New to the hobby

[BriannaLynn98]

Hey everyone, I am new to this forum and the hobby. My tank has been running for over a month and has been cycled, and is staying stable. I have a 65 gallon. I have a shipment coming in next week of:

25 cleaner snails
25 hermit crabs
5 peppermint shrimp
1 bubble tip anemone
2 false percula clowns
1 diamond sand sifter goby

Any feedback/advice on adding these would be helpful, thank you

 

[Tahoe61]

Welcome.

Keep doing your basic chemistry as you would for a cycle. The biological filter will growth and evolve to adjust to waste produced by livestock, initially you might see the biological filter lagging after the new additions.

It's always prudent to quarantine new fish additions.

 

[mike007]

Welcome to r2r!!

 

[Marshall O]

Welcome! Couple of thoughts for you. Normally you want to wait at least 6 months before adding a bubble tip anemone (they are much more sensitive to parameter swings compared to fish). Also, the Diamond Goby needs a large and established sandbed. They sift the sand all day eating the mico-fauna in the sand bed. Your tank is much to immature to support one IMO. They do take supplemental feedings, but usually still end up starving in smaller or newer tanks. I would definitely see if you can cancel that from your order. The two Clowns will be a good starting point for additions anyways. And actually same with the BTA. If you could hold off on that for a future order, please do so.

Otherwise, I hope the rest of the order comes in well. Post up some pics once everything is in!

 

[Mike J.]

Welcome! Couple of thoughts for you. Normally you want to wait at least 6 months before adding a bubble tip anemone (they are much more sensitive to parameter swings compared to fish). Also, the Diamond Goby needs a large and established sandbed. They sift the sand all day eating the mico-fauna in the sand bed. Your tank is much to immature to support one IMO. They do take supplemental feedings, but usually still end up starving in smaller or newer tanks. I would definitely see if you can cancel that from your order. The two Clowns will be a good starting point for additions anyways. And actually same with the BTA. If you could hold off on that for a future order, please do so.

Otherwise, I hope the rest of the order comes in well. Post up some pics once everything is in!

+1 What he said.^^^

 

[760mason]

Welcome! Couple of thoughts for you. Normally you want to wait at least 6 months before adding a bubble tip anemone (they are much more sensitive to parameter swings compared to fish). Also, the Diamond Goby needs a large and established sandbed. They sift the sand all day eating the mico-fauna in the sand bed. Your tank is much to immature to support one IMO. They do take supplemental feedings, but usually still end up starving in smaller or newer tanks. I would definitely see if you can cancel that from your order. The two Clowns will be a good starting point for additions anyways. And actually same with the BTA. If you could hold off on that for a future order, please do so.

Otherwise, I hope the rest of the order comes in well. Post up some pics once everything is in!

+ 1 I would hold off on the bta