Stocking list help

[Emmanuel]

I have a 1ft cube tank which will be tearing down soon as I'm going to start up a new tank.

So current livestock will go into this new tank as well. (2ft cube)

Current livestock:

2 x clown fish

2 x Bangaii cardinal

1 x six line wrasse

1 x royal dottyback

Desired additional stock list:

1 x midas blenny

1 x fire goby

1 x purple goby

1 pair carpenter flasher wrasse

1 x mystery wrasse

1 pair McCosker's flasher wrasse

1 x royal gramma basslet

Tank is going to be LPS and softies tank. will i have any problem if i add the curent stocks in first before adding new livestocks ?

need advise in stocking order.

Thanks =)

[LaW]

the six line can be a pain for other fish. especially wrasse, given that its well settled.

the dottyback as well.

[comycus]

I would add the 6 line and dottyback last, and there will still be a risk of them being too aggressive for their tankmates due to the small tank size.

Just wondering, if you're already adding Mccosker, why do you wanna add carpenter since it looks alittle like mccosker, just less brillant?

[Ketchup]

I think most if not all your fishes are bottom/cave dwellers... you will need a lot of nooks and crevices for them to hide/sleep.. which may be difficult in a 2 ft cube.

[Emmanuel]

oh ok.. i will add the dottyback and six line last.

I've a second compartment in my sump which i'm intending to put in chaetos .. i'm wondering if i can hold both the fishes in that compartment first without doing them any harm ?

hey ketchup.. i was actually using ur reef log as a guide(very informative) .. but i see that u added a prawn during cycling process. but may i know what is the benefits of having a rotting prawn in the tank ?

I think i saw ur skimmer at the last compartment with the return pump.. does it produce microbubbles back into the display tank caused by the skimmer ? my sump is going to be a relatively small one and hence my skimmer and return will be at the same compartment. i foresee some trouble with the design.

many thanks =)

[FuEl]

I would suggest you leave out the royal dottyback and the six-line wrasse. In such a small tank, it does'nt matter whether you add them first or last. They are by nature very aggressive fish. Your other livestocks are more pricey, why would you wish to risk them?

[Emmanuel]

I would suggest you leave out the royal dottyback and the six-line wrasse. In such a small tank, it does'nt matter whether you add them first or last. They are by nature very aggressive fish. Your other livestocks are more pricey, why would you wish to risk them?

yeap ... Seriously agree with u ...

I jus realize that mystery wrasse cost a fortune !!!

Guess I'll leave that out for the time being as well ..

[[V]tEc]

fyi mystery wrasse is aggressive towards some red wrasse....

[ReDDeviLs]

tEc' date='27 March 2010 - 01:01 PM' timestamp='1269666099' post='892592']

fyi mystery wrasse is aggressive towards some red wrasse....

agree totally!!

as for the clownfish. if they have a host in ur tank, they may be aggressive to other fishes that swim by or trying to check them out.

this MAY happen.