help me with my stocking list?

lovehatejon

lovehatejon

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okay, so i have a i have had a 20gal set up for a while.
and here what i got so far:
tomato clown
false perc. clown
blue damsel (which is strangely an angel)
CC starfish
and a peppermint shrimp.
am i at my stocking limits or is there any way to go further with it? also any recommendations for fish/inverts that would be a good addition ?
thanks
 
flower

flower

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If you mix the clowns be sure to get them at the same time. Don't stock the tank all at once.
A blue damsel is an angelfish? Don't angels get big, unless it is a pigmy type?
 
lovehatejon

lovehatejon

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Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3200047

If you mix the clowns be sure to get them at the same time. Don't stock the tank all at once.
A blue damsel is an angelfish? Don't angels get big, unless it is a pigmy type?
thanks for the response flower

i actually have them already, maybe i wasn't clear in my last post?

and no its not an angel fish its a damsel that's blue
i guess i was being really specific.
im just trying to find out if i should add more.
maybe not fish wise, I've been told im at my limits.
but any recommended inverts that will be a good addition to the CUC?
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by LoveHateJon
http:///forum/post/3200059
thanks for the response flower

i actually have them already, maybe i wasn't clear in my last post?

and no its not an angel fish its a damsel that's blue
i guess i was being really specific.
im just trying to find out if i should add more.
maybe not fish wise, I've been told im at my limits.
but any recommended inverts that will be a good addition to the CUC?

I like the look of a feather duster worm for cool inverts. I like hermit crabs for a CUC because they clean on the rock. Get extra shells so they don't fight.
Damsels get realy mean when mature. It will kill the clowns and bite you drawing blood.
 
lovehatejon

lovehatejon

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:O
I'm suprised since mine is such a doll.
I heard damsels where bad but not that evil!
So would it be safe to get rid of him before I regret it?
And yes feather dusters are nice, but I always wondered what do they eat. And what do I need to care for them. I never knew that's why I hadn't bought one.
 
vgl12

vgl12

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What size tank do you have? I didn't see your size anywhere. Anyways like some of the other members said snails and hermit crabs are a great addition! Be sure you get more blue leg hermits than you do red leg hermits.
 
soviettaco

soviettaco

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Originally Posted by vgl12
http:///forum/post/3200430
What size tank do you have? I didn't see your size anywhere. Anyways like some of the other members said snails and hermit crabs are a great addition! Be sure you get more blue leg hermits than you do red leg hermits.
It's in the first post.... A 20g. Best CUC you can do is a mix of hermits and snails, I suggest 3-5 astrea snails for the glass and maybe 2-3 nassarius snails for sand sifting. For the hermits go with blue legs I'd get maybe 6-10. Get them small that way they will last longer and you get to watch them grow and change shells. MAKE SURE YOU GET SHELLS FOR THEM TO GROW INTO!!! Otherwise they will kill each other and the snails. Thats a pretty good start for a CUC.
If you wan't to add some character to your tank then you can expand your cuc and invert list and get some really cool stuff like dusters, poms, urchins, shrimp, nudis, other hermits and crabs. But you gotta take it all slow.
BTW How long have you had the tank up for?
 
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