View Full Version : Your first marine fish
itstheantitang
11-23-2005, 9:48 PM
I was just curious and wanted to know what you folks' first sw fish were.
My first sw fish were 3 green chromis.
Thanks for sharing!
mermaiden78
11-23-2005, 10:03 PM
my very first was a blue Damsel then a year later i got an anemone and clown and 2 tubo snails
aquaprincess
11-23-2005, 10:05 PM
my first sw fish was a yellow tailed damsel (Blossom). Now i also have a Clown (bubbles) and a crab (buttercup).
wastememphis
11-23-2005, 11:27 PM
Maroon clown fish.
Blinky
11-24-2005, 12:13 AM
My Lubbock's fairy wrasse was my first marine fish. He's put up with all my newbie mistakes, a tank upgrade, switching salt brands, moving the rock around countless times and the addition of other fish, corals, and inverts. Tough as nails, gorgeous and what a fun personality! Apparantly fairy wrasses aren't great 'starter fish', but luckily this one has worked out well.
yamanjazz
11-24-2005, 2:37 AM
my first sw fish was a 4-stripe damsel.
fancychicken
11-24-2005, 8:10 AM
My first was a Volitian Lion....he came with the tank I purchased off of someone. 12" from tip to tip whe he was all spread out. People would say to me "Don't feed him until we get there!!" He was fun to watch suck in a gold fish or two.
wade_vv
11-24-2005, 10:10 AM
blue damsel or green clown goby or maybe i bought them at the same time i dont remember...
dorkfish
11-24-2005, 4:06 PM
3 blue devil damsels buthey died within 3 days. next came two ocelris clowns but one died of ick within abou the same time frame as the damsels. Do you see a trend here?
sushigirl
11-25-2005, 12:01 PM
6 green chromis in 100gal. tank; 3 survivors:
now I'm curious~how many people Quarantine their fish before adding to their display tank? And if you do, how long do you QT them? :dive2:
(geez, i wish i knew more about computers and we could actually get a poll or two going on...)
SummerMoon
11-25-2005, 12:54 PM
I started off with yellow tail damsels... and regretted it later. I had to remove all of my LR just to net the little suckers to move them to my 20g.
I QT all my new additions for at least 3 weeks.
jessie
11-26-2005, 12:31 AM
2 percs. perc one suicide out the back of the tank after about 3 weeks, perc 2 died in a tradgic powerhead accident about 7 months later.
claytoris
11-26-2005, 10:23 PM
I started with 2 black mollies. they are great for starting saltwater tanks. they will stay near the bottom until you have the water just right then they will move to the middle and top. after i used them to set my tank up i got 2 saphire damsels. 1 of which is still living (2 1/2 years now)
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29g- saltwater
Penguin 350 filter
Sea-clone 100 skimmer
Maxijet 1200 powerhead
2x65W power compact with lunar lights
40-lbs live sand
35-lbs live rock
1-small female yellow tang
1-cardinal
2-false clowns
1-saphire damsel
55g-Cichlid
Emporer 400 filter
2 x Powersweep 228 powerhead for undergravel filter
1-8" red devil
1-7" black african knifefish
2-plecos (7"&13")
6-black convicts
20g-long
penguin 200 filter
black convict breeding pair with about 120 fry