Will these fish work together?

[radge69]

I'm about to start adding fish to my tank. I want to add a yellow tail blue damsel, then a clown with anemone, and finally a small yellow tang. Does anyone see any problems with these other than the yellow tang getting too big? If the yellow tang does out grow my tank a friend of mine has a 75g and he said he'd take it. TIA
Also, I have added 10 more lbs of live rock, so I'm at 25 lbs total now.

 

[nm reef]

Golfish is right ......the tang is a bad choice. They need lots of room...way more than your system can afford. I've had a yellow in a 55 for a year now and its done fine...but I'd not go any smaller than that...and within the year he will definitely have a much larger home. Mine was added shortly after I started this hobby and at the time I was not totally aware of the space they needed. For that reason I've never added a purple tang to my reef ... but in time it will also be expanded then I'll add a purple. In addition I'd reasearch the anonome a lot more...I've come to the conclusion that they are probably better off left in natural environments...they are difficult at best in home aquariums. Especially new ones that are not yet stable and mature.
Best of luck with whatever decisions you make and keep us posted as it progresses....and welcome to the board.

 

[byrself]

yeah, i wouldn't even attempt another anemone without halide lighting, or a super huge tank. they just don't seem to do too well without both of those.
also, if you are planning on adding corals down the road, you might want to concentrate on some smaller fish for that tank, so you'll have an easier time keeping the water quality up. a clownfish is a good choice, the damsel is okay also. the less fish you keep with coral the better off you are imo, especially in a small tank. good luck though.

 

[radge69]

I've done a lot of reading on the anemone and that would be down the road awhile before I would even consider that. Those are just the things that I first thought of when I started thinking of the aquarium. I've heard good and bad about the yellow tail blue damsels, what do you guys think. Thanks for the great advice.

 

[jodeman]

I started with yellow tailed damsels, and would recomend against them. They're pretty little fish, but they are bullies. They will be alright as long as you don't add any small peaceful fish. For your sized aquarium, I would recomend firefish, chromis's, and/or gobies. There are lots of small fish available, just take your time and shop around. Do some research on each fish before you buy, and keep asking questions.
There's 2 rules that I try to follow:
1. Big fish make big poop make big problems.
2. Little fish make little poop make little problems.