well probably shouldn't but thats how i started. i saw a tank at someones house, fell in love and raced out and bought a 40 gal tank, bucket of salt, some rock, a hob skimmer, a hob filter pump and a anemone and 2 clarkis. the anemone was badly bleached, and the clarkis were an inch long. that was 6 yrs ago and i still have them. they are in the pix contest for this month. how i managed not to kill them i dont know. three tank upgrades later i am still at it and now have soft and hard corals as well as a bunch of other stuff. i tell you i learned a lot. if i knew then what i know now i never would have bought them right away. i am way more careful about purchases and if i dont think i have a reasonable chance of keeping the animal in good health i dont buy.