Please help pick some fish!

[lorab]

Hello everyone,
Very new to this. I have a 55 gal tank, no live rock, and crushed coral (unfortunately) for now. I would like to add more fish, but I don't want to find bits and pieces in the morning!
I currently have:
2 percula clowns
1 blue hippo
2 black mollys (to cycle water - and be eaten if needed)
1 mandarin dragonet - spotted
I would like to add:
1 flame angel
1 puffer fish (type unknown)
1 hawk fish (type unknown)
My coral banded shrimp only lasted one day after it arrived.
I would love to add invertibrates, but don't know about compatability.
I would love to hear all of your thoughts on this. Please help make my tank colorful and compatable.

 

[mcsd22]

How long has the tank been set up?

 

[alyssia]

I think you are about maxed unless you take the mollies out of there. Also, hippos require a tank of at least 125 gallons.

 

[alyssia]

BTW, how long did it take you to acclimate the mollies to SW? I am thinking about getting some for my QT.

 

[lorab]

Originally Posted by alyssia
BTW, how long did it take you to acclimate the mollies to SW? I am thinking about getting some for my QT.

My LFS told me to float them for 20 minutes, then just release them into the tank - I had no problems!

 

[lorab]

Originally Posted by mcsd22
How long has the tank been set up?
Tank has been cycling with the mollys for 2 months.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by LoraB
My LFS told me to float them for 20 minutes, then just release them into the tank - I had no problems!

Thanks