Best fish for 50 gallon reef and under: A List

[nuxx]

Would be interesting if the stores only sold medium sized fish. No more babies.

Somebody might rethink a Blue Tang when the smallest they can get is a 5-6" one and no < 1" Blues were around to buy.

 

[CStrickland]

Unfortunately nobody did a movie about Bobby the Blennie or Gary the brave little goby, so people new to the hobby don't know that Bobby can change colors 3x a minute or that Gary is a charming little grump who's hardy and a real pretty yellow to boot.

Didn't I hear you write books?
I'd buy The Saga of Gary and Bobby

 

[hkgar]

How did you know I was a charming little grump. Thank you for honoring me.

Gary

 

[Sk8r]

Lol!

 

[anthonys51]

like person above stated before. gallons don't matter as much as size or shape plus rock work and when you add fish is also important. i have a fairy wrasse and a dottyback who get along quite well in a 57 gallon with tons of rock work.
although i added another fairy wrasse (Red Head Solon Fairy Wrasse) a week ago. lfs guy said it should be ok. he is getting chased and beat up a little by both. the old fairy takes the left of the tank the dotty right. Steve you where on vacation i just couldn't wait.

 

[hkgar]

Your Dottyback will just get worse. I had to get rid of the one I had. Chased everything, they just do not play nice.

 

[anthonys51]

he has been in the tank for 9 months, so far he has been a good boy. he sometimes will chase the my first fairy wrasse a little, but never any marks on him. hopefully in a few days he will leave my new fairy wrasse alone. hopefully