Adding to a newly cycled tank................need advice.

[Phishman1]

46 bowfront. Up about a little over a month. Cycling complete in its first phase about 8 days ago. Live Rock and sand. This tank on a budget and for now fish only. 2 hang on filters, bio wheel and aqua clear, power head for water movement. So far, yellow tail damsel, emerald crab, one coral banded shrimp, two turbos, 6 hermits.

I would like to put in another fish today, my thoughts are two smaller clowns or honestly the colors in the damsels are fine with me, Chromis or couple more damsels? Since Clowns are in the Damsel family thinking of leaning that direction. Any thoughts. All parameters test exactly where they should be for a newly cycled system.

 

[Brett S]

As long as your ammonia is down to 0 then you should be fine to add another small fish or two. The damsels can definitely get pretty aggressive, so I might not go that route or it may limit what you can add in the future. A pair of clowns might be good. They can get a bit aggressive too though.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Firefish goby, 6 lined wrasse, clown goby or a blenny
These are all colorful yet low priced fish, which in case something went wrong- you dont lose a large investment.