which fish first?

[boom215]

i have a 75g tank and am about to start my cycle.... i would like to get a lion a sne and a tang of some kind... thats about it ... what order should i buy these fish in?? anybody have any suggestions on any other fish i could get or should those be enoug?

 

[yupi1982]

hi bro
i would stronglhy recomend two percula clowns , but just when your cycle is ready!!
then in about two weeks later you can add iethger a small butterfly or a goby.
show some pictures of new tank!!!

 

[boom215]

two clowns on top of the other fish or instead i wanted to go reef but i dont have enough money for the lights and more ph's

 

[scarr105]

Check out DIY section on making your own LR. Instead of buying a ton of LR you only need a few pounds to seed your DIY LR. DIY LR will run you under 1.00 a pound. Once you get good the DIY LR looks just as good as real LR. It's a cheap way to a reef tank.
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/show...=diy+live+rock

 

[philgmiami]

im a newbee myself, but ive heard if your going to go with a tang, you put it last, they are very territor meaning, if you put the tang in first it will think thats his home for himself and when you add another fish to his teratory, he will nip pick anything you put in there

 

[fishieness]

i agree about the tang, but since you have only a 75 gallon, a yellow tang is probably all you will be able to hold. Or another type, but only for a little while as they will outgrow the tank and need more swimming space. I dont think it matters as far as the snowflake eel or the lion. Most snowflake eels, as long as you get them small, are very docile and peaceful. i know mine is. He did gat mad though when i added my valentini puffer, but only when he tries to steal his kirll of the feeding stick. Lions are also peaceful fish. They are only classified as agressive because they will eat anything that can fit in their mouths.
what type of lion are you looking at? A V.lion will outgrow yout tank. But you could go with any of the other species, and you have quite a selection with sizes ranging from 4-10 inches.

 

[snipe]

The eel will get to big at 2 feet long. A dwarf lion and a yellow tang would be cool.

 

[fishieness]

but the snowflake can go in a 75 with room none the less. They dont swim around too much, so they dont need tons of room. They are recomended for a 55. Im going to put mine in my 40 once he gets a bit bigger. Its a breeder tank so it actualy has more bottom room than a 55, so there would be more room for him to go around. A 55 is suggested mianly for the bioload. And im also looking into a refugium. so ill have around 55-60 gallons of total water.
a 75 gallon would be great IMO

 

[boom215]

ok then since i deff would like to get a lion and a sne how about like a one of the fish that are white and yellow with a black face? know what im talkin bout? would i be able to put anything else in there or is those three enough

 

[snipe]

Im not sure I know what your talking about is it the foxface? Can you find the name or post a pic? 1 tang 1 dwarf lion and 1 other fish max. Though I would stop at the tang and lion and get some diffrent types of fish mabey some smaller ones.