Finally, getting my 75 gallon started

[Pheeshes]

Well, we were bored the other day and mapped out our livestock plan the other day(for fish at least) and we were wondering if there is a particular order to add the fish.
We want

2-Ocellaris Clowns
3-Banggai Cardinals
1-Foxface(either Lo or One Spot)
1-Royal Gramma
1-Lawnmover Blenny
1-Sixline Wrasse

and probably 1 tuxedo urchin and possibly 1 copper banded butterfly way down the road if we feel up to the task.

we were thinking the clowns first and after that we didn't really know if there was a good way to do it or if just getting them when we found ones we liked was best. i heard that sixlines do better if they are added last or they are not the largest fish, and with the fox face that won't be a problem.

[reeffreak]

Keeping temperment in mine,I would go.....

Bangaii,Royal Gramma,Foxface,clowns,blenny,wrasse in that order.The most peaceful,shy fish first and the most aggressive last.Still,fish are weird and don't always play by the book.

[yote]

Reefs got you covered on the order of placment.
Make sure you keep seaweed sheets for the foxface.They love em.
If you decide you want a copperband,let the tank mature 8 months to a year.I believe that the secret to keepping copperbands alive.Their a lot like a mandrine and need quiet a bit of live pods to feed on.

[Pheeshes]

ok, yeah, our plan is to add all these fish over the course of a year or two, we really don't want to rush anything. there'll also be some soft corals, hopefully an anemone also, so by the time we get ready to add a butterfly the tank should ready.

[Pheeshes]

well, we decided against the bangai cardinals. they are cool looking fish, we just decided they weren't for us. we did however get our fisrt two fish and first 3 corals since the last time we posted. 2 clowns and 2 zoas and a silver xenia. so far they are all doing great, but they've only been in the tank a couple of days. we'll get some pics up as soon as we get a chance.

we are having a slight aiptasia problem, are peppermint shrimp good for eating that? i've heard they were but i wanted to make sure they would be fine with the zoas in there. thanks guys and gals

[Bifferwine]

Peppermint shrimp usually do very well at taking out aiptasia. There's about a 50% chance that the shrimp will eat them, so get more than one. In a 75 gallon tank, 4 or 5 would even be good.

There are stories of peppermints picking at zoanthids, but I have never seen it, and it doesn't seem to be very common.