blue tang HELP!!

[bloat]

dito on cleaner shrimp...
After you put the new fish in, spend your money on a good skimmer and cleaner crew aswell before putting any more stuff in.

IMO a skimmer is one of those pcs of equipment you can't spend too much on.
Euroreef skimmers are good....but be carefull on skimmer ``ratings`` as these are mfgr suggestions, and do not take bioloads into account.

I know the high end ones are expensive, but they will retain some value incase you sell it down the road, and for the most part do a much more efficient job.

May wanna ween out your fluval and use some socks for mechaincal filtration. More live rock couldnt hurt

Remember,
Patience is the key, slow and steady will give you long term success

ahahah thanxs aquatttro....So im grabbing the fish tonite...any special way of adding them to the tank...like should i put the blue tang in last or first?....leave the lights on or off....feed them rite after i put rhem in...any tricks?

soo cleaner shrimp sounds good ill grab emm tommorow...how many should i get?...also so pur live rock in the sump?

[bloat]

you would prolly benifit the most by buying some liverock from a fellow reefer on here who is either downsizing or getting out of the hobby. That way the rock is full of benificail bacteria...and cheaper

okayy perfect ill look into that for sure...im grabbing the fish in a hour and tips for introducing them to the tank

[ensquire]

My spider senses are telling me that the Tang Police are on the way...
I think that the Naso and Regal will outgrow your tank

Originally Posted by -LMAO_

okayy perfect ill look into that for sure...im grabbing the fish in a hour and tips for introducing them to the tank

I guess thatll just mean i gotta upgrade wen that happends ahahha oh well :P

[Madmak]

Lights out seems to help when introducing new fish to a tank. So does a minor re-aquascape. Who goes in first shouldn't matter much.

You might get lucky with a group of fish being introduced to another group of fish. Let us know how it plays out.

[naesco]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

You've opened up a can of worms. You've got 9 fish already and looking to add some fish that can get too big for your tank. Do you have a skimmer good enough to handle the bioload? All the tangs and the foxface will get too big for your tank other than the kole tang. As for the ick there is means to combat it which another member has posted but I will add that soaking food in garlic helps as well.

You are right on.

You should be adding no more than one fish per month at the start up. You bio load is too high for the fish you already have.

Most reefers will agree that your tank is too small for tangs

[howdy20012002]

about the cleaner shrimp
while they are good at cleaning certain things, according to experts, there is no evidence of their ability to help with ich or to remove it.
I am not going to get into the tang debate as there more than enough people for that.