Help Pick my final Reef Fish.....

[jpkrze]

Tank is roughly 90g.... 30.5L x 30.5W x18 H cube with 20 gal sump. SPS reef, lots of rock.

Currently Stocked with the following:
1 - Four Line Wrasse
1 - Flame Hawkfish
1 - Falco Hawkfish
1 - Royal Gramma
1 - Purple Dottyback
1 - Bicolor Blenny
2 - Ocellaris Clowns

Looking to add one final fish that will stand out from the others but peacefully exist. Only idea right now is a Melanarus Wrasse. Open to all suggestions. Thanks

 

[ReeferBill]

Final fish Pick?

Final fish Pick?

Any Flasher wrasse would make the cut!:fun5:

 

[venom550pm]

Helfrichi firefish!

 

[MCCOOL]

I think the dottyback will likely harass either of those suggestions.

 

[jpkrze]

Agree the Firefish would be harassed. Probably by my gramma though. Ive seen my bicolor blenny and the gramma stare each other down with open jaws. My purple dottyback is really passive though.

So Firefish has been crossed off the list...

 

[MCCOOL]

I think the Melanurus is a good choice.

 

[dzfish17]

What youre missing is some blue. Most people dont like damsels but there are 2 that are not that aggresssive. I think a yellowtail or azure would be perfect for a 90g tank with that stock list. JMO.

 

[Arkayology]

Leopard Wrasse

 

[Sheol]

Yeah, a Yellowtail Damsel or Azure damsel, would fit nicely.
Is that an Orchid Dottyback or the (sometimes called) Strawberry Dotty? Both are purple, of different shades though. And the Strawberry is more aggressive, liable to molest Royal Grammas and others. P. fridmani, which is the Orchid Dottyback, is almost a pacifist for its family. I'm thinking you have one of these. Of course, maybe the 90 gallon tank is helpful, giving everyone plenty of room!

Matthew

 

[jpkrze]

Its definitely the Orchid then. Least agressive fish in my tank.

I like the Leopard wrasse but forgot to add I run a Bare Bottom tank. Heard these guys definitely need the sand bed. LFS near me has had a melanarus in a bare bottom setup for years and no issue.

Im warming to the Damsel idea...also saw a Starcki Damsel which looked pretty nice

 

[MCCOOL]

The melanurus needs sand, just as much as the leopard. (I have both)