morganrules

As you can tell from title i shall be getting a bio cube and i plan on turning it into a reef i was thinking of a firefish and a clowny. anything else and what kinda corals for a beginner

Rbacchiega

Are you going to be keeping the bio cube stock? as in not changing the pump or lighting system? If that's the case, try sticking with mushrooms and other softies. not only are they easier to keep corals, but they dont' require a huge ammount of light either.

morganrules

yah the biocube will be stock actually was gonna do mushroom and polyps now what about fish

Rbacchiega

depends on what you want the focus of your tank to be.. I like nanos where people notice the corals before the fish..

Personally, I'd keep a jaw fish, maybe a clown goby, cleaner shrimp, 4-5 trochus snails, 5 blue legged (or fairy) hermit crabs and a 6 line wrasse.

that will keep the tank active but still give you plenty of options for corals and the drama of having a tank full of them.

In my 90 gallon, the biggest fish in there has a full grown length of about 4 inches...so when you look at it you see the corals/clams first

morganrules

i was thinking two clownies and a chromis and of course hermit crabs a shrimp and snails

Angela_96

That stocking idea is great for your sized tank. In my 14g I have one clownie and getting a small goby or blenny. Plus I have a peppermint shrimp, some blue and red hermit crabs, and various snails. I love the corals so much that I have gotten into collecting them right now, so any other livestock will be waiting. Its not been a month since I put the clownie in and I want to make sure my tank has stablized from the first fish addition.

For shimp there are a ton to choose from, sexy shrimp in groups of 3 (they do best in odd numbered groups), peppermint shrimp, or skunk cleaner..

Rbacchiega

chromis will do better in a larger tank as they are a schoaling fish who enjoy swim space...but the clowns would do well

morganrules

ok how bout a pair of clowns a goby and a damsel

nemo addict

in a nano try and keep clear of damsels as they are aggresive fish and shouldnt be kept with other damsel fish and as a clown is a damsel fish you could have problems ,,, a pair of clowns and a goby is a good without going to over stocked 1 inch fully grown fish to 16lts is a average stocking limit

morganrules

alright i think its settled then a clown and a nice looking goby. i was thinking of a hectors goby what you think about that

nemo addict

hectors goby is a nice fish to keep and are good at keeping the sand clean good choice for a reef too

Rbacchiega

+1

morganrules

YAY plus nemo they look awesome and cool. god my biocube looks cool