Hello , and ready for my first sw fish

14 months ago I bought a 5 gallon desktop tank , 12 months ago I bought a 55 gallon cichlid tank, 9 months ago a 46 community/planted tank.
I realized my hobby was getting out of hand so I decommissioned the 5 gallon.
however after not being able to help myself,
A month ago I bought a 75 gallon sw w/20 gallon sump - live rocks and sand -- the tank is cycled.

I put together a "wish/want/most likely" list

5 blue green chromis
2 clowns ( to be determined )
1 Flame Angel or Coral Beauty Angel
1 Six Line Wrasse
1 yellow tang and/or 1 Yellow Eyed Kole
Peppermint Shrimp

Any recomendations/thoughts on the overall list or more importantly --
What should I buy first?

I was thinking I should start with 1 green chromis or a clown or the wrasse ....

Thanks in Advance

 

What did you cycle it with???
The Chromis or clowns would be a good start--only 1 clown or make sure they are a mated pair--wait on the coral beauty as they are herbivores--grow some algae first (I'll give you some of mine LOL)

 

You can go ahead a throw a pair in at once, it will be fine.
I would suggest adding the clowns or a few chromis first, as they are the hardiest. Don't add a single chromis, as they don't do well unless kept in groups.
I would suggest adding either one of the dwarf flames or the tang last, as they are going to be the more touchy and territorial of your group. I would highly suggest not getting a kole. There is still a lot unkown about their dietary requirements, and most end up getting skinny and dieing, even when they are been feed properly. The only other suggestion I would make is on the peppermints. They are very nocturnal and reclusive. You'll be lucky if you really ever see them after adding them. There's nothing necessarily wrong with that; it's just that they are not very interactive IMO.

 

Just for the record, any two juvy clowns (which 99% of clowns are in retail) will be fine, they will pair up. If you want to help the situation, get 1 that is darker and smaller and one that is lighter and larger. And coral beauty's are not herbivores.

 

My Coral will only eat plant matter and algae will not touch meat at all.

 

I would say get all of your rocks and inverts in the tank first. After that you wait a good month and a half till anything parasitic to fish is starved out and done for then set up a QT for the fishies...if you wanna do it right with no error or heartache

 

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What you need is a 200 gallon + tank!!!