scottbennett86
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- Joined
- Mar 27, 2016
- Location
- Putnam, Ontario
Hello. I am starting my first saltwater tank. I have been busy and had the time to wait so am just finishing up a fish less cycle in my 40 gallon(nitrites are falling) aquarium with sump using dry rock. Once my cichlids that are in my 120 grow enough to go into my 180 it will become my saltwater tank.
The biggest concerns I have are about stocking are related to the green mandarin goby. It is the fish that I want more than any other sw fish.
I have found many "compatible" fish that I like but many of them are small carnivores. My concern is that if I get to many of them will they eat to many copepods to support the mandarin if I can't get mine to eat prepared foods?
Secondly I understand that mandarins are not a good beginner fish and am curious about how to begin stocking the tank.
The fish I am interested in are(in no particular order)
A pair of clowns- no particular species in mind many appeal to me
Pajama Cardinal fish- not sure how many would be a good number.
Algae blenny
Firefish
Watchman goby
Fox face
Yellow tang
Black cap or royal gamma basslet
I am sure I have missed a few. Also coming from African cichlids where over stocking is a good thing to saltwater I am unsure how to judge how many fish to keep.
Sorry for the long post and thankyou.
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The biggest concerns I have are about stocking are related to the green mandarin goby. It is the fish that I want more than any other sw fish.
I have found many "compatible" fish that I like but many of them are small carnivores. My concern is that if I get to many of them will they eat to many copepods to support the mandarin if I can't get mine to eat prepared foods?
Secondly I understand that mandarins are not a good beginner fish and am curious about how to begin stocking the tank.
The fish I am interested in are(in no particular order)
A pair of clowns- no particular species in mind many appeal to me
Pajama Cardinal fish- not sure how many would be a good number.
Algae blenny
Firefish
Watchman goby
Fox face
Yellow tang
Black cap or royal gamma basslet
I am sure I have missed a few. Also coming from African cichlids where over stocking is a good thing to saltwater I am unsure how to judge how many fish to keep.
Sorry for the long post and thankyou.
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