Fish addition urges - contemplating due to current stock, opinions please!

[Sean626]

What up fellas, I've been recently thinking about adding more fish as its stocked pretty light at the moment but I'm contemplating due to my current fish. Here's a quick background on my tank:

24x24x24 with a 20g sump no refugium

Current stock is:

Midas blenny
Ocellaris clown pair
Yasha goby / pistol shrimp ( never comes out unless its feeding time)
3 striped damsel ( thus the contemplation)

So far everybody gets along, the damsel is still a juvenile and shows no aggression yet except when I added the Midas blenny who was he last addition, he went up to tr blenny to greet him with a few bitc* slaps from his tail but they been fine ever since. A lot of people are telling me that he might get extremely aggressive when he becomes an adult. My gf loves this fish but I'm taking his *** out if I have to. So here are 2 fishes I'm currently interested in getting;

Sixline wrasse (I've heard of a lot of horror stories but their aggression seems to be obvious when overcrowded)
Tailspot blenny ( small fish, compatible with everyone but the damsel and possibly six line wrasse)

So my question to you all is what is the best combo for these 3 fish? Should I remove the damsel? If I were to keep the damsel, would these additions work? Thanks all

 

[TankStudy]

Your blennies may or may not get along. I've had times where these combinations did okay and others where it was a complete no no.

 

[SushiGirl]

I'd remove the damsel now. They get both big and mean.

 

[RDtrack]

I don't think you'd have a probably with a six-line. Probably more safe than adding the tailspot.

My experience with tailspots is they are a wimp. So your midas might run all over it.

I say the sixline as your current selection would hold their ground against a six line. Only aggression issues that might be is between the six line and damsel.

If you don't want to chance it you could remove the damsel or you could go with a more peaceful fish (firefish?).

Good luck.

 

[Sean626]

Yeah I'm leaning toward taking out the damsel, definitely limiting stock selection with him in there. It's gonna be a pita to remove any suggestions? Lol

 

[RDtrack]

Large net with food in it. Have a power head aimed at the opening of the net. Thus the food is pushed into the net and the fish has to swim against the current to get out. This has worked for me in the past.

 

[Sean626]

Thanks ill definately give that a try. I wonder if anyone has had success with keeping a striped damsel during its adult years

 

[SushiGirl]

I've seen them in public aquariums, being mean LOL. Divers get attacked sometimes, too.

 

[Sean626]

Lol I've seen them in a few FIsh only tanks and they seem to be ok, but they look pretty damn ugly during adult years. Yeah, he's gotta go lol thanks guys for responses

 

[Monkeyfish]

my experience with tailspots is they are a wimp. So your midas might run all over it.

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