another what fish next question

[caliMako]

Hey ppl.
i have a 120 gal reef tank full of sps and lps corals. busy with 3 little kids so the tank has been on "keep the lights on" mode, but doing very well. im letting my corals grow out, but i wanted to expand on the tank mates. here are the current inhabitants (as you can tell, i go after the hardy, low maintenance fish due to the current situation i am in)

-1 large hippo tang
-1 large burgess butterfly
-2 perc clowns
-1 royal gramma
-1 randalls gocy
-1 yellowfin flasher wrasse
-1 onespot foxface
-1 coral beauty

i am looking to add more color to the tank (my last attempt was a flame angel, but he was a terror to my corals, so out he went).

all suggestions welcomed for my next new fish(es)
thank you for accommodating my laziness to do extensive research

 

[Moray26]

Anthias's are always a great choice. Open swimmers and comes in a variety of colours. Maybe a Midas Blenny? So many choices out there. I love the flame angel and its really a hit and miss. I've never had an issue, but others have. Depends on the fish.

 

[cmcoker]

Exquisite wrasse?

 

[Deinonych]

Exquisite wrasse?

+1

Easy to keep, and adds nice color to the tank.

 

[dcrowley3]

My favorite colorful fish is my Lemon peel Angel. Great yellow with blue outline and a nice active swimmer.

 

[caliMako]

My favorite colorful fish is my Lemon peel Angel. Great yellow with blue outline and a nice active swimmer.

how was your lemon peel with corals? the only dwarf angel that worked well in my reef tank was my coral beauty.. i agree the lp is beautiful and they are hardy, but i am concerned about coral nipping and it not getting along with my CB..
thanks so for the suggestion

 

[caliMako]

thanks for the suggestions.. and keep them coming..
love the color on anthias, but they never worked well in my tank (tried dispars and sunbursts).. i found them to be finnicky eaters.
digging the exquisite wrasse. never owned one of those. that might be my next purchase

 

[Deinonych]

digging the exquisite wrasse. never owned one of those. that might be my next purchase

I'm partial to the Fijian variant (mine just "graduated" from QT this morning). The Vanuatuan variants are stunning, but hard to come by. Maldivian and African variants have more red on their heads. LA has a picture of the regional variants so you can see the differences.

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+1378+318&pcatid=318

 

[dcrowley3]

how was your lemon peel with corals? the only dwarf angel that worked well in my reef tank was my coral beauty.. i agree the lp is beautiful and they are hardy, but i am concerned about coral nipping and it not getting along with my CB..

thanks so for the suggestion

I currently only have a couple corals (torch, hammer, Xenia, and zoas) and I have seen her curious with the torch but do not see any evidence of nipping at it. I have only had the corals for a few weeks.

 

[Genera]

120 gal
-1 large hippo tang

These two don't mix very well.

A wrasse such as the aforementioned C. exquisitus would work.