get to eat/keep right than a bicolor.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Yes, angels are much less aggressive than pseudochromis.

Hermit crabs will not bother fish (assuming you get the dwarf kind, like the blue leg or the scarlet reef hermits or several other times). If you have extra shells for them to move into, they also won't bother each other or snails.

 

[wayne]

I can assure you hermit crabs will bother each other, and snails as well. Only a very few are purely algae eaters, most will eat anything.

 

[CAPSLOCK]

Really? I don't know where I read that they wouldn't then...

 

[SALTY WATERS]

If there is empty shells for when they grow and enough food supply for the hermits in the tank then there is less chance of them attacking each other... but will still somtimes happen if they cross paths; happens in my tank all the time!