First fish

[MarineDan]

Well my tank has near enough finished cycling and I was wondering what is best to add to my tank first? My local coral store is selling small soft coral for £5 a pop so will be grabbing a couple of those first but there is another fish store further up the road and he is selling 2 baby clown fish for £15 each which seems a bargain.. But I keep seeing posts about clean up crews.. Whats the best thing to do? Clean up crew before fish and coral or doesn't it matter?

 

[Duke4Life]

Have a quarintine setup? I'd set 1 one up if not. A lot will add their cuc and a few coral while fish go through qt.

 

[Quah]

+1 on what Duke4Life said. I would add your Clean Up Crew and let them work on your rocks increase the biological filtration to make the transition into fish as easy as possible. Hardy corals can also be added - but to save yourself a lot of time, money, and heartache set up a QT and add fish once they've ran through a QT. Clownfish are good starters so are; Royal Gramma's, Chromis, Filefish, Chalk Bass, Cardinals, Fang Blenny's, Blenny's and Gobies are all good starters to look into (when ready).