Help decide next fish addition for SPS tank

[skip0211]

I currently have a Percula Clown, 3" Bartlett Anthius, 4" Fiji Regal Angel and a large Moorish Idol. I have been thinking of a pair of Pyramid Butterfly's. The tank is 265 gallons with very open rock work. The tank is 100% SPS and will stay that way as that is my passion. Tank currently houses 25 SPS colonies and frags.
Looking forward to everyone's suggestions.

Thanks,

Skp

 

[hobbzz]

Oh wow. Lots lol. Midas blenny, reef safe angels (bellus, lamarks etc), chevron tang, lemon peel mimic tang (my fav), flashed wrasses, school of chromis, mystery wrasse, tanaka pygmy wrasse, jawfish, reef safe triggers, fairy wrasses.

Personally I've always preferred a large number of small fish as opposed to a small number of large fish.

 

[bullitr]

Yup I love 30 anthias in there if your system can handle it but probably not your style nor it may change the balance in your tank.

So here is my suggestion Xmas island emperor, scribble, blue line and a pair of japanese masked shallowtail are some of my favorite.

 

[hobbzz]

Blue line angel or trigger? Also most of the fish you named aren't considered reef safe iirc. Swallow tails and anthias yes, but the angels and triggers?

 

[michael_cb_125]

I really like the Prognathodes genus of butterflies. They have such interesting personalities, and their dorsal fins are so unique!

I have personally kept

P. brasilensis
P. aya

I think that in a full SPS system these fish would do little harm. I had mine in with LPS and they were fine.

~Michael

 

[michael_cb_125]

What they lack in color they make up for in personality.

Here is a cutie:

 

[skip0211]

That is a cute fish... Wonder about SPS safe though. I'm very lucky with my Regal as he has no interest in picking at anything.

I'm a little surprised I haven't heard from any Pyramid owners.

Thx,

Skip

 

[geaux xman]

my vote is for an achilles tang. one of the top show fish for a reef tank..... IMO.

 

[sreefs]

A pair of rhomboid wrasses and a trio of flame wrasses would be my choice.

 

[JohnniG]

The mentioned, achilles tang and flame wrasse are stunning...

 

[skip0211]

Hadn't given an Achillies Tank a thought. Hmmmmm.

This has really got me thinking. I was kind of settling in on the Pyramids, but these are thought provoking suggestion so far. Hope for a few more just to make the decision harder

 

[jtunafish]

Purple tile fish, but make sure the tanks covered they are jumpers, js.

 

[rssjsb]

I'm a little surprised I haven't heard from any Pyramid owners.

They're great. I would get three for a tank that size. They're winners - perfectly peaceful, easy to feed, and really pretty. Do treat them for flukes, though.

 

[nanoreefer1000]

If you can afford that size tank get some very rare flasher/fairy wrasse

 

[reeefchief]

Powder brown tang

 

[skip0211]

Thanks everyone.... I think I'm gong to add the Pyramids first. Just ordered some clear netting from BRS and will then go for some Anthius and a flasher wrass or two. Along the way I will add an Achillies.

 

[hobbzz]

Achilles are finicky and dont have a very good track record. Multiple male flashers would be nice.

 

[searle832003]

A giant school of blue/green chromis, they live around acroporas in the wild and help stimulate the polyps and there cheap.

 

[skip0211]

I've had groups of chromis before and each time as they matured, they picked each other off until only one was left.