First fish, what to get

[errdivideby0]

So I've been thinking about what I should get for my first fish. A lot of people have recommended Damsels but I've heard that they can be pretty nasty later in life so I've decided to stray away from them. I was thinking either some type of Goby or Clownfish. Anyone have anything to say about These ideas?

 

[Ziggy953]

How big is your tank?

 

[errdivideby0]

It's a 75 gallon.

 

[Ziggy953]

Excellent size tank to start out with!

I would avoid damsels if at all possible. They can get nasty down the road. You could start out with some chromis, a clown, most gobys need the tank to be in a bit more mature state before adding them.

How far past cycle are you? What are your water parameters like? How much rock...give me a basic run down of your system if you don't mind.

 

[errdivideby0]

My cycle finished about a week and a half ago. I had 50 lbs of lr and 50 of base rock in my tank and last night I added fifty more lbs of lr. I check the parameters a while ago before I came to work and they're still stable. I know sg is 1.025 temp is 78 nitrate is 20 amonia and nitrite are both 0 and alk is 2.3 and ph is 8.3. Tonight I was going to do my 35 gallon water change and then was thinking of getting my first fish tomorrow

 

[Ziggy953]

Do the PWC and test your water. You may want to wait a few days to make sure there isn't a sudden spike in ammonia.

 

[errdivideby0]

So do my 35g water change tonight? If there isn't a spike by tomorrow morning would it be safe to go ahead and get a fish or should I just wait until later in the week?

 

[Ziggy953]

Personally I would wait til later in the week just to make sure there isn't a sudden spike in ammonia. Adding more rock there could have been a bit of die off that could cause a spike. Probably not but it's better to be safe then sorry.

That is just what I would do....

 

[errdivideby0]

I soaked the rocks for a couple of days in a large trash can full of salt water with a heater in a powerhead to get ride of die off so should I still worry about some of the rock dying off?

 

[Ziggy953]

Its possible...Do your pwc and test the water tomorrow and see what you have. You should probably test for ammonia a couple times over the next week just to be sure.

 

[errdivideby0]

Okay thanks for your help!

 

[Ziggy953]

Anytime

 

[Barnature]

Picasso Tiggerfish are lovely, but no recommended for beg.; can be aggressive, not suitable with smaller fish and on and on. You can get them later on! (It's recommended to get only one per tank.) Regal Tangs (Dora form Nemo) are also cute but can be aggressive. Yellow Tangs are fine and not aggressive.

I know that I didn't really help, but still, these are the fish that I would have loved to get if only I had a reef/fish only tank that's at least 3 times bigger than my 15g freshwater!

 

[melosu58]

Before making any recommendations I would like to know what`s your plans for this tank? Reef? FOWLR? Fish only?

 

[errdivideby0]

Eventually I want to be a reef tank. I'd also like to get an eel down the line. Is it possible to have an eel in a reef tank if you keep it well fed.

 

[Ziggy953]

I have seen it done however they are considered messy eaters and can eat up all your shrimp if you plan to keep any. They are usually best kept in their own tank. That tank has to be large enough to support them happily too.

 

[errdivideby0]

So yesterday I went and got my first fish. I got two baby clown fish and so far they're doing great. They swim around a lot but never travel too far from one part of the aquarium. Is this them just claiming a home? Also I noticed this morning that one of my snails that is moving down the glass has little white dots sticking to the glass in a trail behind him. They almost look like eggs.

 

[cagey]

doody

 

[errdivideby0]

I've been thinking as to what to get for my second fish as my quarantine tank finished cycling yesterday and I'm doing a PWC on it today. I was thinking about a yellow tang as I've heard that they're fairly easy to keep but I've heard multiple things as to how much room they need. Would a 75G be enough room for it? Would my 10G quarantine tank be big enough for it?

 

[errdivideby0]

Also I was thinking of getting a Longspine Urchin but a few sources of read say that they're not reef safe but then many that I read say they're reef safe. Anyone have any comments on this?