Beginner fish/coral/invert

[8BitOdin]

So I'm getting a 70g soon, and I was wondering what (other than clownfish, gobies and cardinalfish) what are good beginner fish for this size tank? Also, good beginner corals (other than zoanthids) and beginner inverts? I've been looking at a pincushion/tuxedo urchin, nassarius snails (I might've spelled that wrong) and shrimp but idk if they are good for beginners. One more thing, please recommend fish that are compatible with coral, inverts, clownfish or gobies. Thank you.

 

[kkeller416]

Hammer, Duncan, gsp, most leathers, mushrooms, cloves, pulsing xenia...ect...ect...that's what's fun about this hobby..really up to your personal taste and what you like to look at(or how much you want too spend).
Go slow, add things over time. See how it affects your water parameters don't dump a bunch of money into a tank then have a crash because you needed to address alk or calcium..
Same goes for the fish..you'll be somewhat limited for fish due to the size of your tank, but there are tons of possibilities..I really like the pistol shrimp and watchman gobie they pair up and are fun to watch in the tank.
Good luck..remember slow is the key.

 

[HotRocks]

Welcome to R2R! Great place, great people, and tons of great info. I started with a long spine urchin, and a Fire Shrimp. You could also get a flame hawkfish, they are cool and fun to watch because they don't have a swim bladder, so they perch!

Definitely use patience! I don't know how to be patient, and it is not my friend when it comes to this hobby!

 

[Jesterrace]

Fish:

Any Percula or Occ Variety Clownfish
Orchid Dottyback
Royal Gramma Basslet
Most Wrasses (except the Leopard varieties)-Do not overlook Wrasses as they are beautiful, active and generally good tank mates
Banghai Cardinalfish
Pajama Cardinalfish
Every Goby except the Catalina
Every Blenny
Any Firefish

It would be a bit of a stretch since they can be coral nippers and semi-aggressive, but a Coral Beauty Dwarf Angel could work.

Coral: Frogspawn-With low to moderate flow, decent lighting and feeding of LRS Reef Frenzy (which feeds your fish, inverts and corals) it will grow like a weed.

Incidentally here is a vid of a Male Melanurus Wrasse in a tank with a hammer coral (right) and frogspawn (left):