Order of introduction to new tank

tapeworm

Member
My 210 is cycling right now.
I want to add one fish per month to control bioload. This is the order that I have right now:
1. Foxface - Herbivore to control algae.
2. Black volitan lionfish
3. Wolf eel
4. Zebra eel
5. Lunare and banana wrasses together
6. Niger trigger
7. V-tail grouper
8. Possibly a Majestic angel
9. Possibly a powder blue tang
I have some nice rock caves that I built for hiding and serious flow.
Does my order make sense?
 

liontamer

Member
1. Foxface - Herbivore to control algae. <4th
2. Black volitan lionfish <3rd
3. Wolf eel <1st
4. Zebra eel <2nd
5. Lunare and banana wrasses together <8th
6. Niger trigger <6th
7. V-tail grouper <7th
8. Possibly a Majestic angel <9th
9. Possibly a powder blue tang <10th
Tangs and angels are territorial, ull want to add those last. Lions and eels are the hardiest, and will create the necessary bacteria that youll need for the future inhabitants. Foxface should go in then cuz there will be a good deal of algae by then, and the tank will be mature enough (they have low toleration of like..everything) and everything else really doesnt matter which order it goes in, i just put it in random for ya.
 

tapeworm

Member
Alright...
I now have a
1. large Zebra eel
2. Wolf eel
3. Niger trigger
4. Foxface
5. Volitan lion
My next POSSIBLE additions are:
a. Lunare wrasse
b. Moon wrasse
c. Majestic angel
d. V-tailed grouper
e. Porcupine puffer
f. Sohal tang
These are all going to a 210 with lots of shelves and caves. I have a huge wet dry, a huge downdraft skimmer and a nice UV filter.
Any advice?
Should I add the wrasses, tang and the angel at the same time?
At what poing am I overloading the tank?
Does the mix make sense?
 

moraym

Active Member
I'd add the two eels at the same time, let them feel out the tank and each establish their own area. Adding one eel later than the other may lead to aggression. Sounds like it'll be a great tank.
 

tapeworm

Member
The eels are already in and established their territories. The Zebra is much larger than the wolf, so no problems there.
Any advice about the wrasses and the tang/angel?
 

unleashed

Active Member

Originally posted by MorayM
I'd add the two eels at the same time, let them feel out the tank and each establish their own area. Adding one eel later than the other may lead to aggression. Sounds like it'll be a great tank.

I dont suggest a majestic with you foxface they are accually very territorial yes they swim in schools in the wild but those schools(pods) also have 6 or more per group. the majestic (which I own) does hold his own quite well in an agressive tank.i would check a compatabilty chart before adding new fish. but i have read you should not have more than one rabbit fish per tank.ohyes please note if you do add a puffer to the same tank as your foxface.puffers can be very agressive eaters unintentionally injuring other fish.please notice the bottom jaw of this majestic foxface is missing.it was an unfortunate accident during the feeding of my puffer the foxface tried to nibble the same peice of squid and lost his lower jaw as the price of being to close to puffys teeth
 
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