I finally got my first fish!

[SlicVic]

Welcome, and so happy for your excitement. Yes add cleanup crew very slowly the smaller the better. Water to Trochus snails one or two Nasraius , small red legged hermits.

best of luck. Make sure you have a tight lid

It's only a 32-gallon all-in-one BioCube so I was thinking two Nassarius snails and 1 trochus snail and 1 crab. Somebody said you can't put green legged crabs and red legged crabs together oh, is this true?

 

[otzhorse]

 

[trsmith18]

Never heard of a green legged hermit, but if your referring to an emerald crab they can coexist with any color legged hermit

 

[Sod Buster]

Yes. Thaw the frozen food and pour off the water that sits on it after its thawed the best you can before you dump it in your tank. That water is nutrient heavy that your fish won't miss, but algae will love.

 

[SlicVic]

Never heard of a green legged hermit, but if your referring to an emerald crab they can coexist with any color legged hermit

Okay thank you so much!

 

[SlicVic]

Yes. Thaw the frozen food and pour off the water that sits on it after its thawed the best you can before you dump it in your tank. That water is nutrient heavy that your fish won't miss, but algae will love.

Okay I will get some frozen food and Oaks Mall Cleanup Crew this weekend. What kind of Frozen food do you suggest?

 

[kados]

Welcome! First fish very cool! Years from now you'll look back and post a picture saying here's where it all started.

 

[SlicVic]

Welcome! First fish very cool! Years from now you'll look back and post a picture saying here's where it all started.

I just love my new little Gomez! I love all animals so this is just so exciting for me!

 

[kados]

I just love my new little Gomez! I love all animals so this is just so exciting for me!

Love the name!!

 

[Fishfreak2009]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Firefish are awesome fish to keep! Make sure you have a tight fitting lid and cover any holes where he could escape

 

[blksubykid]

Welcome! Def get a lid for Gomez…don’t ask me how I know

 

[Sod Buster]

Get small amounts of a couple kinds. If you have a local fish store where you got Gomez from, they usually have a freezer. Look in there. Prawn eggs, mises, chopped clams. See what the fish likes. My firefish picky. Just likes the Hikari pellets in the purple bag.

 

[SlicVic]

Welcome to Reef2Reef! Firefish are awesome fish to keep! Make sure you have a tight fitting lid and cover any holes where he could escape

My lid is tight and I'm pretty sure there's no where he can escape to. Gomez is pretty awesome!

 

[SlicVic]

Get small amounts of a couple kinds. If you have a local fish store where you got Gomez from, they usually have a freezer. Look in there. Prawn eggs, mises, chopped clams. See what the fish likes. My firefish picky. Just likes the Hikari pellets in the purple bag.

Okay, I will ask them what they fed him too.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

My lid is tight and I'm pretty sure there's no where he can escape to. Gomez is pretty awesome!

I'm glad you like him. Firefish are some of my favorite fish. I have 1 in my 75 gallon, my wife has a pair in her Fluval Evo, and I have a pair of helfrichi firefish waiting in quarantine for their tank to finish being built. I may end up getting a purple or pair of purples for my fluval evo as well.

 

[SlicVic]

Welcome! Def get a lid for Gomez…don’t ask me how I know

Everybody keeps saying make sure your lid is tight! That makes me a little nervous however I do have a all-in-one BioCube and the top is hard for me to even open hahaha!

 

[Sod Buster]

Being a 32 with no other tank mates, he should settle in over a few weeks and find 2 or 3 hidey holes he's comfortable in. The fish will dart into those like a finger snap.

 

[blksubykid]

Everybody keeps saying make sure your lid is tight! That makes me a little nervous however I do have a all-in-one BioCube and the top is hard for me to even open hahaha!

Also be mindful where he is when doing maintenance. They can get startled easily…

 

[SlicVic]

Also be mindful where he is when doing maintenance. They can get startled easily…

Okay, I will do that definitely!

 

[Just John]

Glad you're here!