stock tips for a 10g reef

[Stephaphonic]

hi i'm starting a 10gal reef,

 

so far i've got 3 hermits and 2 turbo snails, 7kg live rock and half inh of live sand. just wondered how many hermits and snails are recommended and how many fish i can have. i'm intending on adding corals soon.

 

i'd like to keep:

 

5 sexy shrimp

1 cleaner shrimp

1 yellow tailed damsel

1 bangai cardinal, or 1 common clownfish

1 prawn or neon goby.

 

is a starfish possible, and if so what type?

 

i really don't want to end up over stocking and have read that stock goes 1 inch per gallon, but also heard it goes by the surface area.

 

thanks

[Kool-cat]

I might not want to get the damsel, they are aggressive. As with starfish I think your tank is too small for one, it would disturb your corals and stuff. You can try to get those micro bristle stars which usually come as a hitch hiker. There like 1/4 of an inch.

[Mini-Dude]

That would work but the yellowtail might be a butt.

[Dasani]

That's to many fish for a 10g. Maybe get a clown (ocellaris or percula) and a small goby.

[Kool-cat]

Also sounds like too many shrimp. Maybe just a cleaner shrimp. Not sure if cleaners and sexys mix.. BTW if you plan to keep corals, your shrimps will probably step on them and irritate them.

[Dasani]

Cleaners and sexies mix. I would say just get 3 sexies and a cleaner.

[Stephaphonic]

ok... might skip the damsel and the sexies and go for clown, goby and cleaner... have a bit of time to think about it yet as its not ready for fish just yet, as i want to do the corals first before adding fish or would you suggest a fish first then coral?

 

thanks