Help me pick final fish!!

[VanceL]

Having some difficulties picking the final fishes for my tank. Looking for suggestions!



Tank specs:

80 gallon sps dominate 24w x 24d x 24h.

15 gallon sump, with seaside aquatics es5 (essentially bubble mangus curve 5 with sicce pump)



10 gallon weekly water change

Auto feeder feeds a pellet, flake, krill, bloodworm, and phyto mix 4 times a day every 6 hours. The night feeding is for cardinals and coral.



Inhabitants:

Breeding pair of banggis (never see constantly hidden in rock especially when male is holding)

4 blue eye cardinals (never move)

4 canary wrasses (the harem the stocking list was designed around)

1 cleaner shrimp

Pincushion urchin

4 trochus snails

2-3? Itty itty bitty blue leg hermits



Adding a cucumber and cleaner shrimp here soon, but no nems clams or other inverts.



Looking for some fish to inhabit the upper levels of the tank. Wrasses stay within 24 inches of sand bed, and cardinals stay mid level. Rock/coral reaches up to about 3inches below water line in one corner so there is cover in upper levels of tank. And... If you couldn't tell I kinda have a thing for groups and breeding pairs... If at all possible I like to keep that trend.



Would appreciate any suggestions or constructive criticism . Thanks in advance!



Vance

 

[Ajohnson]

Hey Vance,
I know this is not exactly what you're referring to in your spec, but in my Opinion, a diamond watchman goby is invaluable. I have a single watchman in my 90g reef tank and my sand bed is sparkly white! He likes to redecorate with the sand a little bit, but I would strongly consider one for any tank big enough to handle it! Sorry if it's not what you're looking for, just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents.

 

[Ajohnson]

Also, I have a naoko's wrasse and a Lubbock's wrasse that seem to spend all their time together and they are super active swimmers.

 

[VanceL]

Thanks Ajohnson! That Naoko is sweet! Didn't even think about other wrasses.

 

[Ajohnson]

Haha they are pretty sweet, not particularly cheap though. I just picked up a candy hog also and he's super neat. Sort of a wrasse, but he keeps my corals clean!

 

[rovster]

Wrasses or anthias FTW!

 

[VanceL]

Could I keep a harem of anthias in an 80 with a 2x2 footprint?

 

[Dustyboots]

+1 Antias. I have 3 dispars in my 65, they're gorgeous.

 

[Dustyboots]

No corals? Get a flame or coral beauty angel.

 

[VanceL]

Sps dominate dusty. Hmm, love wrasses, but have to say I'm leaning more towards anthias if a small group wouldn't be to cramped with that footprint.