beginner fish tank

[bighev08]

I have a 29gal tank set up for fish only. It has finally cycled and I have added 3 snails and 2 hermit crab over 48hrs ago. My question is, should add alittle fish food for the crab? Also how long should I wait until I add my 1st fish?

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

How long did it cycle for?

Add a pinch of food for the crabs. They should be ok for a while on that.

First fish depends on your water parameters. Post them if you can.

 

[bighev08]

The cycling took 5 weeks. Ammonia0 nitrite0 nitrate20. How often should I feed alittle to the crab

 

[ryangrieder]

how much live rock do you have? your probably going to get a small amount of cyno bacteria since its new, which the snails depending on which kind can graze upon. your two hermit crabs wont require that much food. once you get your first fish, the extra food the fish does not eat will end up crab food. for now id say throw in a 1/4 cube of some brine or mysis and you should be ok. start simple with your fish, maybe a pair of green chromis or something. dont jump right into anything drastic for fish. what kind of fish do you like? we can help you out on your selection if you want

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Can you post a pic of it?

A small pinch will be good for a week or 2.

 

[daisy]

My 2 cents - stay away from damsels! You'll be doing yourself a favor.

 

[reefnhard]

haha i agree stay away from damsels i shut my wife up by buying two and i freaking hate them...so i gave her, a frag tank with them in there...

 

[Dre]

The reason why people have problems with damsels is because they don't know how to care for them properly.They are small ,tuff ,beautiful and cheap, you know how people love cheap. As long as it's cheap people buy them without doing any research or they simply underestimate these beautifull animals.
Damsels are no more aggresive then tangs or wrasses to name a few so why everyone is picking on damsels ?Damsels are one of my favorite marine fish Btw and they are some of the tuffest marine fishes IMO.

 

[Dre]

Btw... they are not too many marine fishes that can be housed comfortably in a 29 gal. apart from Damsels.And yeah clownfishes are Damsels .

 

[reefnhard]

o dude dont get me wrong they are great fish but when your trying to keep a certain type of fish and stay away from the common damsels but your wife loves them they are pain in the butts...so i jus gave her,her own take.....she made me buy them on impulse i never cared for them...my bad dre didnt mean to insult your fish choice

 

[Dre]

o dude dont get me wrong they are great fish but when your trying to keep a certain type of fish and stay away from the common damsels but your wife loves them they are pain in the butts...so i jus gave her,her own take.....she made me buy them on impulse i never cared for them...my bad dre didnt mean to insult your fish choice

It's cool man, i know first hand they can be a real pain sometimes but beautifull.