need help for next step in my 125

[fishforlife]

My 125g has been going for about a month. My two clowns are fat and happy :bigsmile:. My soft corals are doing great and all seems fine. Ally water checks have been spot on....SO WHAT DO I DO NEXT:at_wits_end: Holy cow batman, there is so much to this hobby (which is why I love it) I have a randon mix of snails and crabs that "came" with my live sand and rock. I have approximately 15 snails (2 big ones) and 10 blue leg crabs (mostly all small), I also have several small starfish things, worms, ect...
I have noticed some green algea growth on some rock, but nothing major. At the moment I have just two clowns, but want ot add more. Should I buy more cleaning crew first, (how much or what???) or get a fish or two?

Thoughts :lightbulb:?

[chark]

Wow hard call beauty or function. What fish are you thinking about? Maybe if you buy a fish that eats algae you could do both. You can always add cleanup crew.

Cecil

[fishforlife]

at this point I am thinking of adding 5 green chromis....the clean up crew I will add a bit at a time. Then maybe a lawnmower blenny.

[Euclid]

Once you put chromis in your tank you'll never get them out... Just a warning.

[BioCube14]

unless you take out all your rock

[caferacermike]

Or buy a frogfish. Mine eat them all the time.

[fishforlife]

Once you put chromis in your tank you'll never get them out... Just a warning.

Why is that? are they difficult/impossible to catch with a net?

[Mr Cob]

Why is that? are they difficult/impossible to catch with a net?

I personally have never had a problem catching the Chromis...but 3 stripe damsels, blue devils, and the other aggressive damsels are a real pain to catch without tearing down the entire reef. Generally they are removed because they can make keeping other peaceful reef fish a problem.

I also have never wanted to remove chromis, I think they make a great addition to a reef...almost a must have IMO...but forget about the rest :)

I would focus on your equipment and continue to take your time on the fish.

Here's some good advice...spend the fish money on a refractometer. Hydrometers should not even be sold. I just spent the last few days bringing my SG down to .024, it was over .031 AHHHHHHHHHH!!! **** hydrometers, all 3 of my hydrometers were reading .007 points off! I noticed some corals looking a little rough so I took my hydrometers in to the LFS to have them tested against a refractometer, and we found them to be way off along with the LFS in store hydrometers too!

My next buy: a refractometer
One of my first buys should have been: A REFRACTOMETER!