Help with fish selection (flameback problem)

mattgumaer

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I've had a reef tank up for about 6 months. Right now I've got two Percula clownfish, a fairy wrasse, a yellow clown goby and African flameback angelfish. I tried to add two purple firefish today only to see my African flameback beat one up to the point of no return in no time. The second is missing in the rocks. I'm hoping it found a safe place to hide and that the flameback will be less aggressive towards it with time but I don't think this is likely. If I could find it, I'd remove it. So my choices may be capture and return the flameback or find some fish that will hold their own with the flameback. The tank is a standard 90 gallon. Assuming I don't (or can't) remove the flameback, any suggestions for appropriate tankmates that can hold their own without creating additional or different problems. Right now the flameback is probably 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Thanks.

Matt
 
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