First Fish

junxu95 · 03/17/2007, 11:52 PM

Except clownfish and damselfish, what I could choose my first fish for my 70G tank? I will add the various corals later.

trpigg · 03/18/2007, 12:01 AM

My first fish was a foxface...hes still there and awesome. Good luck on your choice.

reef_doug · 03/18/2007, 12:11 AM

I would get 3 green chromis to start.

junxu95 · 03/18/2007, 12:20 AM

Is it wiser to choose a yellow tang as the 1st fish?

dc_909 · 03/18/2007, 12:37 AM

No yellow tang. They can be aggressive to newcomers. I would go with some chromis or a goby.

danceswithfish · 03/18/2007, 02:57 AM

Damsels look really nice, but they can turn in to mean little suckers after time. One damsel chassed my royal grama into a hole in rock every time it came out. I would wait untill your tank is really stable untill you add a clown, they can be a little sensitive.

03/17/2007, 11:52 PM	#1
junxu95 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 145	First Fish Except clownfish and damselfish, what I could choose my first fish for my 70G tank? I will add the various corals later.

03/18/2007, 12:01 AM	#2
trpigg Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 193	My first fish was a foxface...hes still there and awesome. Good luck on your choice. __________________ Reefing is the coolest thing since "sliced bread." Current Tank Info: 72 gal RR bow front, 25 gal sump/refugium, 105lbs Premium tonga deep water LR, 80 lbs LS, 760w metal halide retro lighting

03/18/2007, 12:11 AM	#3
reef_doug Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Hesperia/Apple Valley Posts: 3,814	I would get 3 green chromis to start. __________________ "If you have more than one tank in your livingroom, you might be a reefneck" Current Tank Info: 180r SoCal Creations, 75g SCC1M Sump, WM EcoBAK, NextReef SMR1, TropicMarin Salt, ACIII, 3x250w HQI Phoenix 14k, 2x140w Super Actinics, ATi BM250, Eheim 1262, Tunze 2x6100+7095, Tunze Osmolator, 6 stage RODI w/ Spectrapure MaxCap

03/18/2007, 12:20 AM	#4
junxu95 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 145	Is it wiser to choose a yellow tang as the 1st fish? __________________ 70G Oceanic Tank + 20G sump with fuge in the middle, 4x 39W T5 + 2x 250W MH

03/18/2007, 02:57 AM	#6
danceswithfish Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: BC Canada Posts: 491	Damsels look really nice, but they can turn in to mean little suckers after time. One damsel chassed my royal grama into a hole in rock every time it came out. I would wait untill your tank is really stable untill you add a clown, they can be a little sensitive. __________________ Click on my name, "danceswithfish" then click on "visit danaceswithfish's homepage!" to see my 90g build!

03/18/2007, 12:37 AM	#5
dc_909 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Murrieta, CA Posts: 3,260	No yellow tang. They can be aggressive to newcomers. I would go with some chromis or a goby.