Fish addition order

[jasert39]

Tank is cycling, I'm putting together a list of the fish I would like to add. I know I should add them slowly over time to let the tank adjust but is there an order in which fish should be added?

If not here is the list of fish i am planning for my 75 gallon in a logical order to me....

Green clown goby, lawnmower blenny, clown pair, six line wrasse and kole tang

Could I also have a royal gramma basslet?

 

[eatbreakfast]

If you are going to get a gramma, this is the suggested order: clown goby, gramma, clowns, lawnmower blenny, kole, sixline.

Be aware that once you get the sixline, that severely limits any future additions. Sixlines are known to get quite aggressive, especially to newcomers, and sometimes to fish they have been tankmates with for awhile.

 

[jasert39]

If you are going to get a gramma, this is the suggested order: clown goby, gramma, clowns, lawnmower blenny, kole, sixline.

Be aware that once you get the sixline, that severely limits any future additions. Sixlines are known to get quite aggressive, especially to newcomers, and sometimes to fish they have been tankmates with for awhile.

Thanks, might need to research other reef safe wrasses...

 

[Maacc]

I would consider a melanurus or yellow. All of the parasite clean up none of the attitude.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks, might need to research other reef safe wrasses...

I highly recommend the yellow coris wrasse. They are colorful, peaceful, and active.

 

[jasert39]

I highly recommend the yellow coris wrasse. They are colorful, peaceful, and active.

Thanks for the suggestion, since peaceful they could be added earlier in the above listed order I presume?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Thanks for the suggestion, since peaceful they could be added earlier in the above listed order I presume?

Yes. I would do them before the lawnmower blenny or earlier.

 

[coolhand]

I recently added my first fish.
Yellow watchman goby
Royal gramma
Six line wrasse

The royal gramma kept the six line in the corner of my 125 gallon. Every time the six line ventured out the gramma aggressively attacked. Over 2 days I think the gramma killed it. Came home from work and six line was dead. You could see whe bite marks on its side from the gramma earlier in that day. I've never seen any aggression towards the goby and I've added two clowns since and had no problems. I'm not saying do or don't get both but I would never put the two in a tank together again.

 

[eatbreakfast]

I recently added my first fish.
Yellow watchman goby
Royal gramma
Six line wrasse

The royal gramma kept the six line in the corner of my 125 gallon. Every time the six line ventured out the gramma aggressively attacked. Over 2 days I think the gramma killed it. Came home from work and six line was dead. You could see whe bite marks on its side from the gramma earlier in that day. I've never seen any aggression towards the goby and I've added two clowns since and had no problems. I'm not saying do or don't get both but I would never put the two in a tank together again.

This is incredibly unusual for a gramma. Are you sure it wasn't a bicolor dottyback?

 

[coolhand]

This is incredibly unusual for a gramma. Are you sure it wasn't a bicolor dottyback?

Yes positive. I've had no other problems though.

 

[Marine430]

My gramma was supper skittish never could settle down in the tank ultimately got ick and died