Wanting to add fish...

[Samantha732]

Hello! I have a 20gal reef tank that has just completed its cycle and I have put a 2 zoas in there. I want to add more corals but I want to get some fish in there first. Any suggestions for stocking? Im not opposed to anything, however clownfish don't excite me very much. Thanks in advance

 

[dedragon]

From what I have heard clownfish are aggressive! I was looking at a yellow watchmen goby haha they look so grumpy and cute

Not all the time just some, and it is mostly aggression at your hands when you put them in the tank, rarely enough to kill inhabitants. Ocy, percs, and skunks more peaceful than others

Nemo and Marlin were the first fish in my tank. Blue legged hermits! Gobys and wrasses jump if no top. Blennies are cool. Royal Gramma are colorful.

Lol accurate to wat would have happened in the movie but they are "dad" and "son" in the movie so a bit creepy

 

[dedragon]

I think 4 fish max in the tank and just go slowly with adding fish over a couple of months (only tiny fish)

 

[MaxTremors]

what do you think of normal orange or even black ocellaris clowns?

I like them just fine. They’re not one of my favorites, but I usually will have one if I have room.

 

[Dark_Knightt]

Maybe we should dump a bunch of designer Clowns in the reefs and maybe they will become natural, who knows what we will get when they breed.

If you think about the life and gender-changing and the ever-changing parental roles of clownfish, technically designer clowns would be possible in the wild. only if the one of the parents kept getting eaten after laying eggs.

 

[Gqch]

some goby as weatchman goby, yellow goby, some dwalf angel as flame back and flame angel,yellow face angel (only if u dont keep sps). also some smaller wrasse as yellow wrasse, six line wrasse, the last is cardinal fish, they are friendly. smaller tank dont keep agrassive fish as dansel fish or dattyback, file fish is good but need mesh top to protect them from jumping. happy reefing!

 

[fachatga]

Designer clowns rock

 

[davidcalgary29]

I have a pair of captive-bred orchid dottybacks in my Evo 13.5, and they're a perfect complement to it. They constantly weave in and out of the aquascape, and that intense fuschia flash they bring to a build is unforgettable. I think that 20g is the perfect size for showing them off.

Note: many people have reported them to be trouble, but I just haven't seen that. Perhaps it's because I bought captive-bred specimens. They're cheap and hardy, too.

Firefish are lovely, but mine just sort of hang out in a favourite spot. They're not the most kinetic fish out there.