The Fish Game! Put these in order!

[chrismilano]

Ive got a 70 gallon with 20 lbs live rock and 2 perculas. Which order should I get these in?
big 20 cleaning kit
anthias
4 catalina gobies
yellow tang
flame angel
yellow spotted puffer
Feel free to include a timeline! thanks!

 

[fshhub]

not sure but he puffer could be a fin nipper for your other fish
but
here we go
gobies
then either the tang or puffer(both in either order)
next the anthias(which are difficult to keep)
folowed by the flame in 5 to 6 months
what do you have for substrate and filters, you may want more lr in the future too
HTH
waiting a month or so in between each

 

[chrismilano]

crushed coral. also 10 lbs of tufa to seed, but I think Im going to buy one nice 15 lb live rock to top it off.
Should I add the cleaner crew now, or after the gobies?

 

[fshhub]

hey, youdo realize that the catalinas relally should be kept in cooler water, their native waters are normally in the 60's and rarely over 72
??

 

[chrismilano]

I wasnt aware of that. Ill turn my heater to the minimum and do some research on the temp requirements of my clowns and snails.
making a note of in now...
Thanks

 

[fshhub]

is ther a reason you want the catalina, other than it looks cool??
same wiht the puffer
reason i ask, is the puffer is semi to aggressive and the gobies are extremely passive and easily picked on, not the best combo, but nayhow, is there a reason??
if not, put the fish in order of your preference and then go wtith your most fav and chck compatibility against that, and so on for each additional fish, and i can help wiht that a bit(most species)
check until you have a good list that you like
just a suggestion

 

[fishymissy]

You will not be able to keep the catalina's with your other fish as the water temp they require is too low for tropical fish. They live in water that averages about 60 degrees.
I'd forget the puffer too, they will nip at all the fish in the tank, and they get quite large too.
I would get a harem of anthias I male 2 females, then the flame angel, then the yellow tang. Make sure the tank is good and stabilized before adding the angel, and don't add too quickly.
Good luck!

 

[chrismilano]

Thanks for the advice. I wanted gobies to sift my cc and the catalinas looked cool. you've once again saved me from a $50 error.
Back to the drawing board.
Chris

 

[joe5_15]

and with the puffer you can never have a reef with him in there

 

[joe5_15]

and with ur other coices i think there big enough where u can get a dwarf lion

 

[iswimwithmyfish]

add the most aggresive fish last!

 

[thinktank]

I would just play the name game: fishfishbobish,bananafannafofish,feefibofisha,fish

 

[thinktank]

nobody knows, just do what comes natural to see if that is how what someone would do sometime later on if that is so you can fix it