55 gallon (yes i know its a stretch putting it in the nano)

[mma-guy]

ok. so finally after ive been planning, writing down prices, etc, im about to get my tank.
heres a stock list for coral, inverts, fish srry about being so vauge i really have no idea what im gonna get:
Fish:
black/orange? ocellaris clown X2 or 1 maroon clown
McCoskers wrasse
a blenny
a couple gobies
zebra barred dartfish X2
and once tank has aged a while a mandarin or 2
any more ideas? i really like the more colorful fish as u can see
Inverts:
a few cleaner shrimp
emerald crabs X2
bunch o blue leg hermits
sally light foot
a cleaner cuc
anemones?
and a couple feather dusters
Corals:
assorted mushrooms (ideas?)
zoos (ideas?)
lps (ideas?)
soft corals (ideas?)
right now im looking into the whole coral deal cuz i really have no idea wut im gonna get yet...

 

[nissan577]

welcome to the nano world of 0.01g to 95g like what i have!

 

[mma-guy]

yup! aaaaaaaa im so excited to start another!!!

 

[nissan577]

woohoo!

party all the time!

 

[mma-guy]

lol ya gio recommended the McCoskers wrasse its really nice

 

[nissan577]

it is. but add it last.

 

[gio28]

i will be following along...

make sure to post pics asap once you get started!

 

[mma-guy]

yeah territory huh? sooo i guess add the mandarins, then add the wrasse after things settle down a bit

 

[mma-guy]

thx yeah once the tank comes ill be sure to post pics

 

[nissan577]

mandarin yes but after 6 months. you need lots of pods!

 

[mma-guy]

well yeah ofcourse gonna let things age get ready to take on a mandarin..
they are my favorite fish im not gonna go killin mandarins all day

lol

 

[nissan577]

lol. i would kill you!

good. what you wanna get?

 

[mma-guy]

well... i was really bummed that puffers arent reef safe... at the aquarium i caught one right off the dock named him creampuff he was a northern he got 7" long and as fat as a cow
i really like the oscellarious and maroons but im finding it hard to choose
1. i know that the maroons are pretty mean...
2. id rather get 2 than have them fight all day
3.idk i like firefish/dartfish a LOT.
4. anything you would recommend, personal experiance, just good personality?

 

[gio28]

flame hawks are really cool colored and have GREAT personalities. they just aren't safe with real small shrimp (like peppermint)

 

[mma-guy]

ya flames are cool. would they try to eat cleaners you think?

 

[gio28]

they might. i've done research cause i planned on having one with my cleaner...if the cleaner is big and in there before the hawk i think it would greatly decrease the odds of it getting eaten.

 

[mma-guy]

sweet! then ill take that into consideration too.

 

[mma-guy]

so im about to order my tank probably tonight/tomorrow

once it comes ill figure out what im doing with the lighting situation... t5 lights

 

[nissan577]

sweet bro!

 

[mma-guy]

yeah the problem is the tank is long not wide 48" long 13" wide... thats why im having so much trouble...