1 month old tank

[sam_always]

Hi,

got a 1 month old cycled 2 ft tank. Finished cycle 1 week ago. Changed 30% water. NH3 0, NO2 0 and NO3 10. has already got 2 clown fish inside. Can i start put in some softies like mushroom or torch coral?

[Siput]

From what I understand, shldn't be a problem, so long as u go slow on the stocking...

[Assillian]

Hello... sam,

How are you? Finally got your tank up. Care to share your setup?

[sam_always]

hello assillian... ya... just a 2ft tank. My minister of finance not approve for 4ft.. so go for 2ft lo... LOL. will post some picture later.

[Navyblue]

Tank parameters should be fine. Just make sure that flow and lighting is sufficient. Good luck.

[Marineman]

Hi,

got a 1 month old cycled 2 ft tank. Finished cycle 1 week ago. Changed 30% water. NH3 0, NO2 0 and NO3 10. has already got 2 clown fish inside. Can i start put in some softies like mushroom or torch coral?

Not sure what clowns you have, if it is occellaris or percula, thay may not be too hardy or the best fish to introduce to a new tank, go for damsels (green chromis, not aggressive ones vs the rest) as they are more hardy.

[Siput]

My first fish was a false percula/common clown from typrobin, and it did fine. This was after the cycling period. Not forgetting that clownfish are also damselfish....

[scarab]

Stocking of softies like mushroom should be ok. If you do it slowly. Zoos will also be a good choice. Uhhh........ torch coral is hard coral (LPS) so maybe you should hold on.

Stocking with clowns as 1st fish is ok. They are quite hardy. Don't be blinded by the fact that stocking with hardy fishes like damsels and chromis is a must for new tank. Damsels, other than clowns who are also damselfishes, (Siput you're right on) can grow to be very aggressive and territorial. this eventually can lead to problems with other non-aggressive fish which you want to introduce like gobies.

Chromis on the other hand is damn greedy. They'll finish off whatever food you put in before the other fishes can eat.

Whatever it is, stock slowly say 1 fish in 1 week. Check water parameters before stocking again. If water is not doing well, do water change and hold on stocking until the water condition returns to normal.

Juz my 2 cents.........Good luck

[Navyblue]

bear in mind that Zoos contains palytoxin that is one of the most potent toxin to human in the world.

Wash your hand really clean after handling your tank.

[sunnymau]

the key to success is to stock up slowly and read up b4 u buy. the best is to come out with a list and stik on with the list. don over stock

juz my 2cent

[lightningstrike]

Stocking of softies like mushroom should be ok. If you do it slowly. Zoos will also be a good choice. Uhhh........ torch coral is hard coral (LPS) so maybe you should hold on.

Stocking with clowns as 1st fish is ok. They are quite hardy. Don't be blinded by the fact that stocking with hardy fishes like damsels and chromis is a must for new tank. Damsels, other than clowns who are also damselfishes, (Siput you're right on) can grow to be very aggressive and territorial. this eventually can lead to problems with other non-aggressive fish which you want to introduce like gobies.

Chromis on the other hand is damn greedy. They'll finish off whatever food you put in before the other fishes can eat.

Whatever it is, stock slowly say 1 fish in 1 week. Check water parameters before stocking again. If water is not doing well, do water change and hold on stocking until the water condition returns to normal.

Juz my 2 cents.........Good luck

i second bro scarab's advice. stock slowly and carefully.

[Assillian]

Sam,

By the way, I have a few fishes to give away, u want?

[Assillian]

As your tank is just 2 feet, so a small changes in the water parameters is a big impact to the environment inside. Good things happen slowly. So, don't rush on stocking it up.

If the tank volume is big, it's more stable.

[sam_always]

Thanks alot... Trying to stock up slowly... my wife and me already very happy when seeing clown firsh swim here and there. my clown are 1 common clown and 1 tomoto clown.

Love banna wrasse, yellow tang, fire goby, mandarin, clean shrimp and blood shrimp. Which one should i put next? can advise?

What fish you have assillian?

[typrobin]

u might wanna start with cleaner shrimps and some clean up crew like turbo snail and hermit crabs....adding fishes will add on to more shit...without the clean up crew, detris will be collected on your sand bed and followed by ugly algae....

maybe sand shifting starfish and i think some gobbies do help...but not too sure of the name of those gobbies....experts help pls...thanks...

[RAV-65]

hello assillian... ya... just a 2ft tank. My minister of finance not approve for 4ft.. so go for 2ft lo... LOL. will post some picture later.

Bro,

gotta beware of the parameters, coz ur tank only 2 feet, the water volume pretty low, so gotta stock slowly.... and when its fully stocked and yet you got zero nitrates... den

Vincent Ho

[Assillian]

A small tomato clown, 1 boxer, 1 bicolor dotty, 1 pyjamas cardinal and 1 blue leg hermit.