Stocking my 46 gallon Bow Front

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  1. texanjordan

    texanjordan Peppermint Shrimp

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    Here is what I am planning on stocking my 46 Gallon Bow Front with. Please give me opinions on what I am listing. Thank you.

    Fish:
    1 Blue Spotted Watchman Goby
    2 Ocellarius Clownfish
    1 Fiji Devil Damsel
    1 Three Striped Damsel
    Last Addition 1 Six Line Wrasse

    Clean Up Crew:
    50 Dwarf Ceriths
    25 Nassarius
    15 Florida Ceriths
    15 Blue Legs
    10 Large Nerite
    10 Medium Nerites
    2 Sand Sifting Starfish
    2 Cleaner Shrimp

    Please give me your opinions on my stocking plan.
    I am going with 60 pounds of base rock and 10 pounds of live pre cycled ready to go Live Rock from Petco and 100 pounds of live sand from Dr Foster and Smith. This will give me about a 4-5 inch DSB. Since there is no rock that needs to be cycled, and I am going with all live sand, and base rock, the cycle should be minimal to non existant when I set up. Also I will add my CUC after the cycle and than add the fish one at a time.
     
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  3. Gexx

    Gexx Giant Squid

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    that sounds fine to me. get the equipment and the rock first though. believe me its much easier to get he aquascape you love now when you dont have live things in there then when you have to worry about killing your inverts and fish.
     
  4. JayTropical

    JayTropical Purple Spiny Lobster

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    from my experience i wouldn't add the damsels as the first fish.. thats what i did(cycled with a 3 stripe damsel). my next fish which was a clown was terrorized and stressed so badly by that damsel i had to return the damsel.. make them the last fish you add so they dont have time to be territorial/aggressive before other more passive and docile fsh settling in.

    simply put, damsels can be very aggressive towards new tankmates.
     
  5. texanjordan

    texanjordan Peppermint Shrimp

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    i heard that about the 6 line, that they should be added last because they can be very territorial and aggressive if added any other time. What sequence would be good to add these fish that i have listed?