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hammad

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i just recyled my 90 gallons new salt water aquairum with live rocks. its being 20 days now...i have checked all the parameters of water.......they are OK....now i am gonna add 2 clown fishes. please after adding these fishes, which fishes i should add with them and after how many days, i should add new fish, ?
regards
 
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siptang

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Hello hammad and welcome to the forum.
In given information above, I'm thinking that you cycled your tank properly and that ammonia spike is completely gone prior to adding any clowns. For future reference, please state your water parameters so that we can give a precise advise. I'm just assuming that they are pristine on your word but sometimes people tend to miss a thing or two. :)
Also which fish did you want to put into your tank?
Do you have a list on how you would want to fill your tank?
Any how, welcome once again and let us know more and we will be glad to help ya.
Usually least aggressive breed first then the aggressive breed to cause less friction down the road.
Siptang.
 
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hammad

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i want to keep different variety of tangs, angel fishes n invertebrates.
pls advise when i keep them and which variety?
thanks
 
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siptang

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90g are usually 4 feet wide and I know that tang police will be all over this once I say this but I would keep 1 or 2 at max.
I like variety of colors and more colors and vibrant they are the better.
Yellow tang is a great tang for starters and they are great grazers.
Blue hippo tang packs a punch in color and will bring people to talk about finding nemo when they see it.
Angel fish, I don't recommend if you want to keep corals but if you won't, majestic is a VERY slow grower and you can get on in juvenile stage and keep him for at least several years.
scribbler angel fish is also another slow grower.
Dwarf angels are great choices but you have to keep an eye on them because some of them are coral and clam nippers.
I can recommend,
flame angel - Very popular and vibrant in color.
coral beauty - Awesome color if you can find one in royal blue tint with purple.
On both angel and dwarfs, you have to introduce them around the same time in order for them to co-exist. I haven't had any issues on my 72g but I have heard horror stories from other people in the hobby.
firefish (both red and puple) is an also a great starter fish but keep in mind that they are very skittish and have a tendency to jump out of tank when frightened. (this fish should be one of the FIRST fish in the tank if you do decide to get it.)
school of blue/green chromis is always fun to watch.
Oh wait... this is what I have in my tank lol.
well, if you have any other questions, feel free to let me know.
BTW, with all of the fish listed above, you can keep any type of inverts.
P.S. Oh man... I can just feel the flame coming already lol.
Typically, in a ideal world you shouldn't keep tangs or angels on under 6 feet wide tanks. ahem.. there I said it.
Whether you decide to go that route is entirely up to you OP.
 
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hammad

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thanks for a wonderful and supporting email.
well i will act accordingly.
i just want to know onething more that suppose, if i add one fish in my tank today then when i should add another fish (i mean, after how many days)?
can i add 4 or 5 species of fishes at same time in my tank?
please also guide me, can i add clowns, tangs and angel fishes altogether in my new tank on same day or should i wait?
please advise
 
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siptang

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You should wait. I usually add smaller fishes in together without worries but pooper scoopers like tangs and angels, I would add one a week, It's just me though.
BTW, QT QT QT!!
 
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hammad

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actually , fishes shop is near from my home, so if i buy fish from the shop then should i keep them in quarantine tank for 2 3 days or only for one hour and shift into display tank?
 
njbillyv

njbillyv

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Originally Posted by Hammad http:///t/390907/fishes-groups#post_3464167
thanks for a wonderful and supporting email.
well i will act accordingly.
i just want to know onething more that suppose, if i add one fish in my tank today then when i should add another fish (i mean, after how many days)?
can i add 4 or 5 species of fishes at same time in my tank?
please also guide me, can i add clowns, tangs and angel fishes altogether in my new tank on same day or should i wait?
please advise
Once you put your first fish in to a newly cycled tank it's best to wait at least a week or two to make sure things are okay. Check your water, etc. Better safe than sorry.
IMO the most important rule when adding fish, besides go slow, is add the most agressive fish last. So, if you were going to add a firefish, which I love, I'd think about adding that next. If, however, you want to go with a tang, I'd put him in last.
FYI, I never add more than one fish at a time and only after QT.
 
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hammad

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this weekend, intially i will add 2 fire fishes and 2 clowns in my tank, and after one week i will add tangs ....is it ok?
can i keep trigger fish with other fishes? are they harmful? please advise
 
meowzer

meowzer

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4 fish at one time is a little much.....I would start with 2 firefish initially...then I would wait 2 weeks before the next addition.......also forget the triggers....you could only do ONE dwarf angel...and maybe 1 tang such as a yellow tang.
Do you have any cuc in this tank yet?
 
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hammad

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yeh i have one snail and more than 8 small crabs in my tank.
 
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hammad

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can u please tell me, how many CUC (crabs and snails) are required for 90 gallons tank?
please advise
 
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flower

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Originally Posted by Hammad http:///t/390907/fishes-groups#post_3464167
thanks for a wonderful and supporting email.
well i will act accordingly.
i just want to know onething more that suppose, if i add one fish in my tank today then when i should add another fish (i mean, after how many days)?
can i add 4 or 5 species of fishes at same time in my tank?
please also guide me, can i add clowns, tangs and angel fishes altogether in my new tank on same day or should i wait?
please advise
You should have a quarantine tank set up. Then each addition should be quarantined for 4 weeks. If the fish is healthy...add it to the display tank. Then add a new fish to the QT. That will allow your tank plenty of time to adjust to the new bioload. I do not recommend two angels or any tangs. Slow growers or not, because you will have to take the tank apart and dismantle the rock work to get a fish out of there.
Little fish, like clowns or firefish can be added two at a time, but as a rule one fish at a time. A foxface rabbit fish is very pretty and can go in your size tank, a single dwarf angelfish...all are beautiful but you can have only one. A Royal gramma or dottyback (one or the other, not both and again only 1)
 
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hammad

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how i make setup for quarantine tank? how much gallons water is required and which accesories are required for quaratine tank?
tell even for snails, crabs and small fishes, quarantine tank is necessary?
please advise
 
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hammad

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it means for 90 gallons tank, i have to keep 90 snails, is it like that?
so every where snails can be viewed rather than fishes :)
 
njbillyv

njbillyv

Member
Most people use a 10 - 20 for a QT tank, do a search and you'll find pleanty of info on setting one up.
Yes you should have 90 snails eventually, I'd add them in bunches of maybe 10 just to be safe.
 
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hammad

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when i add first fish in my new tank, should it be necessary to keep in quarantine tank and then i keep my new display tank?
how long i keep my first fish in quarantine tank and move to display tank?
 
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