30 gallon shallow fish list

[bristle]

Hello,

Seems as though my aquarium has calmed down and the mini-cycle I experienced during the upgrade of my 4 year old 20 gallon has come to an end. I am looking for your suggestions as to a fish list I have in mind for my 30 gallon shallow reef.

Here is the aquarium:

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2536723

I am thinking of the following fish

2x Occelaris clowns
1x Rainford goby - seems like these don't do so well if there isn't sufficient algae to pick at. So far my tank is pretty devoid of algaes.
1x firefish (should these be kept in pairs? - with a small tank I am less inclinded to want to fill it up with a pair of clowns and a pair of firefish)
1x sixline wrasse or something equivalent should I want pest control.



I've had territorial and aggressive fish in the past and I am not particularly interested in having any fish live in a corner or be bullied all day. What are your thoughts on stocking and any potential additional fish?

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Skip the 6 line they will get very aggressive once they mature and that size tank it won't be very happy.

I have the Hector's goby and I was thinking of the Rainford when I found this guy. Love him, cool fish and gets along with everyone in the tank. Oh and he loves to eat NLS pellets. I don't have much algae in my tank either but he's fat and happy sifting the sand anyway and eating his pellets. I'm not kidding you he is the biggest pig when it comes to those pellets.


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[bristle]

Thanks for the alternative to the Rainfords. It is worth a shot but I'll see what the LFS has and if they are eating.

I was also thinking about a Hi Fin Red Banded Goby. I've always liked how they looked.