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I was going to buy the yasha goby and the 2 Ocellaris fish from Drfoster&smith at the same time to save some money on shipping. If i did this, would it be ok to and the yasha, qt the 2 ocellaris, and add them when their qt is over? This would not be to many fish to quick would it? I also was thinking of buying the tank-bred ocellaris, is this a good idea?
 
I think with a tank that size you should be fine introducing those fish as you have suggested.
Also, IMO tank bred clowns can be a better choice than wild caught, for one they are used to aquarium life and secondly you know that they will eat aquarium food.
 
ok thanks i think i will order them when i get home from work.
 
how long should i wait before adding coral, or the clam? What clam should i go with the crocea or the maxima?

Edit: sorry not the maxima the Squamosa
 
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I was at my lfs today and they had a eibli angel and it may have become a must have. Do you think i would need to change anything on the list to def have it? I know Ace said it should be the last I add if i wanted or think i hade room for it. So i was asking because ace said if i had room, do u think i would?
 
You can add softy corals pretty soon. Mushrooms and zoanthids are pretty bullet proof. The clam I would definately wait on, at least 3 months if not longer. You will need an Alk/CA test kit and additives for a clam as well as phytoplankton to feed it. I have always liked Crocea clams.. like the blues, purples, and greens they have in them vs the brown/white clams. Unfortunately for me, Clams are the one thing I seem to have problems keeping alive. Seems everyone has that one thing they can never get to make it.. some people it is as simple as xenias, others are sps corals (mainly acroporas), for me, and I have no idea why, it is clams.

Hold off on the Eibli at this point.. your LFS can always get another one so please don't feel like you must by that one you saw. I have been guilty of that myself several times, impulse buying of fish, and most of the time it didn't work out because I didn't do the proper research on the fish ahead of time. Not saying you shouldn't or can't have that fish, and if it is a must have for you then by all means, try one out, but at a little later time. Get something a little easier to start with, like your clowns that you want. If the clowns make it for a couple months, and no reason they shouldn't, then I would think about adding the angel at that point.

I just want to say again, the yasha is a hard fish to establish. It is a great fish and no problems with it and most other tank mates, it definately wont hurt any others, although I can't say the same in return.. but chances are a yasha would be left alone. It is just an expensive fish, and a delicate one, so take special care when selecting this particular fish. If your LFS has one and will allow you to put a deposit on it while you let it sit at the LFS for a week to make sure it lives AND eats. Never be afraid to ask your LFS to feed a fish in front of you. At the LFS where I work, hardly anyone ever asks me to do that.. just a couple people out of thousands that have bought fish, and for me, I am always happy and willing to feed a fish in front of a potential customer to show that it is healthy and eats. Last thing I want to do is sell a sick fish or one that won't eat the food the person intends on feeding it.
 
Yeah the manager at my lfs said he gets the elibi often and i planed on waiting to add it although i was very tempted to buy it. My question about it was should i change any of the fish on my list if i really want to add the eibli? My lfs also siad they are getting a few yasha in soon and i was going to ask them to hold one for me should i wait untill next time they get some in? I trust the people at this fish store, today i asked for a yellowhead jawfish they told me that they didnt think this shipment was verry healthy and if the next shipment looks good they will let me know when they are in?
 
Ok so i have kind of changed my mind again, would 2 scotts fairy wrasses one male one female be ok in an 100gal tank?

This is what my list would be

I have
5 green/blue chromis (Chromis viridis)
1 Yasha Goby (Stonogobiops yasha)
1 Yellowhead Jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons)

I want to add
2 Scotts fairy wrasse (Cirrhiabrus scottorun)
2 Ocellaris clowns (actinicola ocellaris)
1 eibli angel (Centropyge eibli)

and maybe
1 or 2 Leopard wrasse (Macropharyngodon meleagris)
 
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