Help me choose fish

[lawman]

Recently set up my first salt water tank. Aquapod 24. Right now only some live rock in there and the cycling seems to be well under way. when the tank is ready, I would like to ultimately keep 4 fish and a couple of shrimp etc. Gradually adding them of course. Please help me with suggestions on type of fish etc. Hopefully I can end up with a community tank of 4 different type fish with vibrant colors that don't like to hide. if you have pics that would be a major help. (sounds like a personal add. LOL) Please let me know what you guys think.

 

[b0bby1]

i would say a clown, royal gramma or purpleback pschromis, sixline wrasse (or if u can afford it the mystery wrasse would be a great add), and a shrimp goby. i would recommend 3 fish though not 4, but 4 would prolly work.

 

[rbaldino]

Four smallish fish would probably work. I would definitely recommend a false perc and a psuedochromis, then any number of damsels. I have a very nice green reef chromis, and I also like yellow-tails and four stripes. I wouldn't worry about aggression. The clown and psuedochomis can easily hold their own.

 

[b0bby1]

ya u should be fine, with those two fish. and if u get two chromis they will swim together in a school which is pretty cool.

 

[lawman]

Wow! Just looked up mystery Wrasse. I gotta have it. Thats a definite,

please keep suggestions coming.

 

[rbaldino]

Originally Posted by lawman
Wow! Just looked up mystery Wrasse. I gotta have it. Thats a definite,

please keep suggestions coming.
I don't know if I'd go with a wrasse. They need lots of room.

 

[lawman]

Hey gotta start somewhere.

I'm adding more LR tommorow.

 

[sdwarrior]

when you saw the mystery wrasse did you see the price tag lol I have a buddy that I work with who used to have one in his 55, they are indeed beautiful but I'd go with what RB said they need some room to swim and lotsa rockwork too keep their stress level down. If you live in california I suggest taking a trip down to vividaquariums they have a 150 gal show tank that they keep a 5 inch mystery in with some percs a purple tang and something else (you will want to buy a bigger tank lol). Try a diffrent wrasse sixlines are pretty cool little guys.

 

[lawman]

Originally Posted by rbaldino
I don't know if I'd go with a wrasse. They need lots of room.
Ooooooh. That's why I'm asking. Thanks

 

[lawman]

How am I doing?

 

[b0bby1]

looks good, but u will need a bigger tank for the mystery wrasse. i recommended it because many people upgrade to a bigger tank in about a year after their first one. but if u get the mystery wrasse as a baby it should fit in your tank for a while.