feeding+water changes+cleanup crew?

[thor]

ok first im gonna get 2f percula clowns 2jawfish 4firefish 1flame angel what should i feed them
i was thinking live brine, ive also heard about zoe and garlic how do i use those things? just soak the brine shrimp in it?
and about water changes ive heard some people say they never do water changes how is this possible
what are the reasons to get a cleanup crew?

 

[reefkeepa]

Man, I don't know who doesn't do water
changes but they must spend a lot of
time pretending to be chemists.

 

[fshhub]

those few who never do water changes, have mature systems, and are bold enough to attempt it, howver before you system is fully matured, i would not even attempt this, besides they really aren't a hassle to do
also, with these fish, i hope you don't intend to get them at the same time, just 2 at a time, and pesonally i would wait a couple of months on the flame angel, another thing with firefish, you are best off with 1,2 or 6 or more, they are beautiful and peaceful fish, but they have aggressive tendacies towards each other, one, or 2 can do fine, but over that they will kill each other(eventually), unless there are enough that the bullyism gets spread out enough that it doesn't really affect any of them, otherwise it could cost you all of them except one
live brine or even frozen brine(can be bought at you lfs), is what we feed ours
a good clean up crew will help to clean up the garbage in your tank, ie detritus and excess food, die off and algae, they eat it up, plus they will naturally stir and clean your sand a bit
HTH

 

[thor]

i was planning on adding the two clownfishes in about two weeks they would be tank raised and a pair, the jawfish would come a week or 2 after ,that after everything has stabilized, then the firefish about three weeks after that they will all be friends because they live in the same tank i wont get four if there all in different tanks, about a month after that i will add the flame angel ONLY if all the water conditions are ok
ok how would i buy a cleaning crew just go to my LFS and ask them about it?
i also wanted a coral banded shrimp, ive heard these are good cleaner shrimp, would it be ok to get one for my setup even if i cant get one of those could i get a different type because ive heard there very good at cleaning off deadly parasites
thanks everyone

 

[mrmaroon]

I would get a clean up crew online because it would be much more cost effective. And most people dont add angels until the tank is 6-9 months old.

 

[thor]

ok ill probably wait until then
and on feeding how often should i feed them?

 

[ocellaris_keeper]

Thor,
your tank is plenty fine for adding these fish. Watch out though - everytime you add another animal you bring in a potential disease carrier. Let your perc's (perculate) for a while in the tank (1 month) so you can get used to maintaining, following and tracking your tank and the fishes behavior.
the clean up crew sifts your LS, eats extra food, and just loves to eat nuisance algae for you. I have over 20plus snails, and 5-15 hermit crabs (depending on who is involved at eating each other) and they do a great job. In fact I just added two pin cushin urchin's - these are really neat.
these guys keep me from scraping the glass too much. I like 'em.

 

[thor]

Originally posted by Thor:
<STRONG>ok ill probably wait until then
and on feeding how often should i feed them?</STRONG>
ok i checked the cleaning crews out here and probably will get one

 

[karlas]

on the coral banded, they can be a problem for other shrimp, as far as a different type, skunk cleaner shrimp are great, and they will also clean any parasites off of your fish, however they do better in pairs(one will do fine, just better as 2), BTW they are called skunk because they are red with a white racing stripe down the back(not the odor)LOL

 

[thor]

ok thanx
but how often should i feed my fish