Originally Posted by
Debbie
I see you posted this question twice, while I am waiting for your reply to my first set of questions I will give you my opinion about what you have listed. I am no expert at all, I am new myself but have done lots of reading here and talking with others about their tanks. So this is just "My Opinion" Please don't do anything until you have more replies.
I see you don't list any live rock, this is something you should have in your tank for a nice well balanced system.
I do believe that Nudibranch and Cucumbers need a good mature system in order to do well. You might want to make sure that your system is well on its way before adding these two things to your tank.
Lawnmower Blenny likes lots of algae, they won't do well in a new system, might have to wait a while for this guy.
The Domino Damsels are cute when small, these fish can be quite aggressive as they age and they do loose their white spots and turn a grey/black in time. If you add this little cuttied and want to get it out later on you might want to read some of the questions here about how hard it is to get a fish out later on.
Shrimp Goby and Hawkfish I think are okay fish. I have never had a hawkfish but they seem alright. The gobies are fun to have too.
The Puffer and Eel are now way out of my league you will have to get an opinion about those for sure. I do know though that an Eel might make a nice meal out of a few fish you have listed here.
Snails are absolutley okay........
But if you are adding the Puffer and Eel maybe not, see what other say.
Anemone, you must have very good lighting for these and a mature tank too.
Sponges are lovely, never expose them to air at all. They like shady areas of the tank. You will need more info about them though as I have never had one.
Feather dusters and your mushrooms are great to begin with, I find them very easy (mushrooms) and lots of different colors to choose from too.
Starfish, there again a system with at least 6 months running time before you should add a star. Do your homework on them as some have very specific needs and foods and some are not reef safe either and will eat your corals.
Sun Coral, I do believe these have to be target fed the odd time???? Maybe someone can answer this better for you.
Nudibranch and Mandarin Goby, both need a good mature system the mandarin needs to have good supply of cope pods and lots of live rock to feed off of.
In my opinon you have picked some pretty hard things to start out with. In this hobby you must go very slow and really know your inhabitants you are wanting to add along the way. Do lots of reading on this site, there is a wealth of info on here and lots of great people to help you too.
Good Luck to you....
I didn't even relize I put up A starfish sorry but I dont want one.Now to start.... Lawnmower Blennes do eat only algae but I can feed them algae strips made of read algae lol.Yes I am gonna get live rock I might get 2 orders.Yes I know about the Eel and the Puffer but im not so comcern about the eel it's the puffer with the snails.Sun coral do need to be target fed.The question I want is how do I grw live pods in my live rock for my Mandarin Goby?If you woudn't mine I would like to be your buddy