Which of these 3 should be added first???

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  1. crystal

    crystal Skunk Shrimp

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    my tank has not cycled yet but i want to know in advanced before it does.

    in which order shall i add the following

    2 cleaner shrimp
    1 royal gramma
    2 tank bred percula clownfish

    there will be around 2-3 month gap between each fish being added
     
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  3. thepanfish

    thepanfish Flying Squid

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    Percs
    followed by gramma
    and finnally after 3 months shrimp
    Only thing is gramma might not be compatible
     
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    Craft kid21 Banned

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    IMO i would not add that gamma....and the clowns at the same time or period...the percs are aggressive when they get settled in an area...and gramma are pretty darn aggressive...if i were you i wouldnt add the gramma....and get like a few chromis or a wrasse or something instead
     
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    Clownfish and the gramma may pick on eachother if they are given the time to stake out their territory then another fish is added. If you plan on adding them months apart I would atleast change the scape around to cut down on aggression between the fish. I just add them at the same time or close to it, but whatever floats your boat! :) Cleaner shrimp can be added pretty much whenever, just make sure your cycle is totally over with.
     
  6. crystal

    crystal Skunk Shrimp

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    ok so what other fish can go with the 2 clowns?? apart from chromis
    i wont get the gramma
     
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    norg. Kole Tang

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    Well, what sized tank are we talking? Any corals?
     
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  9. crystal

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    a 40 gallon no corals just a fowlr tank
     
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    Hmmm. That means no tangs. You could maybe do a smaller dwarf angel, there are some really pretty ones. I loved my firefish. A sixline wrasse would be cool. You could probably do both a sixline and firefish if you have proper filtration, but if you decide on those add the clowns last. They can get aggressive with other fish.
     
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