which fish first

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  1. reef_enthusiast

    reef_enthusiast Astrea Snail

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    If that's the case, I would suggest adding the picasso triggerfish last. Picasso triggers can be quite aggressive. I have a 300 gallon agressive FOWLR with large angels, tangs, wrasses, and triggers. The picasso trigger was the last one I added. He was only 2.5 inches when I added him and he's now about 4 inches. Didn't have any problems with my other fish going after him even though he was much smaller than them. My 8+ inch male crosshatch ignored him. However, as soon as the picasso got settled in he had no problem challenging fish 2-3 times bigger than him.

    What other fish were you considering?
     
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  3. drywall_guy87

    drywall_guy87 Astrea Snail

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    still reading up on it but mabey small eel,cleaner wrasse and i have know clue yet. does anyone have suggestions? i only have a 90g tank so im very limited.
     
  4. 1.0reef

    1.0reef Giant Squid

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    IMO any triggerfish will get to large and/or active. Look into harlequin basslets and tobacco basslets.
     
  5. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    Cleaner wrasse should only be put in well stocked, large (like 300 gallon!) tanks. These are one fish that are usually better left in the ocean :(
     
  6. onlyonelikeme

    onlyonelikeme Banned

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    You will definatly want to start with the least aggressive fish and also a good rule of thumb is if its small enough to fit in a predator fishes mouth then its gonna get eaten. I learnt that the hard way a few years ago
     
  7. drywall_guy87

    drywall_guy87 Astrea Snail

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    Thanks ill never get fish to many to choose from not fun at all