Fish yet???

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  1. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    Okay, so my tank has been set up for six weeks now...going on seven on Friday...

    Can I add my first fish yet????

    My params are all zero across the board...I added a Clean Up Crew over a week and a half ago and the params remain zero...

    I think I'm starting to lose my patience, OH NO!!!!

    :)

    Thanks!
     
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  2. GuitarMan89

    GuitarMan89 Giant Squid

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    If your parameters are in line, meaning 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites and an acceptable amount of nitrates, this depends on who you ask and what you have in your tank, then I would say yes. Start slowly, add 1 or two small fish, then wait a few weeks and you can then add some more. It sucks when first starting out, but the patience will be worth it.
     
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  3. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    Sorry, I should've specified...

    Ammonia-0
    Nitrite-0
    Nitrate-0

    Everything's great...I think I'm going to pick one up this Saturday :)

    I'm oober excited....
     
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  4. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    What are you going to get?
     
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  5. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    If you have a list of fish you want, add the least aggressive fish first. Good luck! You should be fine with params like that after 6 weeks.

    What are you going to get? Pics? :D
     
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  6. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    All I have in there right now is my CUC...5 hermits...3 Dwarf Ceriths, 3 astreas snails, a turbo snail, 3 nassaurius snails...and I think that's it...

    As for what I am going to get:

    Eventually hope to have these in my tank if I'm not pushing the envelope... :

    1 firefish
    1 Royal Gramma
    1 Yellow Watchman Goby
    1 Clownfish

    What do you guys think? Keep in mind this is a 24 gallon aquapod...

    Which do I add first??? As far as aggression wise...???

    Thanks!
     
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  7. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    And of course I"m going to post pics when I get them :)
     
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  8. =Jwin=

    =Jwin= Tassled File Fish

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    I'm not too sure...those are actually all pretty well mannered fish as far as aggressiveness goes. Why only one clown? I say go for a mated pair. I love my pair. That's what we got first if that helps, mated pair of Ocellaris clowns.
     
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  9. marc1986

    marc1986 Skunk Shrimp

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    can I just introduce 2 juvi. Clowns together at first? Or will they get aggressive?

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  10. totter0817

    totter0817 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I would wait on the royal gramma for the last fish,
    Mine in my nano cube(12g) is pretty agressive.
    I just added a baby hippo tang to the nano, my clowns could careless about it but the royal gramma is picking on it.

    I know somebody will probably say a hippo tang in the nano, but let me explain...
    It is the smallest hippo I have ever seen. Maybe an inch long-tops, I think the clowns might be bigger thanit.
    My plans are to let it grow in there and once it starts to outgrow the tank, I will add it to my 75 g.

    Anyways, good luck for your tank and of course post some pics on whatever fish you decide to get. Your list sounds pretty hardy so you should be ok, just go slow
     
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