BeepBoopBatman posted:

Hi there, I'm looking to start up a 5 gallon nano after a seven year haitus on fish-keeping.

I'm not too interested in building an actual reef, really, and am more curious what my options are as far as livestock in the tank. This was kinda what I had planned out, and I'd love for someone to critique it and maybe offer some alternatives if necessary -

-5 lbs live sand
-5 lbs live rock
-1 clown goby (yellow or green, preferably?)
-1 neon goby
-1 false perc
-1 small anemone (??)
-handful of cleaning crew (turbo snails, hermits, etc)

The question marks by the anemone are because I'm very unfamiliar with inverts, and really don't know what (if anything) is possible in a 5 gallon beginner tank anemone-wise. The false percula had been suggested to me by a few people, but I'm a little apprehensive because it seems that a majority of sites suggest larger tanks for even one of those fish.

Again, any advice is appreciated, I'd really like to do something fun with this little tank without overcrowding it. This is my first tiny tank, everything I used to keep was 55-150 gallons, and very predator-heavy.