What goes first - Coral or Fish?
We were at the LFS last night to order a new membrane for our RO system and were helped by a new guy working there. We got to talking and he actually seemed quite knowledgeable (has a 250 gallon tank at home); tried to sell me a calcium reactor but backed off totally when I told him my calcium was stable at 420. Definitely seems more knowledgeable that everyone else, including the manager; although that wouldn't be hard really.
But he said something strange that I have never heard before. He told me to add my corals BEFORE adding any fish into the tank. Now, in my newbie head, fish can handle the water being slightly dirty whereas most coral expect pristine water conditions (with the exception of mushrooms perhaps). So, I was adding a few fish, then my plan was to wait until about May (tank was setup in November) before adding any corals. Waiting until the water has settled and I'm on top of all husbandry duties.
Is there any reason why you should not add any fish before you add corals?
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Nothing scarier than a clown!!
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1 ClownFish
1 SixLine Wrasse
1 Foxface Rabbitfish
Mushrooms
Long Polyp Leather
Green Anchor Coral
Zoanthids
Trumpet Coral
Goniopora
Current Tank Info: 360 litre (95 US Gallons), Tunze DOC Skimmer 9010, Lights: Metal Halide 250 Watt and 2x24 Watt Moon Lights, Tunze MultiController 7095
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