Order to introduce fish

[nuwave59]

Hi!

The water is in, pumps are mixing, I'll add my live rock tomorrow, and I'm already thinking about my livestock. It's a 30g tank, with a 5g sump, 5g refugium, in a 14g tank in my cabinet, with 25 lbs of live rock, 20 of base rock, a skimmer, 800 gph in the tank. I'll come up with pictures soon.

Here what i'm thinking of, but I don't in which order i can introduce them.

1 x Clown Jester Goby
1 x Randall's Goby
2 x false perculas clownfishes
1 x Coral Beauty Angelfish

20 Trochus Snails, 15 Red Scarlet hermits

I'm not in a hurry, but like to know the best order to intrduce them

Thank you!

 

[slitherbomb]

You can add the gobies and clowns first, then angelfish.

 

[carey]

I agree with slither, I would introduce the mellow fish first and the angel last.

 

[nuwave59]

So here's how I see it,
1st The court jester, then a month later, a few snails and crabs, wait a month then add the randall, wait a month crabs and snail, wait a month add the clowns together, wait a month snails and crabs, wait a month the coral beauty, then, you guess it, add few snails and crabs periodicaly?

 

[slitherbomb]

You don't have to wait that long really. If your tank is cycled properly, it could handle the small bioload of the gobies and clown.

 

[nuwave59]

Well I'm on a budget, does it matter if I do it in a long period?

 

[slitherbomb]

Oh no not at all. I was just saying that if you wanted to add them earlier, it would matter.

 

[nuwave59]

Thanks a lot for your help again guys!

 

[nuwave59]

yes I forgot. i want to add chaeto to my refugium, do I add it before or after my first fish?

 

[carey]

Theres no difference, whenever you would like to.

 

[nuwave59]

What about adding the clowns first? They seem hardier than the gobies, but I heard they can be aggressive.

 

[Greenturtle]

False peculas are very peaceful, but most other clowns aren't.

 

[nuwave59]

I'd like to add the nemos first. They're hardiest and that's what my little girls (and my wife) want to see! But, I read on the net that they can be territorial. Will they leave my gobies alone if I add them after?

 

[ilostnemo]

theyll be fine going in first