tank stocking

[HaiFish]

I am trying to create a 10 gallon reef tank. I am wondering what the best tank mates and corals/anemones would be best for a beginner. I am thinking of getting a clownfish as a main fish. my tank is a 10 gallon long and needs to have reef safe stocking

 

[coralboi56]

For a beginner, two ocellaris clowns is enough in a 10g. Maybe throw in a neon goby of some sort if you're feeling it.

 

[HaiFish]

For a beginner, two ocellaris clowns is enough in a 10g. Maybe throw in a neon goby of some sort if you're feeling it.

What about crabs of any sort, star fish or others?

 

[coralboi56]

What about crabs of any sort, star fish or others?

Stay away from traditional starfish. Those should only be added to established tanks and are really only for intermediate-advanced hobbyists due to their diet. You can however add a serpent star (if you can find one)

Crabs, you can add red leg hermits, blue leg hermits, and an emerald crab (if you have algae. otherwise nip at your fish and coral)

 

[officialreefbros]

Definitely will need various snails and maybe an emerald crabs if you get bubble algae. Could do a cleaner or blood shrimp. Definitely go slow and start with something like a toadstool, zoas, gsp that are more resistant to errors.

 

[HaiFish]

Stay away from traditional starfish. Those should only be added to established tanks and are really only for intermediate-advanced hobbyists due to their diet. You can however add a serpent star (if you can find one)

Crabs, you can add red leg hermits, blue leg hermits, and an emerald crab (if you have algae. otherwise nip at your fish and coral)

Thanks! And what about good and hardy beginner corals and anemones

 

[HaiFish]

Definitely will need various snails and maybe an emerald crabs if you get bubble algae. Could do a cleaner or blood shrimp. Definitely go slow and start with something like a toadstool, zoas, gsp that are more resistant to errors.

Thanks! And what about good and hardy beginner corals and anemones

 

[officialreefbros]

Anemone I would wait a little longer on, but the toadstool, zoa and gsp are hardy beginner coral.

 

[resortez]

Paired clowns, goby & maybe a dart fish or chromis with good rock structure. Get the quaretining out of the way first before introducing coral & inverts. Good luck

 

[officialreefbros]

Paired clowns, goby & maybe a dart fish or chromis with good rock structure. Get the quaretining out of the way first before introducing coral & inverts. Good luck

Have you seen good luck with some chromis in small tanks?

 

[coralboi56]

Thanks! And what about good and hardy beginner corals and anemones

Corals: Zoanthids, toadstools, finger corals, duncans, hammers, xenia, green star polyps

Anemones, rock flower anemones, condy nems

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I wouldn't do an anemone in a 10g, unless you don't want to put corals in it. You could maybe do a rock flower anemone, but any other easy anemones will move around the entire tank, stinging and killing any corals. They also can only be put in established tanks, you can put one in at the 6 month mark, but we generally recommend putting them after 1 to 2 years after the tank has been setup.

 

[HaiFish]

Thank you to everyone who responded! I will be sure to update with a picture