Stocking my Nuvo 20 Fusion

[Epicanimal]

I need help for a stocking list with a cleanup crew. A must have is clownfish.

 

[sfin52]

Yellow clown goby, green clown goby, yellow watchman goby with pistol shrimp.

Cerith snail, nassaruiss snails.

 

[Abeal17]

There's quite a few options you could go with for fish.
There's clown fish, royal gramma, gobies, blennies, possum wrasse, dartfish, cardinalfish, and damsels.
Now some of these fish I wouldn't keep together, ie
-royal gramma with gobies or possum wrasse or dartfish
-2 the same species of gobies or blennies and even some damsels won't tolerate each other

Personally I would do a clownfish, with a possum wrasse and a fang blenny. For a cleanup up crew you could a few ceriths and nassarius. Maybe a 1 0r 2trochus as well given that there's enough stuff for them to feed on.

 

[Epicanimal]

Those fish are amazing looking. I'm pretty new to saltwater. My fish store when i looked only had clowfish for this so I will call and ask for there next shipment date and see. I will be waiting a month or so until i add fish just so i can get used to this whole saltwater tank. What would you recommend to be added first?

 

[Abeal17]

Those fish are amazing looking. I'm pretty new to saltwater. My fish store when i looked only had clowfish for this so I will call and ask for there next shipment date and see. I will be waiting a month or so until i add fish just so i can get used to this whole saltwater tank. What would you recommend to be added first?

After cycling yout tank I would add either the clownfish or possum wrasse first. Clownfish are hardier but can stress new fish out. So in this case I would say either or would be good to add first.

 

[Epicanimal]

Okay, when do I add coral or my cleanup crew.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Clownfish
small gobies (firefish are great)
Blennies
Algae blenny or tailspot blenny
dottybacks
small basslets

 

[Epicanimal]

I'm open to it all so give me what you would put in that tank.

 

[Abeal17]

Okay, when do I add coral or my cleanup crew.

I would add the cleanup crew after cycling. That way you hopefully have a supply of algae for your crew to eat.
For adding corals you could do it a month after setup, but I would start with a few cheap corals first and if those do well then I'd get the more expensive ones.

 

[Epicanimal]

Okay sounds good. Could I put shrimp as well. Also do you have anymore stocking options.

 

[Abeal17]

Okay sounds good. Could I put shrimp as well. Also do you have anymore stocking options.

You could definitely put a shrimp in, just make sure you feed it since they don't consume algae. And by stocking options do you mean more fish options? Or stocking plans?

 

[Epicanimal]

Fish options and stocking plans in general

 

[Epicanimal]

I think i have my list.
2x Frostbite Clown fish
1x rainsford goby
2x possum wrasse

Nassarius snails and a cleaner shrimp

 

[Abeal17]

I think i have my list.
2x Frostbite Clown fish
1x rainsford goby
2x possum wrasse

Nassarius snails and a cleaner shrimp

Sounds like a good list. I could be wrong but I've read that a rainford goby can be hard to keep for some people, meanwhile others have had great success. Hopefully someone else can chime in on that though.
I would only do 1 possum wrasse though, even though they're very peaceful towards other fish, they can be aggressive to other possum wrasse.
Nassarius snails are good parts of a CUC, but they only consume meaty foods, or leftover food, so 2-3 would be enough. Look into ceriths snails and trochus snails cause both are very good algae eaters.

 

[Epicanimal]

Okay what about a green banded goby?

 

[Abeal17]

Okay what about a green banded goby?

A green banded goby would be a great choice.

 

[Epicanimal]

I'm going with an orange spotted goby, a green banded goby, or a clown goby