What can I add?

[torontofishlove]

Hi All,
I have a 55 gallon marine tank, with 45 pound of live rock, and 1 clownfish in it.
I added the clownfish about 3 weeks ago and he seems to be doing great, and is eating regularly now.
But now I want to add more fish.
Do you think I can? Is 3 weeks long enough?
I want to add (by the end of all this) a: heniochus diphreutes, a SMALL yellow tang, 2 clowns, a yasha goby, a long-nose hawkfish and a blue/green chromis (or a flame angel)...
I want to add more fish this weekend, like 1 or 2 fish.
Which fish do you think I should add?
PS. When the tang gets too big, I will give it to the person who set up my tank, I already made arrangements.

 

[flower]

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Originally Posted by TorontoFishLove http:///t/395523/what-can-i-add#post_3521494
Hi All,
I have a 55 gallon marine tank, with 45 pound of live rock, and 1 clownfish in it.
I added the clownfish about 3 weeks ago and he seems to be doing great, and is eating regularly now.
But now I want to add more fish.
Do you think I can? Is 3 weeks long enough?
I want to add (by the end of all this) a: heniochus diphreutes, a SMALL yellow tang, 2 clowns, a yasha goby, a long-nose hawkfish and a blue/green chromis (or a flame angel)...
I want to add more fish this weekend, like 1 or 2 fish.
Which fish do you think I should add?
PS. When the tang gets too big, I will give it to the person who set up my tank, I already made arrangements.
Hi,
It's really hard to remove an established fish, not to mention the stress of chasing it, not only on that fish, but all of his tank mates as well. I can't stress enough to always purchase fish suitable for your size tank.
Anyway...if you're smart, you will set up a quarantine tank... and use it for all new additions. Your very next fish related purchase should be to get this book, it's a fantastic way to save you headache and money. With the on-line stores, all the fish can be found, and you won't have to concern yourself with what only your LFS sells...maybe they will order the fish for you, and save you on shipping costs as well.

Here is a page so you can see the info it offers. This is IMO, a must have book.

 

[mohawkninja]

If your not looking for the YT for cleaning up your tank, and you just want a flashy fish, I would suggest getting a flame angel instead and keeping the chromis. A YT in a 55 isn't a great idea. Also adding 2 more clowns to a tank that already has one means that one of them is going to most likely get bullied to death. If you have room after this, (which you really don't) I would suggest getting at least 2 chromis, as they are shoaling fish.

 

[flower]

Oh boy...I missed this fish on your list heniochus diphreutes...AKA banner fish...They grow to 7 inches, and minimum tank size is at least a 100g. Please save yourself some headaches and stock problems, not to mention the money, get the book I posted about.

 

[sweatervest13]

Quote:
Originally Posted by TorontoFishLove http:///t/395523/what-can-i-add#post_3521494
Hi All,
I have a 55 gallon marine tank, with 45 pound of live rock, and 1 clownfish in it.
I added the clownfish about 3 weeks ago and he seems to be doing great, and is eating regularly now.
But now I want to add more fish.
Do you think I can? Is 3 weeks long enough?
I want to add (by the end of all this) a: heniochus diphreutes, a SMALL yellow tang, 2 clowns, a yasha goby, a long-nose hawkfish and a blue/green chromis (or a flame angel)...
I want to add more fish this weekend, like 1 or 2 fish.
Which fish do you think I should add?
PS. When the tang gets too big, I will give it to the person who set up my tank, I already made arrangements.
How long was it not eating regularly??? Has this new fish just started to feel unstressed and can finally eat??
My concern is that the fish is still not that established. I would let it eat and start to feel unstressed for a couple of more weeks before adding any new fish. Two weeks extra is nothing in the grand scheme of things. Why not wait a bit? Plus this can give you a bit of time to set up a QT for new fish additions.
I agree with the others as well about your stock list. There are a ton of pretty fish that will fit in your 55g tank. The Banner fish needs 100-125G + tank, same as the Yellow Tang. Catching a fish is not that easy once the tank is all setup (have you ever noticed just how simple a LFS stock tanks are?? Ask one if you can buy a fish from one of their display tanks... I have heard of LFS adding up to $500.00 to a fishes price because they are in a display tank and its that big of a PITA to break down the DT to catch a fish..).
Check out a Lemonpeel angel fish if you like a Yellow tang. Same bright color but the lemonpeel fits your tank size much better.

 

[mohawkninja]

Quote:Originally Posted by Flower http:///t/395523/what-can-i-add#post_3522360
Oh boy...I missed this fish on your list heniochus diphreutes...AKA banner fish...They grow to 7 inches, and minimum tank size is at least a 100g. Please save yourself some headaches and stock problems, not to mention the money, get the book I posted about.

Oh I didn't see the bannerfish. Yeah I wouldn't recommend that for anything less that a 100 gallon, definitely not a 55 gallon that is already pretty overstocked. Just my $0.02