What saltwater fish for 20 long?

[Nano925]

I want to ask what your goals for this tank are?Do you plan on adding more rock? What type of corals would you like to add? It’s important to try to get an idea of what your end goal is that way you can make the best decisions on fish ,invertebrates and corals that way nothing gets in the way of each other.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I plan on getting more rock and some soft corals and LPS corals. In the near future.

 

[Nano925]

1-2 fish per gallon?

1-2 cuc per gallon. But it is important that you have enough for them to eat.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Do you think I should get all the fish on the list?

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

What is a cuc?

 

[Nano925]

I plan on getting more rock and some soft corals and LPS corals. In the near future.

My suggestion before adding any more fish or anything else is to get your rock scape in order that way when you do introduce a fish it will find a comfortable place and not have to worry about moving it around and stressing it out

 

[Nano925]

What is a cuc?

Cuc is Clean Up Crew

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I got it.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

And I am planning on going this week to get some more rock like 3-4 pieces.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

How soon do you think I should get fish?

 

[Nano925]

From my experience people usually do hermit crabs and snails as their cleanup crew but like I said you have to make sure you have enough for them to eat. I would maybe go by 1 to 2 per pound of rock you have

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

I will also be getting some bottled bacteria soon.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Alright

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

And how soon do you think I should get the fish?

 

[Nano925]

How soon do you think I should get fish?

Any type of goby is going to find a burrow under a rock usually so I would avoid getting anything of that nature until you get your rockscape squared away. But other than that maybe introduce one fish that is a “swimmer”.

 

[Nem1clownfish2]

Ok cool how soon?

 

[Nano925]

I will also be getting some bottled bacteria soon.

Bottled bacteria won’t hurt but the sooner the better. It really comes down to letting your tank cycle and go through the algae blooms. With a tank your size depending on your filtration and the amount of rock has a lot to do with it as well. It should take anywhere from 3 to 6 weeks to cycle. Every tank is different. You can add fish before it cycles but make sure they are rather hearty fish. You do want to keep her eye on your anemone because they do not like drastic changes in water. And during the cycling process the water changes a lot that’s why I think people were suggesting you take the anemone out of the tank because the rise and fall of levels will greatly affect it.

 

[Nano925]

I recommend getting no corals until your tank has cycled completely.

 

[Nano925]

If you wanna add some color maybe look into a fire angel or a coral beauty

 

[dedragon]

Patience is key and you still have the anemone to deal with so not for a month at least til you add the next fish. This tank has only been up less than a week, but was a tank transfer from a 5 gallon.