ServerNode,

Let me start off by saying I dont know much, but I have been blessed by some great mentors, and I think you should probably stray from the sand-sifting goby. I actually have the same tank that you are setting up, you can check out my pics on my thread under nano tanks.

I definitely think you should get the GCR clowns once your tank is ready because they will be awesome, but then I think you should try some hardy, economical fish with your new tank. Perhaps, get a frogspawn or something for them to play in, I have found that anemones are difficult to keep in a new tank, but many people have success.

As long as you have about 2-2.5" live sandbed, you might consider one of the cheaper jawfish like the pearl or yellowhead jawfish as they will give you some excitement with the sand and are truly, showpiece fish. Perhaps, instead of a goby, you might try a tail-spot blenny. They are cheap, prob around $18 and they are beautiful and very cool to watch, one of the favorite fish in my tank. As far wrasses, I dont have a carpenter's wrasse, but they are beautiful, I have a velvet wrasse and he does excellent. There are so many different types of wrasses, I would just suggest getting a S-M sized one, becuase mine is getting pretty large (had him for about 4 months) and he is starting to bully a bit.

I am not meaning to confuse you or change your mind, I just have seen great success in my tank with these fish and I wanted to give you my thoughts.

if you have any questions, since we have the same tank setup, please do not hesitate to call me, or come visit me in Corpus sometime soon to check out the GCR clowns, and you can come by my house (only a mile from the store) and see my tank setup.

Call me if you would like!

Michael Hensley
361-920-1465