my first fish

onefish2fish · Sep 17, 2008

ok, i think its about time for some fish to swim in my tank. its been prob. 2 months since my tanks been up and cycled so i can say i am sure ready for it..but heres my question
i currently have a 46 gallon bowfront and want:
-2 clowns (not sure if i want 1 black 1 orange or 1 misbar and 1 reg. want everyones opinion please)
-sixline
-yellow tang
-some sort of goby ( opinions please )
and prob. a few more once i get my new tank up and running (its a 85 gallon custom built tank that i recently picked up)
ofcourse not all these guys are going in a once, so which should i stock first? and where do you suggest i get them from? im think AO

everyone please let me know what you think, thanks a bundle ahead of time.

chase33 · Sep 17, 2008

Personally for one I think the tank will be too small for the Tang. The fish you've listed I would add the six-Line last and the Goby first. I cannot provide a vendor from which to purchase.

onefish2fish · Sep 17, 2008

thanks for the reply, any ideas on what kind of goby?
the tang will be too small for the 85? i plan on buying it small and withen the next few months have the 85 running to transfer it to, it shouldnt be full grown or even much larger withen a few months right? i can do that, or no?

MikeNapoli · Sep 17, 2008

The tang will be fine in the 45 for a few months.

As far as gobys go there are just so many of them.

In my tank I have two neon gobys and a yasha goby. You can check them out to start.

onefish2fish · Sep 17, 2008

the yasha is interesting, it pairs up with a pistol shrimp? think i should get a pistol shrimp? are they sand shifters or no?

JRWOHLER · Sep 17, 2008

Hey Mike, good question do you have a pistol shrimp with the goby?

MikeNapoli · Sep 17, 2008

Yeah. White and Red same color as the Yasha .. they look good together.

onefish2fish · Sep 18, 2008

so say i went with the yasha and pistol shrimp.. i have the caribean original grade live sand.. would that work or should there be some sort of crushed coral or something else that would give support to build burrows and structures?

JRWOHLER · Sep 18, 2008

I was reading an article that wherever they decide to set up shop it is good to place some building materials close...like tiny rubble shells ect in their area.

onefish2fish · Sep 18, 2008

alright sounds good to me.. so i can get away without adding any crushed coral? just some shells for building purposes? and since no one can recommend where to purchase my fish from, how about does anyone know of a LFS that currently has a pistol shrimp and any of the gobies that will pair up with it?