New to the saltwater world.
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schroder_reef
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A colourful, but fiesty fish is the Bicoulor dottyback... Half yellow and half pink, but they are pretty fiesty! And they are small so they can go in smaller tanks. Good luck and have fun.
ambie
ambie
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First get your water checked to make sure all water parameters are fine. A good hardy fish is a clownfish. They have good personalities and are colorful. I've had a pair of oscellaris clowns in my tank since I started my first tank and they are still with me.
fshhub
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whoa, you need to wait a bit, make sure your cycle is complete before getting more fishes, as mentioned take water sample to your lfs and have them check it, this hobby generally takes weeks to months, before you should start adding fish, it is only best to wait
remember: nothing good ever happens fast here
also some more info on you tank would not hurt, fo or fowlr or reef, give us more info on what you have and intend to get for in it there are amny species of fish, some are safe for certain set ups and otehers aren't
and what typre of damsels do you currently have
remember: nothing good ever happens fast here
also some more info on you tank would not hurt, fo or fowlr or reef, give us more info on what you have and intend to get for in it there are amny species of fish, some are safe for certain set ups and otehers aren't
and what typre of damsels do you currently have
captained
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Patience is not only a virtue in this hobby (or, yes, I know, a vocation for many ) but a necessity. You'll find lots of great info here, and more ideas on how to spend money than you ever imagined.
A good test kit is a must have. My personal preference is the TetraTest Marine AnalySet, with the Seachem MultiTest Marine (Basic) a little cheaper but not quite as easy to use. The Salifert kits are also very good, and no one, including me, seems to like the RedSea ones.
Using quality salt mix (e.g., InstantOcean), RODI water (a search here for "RODI" will tell you all you ever want to know), and maybe a starter pack of additives, esp. if you plan on a reef or keep any iverts is good to have as well since a new systen will be shy on iodine, etc.
I've learned a lot here, and I had YEARS of experience with freshwater before- asking several specific questions usually gets you better answers than one long or broad one.
A good test kit is a must have. My personal preference is the TetraTest Marine AnalySet, with the Seachem MultiTest Marine (Basic) a little cheaper but not quite as easy to use. The Salifert kits are also very good, and no one, including me, seems to like the RedSea ones.
Using quality salt mix (e.g., InstantOcean), RODI water (a search here for "RODI" will tell you all you ever want to know), and maybe a starter pack of additives, esp. if you plan on a reef or keep any iverts is good to have as well since a new systen will be shy on iodine, etc.
I've learned a lot here, and I had YEARS of experience with freshwater before- asking several specific questions usually gets you better answers than one long or broad one.