25 gal stocking query

[Murphs_Reef]

Good evening all,

I have recently built a 25 gallon, which after approx 2 months has successfuly cycled with the below readings and kit. I would like your opinion on stocking this tank, clearly focus will be on slowly stocking, I would like to add a number of frags / inverts ( snails and shrimp for cleaning) and (if possible) 2 clowns, 1 yellow tail blue damsel, and one other fish (help?) based on the below specs, and tank size is this achievable or do I need to rethink? I would be grateful of your views and of course alternative suggestions going forward.

 

Reading and kit:

- NH3 0

- NO2 0

- NO3 0

- pH 8.1

- Salinity 1.026

- Temp 27 C

- 1 x Jebao WP-10 wavemaker

Water comes from my Franke triflow RO tap in the kitchen (bonus as a year ago I didn't really appreciate what I was purchasing)

- 19 pounds of live rock

- Can't remember quantity of live sand

- 2 x T8 Arcadia marine blue

- self built sump tank (2 gal with 2 pounds live rock, carbon)

 

Best regards

Chris

[C00kieduster]

You could easily do 2 clowns. They don't require a lot of swimming area. I've never had a yellow tail, to my knowledge they can be relatively aggressive. Adding a more aggressive fish last can help with that, as they haven't developed "their" territory. As far as a 4th fish, maybe a fire fish or cardinal fish? They would suit that tank size well.

_{Although your temp is extremely low. You need to bring that up to around 78}

[WhiteWulfe]

You could easily do 2 clowns. They don't require a lot of swimming area. I've never had a yellow tail, to my knowledge they can be relatively aggressive. Adding a more aggressive fish last can help with that, as they haven't developed "their" territory. As far as a 4th fish, maybe a fire fish or cardinal fish? They would suit that tank size well.

_{Although your temp is extremely low. You need to bring that up to around 78}

 

27C is 80.6F

[Azedenkae]

You'd probably want the fourth fish to be something pretty aggressive as well. That, or something that would generally be ignored by everything else. I don't have a specific suggestion as there is just so many options out there. But it would be better to add all four fish at once, rather than one at a time. You are going for aggressive fish, so adding one at a time would always allow some to establish territories before others. Adding all at once allows them to all establish territories at once.

[JammyBirch]

i'd add a Royal Gramma or a Cherub Pygmy Angel... I have both of those plus a pair of clowns in my 25g tank and everything is balanced nicely. The gramma was my problem child, aggressive...i added it third and the angel last...they keep each other in check.

 

I don't know anything about the yellow tails, but if they are aggressive the Gramma or the Cherub will manage the situation.

[PathOfDeception]

Could depend, my gramma is a little wuss and hide's in the rockwork. He will protect his home though that is for sure.

[Murphs_Reef]

Thanks for your input guys, much appreciated gramma and angel sound very good.

Currently building up my CUC, I have 4 turbos and 3 hermits. It looks as though I could use some more but only added them in the last 24 hrs so could just be expecting miracles in a short time?