Stocking question

[jeffjcet]

Well my levels have been fine for 2 weeks and I am looking at fish!
I have a 40 gallon flat back HEX. It is 20 inches tall and 36inches across the back. At the front it 24 inches wide.
I have 4 red leg hermits that have cleaned the 40 lbs. of live rock nice and clean. I am either going to have to start feeding the crabs or add some fish. My tank also has about 4 inches of sand in the bottom.
Here is what I am thinking for stocking:
2 Ocellaris clownfish
1 Diamond Goby
3 (Blue Green Chromis
and or
1 flame angel)
Looking a adding the clownfish next followed by the chromis.
Does this sound like an ok combination? I would like to add the dwarf angel as well as Chromis bet I am aftaid that might be too much load on my tank. I will add the Goby and more clean up crew as the bio load demand.
Thanks in advance!!

 

[sinner's girl]

too many fish with 3 Chromis.
flame, not reef safe, feed 2-3 times a day.
(you cycled the tank right?)

 

[jeffjcet]

Tank has been cycled, and good levels for 2-3 weeks. Good advice on Chromis, dont want to feed fish 3 times a day!
I dont plan on having any coral. So flame angel would not be a problem for me.
What would be another easy fish to put with the Angel. Clowns and Diamond Goby. Upper layer of tank preffered.
Thanks

 

[travis89]

Firefish, six line wrasse, and the midas blenny are all active fish that swim in the upper levels of the water column. I have had all of the above but you also have to watch all of them because they will jump. I lost the 6 line because it jumped and I also had a midas blenny jump and it died a couple weeks later. My firefish hasn't because my tank is now covered.

 

[sinner's girl]

Good advice on Chromis, dont want to feed fish 3 times a day!
Feed the Flame Angel 2-3 times a day. Many fish like to be fed 2-3 times a day.

 

[drose]

My fish get fed twice a day with an automatic feeder (you can get one for about 15 bucks, but they are only good for dry foods, like flake). When I'm home during the day they get a 3rd feeding. I do have a flame angel and he grazes on algae. If you decide to get one, it is best not to get another angel of any type, though some at this site have them, it is not recommended. Do your research on each fish you plan to get and start with the most docile, working your way up to the bolder ones on your list (this allows the docile ones to stake their territory) but don't mix passive with aggressive. Good Luck!

 

[jeffjcet]

Thanks everyone,
Anyone else want to comment? The chromis would be in the top layer of the tank, that would allow me to keep more fish if they occupied different layers in the tank right?
Just trying to get a game plan W A Y ahead,,thanks!