Purchase Order

[Marler09]

Backstory.. Hubby and I had a 29 Biocube for 3 years, we made every rookie mistake but learned a lot during the time.. we lost the whole tank due to a heater that exploded..That was 4 years ago.. we have since moved and upgraded our tank.. We completed our cycle about a month ago and are looking to begin purchasing fish. With that in mind I'd like to get opinions about the our potential fish list and the order in which to add them. I am aware to add them slowly and do a full QT on all, I just want a master list to avoid "impulse" purchases that will cause problems later. We will also be adding Zoas and BTA at the appropriate time as well.

In no particular order:

Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis)
Scooter Blenny (Synchiropus ocellatus)
Pajama Cardinalfish (Sphaeramia nematoptera)
Blue/Green Reef Chromis (Chromis viridis)
Ocellaris Clownfish, Captive-Bred (Amphiprion ocellaris)
Black & White Ocellaris Clownfish, Captive-Bred (Amphiprion ocellaris var.)
Tracey's Damselfish (Chrysiptera traceyi)
Blue Gudgeon Dartfish (Ptereleotris heteroptera)
Green Mandarin (Synchiropus splendidus)
Yellow Prawn Goby (Cryptocentrus cinctus)
Yellow Tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)
Marine Betta (Calloplesiops altivelis)

TIA!

 

[James M]

Add the yellow tang and clowns last.
Did u plan out pods for the mandarin ?

 

[jsvand5]

Definitely get two of the Tracy’s damsels. I have had a few and found them to be a bit more aggressive than most chrysiptera damsels. Being alone seems to make it worse. with two they mostly concentrate on each other.

How large is the tank?

 

[Dimmy007]

First and foremost, welcome to R2R!!! Size of the new tank will definitely help. +1 on adding tang and clowns last.