New tank occupants?

[gthompson1968]

I need some advice. I have an 8" Snow Flake Eel, 1" Purple Tang and a 1" Potters Angel on hold and my local fish store. Currently, I have a 3" Clown Trigger and a 1.5" Cleaner Wrasse. I will be picking these specimens up in a few days.
Question: Is the combination of fish Ok?
Question: I need to know if this load is acceptable for my tank. I have a 75-gallon tank that has been running for 1.5 years now. The tank has a built in wet dry filter that I use only for mechanical and biological filtration. I also have an Eheim canister filter that is mainly used for mechanical and chemical filtration. I have a protein skimmer and a UV Sterilizer.
Question: Will the Eel grow quickly or does it take years?

 

[snakes'n'fish]

I would have serious questions on the potters angel with any trigger, they are such a peaceful fish that the trigger would probaly pick on him and chase him. the purple tang probaly would to, they are a fiesty tang !I would not put a potters in that tank. I would also keep that trigger well feed or he is likely to go after the cleaner wrasse as well, but thats a trigger for you The snow flake , as long as he has alot of good places to hide and you screwer feed him he will go okay in there. I have had mine for two and half yrs i got him he was about 8" not he is about 2 feet , they don't seem to be fast growers and mine is a little pig getting fed once a day
With enough LR and LS and the filteration you have it shouldn't be a problem.

 

[gthompson1968]

I have had a Potters with a purple tang before and everything seemed ok. However, this is the first time I had one with a Trigger in the tank. I would be adding all of these fish at the same time except for the Trigger. Does that make any difference?
I am a little concerned about the Eel - will he be an escape artist. I do not want to have to go to extra effort in reinforcing the lids on my tank with weights because it would block the light. Also, I am concerned about him biting me. Will this happen when I am cleaning the tank?
I do not mean to be stupid, but what is LF? Do you mean live rock? If so I do not have any live rock. I just have coral decorations. This is a fish only tank not a reef.

 

[snakes'n'fish]

I have never had an angel with any aggressive fish, so i would still be concerned. Adding them altogether could be a problem, they are all going to be stressed so i would guess if anything is going to happen it would be with in the next few days. Eels are escape artists , though mine has never tried or gotten out of the tank .. yet (knock on wood) just make sure the tank is secure.My snowflake like to come out and investigate my hand when i am scraping algae or doing something in the tank, he will swim through my fingers looking for food but never bites, I did get nipped by him one when i was hand feeding him and he missed. It stings !! use a scewer to feed him so he don't associate your hand with dinner time.
There is never a stupid question ! LR = live rock LS = live sand . Even in my aggressive tank i have live rock, it gives it the natural look. Besides the I do fish only tanks , i have never had anyluck with corals, so i stick with thefish What are coral decorations ? coral heads ?

 

[gthompson1968]

Do you think that adding the fish all at once is a problem? I thought that it would be better to do it this way to prevent the fish from developing territories and attacking any new fish.
Coral Decorations - I mean dead coral skeletons. I am afraid to add any live rock now - would it not cause an extra load on my filtration?

 

[snakes'n'fish]

Adding cured live rock should not cause any extra load on the tank. It would help the biological filteration of the tank. That is always a plus. Adding all those fish altogther .. well they are going to be a little stressed from the store to your house , and they are always a little unsure of a new local as they donot know what predators are about and who's territory is who's. I did not mean it would be a bad idea to add them all , just you should keep on a good eye them for the next few days, to make sure that are going to get along fine. I didnt mean to make it sound like it was a bad idea.

 

[gthompson1968]

Do you use weights to hold down your aquarium top?

 

[gthompson1968]

I have 2 10K 30-watt bulbs that light my tank great and I thought that live rock requires intense lighting, which I do not want to have deal with. I never had any interest in setting up a reef tank. I want to stick with a fish only setup.
To answer the question regarding the Tang and Angel that I had in the past... I had to move so I decided to get rid of them prior to the move.
If I understand you, if I get rid of the Trigger the setup combination of fish would be acceptable. Also, I thought that if I add the fish one at a time it will allow them to develop territories and be more aggressive when I add the other fish. Is the idea of having an Eel just a bad one? The addition of the Eel has me a little concerned that I would be making a mistake.
I would rather not get rid of the Trigger - he is one of my favorite kinds of fish, but if I am going to always have a problem with it... I may change my mind.