I could use some input on my prospective fish list because I think that I am ready to start stocking up. I have a 150 gallon tank w/ 30 gallon sump/refugium that has been set up for about 3 months. I have 100lbs of base rock that has been in the tank the whole 3 months, but is showing no signs of looking like live rock. I also have 1 piece of live rock that I purchased at a LFS to seed the rest of the rock.
As far as livestock, I currently have:
-1 green chromis
-some cerith snails
-some blue leg hermits
~16 peppermint shrimp (side note, these guys have babies all the time...crazy, didn't expect that)
-1 nephthea coral that I got from another marsh member
So far, everything appears to be doing well, and I have no problems to report. Below are the fish that I eventually want to have. Let me know if you see any problems here. Also, what order should I look to purchase these fish?
-2 percula or ocellaris clowns (should I look for one kind over the other?)
-1 flame angel
-1 yellow tang
-1 powder blue tang
-1 blue hippo tang (maybe, but maybe not)
-1 diamond or golden headed sleeper goby (suggestions? should I consider another type of sand sifting goby?)
-1 green mandarin dragonet (I understand I need to wait AT LEAST 6 month for this fish)
-possibly more green chromises, but probably not
I have read that the hermits that I currently have will eat all of the pods that the mandarin needs to eat. Should I get rid of the hermits if I want this fish?
I also plan to get some corals (haven't thought about which ones yet) and probably a bubble tip anemone for the clowns, but I'll save that subject for another day.
As far as livestock, I currently have:
-1 green chromis
-some cerith snails
-some blue leg hermits
~16 peppermint shrimp (side note, these guys have babies all the time...crazy, didn't expect that)
-1 nephthea coral that I got from another marsh member
So far, everything appears to be doing well, and I have no problems to report. Below are the fish that I eventually want to have. Let me know if you see any problems here. Also, what order should I look to purchase these fish?
-2 percula or ocellaris clowns (should I look for one kind over the other?)
-1 flame angel
-1 yellow tang
-1 powder blue tang
-1 blue hippo tang (maybe, but maybe not)
-1 diamond or golden headed sleeper goby (suggestions? should I consider another type of sand sifting goby?)
-1 green mandarin dragonet (I understand I need to wait AT LEAST 6 month for this fish)
-possibly more green chromises, but probably not
I have read that the hermits that I currently have will eat all of the pods that the mandarin needs to eat. Should I get rid of the hermits if I want this fish?
I also plan to get some corals (haven't thought about which ones yet) and probably a bubble tip anemone for the clowns, but I'll save that subject for another day.