recommendations for 1st fish and clean up crew-buying tomorrow :)

[Dtilton]

Hi all-

Just got back from 2 weeks vacay and when we had left our tank was maybe a month past cycle. I added glass covers to the top of the 90g and covered the 20 gal sump partly with saran wrap to limit evap. Water parameters are spot on and did a 25% water change. We're off to CRA tomorrow to pick up a fish and a small CUC. We don't seem to have a ton of stuff going on in the tank- some hair algae here and there- coralline is slow going, so not sure there's enough to support a clean up crew. We'd like some crabs and shrimp- we can supplement with other food, right? And for 1st fish.... we have 90g, lots of marco rock, 5-6" dsb. Lighting is 2x54 actinic and 2x250MH. Looking to do all kinds of good stuff in the future- LPS, SPS,clams, so want some fish that'll fit that tank. Suggestions? Eager to hear what people think......

-Danny and Janet

 

[deuceb]

1st fish

5 small chromis ,good luck

 

[B.rian]

umm, i like my potter's angel. other cool angels if you have the $ are wantanabeis. you might try a pair of percula clowns, or lyretail antias trio. banggai cardinals are cool looking also. gobies and blennies are always amusing fish. if you want something larger, you could try a foxface. i would recommend putting a tang in last if you want one.

 

[Dtilton]

Yellow tang is a must for us,and yes- it's going in last..... Thanks for the suggestions!

 

[JayM]

start with 'easy' fish. Jeremy usually has clowns.....as damsels, they're always a good bet as a hardy beginning fish.

Your light sounds good for a tank of your size, but to get the value out of your lights, I think your covers have to go.

CRA is a great shop to go to...have fun.

 

[reefsmurf]

Someone here is selling tank raised clowns for like $5 each and had 100 left or something.

I got one of mine from Greg Hiller years ago and he's still kickin strong. I don't know if he still propagates them though.

Or get one from a local fish store preferably tank raised/ORA

 

[Dtilton]

We just had the covers on while away on vacay- no ATO set up yet,so wanted to keep evap down.....

 

[stingythingy45]

Lawn mower Blenny.
This fish will get to work on any algae.
They are hardy.And they have tons of personality.
They're mostly a roaming fish so territoriality is really not a big issue with these fish.