Hi All....

that list is good except for the anthias. that fish is an almost guarenteed death. i've know a few people who have tried to keep them and they die like it's their job. they never eat, solo or in groups. they are also expensive and they are definitely a bad choice for anyone. if you want anthias try some lyretail (P. squampinnis). they are very pretty and one of the easiest anthias to keep.

anthias are definitely not for the beginning aquarist. i would say that they are one of the more difficult fish to keep. they need to be fed a minimum of 3 times a day to stay healthy. once you have the ability to keep fish alive for a long time with no problems you might be ready to move on to the easier anthias species.
 
I wasn't aware that anthias had such poor survival rates! Thanks for the correction.

Maroons are like all damsels--they pick a 'turf' and are very defensive about intrusion, especially from other damsels/clowns. They pretty well ignore fish anywhere else. With clowns, the territory is usually small--a specific coral, or shell. Damsels will decide they need to entire tank...Which causes some problems for other fish.
 
I'm a big fan of gobies.. LOTS of color and small size.

Clown Gobies can lose a lot of their colorful markings and turn drab-ish as they get bigger.

A yellow watchman goby gets to be a decent size (4-5") and is a bright yellow with tiny blue dots. The Catalina gobies are gorgeous, but tiny and some people don't have good luck with them (usually, they need cooler tank temps). I have 3 and they are awsome. Firefish Gobies are really pretty and seem to be pretty hardy. I love the Yashia Goby but they aren't easy to acquire.

Gobies should have places to hide. They need rocks and sand. They aren't usually out and about all the time, but when you do see them it's very exciting. My Yellow Watchman goby has finally started taking food from my hand and he's out whenever I walk over to the tank.

I have a Royal Gramma who has a really neat personality. He rarely swims normally. He's always hovering on his side or upside down or nose down/up, except when it's feeding time then he's zooming around the tank like normal. They are very curious fish. When he sees me looking in the tank he comes over and stares at me. It took him several months to get over his initial shyness but now he wants to be in on whatever you are doing in or near the tank.

REFERENCE PIX

•Yashia Goby
•Yellow Watchman Goby
•Catalina Goby
 
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Thanks for info Karra.
I have read a little about the yellow watchman goby and the tiger pistol shrimp, the relationship with these two sounds fantastic and I think I will cater for these two in my tank.

My revised fish list again....now reads

1 Maroon Clown
1 Royal Gramma Baslet
1 Yellow Watchman Goby (1 Tiger Pistol Shrimp)
1 Flame Angel

I was thinking of introducing in this order but do people think I may be better introducing the goby and shrimp first?
 
Good luck finding a pair. This relationship is initiated very early, and I am not sure you can just buy an goby and any shrimp and have them pair up. In 4 years, I have seen a matched pair for sale one time, and they were asking $175 for the pair.

Not saying don't try it, just warning you that this might be a hard find.

For the order, I would introduce the angel and the clown last. The clown will be more aggressive than the angel. The goby and shrimp should go first.
 
Thanks again for all the good info I have received, sure others will get some tips too.

Okay another revised fish list but here goes:

1 Maroon Clown
1 Royal Gramma Baslet
1 Fire Fish Goby
1 Neon Goby
1 Flame Angel

Not sure about 2 gobies in same tank but hopefully will be ok.
Would be glad to hear any comments regarding yet another list.

Thanks Again All!
 
in my 40g right now i have a purple firefish and a neon goby. they get along fine. the neon goby tends to hang around the LR and the firefish is out in the water column all day. no problems there. introduce the flame angel last so the other fish can establish a terratory.
 
Thanks again all!!......looks like I am finally set with the fish list.

Those two of yours karra look great.....I would prob struggle to find a pair with being in uk...prices tend to be a fair bit higher over here by the looks of things.

Will be keeping eyes peeled though as something like that may be too good to miss.
 
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