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Unread 11/07/2017, 08:14 AM   #10
offtropic
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So I have had a juvenile ocellaris clown pair (that appear to be differentiating) for about two weeks now and looking to add another fish (in a week or so) before I get the corals going. I also have a skunk cleaner shrimp, trochus snail, nessaria snail, red legged hermit and an emerald crab

All fish-related aquarium parameters look great (per red sea test kits):
0 ammonia
0 nitrites
10 nitrates
35 salinity
79.5F (pretty rock solid here)
8.2 pH (again, doesn't waver)

Aquarium is total of 20 gallons with 16.5g display and 3.5g sump. I have about 24 lbs of live rock in there. I feed pellets and frozen mycin shrimp every day.

I see a lot of advice suggesting I need to wait at least 4 weeks before adding more livestock but I'm not sure why? I'm not seeing any hint that the biological filter is being challenged.

So looking right now at either an orchid dotty or firefish (might go upscale with helfrichi as there aren't all that many fish in this tank). Any thoughts from anyone on those choices? If things go well I might add a sand-sifting goby in about 6 months once the tank has matured with corals (mixed) in it.


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