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TangMeLater

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Hey guys, new to the forum and not sure if this is the right spot, but I want to know what I'm able to add to my tank, this is what I have.

It's a 55 Gal
Lawnmower Blenny
2 Ocellaris
1 Pseudochromis
1 Six Line

Along with a couple turbo snails and Nerite snails.
Any suggestions? I'm planning on adding to the clean-up crew with shrimp, and my light is fairly decent (in one area, untill my other light ships in the mail :p).

Thanks guys!
 
Well, having a Pseudo and a Six Line means you can't add any timid fish. I would suggest a couple damsels. You have an aggressive tank, so you should just stay with that theme.
 
I would skip the sixline all together. Once established they will make it hard to add anything new
 
fairl80z said:
I've never had problems with my six line
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This, lol. I haven't had a problem with my six line! Also they're fairly juvenile besides my clown and psuedochromis, if anything my blenny will chase things around here and there, but that's once in a blue moon, but my psuedo has never really gone after anything, and needless to say my clowns are quite peaceful too.
 
Dmorty217 said:
I would skip the sixline all together. Once established they will make it hard to add anything new
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Dmorty, i hear ya. but i already have the sixline, it's probably about a month new, but it's still a juvenile and has gotten along well with the other tank mates. initially, he would hide all the time, i guess in fear of the pseudochromis and honestly i was concern too, but after a while, now they even eat together.
 
bat21 said:
Well, having a Pseudo and a Six Line means you can't add any timid fish. I would suggest a couple damsels. You have an aggressive tank, so you should just stay with that theme.
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With the blenny and clowns, you would classify the tank as aggressive? I've known sixline's to be quite peaceful and my psuedochromis is pretty peaceful as well. It's probably important to mention the sixline is still fairly juvenile.
 
TangMeLater said:
With the blenny and clowns, you would classify the tank as aggressive? I've known sixline's to be quite peaceful and my psuedochromis is pretty peaceful as well. It's probably important to mention the sixline is still fairly juvenile.
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I've never had either but I have read countless accounts of both of them being a-holes. Maybe yours are peaceful, but I would be afraid to add a small timid fish to your tank for fear it might be harassed to no end.
 
TangMeLater said:
This, lol. I haven't had a problem with my six line! Also they're fairly juvenile besides my clown and psuedochromis, if anything my blenny will chase things around here and there, but that's once in a blue moon, but my psuedo has never really gone after anything, and needless to say my clowns are quite peaceful too.
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In my tank I have a six line , carpenters flasher wrasse, pair of O.clowns , lawn mower blenny, juvenile square tail bristle tooth tang, and a three stripe demsel. There is zero aggression in the tank
 
fairl80z said:
My six line has been in my tank for about 2 years. Never had a problem even with my other wrasse in the tank
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None of your other fish are timid. You have clowns and damsels, a tang and a larger wrasse. That's why I suggested damsels for him. If you just do a small amount of research you will find hundreds of posts about aggressive six lines.
 
fairl80z said:
My six line has been in my tank for about 2 years. Never had a problem even with my other wrasse in the tank
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I'm more along your experience with wrasse... I've never heard of this aside from the more larger wrasse or if you mix wrasse but since it seems you've experience with wrasse relatable to mine, I see you mixed wrasse? How far apart did you introduce your other wrasse.
 
bat21 said:
None of your other fish are timid. You have clowns and damsels, a tang and a larger wrasse. That's why I suggested damsels for him. If you just do a small amount of research you will find hundreds of posts about aggressive six lines.
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That makes sense
 
bat21 said:
None of your other fish are timid. You have clowns and damsels, a tang and a larger wrasse. That's why I suggested damsels for him. If you just do a small amount of research you will find hundreds of posts about aggressive six lines.
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I have also kept six lines with mandarin goby, and a red scooter dragonet . They were in a 40 breeder never any issues there either . I sold the tank to my brother the tank is still running with the three fish still .
 
TangMeLater said:
I'm more along your experience with wrasse... I've never heard of this aside from the more larger wrasse or if you mix wrasse but since it seems you've experience with wrasse relatable to mine, I see you mixed wrasse? How far apart did you introduce your other wrasse.
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I added my flasher about a month after my six line . The only troublesome fish is my three stipe, he harassed it for about a day but the six line never even looked at him
 
fairl80z said:
I have also kept six lines with mandarin goby, and a red scooter dragonet . They were in a 40 breeder never any issues there either . I sold the tank to my brother the tank is still running with the three fish still .
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I work over at a fish store and we put wrasses with everything as long as there isn't two wrasses (unless paired) in a tank I have never seen any type of aggression again this could be because the fish are juvenile I'm sure so this is why I am also reaching out to a community to see people's experiences in this case (per this convo) I found interesting that fair, you've mixed wrasses. How's that going? And what would you recommend. To keep the flow of the conversation from a target, are there any other fish anyone else might recommend?
 
fairl80z said:
I added my flasher about a month after my six line . The only troublesome fish is my three stipe, he harassed it for about a day but the six line never even looked at him
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Great to know. I was looking at Leopard wrasse or (I forget the name) the wrasse that shares the same colors as an ocellaris. As one option of course
 
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