what kind of fish can i get

[michael leber]

i currently have a 75 gallon tank w/ 50 # of rock and a blue,yellow tail,yellow, and dominoe damsels, and a yellow tang. i also have a snowflake eel,pencil urchant,and and long tipped anemone.i want to get a few clowns but dont know how many or what speices.also would like a few more damsels but once again how many and speices. i really like the dominoe and the 3 stripers. one more question:what kind of clean up crew should i have? i now have just a few turbo snails and a few crabs. thanks for all your input.

 

[beth]

Frankly, I'd say you already have enough [if not too many] creatures in your tank already. How long have you had this system setup, and what is your filtration system? Do you have a sump?
As for the clowns, there a lot of books on this. Pick whatever species strikes your fancy, knowing that clowns will "pair" bond and that, usually, while 2 is company, 3 or more is a crowd. In the pairing, one clown will become a female and the other a male. You can tell who is who, because the female is twice the size, and the little male is constantly "tailing" the female. LOL Obviously, because they are a couple, 3rd, 4th, etc clown [males] are unwelcomed. [Clowns change sexs...thus, if you get 2 males, one will turn into a female]

 

[purplepuffer]

If you are wanting a clown, I would go with the Maroon, are make sure to get a pair, or the damsels pick pick on alone, small clown.

 

[mr . salty]

I agree with BETH. you got enough. Try trading off some of your less desirable fish (damsels} for more fancy ones. STEVE

 

[clownfish]

I would get rid of the damsels and get a big old tomato clown or a percula or two. The snowflake moray will get pretty big and cause problems, so you should put it in a separate aquarium.