Cool Stocking for Kids

[bvanfish]

Hello,

I have a 25 gallon tank and I want to start planning out my stocking for fish and the order in which to do it.

I am mainly doing "cool" color / personality fish for my son. We do have coral so have to be reef safe.

I am going through Dr Reef as I do not have a QT tank now so I want to make sure anything I put in is QTd before hand. I am open to suggestions of other sites that do the same.

I have 2 clowns as of now, I want to add a midas blenny (or some type of cool blenny), maybe a goby, royal gramma or dotty back (too aggressive?). I am keeping up with maintenance and think maybe 5 fish in the 25? Or would that be pushing the limits. I do have live rock, live sand etc no sump though.

Thanks everyone!

 

[bvanfish]

 

[fishmandan]

We don’t have any of the fish you mentioned so can’t help there, but for my sons tank we are doing primary colored fish. Blue, yellow, red. Maybe consider a red firefish and any of the blue/yellow chrysiptera damsels.

 

[bvanfish]

We don’t have any of the fish you mentioned so can’t help there, but for my sons tank we are doing primary colored fish. Blue, yellow, red. Maybe consider a red firefish and any of the blue/yellow chrysiptera damsels.

Thank you! Any specific order? Have you had issues with damsels being aggressive?

 

[fishmandan]

The chrysipteras have not been aggressive at all. Our clowns are the most aggressive fish in the tank by far!

 

[bvanfish]

Good to know. Maybe we’ll get one of those blue yellow ones then. They seem decently priced!

 

[dstockwell]

Royal gramma is good. Once it finds its hiding home and adjusts. Mine stays out in front just bumping along here and there.

 

[bvanfish]

How many fish do you think is viable for a 25 gallon? I’m thinking adding 1 fish every month or month and a half ish to make sure it adjusts and tank is ok with load

 

[CocoReef]

If you kept 5 small fish I dont think you would have an issue. Gobies can have awesome personalities. Ive always loved watching mine. Damsel fish can be aggressive so put them in last. (Clowns are a type of damsel so they may show some aggression if new additions encroach their territory). I think an azure damselfish, a yellow watchman goby, and a banggai cardinalfish would be some cool additions to your tank.

 

[Fishyfish22]

Clownfish always a hit. If not the midas you could try a lawnmower blenny to help with algae. Blennies do jump though be warned, make sure you have a lid on.

 

[Dave1993]

i would skip the midas blenny meant to get very aggressive in small tanks

 

[bvanfish]

i would skip the midas blenny

What blenny would you do instead ? I want something that does the perch and has a personality as well

 

[Dave1993]

do a goby crew skip valencienna species they will starve to death

 

[LeDart]

Dabble in some corals, and some clowns, maybe a watchman goby, and a royal gramma will do good for color in my opinion.

 

[Dave1993]

What blenny would you do instead ? I want something that does the perch and has a personality as well

only have experience with a midas blenny mine is chill but he is in a 90 with tangs and angels

 

[fishmandan]

Definitely would suggest watchman goby vs a blenny.

 

[Dave1993]

if you want something that perches pygmy hawkfish i think yellow clown goby will perch on corals

 

[bvanfish]

Definitely would suggest watchman goby vs a blenny.

What’s the thought process there?

 

[afrokobe]

What blenny would you do instead ? I want something that does the perch and has a personality as well

I love my midas, but he's kind of an ******. bi colors have a lot of personality, you could try those.

I would recommend a yasha goby and candy cane pistol shrimp. I have two pairs in my both my tanks and when they come out I love watching them. I love the symbiosis relationships in reef tanks. Love watching my clowns go in and out of the anemone for the same reason.

 

[bvanfish]

So gramma is in for sure. Possibly a damsel. Maybe 2 more, would love a perching fish but needs to be reef safe and then a personality fish