first fish in tank

[lisamweston]

2 clowns, 2 black clowns, 2 yellow-tail blue damsels, 1 royal gramma (hiding), 1 foxface rabbitfish (hiding back corner) and 3 cleaner shrimp who wont come off the powerhead

 

[All_fish]

How many gallons is it?

 

[lisamweston]

It is 220 gallons, I plan to add other fish but will do so gradually

 

[All_fish]

You should have got a bamboo cat shark.

 

[lisamweston]

I will look into that, appreciate the tip

 

[54seaweed]

I would have avoided the damsels

 

[aumholdings]

You should be careful with different clown species together.. They've been known to kill each other.

 

[bribo12]

In that size tank, multiple clowns is fine. There is enough room for each pair to establish territory. Nice looking tank! I'm assuming it will eventually be a reef?

 

[lisamweston]

Why avoid damsels?

 

[lisamweston]

In terms of a reef tank, I was thinking that I would keep this FOWLR, and when I have more experience, get a second smaller reef tank w just a few reef friendly fish and a pair of seahorses. The dream of seahorses many years ago was what inspired us to take this big tank when it was offered, but don't think that it would work for seahorses.

 

[54seaweed]

Why avoid damsels?

they are little demons very territorial and won't think twice about going after fish 6x there size
also removing them is a nightmare they are fast
yes they are good looking fish with a cheap price but IMO not worth the hassle especially if you plan on adding more expensive fish to have a $4.99 fish kill it