good stocking ideas for 46 gallon?????

[yankeeslover]

bowfront... currently lots of LR... 2 clown fish, multiple hermits and snails and one emerald crab... and small soft corals that i mentioned in my other thread... im turning my attention now to stocking some fish in the future... i dont want anything thats gonna be agressive to the clowns... I like alot of color... especialy Purple and blue... I was thinking of one royal gamma...any other ideas on what i can stock that has some color to it?

 

[jchassie6312]

I have a silver belly belly wrasse that I love. Its active, reef safe, peaceful and not bad looking either if you want to incorporate some yellows.

 

[Sk8r]

True gobies, true blennies, fairy wrasses, dartfish, most things labeled 'nano fish.'

 

[yankeeslover]

Just purchased the very last

Just purchased the very last

royal gramma at the fish store... hopefully it eats just as well as my clowns... I feed the clowns mostly omega one fish flake and small omega one pellets... then every other day i feed frozen brine...for some reason the clowns wont touch the mysis shrimp..im thinking too big right now for the clowns.

 

[lifeoffaith]

Coral Beauty is a great dwarf angel that would be fine in there. Reef safe with caution though. I loved my Midas Blenny in my 46.

 

[scooter31707]

IMO, I wouldn't do a Coral Beauty, which I would recommend nothing less than a 55 gallon. Chuerb Angel would be a great option also.

 

[Genera]

I wouldn't get an active swimmer over 4in, or a bottom dweller/elongated fish over 5-6in. I'd go for some of these fish.

•Neon Goby (Elacatinus Oceanops) or other gobies of the genus Elacatinus
•Randall's Prawn Goby (Ambyleotris Randalli) or other gobies of the genus Ambyleotris
•Hi-Fin Redbanded Goby (Stonogobiops Nematodes) or other gobies of the genus Stonogobiops
•Yellow Clown Goby (Gobiodon Okinawae) or other gobies of the genus Gobiodon
•Court-Jester or Hector's Goby (Koumansetta Rainfordi or Hectori)
•Yellow Watchman Goby (Cryptocentrus Cinctus) or other gobies of the genus Cryptocentrus
•Masked Goby (Coryphopterus Personatus)
•Bicolor Blenny (Ecsenius Bicolor) or other blennies of the genus Ecsenius
•Canary Blenny (Meiacanthus Oualanensis) or other blennies of the genus Meiacanthus
•Chalk Basslet (Serrans Tortugarum)
•Yellow Assessor (Assessor Flavissimus) or other assessors of the genus Assessor
•McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus Mccoskeri) or other wrasses of the genus Cirrhilabrus
•Blue Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus Cyaneus) or other wrasses of the genus Paracheilinus
•Helfrichi Firefish (Nemateleotris Helfrichi) or other firefish of the genus Nemateleotris
•Lyretail Dartfish (Ptereleotris Hanae) or other dartfish of the genus Ptereleotris
•Yellowheaded Jawfish (Opistognathus Aurifrons) or other jawfish of the genus Opistognathus
•Fireball Angelfish, Flameback Angelfish, or Cherub Angelfish (Centropyge Aurantonotus, Centropyge Acanthops, or Centropyge Argi)
•Banggai Cardinalfish (Pterapogon Kauderni)
•Yellowstriped Cardinalfish (Ostorhinchus Cyanosoma) or other cardinalfish of the genus Ostorhinchus
•Red Spot Glass Cardinalfish (Apogon Parvulus)
•Blue Eyed Cardinalfish (Zoramia Leptacantha)

 

[Martini5788]

Midas blenny, tail spot or bi color blenny, so much personality

 

[Jrambo88]

I know people are gonna say no but I had a copperband in my 46 gal (about 6 years ago) and did well until I deployed and the tank crashed (he was in there for about 2 years)

I think a flame angel would be ok, or a coral beauty
I have a Melanurus wraase in my 40 and he is a model citizen.

Of course a lot of people disagree with me but hey I'm entitled to an opinion too.

 

[Genera]

"¢Red Spot Glass Cardinalfish (Apogon Parvulus)

Nevermind about this one, too fragile.

 

[johnike]

Another Midas Blenny vote here, love mine and beautiful color.

 

[Genera]

+1 on the Midas Blenny, Ecsenius Midas. On the list above too! Ecsenius is such a great genus!