Fishes for begginers

[angelfishlover]

Which one good???I ask you all which is reccomended for begginers.

[cdckjn]

Which one good???I ask you all which is reccomended for begginers.

Actually clownfishes are a sub-species of damsel fishes - so all the clownfishes are ok - except that they tend to get territorial as they get bigger in size - so if you can introduce only 2 species at same time in a 2ft tank for example.

If your water parameters are oky, dartfish/firegobies will make excellent fishes for beginners except that they are good jumpers - so you should cover the top of your tank to prevent sucide-jumping

my two-cent worth

[w3ish3ng]

why no chromis?

[searching4dan]

damelfish are easy but not recommendable..

rabbitfish are easy for beginners too..

brown tangs??

[chaniz]

Can try Clarkii Clown. So far so good.

[AquaRa]

try a school of chromis

[M_GOH]

chromis is ideal !

[angelfishlover]

why no chromis?

bro chromis under damselfish

[angelfishlover]

i was thinking trying clark's clowns cause people say damsels=devils.And i want see their cute little faces.But they sometimes get very territorial.

[reeftask]

I suggest occelaris because they are so cheap and even after they are grown, you still like to keep them unlike other damselfishes.

[reeftask]

I suggest occelaris because they are so cheap and even after they are grown, you still like to keep them unlike other damselfishes.

why not chromis? I saw some reefers have bad chromis. occelaris tends to be more fearful to leave their home.

[Ah-lim]

I would never get damsel fishes [except clowns]

as they are too aggressive....

Plan for the future.

[reeftask]

I would never get damsel fishes [except clowns]

as they are too aggressive....

Plan for the future.

clever experience

When I was a newbie 7 years ago, I bought lots of damsels, LOL. Like a rainbow in my tank

[Dazza]

occelaris is great . Please do resist the temptation to house them with an anemone until your tank has stabilised for at least 9 mths to 1 yr.

[Boltthrower]

Damsels are good for new tank setup. Pls do not try angels or butterflies.

[nwyk153]

Tomato clowns! It's the hardiest to me.

Do take note: One of the aggressive clowns : )

[angelfishlover]

Got my Clarkii clownfish in october last year but it is living on the bubble coral.No anemone they go there and my true octo coral.

[Vlamingi_cont]

What about maroon clown its not listed up there??

[vt_snowman87]

What about maroon clown its not listed up there??

maroon clowns are hardy, but very aggressive.. u can forget abt putting another clown inside unless its a pair.. that's from my limited experiences..

[TayHongSiang]

I would never get damsel fishes [except clowns]

as they are too aggressive....

Plan for the future.

All are easy for newbies except koran angel fish...quite prone to ich and they grow quite fast to outgrow yr tank space.

[oceanus]

Damsel fish is overall the hardest fish around.. i got a friend which did not change his tank water for the last 2 year, and yet his damsel fish is still happy swimming around..

[yikai]

All are easy for newbies except koran angel fish...quite prone to ich and they grow quite fast to outgrow yr tank space.

Koran angelfish is a good angelfish for newbies who want to try angelfish. Koran is one of the easiest angelfish for the beginners, who are attempting to keep angelfish. However, like all angelfish, the koran angelfish is not reccomended for beginners in general who just started, with no experience yet.

[Jameshong]

Koran angelfish is a good angelfish for newbies who want to try angelfish. Koran is one of the easiest angelfish for the beginners, who are attempting to keep angelfish. However, like all angelfish, the koran angelfish is not reccomended for beginners in general who just started, with no experience yet.

??? I dun quite understand your statement. Newbies and beginner...are they the same?

[jythong]

??? I dun quite understand your statement. Newbies and beginner...are they the same?

I think LemonLemon meant that all angelfish are not suitable for beginners, but if die die must try angel, then koran is the easiest of all angelfish.

[angellove]

Many years ago where marine keeping wasnt popular here. There were classification of beginner fish. Today all bro in this forum are doing great job, reading articles, research and ask around that make all of them more advance. Even if you are not beginner, do you think you can keep a common clown alive? To me there's no more beginner fish. Either can keep or leave it in the ocean special. For beginner,

1. When you set up a tank, you require lot of patience, cycling your tank, getting the optimum water chemisty balance then talk about fishes and coral.

2. Once everything right, plan what you want to keep and how many fish your tank can hold.

3. Is the type of fishes you love to have suitable for your set up? Ex: Angels in a reef tank? Lion fish with

your existing goby?

4. Selection of fish, do research before purchase.

5. In this forum, a lot of very helpful bros include sis will advice and help.

* Patience is a key to success in reefing. Seek and you will find( if face problem, ask around and you will

find the answer)and ask you will be given.

Keeping angel fishes, understand their characteristic, behaivour as well as disease. Koran can be easy if your tank water quality meet it requirement.

List of some of the angel from easy to difficult to keep. 1(impossible) 5(very easy)

Feedback from myself that i kept before and those high lighted was review by friends

Pomacanthus family

French,Grey, Asfur, Maculosus, Emperor, Koran, Blue ring --- 4/5

Holacanthus

Queen, Blue, King--- 3.5/5

Chaetodonplus family

Scribble, queensland angel, personifer--- 3/5

conspicilatus,septentrionalis, melanosama,vermiculated,2-2.5/5

Pomacanthus(Euxiphipop)

Blue face, six barred and majestic ---3/5

Apolemicthys family

Indian yellow tail, redsea angel, goldflake,griffis,---3/5

Flag fin( blue lip)--- 2.5/5

Bandit--- 1/5

Genicanthus family

Melanospilos( blackspot) lemarck, --- 3/5

Watanabei, bellus, semifasciatus ---2.5/5

Paracentropyge family

multi barred, venusta --- 2/5

Pygoplites family

Regal( yellow belly or white belly) 3/5 ( indon 2/5)

Centropyge family

Acanthop, argi coral beauty, eibl, vrolikii 3.5/10

flame, rusty, multi color, ---3/5

potter, bicolor, lemon peel, keyhole, midnight, yellow, golden, colin--2-2.5/5

* subjected to indiviually water quality.